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Ayurvedic treatment for endometriosis, employing holistic Vata-balancing techniques including Shodhana, Shamana, and topical applications, reduced a patient's reliance on pain medication.
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This case report describes an Ayurvedic approach to managing endometriosis based on treatment principles for Vataja yonivyapada, emphasizing Vatanulomana through Shamana chikitsa, Shodhana, and local Nabhi purana with Eranda taila and Mruttika alepa. A 34-year-old unmarried woman with severe menstrual pain and two years of dependence on injectable and oral analgesics received the intervention, which aimed to support healthy artava dhatu, balance Vata dosha, and improve quality of life; following treatment, her reliance on painkillers gradually decreased. As a single-patient case report, the paper documents an individual outcome rather than comparative or generalizable evidence. This paper is centrally about endometriosis — Ayurvedic management of menstrual pain and symptom burden through principles attributed to Vataja yonivyapada.
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Endometriosis is a chronic, often painful condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterine cavity. Affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, endometriosis can lead to severe pelvic pain, infertility, and other systemic symptoms. Despite its prevalence, the condition remains under-diagnosed and poorly understood, largely due to the complexity of its symptoms and variability in individual presentations. The treatment involves hormonal therapy and surgical interventions, but these may not always solve the underlying issue or may have significant side effects. This article explores Ayurvedic management of endometriosis by adopting the treatment principles of Vataja yonivyapada due to similarities of symptoms. A holistic approach is used by focusing on Vatanulomana by Shamana chikitsa and Shodhana and Sthanika chikitsa in the form of Nabhi purana with Eranda taila and Mruttika alepa. This is a case report of a 34 year old unmarried female patient suffering from endometriosis and having complaint of severe pain during menses. She was totally dependent on analgesics injections and oral painkiller during her menses since 2 years. The objective of present treatment included management of the symptoms by Ayurvedic intervention by formation of Shudha artava dhatu and balancing the Gati of Vata dosha and also improvement of the quality of life which was hampered during menses. After the treatment her dependency on the painkillers was gradually reduced.
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Ayurvedic Management of Endometriosis w.s.r. to Vatiki Yoni Vyapada
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https://doi.org/10.47070/ayushdhara.v11i4.1696Keywords:
Endometriosis, Vatiki yonivyapada, Nabhi purana, Vatanulomana, Case reportAbstract
Endometriosis is a chronic, often painful condition in which tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterine cavity. Affecting approximately 10% of women of reproductive age, endometriosis can lead to severe pelvic pain, infertility, and other systemic symptoms. Despite its prevalence, the condition remains under-diagnosed and poorly understood, largely due to the complexity of its symptoms and variability in individual presentations. The treatment involves hormonal therapy and surgical interventions, but these may not always solve the underlying issue or may have significant side effects. This article explores Ayurvedic management of endometriosis by adopting the treatment principles of Vataja yonivyapada due to similarities of symptoms. A holistic approach is used by focusing on Vatanulomana by Shamana chikitsa and Shodhana and Sthanika chikitsa in the form of Nabhi purana with Eranda taila and Mruttika alepa. This is a case report of a 34 year old unmarried female patient suffering from endometriosis and having complaint of severe pain during menses. She was totally dependent on analgesics injections and oral painkiller during her menses since 2 years. The objective of present treatment included management of the symptoms by Ayurvedic intervention by formation of Shudha artava dhatu and balancing the Gati of Vata dosha and also improvement of the quality of life which was hampered during menses. After the treatment her dependency on the painkillers was gradually reduced.
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