European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON UTTARABASTI OF YAVAKSHARA TAILA AND KUMARI TAILA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF VANDHYATVA w.s.r. TUBAL BLOCKAGE

Hetal P. Baraiya*, Shilpa B. Donga, Kashyap Chauhan and Yogesh Manani

ABSTRACT

Background: Tubal blockage is one of the most important factors for female infertility. Uttarabasti is a unique procedure mentioned in Ayurvedic classics especially for the treatment of Vandhyatva and other gynecological disorders. Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy of Yavakshara Taila and Kumari Taila Uttarabasti and to compare their effect in tubal blockage. Materials and Methods: A Total of 38 Patients of child bearing age with active marital life of one year or more having complaint of failure to conceive with at least one fallopian tube blocked diagnosed by H.S.G.(Hysterosalpingography) were randomly selected and divided in two groups. In Group A, Yavakshara Taila Uttarabasti 5 ml each day for 6 days with three days interval after completion of menses for two consecutive cycles and in Group B Kumari Taila Uttarabasti was given as mentioned in Group A. The effect of therapy in both the groups on tubal blockage was compared and analyzed statistically with Chi-square (χ2) test. Results: Total 38 patients were registered, out of them 19 patients in each group for the study, with 47.37% unilateral and 52.63% bilateral tubal blockage. Among them 34 patients completed the course of treatment, 16 patients in group A and 18 patients in group B. The tubal blockage was removed in 68.75% of patients in group A and 66.67% of patients in group B. Conclusions: The results suggest that Uttarabasti is a highly effective procedure for the management of tubal blockage with no apparent evidence of complications. Yavakshara Taila and Kumari Taila, both are equally effective to achieve the patency of fallopian tubes. With some further researches, Uttarabasti can be established as a reliable Ayurvedic tool against tubal blockage.

Keywords: HSG (Hysterosalpingography), Kumari Taila, Tubal blockage, Uttarabasti, Yavakshara Taila.