Basti - A Ray of Hope for Female Infertility

Priyanka Sharma, Parul Sharma, Sharma Parul
In: AYUSHDHARA · 2023 · pp. 115–121 · doi:10.47070/ayushdhara.v9i6.1127 · W4317771265
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This paper describes Basti, an Ayurvedic medicated enema procedure that balances vitiated Doshas and provides nutrition to manage female infertility associated with conditions like endometriosis.

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This paper reviews the role of Basti, a medicated enema procedure in Ayurveda, as a therapeutic intervention for female infertility. It outlines that while modern science relies on hormonal treatments and assisted reproductive technologies, Ayurvedic management focuses on removing causes, dietary changes, pacificatory therapies, and purification procedures like Basti to balance the three Doshas. The authors propose that Basti corrects overall patient conditions by providing nutrition and balancing vitiated humors, thereby addressing various underlying causes of infertility such as premature ovarian insufficiency and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Relevance to endometriosis: listed as one potential cause of female infertility alongside other gynecological conditions, though the paper's main focus is on general Ayurvedic treatment protocols rather than specific pathology mechanisms.

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Infertility is the inability to conceive even after one year of regular sex without using birth control. Female infertility is a challenging topic in the society today as it not only leads to distress and depression but also may lead to disturbed family life. Premature ovarian insufficiency, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and endometrial polyps may play a role in female infertility, ovulatory problems being the most common. Many factors like certain genetic factors, increasing age, improper nutrition, environmental pollution and increasing stress in day to day life may contribute to female infertility. In Ayurvedic literature, infertility has been described under Bandhyatva. Treatment offered by Modern Science mainly includes the use of hormonal medicines or injections and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). On the other hand Ayurvedic treatment includes Nidana Parivarjana (removal of the cause), Dietary management, Samshamana (pacificatory therapy) and Samshodhana (purification and cleansing). Basti (medicated enema) is one of the most important Samshodhana procedures which can be used in the management of female infertility as it not only balances the vitiated Dosha (three humours- Vata, Pitta, Kapha) but also provides nutrition hence correcting the overall condition of the patient.
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Basti - A Ray of Hope for Female Infertility DOI: https://doi.org/10.47070/ayushdhara.v9i6.1127Keywords: Bandhyatva, Basti, Infertility, Samshamana, Samshodhana.Abstract Infertility is the inability to conceive even after one year of regular sex without using birth control. Female infertility is a challenging topic in the society today as it not only leads to distress and depression but also may lead to disturbed family life. Premature ovarian insufficiency, polycystic ovarian syndrome, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and endometrial polyps may play a role in female infertility, ovulatory problems being the most common. Many factors like certain genetic factors, increasing age, improper nutrition, environmental pollution and increasing stress in day to day life may contribute to female infertility. In Ayurvedic literature, infertility has been described under Bandhyatva. Treatment offered by Modern Science mainly includes the use of hormonal medicines or injections and Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART). On the other hand Ayurvedic treatment includes Nidana Parivarjana (removal of the cause), Dietary management, Samshamana (pacificatory therapy) and Samshodhana (purification and cleansing). Basti (medicated enema) is one of the most important Samshodhana procedures which can be used in the management of female infertility as it not only balances the vitiated Dosha (three humours- Vata, Pitta, Kapha) but also provides nutrition hence correcting the overall condition of the patient. Downloads Downloads Published Issue Section License Copyright (c) 2022 AYUSHDHARA This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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