"HOW AYURVEDA DESCRIBES HEALTHY MENSTRUATION ? "

 Menstruation is an important part of a female life. it is an indication that a woman's body is preparing her for pregnancy. 

Menstruation or menstrual period is a Normal Vaginal bleeding occurring monthly as a part of  woman's life.

 As Ayurveda has described Healthy Menstruation in Different ways as -

                           "Healthy Menstruation is an indication of Healthy woman !"                                             

                                        

Aacharya's have described menstruation qualitative & quantitative Characters -

Aacharya Charaka describes about Normal menstrual blood as -

            " गुंजाफल सवर्णमं च पद्मालक्तक सन्निभम /

               इंद्रगोपसंकाश आर्तवम शुद्धमादिशेत // " च.चि.३० 

 Shuddha aartva has colour as - Bright red as like -

 👉 Gunja Phala -   

                                        

👉Indragopa insect  -

                                                                

                                                                      

👉 Red lotus -                 

                                              

👉 The menstrual flow should come after one month.

👉 The menstrual blood flow should be non- sticky.

👉 It does not cause burning sensation / pain .

👉 The menstrual blood flow should persist for 5 days.

👉 Quantity - 

      Menstrual blood flow should be neither too heavy nor too less.

Aacharya SUSHRUTA describes Shuddha aartava ( healthy menstrual blood ) as - 

      शश असृक प्रतिम यत्तु यद्वा लाक्षारसोपमम् /

     तद आर्तव प्रशंसन्ति यद वासो न विरंजयेत // सु. शा.2

👉 Menstrual blood flow - red like blood of  rabbit.

👉 It never leaves a stain on chloths.

Arjun - Uses in Gynecology

It is mostly known for its Prabhava as -Hrudya.

It is known as Arjunsadada in Marathi , arjun in Hindi & sanskrit , Arjuna in English.

Latin Name - Terminalia arjuna

Family - Combrataceae  

                                

Properties -

Rasa - Kashaya

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu,ruksha

Prabhav - Hrudya (cardiotonic)

Chemical Constituents -

Arjunetin

Parts Used -

Skin of the tree ( twak)

USES -

1. Shukrasatambhan -

    So arjuna churna is used with shwetachandan kwatha in Shukrameha (spermatorrhoea).

2. Raktapradara -

    Due to kashaya rasa it is used to cure rakta pradara ( abnormal uterine bleeding)

3. Shwetapradara -

 - Due to Kashaya rasa , the Garbhashayamukha vrana ( cervical erosions) get cured.leading to 

 - Cure for Shwetapradara ( leucorrhoea).

This post is for educational purposes only.

Ref - ayurveda textbooks

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THIS IS WHY YOU SHOULD GO TOWARDS AYURVEDA !!

 As Ayurveda is an ancient Science with Holistic approach & Now a days , Ayurveda is in focus during CORONA Times due to it's many benefits getting proved again & again.                                           

👉DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS THE AIM OF AYURVEDA ?

 Aacharya Charaka describes aim of Ayurveda as - 

" प्रयोजनं चास्य - स्वस्थस्य स्वास्थ्य रक्षणम ,आतुरस्य विकार प्रशमनं च // "[ च सु.३०/२६ ]

 1) स्वस्थस्य स्वास्थ्य रक्षणम - 

    It means maintaining the healthy status of a healthy person in healthy state.

 2) आतुरस्य विकार प्रशमनं च - 

    Here , आतुर - means the person with diseased condition ( patient).

               विकार प्रशमनं - means curing the diseased state.

  Thus , Aacharya Charaka described aim of  Ayurveda as-

   Ayurveda is aimed at maintaining the Healthy status of  a Healthy person in Healthy state & also curing the diseased state of a patient.

👉WHO  IS SAID  HEALTHY AS PER AYURVEDA ? 

समदोष: समाग्निच: समधातुमलक्रिया:/

प्रसन्नात्मेद्रियमना: स्वस्थ इत्यभिधीयाते // सु.सु.१५/४१

 In this Aacharya Sushruta , explains about - Health as " A person is said healthy if he has Samadosha  ( Normal state of vatadi dosha's),Sama-agni ( Normal state of 13 sharir agni) Samadhatu ( Normal state of sapta dhatu ) & sama-mala kriya [ Normal excretion of Mala ( like urine , stool,etc)] and he has Prasanna aatma , Indriya & Mana ( Having Normal Body and Mind - this relates with physical , psychological & spiritual health) .

And as per WHO - 

"Health is the state of complete Physical , Mental and Social wellbeing and not merely the abscence of disease or infirmity."

The health as per Aacharya Sushruta relates with the definition of Health as per  WHO ( World Health Organization) .

👉WHAT IS THE SCIENTIFIC TREATMENT AS PER AYURVEDA ?

