Open AccessA Literary Review of Garbhashayarbuda in Ayurveda w.s.r. to Uterine Fibroid
Author(s) -
Pushp Kanwar,
Mahesh Dixit,
Narendra Kumar Meena
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international research journal of ayurveda and yoga
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2581-785X
DOI - 10.47223/irjay.2022.5218
Subject(s) - uterine fibroids , medicine , hysterectomy , pathological , dysfunctional uterine bleeding , uterine artery embolization , gynecology , metrorrhagia , leiomyoma , review article , general surgery , obstetrics , surgery , endometrium , family planning , pathology , research methodology , population , environmental health
Uterine fibroids are most common disease of women in reproductive age. Though uterine fibroids are benign in Nature; they reveal a wide range of symptoms like metrorrhagia, dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, low back pain etc. Morden treatment protocols include hormonal therapy, myomectomy hysterectomy, and uterine artery embolization. Unwillingness for sustained hormone therapy and panic for surgery brings patients towards to Ayurveda. Ayurveda classics mention various pathological conditions that have features similar to fibroids. Ayurveda it is mandatory to know the correlation of uterine fibroids with Garbhashayarbuda. Arbuda is the disease described in Ayurvedic Samhitas and its corresponds to tumours. The treatment is aimed towards reducing the size of fibroids using Ushna, Tikshna, Lekhana Dravyas along with management of symptoms. So this article focuses on potentials of Ayurveda in management of different aspects of uterine fibroid.