Abstract

A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY OF PACHOTTI KUVALADI KASHAYA AND SAPTASARA KWATHA IN UDAVARTINI YONIVYAPAD

Priyanka Tiwari*, Shivale Digambar P. and Reema Lakshmi

ABSTRACT

With the advent of new millennium and the herald of high-tech era, women’s status was expected to reach new horizons. Women in hurry of competing, to the challenging world has changed her life style drastically, which is making her to suffer from many gynecological problems. Menstruation is a phenomenon unique to the females. It is natural event in the reproductive stage. Dysmenorrhea is the leading cause of recurrent short-term school absence in adolescent girls and a common problem in women of reproductive age that can affect the quality of life. The lady feels relief immediately following discharge of menstrual blood. Since in this condition the raja moves upwards or in reverse direction hence it is termed as udavartini. It is one of the most frequent of gynaecological complaints. Here the main reason for pain is the Prakopana & viloma/pratiloma gati of vata dosha which is obstructing the pathway of Artava. Objectives: To compare the effect of Pachotti kuvaladi Kashaya and Saptasara kwatha in Udavartini Yonivyapad. Methodology: This research work was a randomized comparative clinical study of 40 patients suffering from symptoms of Udavartini Yonivyapad, who were randomly selected and categorized into 2 groups of 20 patients each. Group A was treated with Pachotti kuvaladi Kashaya and group B with Saptasara Kwatha. Both Kashayas were given in Apanakaala (before food) with Sukhoshna Jala as Anupana. Duration of treatment: 10 days (Starting 7days before the commencement of cycle till 3rd day of the menstrual cycle) for 3 consecutive cycles. Results and Interpretation- Both the groups showed statistically significant results. Statistically, there was no significant differ ence between the groups. Conclusion: Both Pachotti kuvaladi kashaya and Saptasara Kwatha had an equal effect in treating Udavartini Yonivyapad.

Keywords: Udaavartini, dysmenorrhoea, Shamana and Shodhana therapies.