European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

EFFECTIVE AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF APRAJA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO PRIMARY INFERTILITY - A CASE STUDY

Samatha Honavar*, Papiya Jana and Ramesh M.

ABSTRACT

Apraja is a type of Vandyatwa mentioned by acharya Charaka where the woman conceives after receiving appropriate treatment. Apraja can be correlated to primary infertility. Infertility is defined as a failure to conceive within one or more years of regular unprotected coitus. Primary infertility denotes those patients who have never conceived. In the clinical features of asraja yonivyapad, Chakrapani has defined apraja and sapraja which are primary and secondary infertility respectively. The important factors or constituents required for conception called as the garbha sambhava samagri are ritu (fertile period), kshetra (healthy reproductive organs), ambu (nutrient fluid) and beeja (healthy sperm and ovum). The primary aim in the management of infertility is achieved by maintaining the optimum state of these four factors. In this article, a case of a woman with primary infertility effectively managed with Ayurvedic medications is discussed.

Keywords: Apraja, vandyatwa, garbha sambhava samagri, primary infertility.