European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

REVIEW ARTICLE ON ROLE OF VIRECHANA AND PHALAGHRITA ORALLY IN BANDHYATVA W.S.R ANOVULATORY FACTOR IN FEMALE INFERTILITY

*Dr. Jyoti Rani M. D., Dr. G. M. Kavya, Dr. Pravesh Kumar and Dr. R. K. Gautam

ABSTRACT

Infertility primarily refers to inability of a person to conceive after one or more years of regular intercourse. Women who are able to get pregnant but then have repeated miscarriages are also said to be infertile. Infertility is of 2 types-primary and secondary. Primary infertility denotes those couple who have never had a child. Secondary infertility is failure to conceive following a previous pregnancy In Ayurveda infertility may be correlated with bandhyatva and bandhya yonivyapad .In ayurveda importance of shodhana is described. In shodhan Panch types of karam has described, Vaman,Virechana,nasya,Basti,Raktamokshan. Out of five Virechan is easy, compatible process. Virechana karma also indicated in the treatment of all the yonirogas .Virechana is also said to be helpful in beejam karmukatavam that can be correlate with ovulation. Virechan clears the srotas , So it is helpful in artava vaha srotoshudhi also. In Ayurvedic texts, Virechana karma has effect on agni and with this it pacifies the vitiated kapha and vatadosha and removes vitiated pitta and thus do raktashodhan. It increases quality of srotoshodhan So it may help in artavvaha srotoshudhi also. Vyadhiharam, Apatyam, Vrushataa, balam etc result can be achieved through virechana .Phal ghrita is described in so many ayurvedic texts in bandhyatav.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Infertility, Virechana, Bandhyatva.