ROLE OF LODHRA CHURNA WITH TANDULODAK IN ASRUGDAR W.S.R TO MENORRHAGIA – A SINGLE CASE STUDY
*Dr. Priyanka Vijay Jamdar, Dr. Sunil Sadashiv More, Dr. Sayali Sudhir Dakare
ABSTRACT
In females, the reproductive system has a great importance and any disease in this system will seriously affect her health and happiness and also it proves to be great discomfort. Menstruation is a natural physical specific property of a female and so it called as monthly period. Artava or menstrual blood is expelled from the uterus through vagina in biological rhythm of woman during her reproductive period i.e. from menarche to menopause. As per classical Ayurvedic texts, any abnormality in Rutuchakra (Menstrual rhythm) leads to excessive and irregular uterine bleeding which is known as “Asrugdar”. Menorrhagia is termed as excessive bleeding during regular menstruation. It affects personal, physical, mental, social, family and work life of women‟s and reduces their quality of life. Excessive ushna, tikshna, sara, drava properties of vitiated pitta responsible for heavy bleeding while menstruation. Lodhra is helpful in bleeding disorder. It acts as haemostatic and anti- inflammatory. Lodhra mainly acts on the blood capillaries, due to its kashay rasa and shita virya. Tandulodak is shita, kashay in nature, as anupana it is helpful to increase the action or potency of Lodhra churna. So it helps in controlling the excessive bleeding disorders. This article describes the case report of 23 years old girl had came at OPD, with complaints of menorrhagia since 6 months with general fatigue. USG showed the mild bulky uterus. So, Lodhra churna (5gm) was advised to patient with anupana of Tandulodak (20ml) twice a day for seven days and significant result was observed.
Keywords: Asrugdar, Menorrhagia, Menstruation, Lodhra churna, Tandulodak.
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