प्रयोग शमयेत व्याधी योअन्यमन्यमुदीरयेत / नासौ विशुद्ध: शुध्द्स्तु  शमयेद्यो न कोपयेंत //

It means -

Scientific treatment is " The treatment which does not create a new disease while treating a disease.

In simple words Aacharya  explains that scientific treatment does not have any side - effect.

Thus , Ayurveda works on these principles for keeping your healthy status "Healthy" and if you get diseased , it cures your disease by its treatment " removing root cause of the disease", as said above with its scientific way i.e. without side-effects.

👉AYURVEDA IN CORONA TIMES - 

👉As In corona times , Every one was using Immunity boosters of which widely used are golden milk/ chyawanprash for maintaining their healthy state.

👉Also , if one was diagnosed with corona - was also treated with Ayurveda drugs like sanshamni vati ,ashwagandha vati , ayush 64 - without having side-effects.

👉It is also seen that many of the mucormycosis patients are also cured and prevented from operations.

As AYURVEDA  Aims at maintaining your Healthy status  in Healthy state Without having  Side-effects , Why not to follow Ayurveda?

 

APAMARGA - USES IN OBGY

It is known as Aghada in Marathi , chidchidi in Hindi ,Apamarga in Sanskrit & prickly chaff flower in English.

Latin Name - Achyranthes aspera

Family - Amaranthaceae

                                     

Properties -

Rasa - Katu ,Tikta

Virya - Ushna

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu , Ruksha ,Tikshna ,Sara

Chemical Constituents -

Potash

Parts Used -

Roots,leaves tandul,panchang

USES -

1. Udavartini yonivyapada ( Dysmenorrhoea) -

    Due to use of Apamarga kshara , pain decreases and menstruation gets regularised.

2. Makkalshoola -

    After rajastrava , to decrease pain apamarga is used.

3. Ashmari Bhedan - 

   Due to katu rasa & Ushna virya , apamarga acts as cleanser for kapha and leads to ashmaribhedana.( kaph kledan & vicchedana).

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks

AVOID these foods for Preventing “Mucormycosis” !!

 Avoid these food items for getting prevention from "Mucormycosis"

1.  Bread 

2. Food items that have less self life like - Sauce , Jam , Cheese , Bakery products

3. Packed foods 

4. Fermented foods like - Idli , Dosa , Dhokla , Vada ,etc.

5. Mashrooms.

6. Packed / stale food 

7. old fruits ( fruits getting over ripened )

8. sweets 

Most of the fungi grow in warm & moist environment and fungi grows fast on glucose so avoiding sweets can be helpful for prevention.

Eating those foods daily / in more quantity leads to create favourable environment in the body for the  Growth of the fungus so  increases the risk of fungus.

DO YOU KNOW HOW YOUR DIET AFFECTS MENSTRUATION AS PER AYURVEDA ?

 Our diet is very much important in keeping healthy status of our Body.

 In case of Menstruation , we can say that -

 " Healthy Diet - Healthy Menstruation"

  

As per Ayurveda menstruation depends on the normal state of  Vatadi doshas as rutuchakra (menstrual cycle) is maintained by tridoshas and quality of rasadi saptadhatus.

As the rasadi saptadhatu are formed from the diet you eat.

Healthy and proper diet taken at proper time is responsible for the formation of the best quality  rasadi saptadhatu and also the normal state of vatadi dosha.                                               

As per Ayurveda , Aartava ( menstrual blood) is the updhatu of Rasa. so best quality of rasa helps in formation of proper menstrual blood and normal state of vatadi dosha maintains the rutuchakra.(menstrual cycle) thus, leading to healthy Menstruation and  preventing menstrual disorders.

And on other side , Now a days due to lifestyle changes ,Most of the women eat fast-foods, bakery products , fermented food, spicy more often. and this leads to dushti of rasadi saptadhatu & abnormal state of vatadi doshas. this further leads to irregular menstruation , oligomenorrhoea ,PCOS and further in complications Infertility.

WANT PEACE DURING THESE COVID PANDEMIC DAYS ?

 As the World is suffering from COVID Pandemic , we have lost our peace seeing the situation these days.

It is seen that  many of the people are stressed, suffering from anxiety , depression and are searching for peace.

Stress can lead to many dangerous conditions. 

Many of the people suffer from Insomnia due to stress and anxiety.

so , how Ayurveda can help you to make your life Peaceful ?

👉 Shirodhara Treatment in Ayurveda -                                           

          It is the panchakarma therapy - in which continuous dripping of medicated liquids ( like oil / buttermilk) on forehead are used.

👉 Shiroabhyanga -                               

      Massage to forehead with medicated oils ( like bramhi / jatamansi)  can make you relive your stress and anxiety leading to give you peace.

