REVIEW ON KSHEENA SHUKRA( OLIGOZOOSPERMIA) – MALE INFERTILITY: A MEDICO SOCIAL PROBLEM ITS MANAGEMENT IN AYURVEDA
Jitendra Varsakiya*, Mandip Goyal and Divyarani Kathad
ABSTRACT
Background: Previously it was the females, who bore the blame and burden for being barren and the social stigma attached there to. Thanks, to the medical statistics that have held the males equally responsible in at least approximately 20% of cases of infertility are entirely due to a male factor, with an additional 30% to 40% of cases involving both male and female factors. Therefore, a male factor is present in one half of infertile couples. Aims & objectives: Modern therapeutics for the management of infertility i.e. artificial insemination, test tube baby etc are very costaly and common man cannot afford it and chance of cure is not appreciable, thats why today to explore fertility agents from herbs. Discussion: Ayurveda very long back had realised the factors governing fertility and their defects that give rise to Vandhyatva and Klaibya. In Ayurvedic texts, the treatment of Ksheena Shukra has been highlighted as Upachaya of Shukra Dhatu. There is a list of the plant drugs used as Vajikarana in Ayurveda. Some of the examples are Ashwagandha (withania Somnifera), Musli (Curculigo orchiodes), Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus), Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris), Shunthi(Zingiber officinale), Kapikachhu(Mucuna prurience) etc. also various Pachkarma therapies which can help to enhance the semen quality and quantity. These herbs are reported in the scientific literature for their aphrodisiac and spermatogenic activity.
Keywords: Infertility, Ayurveda, oligozoospermia, Ksheena Shukra.
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