EFFICACY OF SAHACHARPATRA KWATHA YONIDHAWAN IN THE MANAGEMENT OF UPAPLUTA YONIVYAPADA

Hemalata R. Jalgaonkar*

ABSTRACT

Pregnancy & delivery have special significance in every women's life. Life of a lady is incomplete till she become a mother and give birth to healthy child. Upapluta yonivyapada is one of 20 Yonivyapada, described by Acharya Charaka and both Vagbhatas can be compared to vulvovaginitis during pregnancy means Per vaginal mucoid white discharge accompanied with itching and pain, is one a very annoying and troublesome symptom in pregnant women. It causes great discomfort to women hampering her normal activities. In Upapluta yonivyapada, kapha and vata dosha plays main role. Pregnancy although being a physiological phenomenon, still it may be at risk to face many complication at any stage due to altered anatomical and physiological, immunological functions of the body of pregnant female. Upapluta Yonivyapada is mainly due to vitiation of vata and kapha dosha and it's sthanasanshraya at yoni. Therefore to get rid of per vaginal mucoid white discharge accompanied with itching and pain, shodhan of yonisth vata and kapha dosha are important. So, vataghna and kaphaghna karya is done by Sahacharpatra kwatha Yonidhawan which acts on sthanik dosha and breaks the Sthansanshraya. Sahacharpatra kwatha Yonidhawan can be a choice of drug. This can improve the quality of life of pregnant women while whole journey of pregnancy.

Keywords: Upapluta Yonivyapada, Sahacharpatra Kwatha Yonidhawan, Vulvovaginitis.