THE EFFICACY OF LEKHANIYA GANA SIDDHA ANUVASANA BASTI ON PCOS

Abstract

Infertility is the failure of a person /couple to conceive after one year of regular sexual attempts without contra-ception. Ayurveda says fertility factors are Ritu, kshetra, ambu and beeja. Any ailments in any of these four fac-tors are causes of infertility. Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common cause of chronic anovula-tion associated with hyperandrogenism. PCOS is responsible for more than half of infertility in women. An obese woman suffers mental stress due to obesity, and if she suffers from PCOS, it leads to infertility. At pre-sent, PCOS is treated by hormonal therapy, anti–diabetic, symptomatic treatment and surgical drilling. They may lead to obesity. Herbal medicines, according to Ayurveda, followed by Shodhana karma like ANUVASANA-BASTI, can be a great benefit in PCOS. In Charak Samhita, lekhaniyadashemani, which is a group of 10 drugs, acts by scraping, scratching, or by removal of the excess Doshas. In this regard, the Lekhana drug could be ef-fective in reducing obesity. Considering this view, Lekhaniyagana savasana basti has been selected for treating PCOS. This study focuses on the effect of LEKHANIYAGANA SIDDHA TAILAANUVASANABASTI on PCOS. We have compared the effects of Kuberakshavati and Lekhaniyagana siddha Anuvasana basti on 30 patients for three months. By comparing both the drugs given for PCOS, we have concluded that Shodhanachikitsa, followed by Shamana chikitsa, helps in treating PCOS.