AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT ON KASHTARTAVA (PRIMARY DYSMENORRHOEA) THROUGH DASHMULA KWATHA – A REVIEW ARTICLE

Abstract

Kashtartava is expressed as“kashtenmunchyatiti kashtartavam”– Kashtartava is the condition where the artava discharges with great difficulty and pain. Dysmenorrhoea itself is not a life-threatening condition but is found to have a profound impact on daily activities and may result in missing work or school, inability to participate in sports and other activities. It is considered as leading cause of school absence in adolescent girls and a common problem in women of reproductive age. Kashtarva is a Vata dominant Tridoshaja Vyadhi and Dashmula Kwatha is also Tridoshaghna and considered as best Vatahara. So it cures the disease by samprapty vighatana as vitiation of Vata dosha is responsible for this disease. So that the drug ‘Dashmula Kwatha’ is selected for the present study.