👉 Pranayama -                                     

        Pranayama is the breathing exercise that helps you to relive your stress.

👉 Meditation -                                       

   Due to meditation one can gain mental strength , make mind satvik , relieve from anxiety and depression.

 

WORLD FOODS SAFETY DAY !

 

World foods safety day is celebrated on 7th June every year for the purpose of gaining attention to the health consequences of contaminated food and water.

In Ayurveda , Aacharya Vagbhata has described about how to know about Contaminated food ? & what symptoms are seen after eating a particular contaminated food ? & also about its treatment in Annaraksha aadhyaya., showing the importance given for foods safety by Aacharya Vagbhata.

AMLA - USES IN GYNAECOLOGY & ITS RASAYANA KARMA.

Amla is famous for its use as Vayasthapaka.it is known as avala in Marathi , Amla in Hindi ,Amalaki in sanskrit & Indian gooseberry in English.

Latin Name - Emblica officinalis

Family - Euphorbiaceae                                      

Properties -

Rasa - All 5 rasa except Lavana , main Amla rasa

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Madhur 

Guna - Laghu,Ruksha

Chemical Constituents -

 Ca , P , Fe , Vitamin C

USES -

👉 Due to Madhur vipaka & prabhava, it works as Shukravardhana ( stimulates/ increases formation of sperms) so used as Vrushya ( Aphrodiasic).

👉 It works as Prajasthapak by reliving Garbhashaydaurbalya ( weakness of uterine muscles).

👉 Pradara ( abnormal uterine bleeding) -

      - As amlaki is ruksha & of  kashya rasa so helps in  cleansing of  kleda & puya.

      - It relives Garbhashayashaithilya & gives strength to uterine muscles.

      - In Shwetapradara  due to garbhashaymukha dushta vrana (cervical erosions) , amlaki qwatha is              used for Uttarbasti & can also be used for internal use.

👉 Amalaki swarasa is used with -

     1. khadisakhar ( rock sugar) - 

          a) Yonidaha ( Burning sensation at yoni)

          b) Raktaj Yoniroga ( Blood disorders of yoni)

    2.Ghrita ( Ghee) - for Shukravruddhi.

    3. Ekshurasa ( sugarcane juice) - for Mutrakriccha ( difficulty in micturation).

 👉 Amalaki churna with honey is used in Raktapradara ( abnormal uterine bleeding).

👉 RASAYANA KARMA - 

       - it works as  rasadi saptadhatu shodhak and leads to excretion of  dushta kaphadi dosha & also               dushta mala. so the pathway for dhatuposhana gets clear and Saptadhatu gets nourished.

       - this leads to Dhatuposhana so working as Rasayana &  Vayasthapan.

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks

PROTECT YOUR FAMILY BY FUMIGATING YOUR HOME WITH THIS AYURVEDIC WAY !!

 Now a days , all of us want to protect our loved ones from getting infected with covid-19.

 Many of us are well known about Dhoopana - an Ayurvedic way of fumigation having holistic values too.

 here , you can get to know about Dhoopana karma & it's role in protecting you.                                                

Why you should use this Ayurveda method for protecting your family ?

👉 it is safe & cost effective.

👉 you can use easily available herbs / other materials for dhoopana.

what can you use for Dhoopan ?

👉 Indian Mustard seeds 

👉 Camphor 

👉 Neem leaves 

👉 Aparajita choorna

👉 guggul

Why  should you do dhoopan ?

These above mentioned dravyas have  anti-bacterial , anti- fungal , anti- parasitic , Insecticidal properties.

of all above dravyas , Camphor has  more properties like - Insecticidal , anti-viral , anti-microbial & also anti-tussive .

So due to all of these properties above dravyas possess , dhoopana with them works as fumigation for your home protecting your loved one's.

When  should you do Dhoopana ?

Dhoopana can be done in morning or evening.

you should do it once a day . 

KANCHNAR - USES IN GYNAECOLOGY

Every Indian is known about the Dassehara festival & we celebrate it with offering leaves of this tree known as Aapta in Marathi , kachnar in Hindi , Kanchnar in Sanskrit & orchid tree in English.

Latin Name - Bauhinia variegata

Family - Leguminoseae                                             

Properties -

Rasa - Kashaya 

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Katu

Guna - Laghu , Ruksha

Prabhav -Gandamalanashan

Chemical Constituents -

Tanin , Glucose                                          

USES -

👉 Vranashodhan 

👉 Vranaropaka

👉 works as Raktastambhak due to kashaya rasa so used in Raktapradara (abnormal uterine bleeding).

👉 Kanchanar kwatha is used in Mutra-ashmari ( renal stones) & Mutrasharkara.

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic textbooks