Amenorrhea: Ayurvedic treatment

Amenorrhea: Natural Treatment

According to Ayurveda, aggravated vata and pitta affect blood by drying-up menstrual blood (raja), which ceases the regular flow of menses (nashtartava or ksheenartava).

According to Ayurvedic treatment, the major objective is to alleviate vata in amenorrhea. The therapy is composed of three stages:

1.    Cleansing therapy

2.    Palliative therapy

3.    Advising a dietary regimen.

Cleansing Therapy (Shodhana) Vasti (medicated enema),

One of the detoxification procedures (panchakarma), is the vata alleviation treatment. Vata-pacifying herbs such as castor, sesame oil, meat soups, and milk can be used for the enema treatment.

Palliative Therapy (Shamana)

This therapy works on two principles: One is to control vata and pitta and the other is to improve tissue status. In amenorrhea, blood is deficient, so supplements like iron (loha) and Suvarna makshika give good results in weak or anemic women.

Where there is a hormonal imbalance, herbs like Aloe vera, ashwagandha, and black kohosh are more useful. Ultakambal (Abroma augusta), vamsha (Bambusa arundinacea), and shana (Crotolaria junecea) are the herbs described for inducing menstruation (artavajanana). Black pepper (Piper nigrum), long pepper (Piper longum), garlic (Allium sativum), ginger (Zingiber officinale), sesame (Sesamum indicum), and papaya (Carica papaya) are some of the stimulating herbs proved effective to induce menstruation. Rajapravartini vati, Nashtapushpantaka rasa, and Chandraprabha vati are some of the effective formulas to treat amenorrhea.

Dietary and Behavioral Regimen

Cold and heavy food, oily deep-fried food, and frozen food tend to increase the vata dosa in the body in general and might accumulate in the uteri of women suffering with amenorrhea; such foods also block the free flow of menstrual blood. Foods such as potatoes and peas produce gas and constipation and need to be avoided. Light exercises such as yogasanas or walking are recommended.

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