CONCEPT OF RAJONIVRITTI (MENOPAUSE) ACCORDING TOAYURVEDA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MENOPAUSE
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda & Alternative Medicine - Year 2016, Vol 4, Issue 2
Abstract
Ayurveda is an ancient medical science of India. Ayurveda is deeply concerned with the woman health & it gave several remedy to maintain the health of woman. During her life span, she undergoes different changes in her body & psyche. In spite of this,she performs her duties in all stages to stand up with changing demands of the society. As a consequence of this, various health problems arises. During this aging process she suffers from inevitable scars of menopause. Though in Ayurveda Menopause as a diseased condition is not described separately, we have to pay attention to this phase of woman's life, &must have to search some remedy to avoid the discomfort in this phase. Ayurvedic Texts shows references of age of Rajonivritti (menopause) only, where in modern science menopause, its symptoms & treatment is described in brief. In Ayurveda a special treatment is given for yapya or swabhavik vyadhi i.e. Rasayan Chikitsa. This study made the efforts to correlate the symptoms of rajonivritti (menopause) with jarajanya vyadhi or swabhavik vyadhi described in Ayurvedic Texts.
Authors and Affiliations
Radha Phadnis, Neeta Mahesekar
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