RESUMO
Constipation [Qabz] is an important and common complaint met in day to day obstetrics practice. Although very potent and effective drugs are available in contemporary systems of medicine but none of them are devoid of side effects like nausea, cramps, hypokalaemia etc. In view of the prevalence of this problem and side effects of modern drugs, an alternative polyherbal preparation 'Joshanda Mulayyan' [decoction of Rosa damascena Mill, Cassia angustifolia, Viola odorata and dried Vitis vinifera in milk] was selected and clinical trial was carried out on 50 pregnant patients with constipation. The said formulation was administered orally for 45 days and observations were recorded on every 15th day On an average, it was found effective in 88 percent of cases