A CLINICAL STUDY TO ASSESS THE EFFICACY OF DASAMOOLA TRIVRUTA TAILA IN UDAVARTHA YONIVYAPATH

Abstract

Udavartha is one among the yonivyapath described in Ayurveda and occurs due to vitiation of Vata. The main symptom of vitiated Vata is pain and in Udavartha pain occurs during menstruation. Most women tolerate dysmenorrhea but when symptoms are severe, it may disrupt her day to day activities. It is a nightmare to the women affected even though there are no structural abnormalities in the reproductive system.Various drugs have been mentioned in Ayurveda classics for the management of Udavartha and the accompanying pain. Dasamoola Thrivrth Tailam is one among them and has the property of alleviating Vata. Different methods of its administration are mentioned, in the form of pana, Anuvasana vasti & uthara vasti. This study is mainly aimed at assessing the efficacy of the drug in this disease as well as the most effective mode of administration of Dasamoola Thrivrth Tailam. The study was conducted at O.P & I. P of Government Ayurveda College Hospital for Women & Children, Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram. Total 60 cases were selected for the study and divided into three groups (20 patients in each group) and given three types of therapies with Dasamoola Thrivrth Tailam. Group – A- Snehapanam, Group – B- Snehapana & Anuvasana, Group-C – Snehapana, Anuvasana & Utharavasthi. Anuvasana vasti was preceded by abhyanga & sweda, Utharavasthi was preceded by all the purificatory methods. Out of these 60 patients 50% of Group C did not complete the course of therapy or regularly attend or report during follow up period and so observation of only 10 cases in that group could be presented in this study. The statistical analysis revealed that a highly significant (P< .001) degree of reduction without recurrence was observed in intensity of pain with 90% complete cure in Group C followed by 75% in Group A and 65% in Group B. So, this study shows that the drug Dasamoola Thrivrth Tailam acts in suppressing and normalizing Vata administered in any form and the drug acts effectively and there by helps to reduce the pain.