Volume : 6, Issue : 5, May - 2017

EFFICACY OF VIRECHANA & SHAMANA WITH APATYAKARA GHRITA IN KSHINA SHUKRA W.S.R. TO OLIGOZOOSPERMIA

Yadav Abhishek, Pithiya Ajay

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;Despite great advances made by medical science in understanding each stage of the reproductive process, still infertility is a catastrophe and male is accountable in 26.2 - 46.6% of the cases of infertility. Oligozoospermia denotes less than 20 million spermatozoa per milliliter of ejaculation, and a prime cause responsible for male infertility. Ayurveda had realized these dysfunctions, which leads to Klaibya or Vandhyatva, and denote it as Ashta Retodosha. Among these, the concept of Kshina Shukra may be correlated with oligozoospermia. Shodhana therapies hold a good reputation in the treatment of Shukradosha and thus prescribed as best treatment regimen to confer the progeny and virility. Virechana Karma was selected to treat the condition as well as to appraise its role in this condition. Apatyakara Ghrita possesses Vrushya and Shukrala properties, which again help to combat the condition. Hence, in this study in Group A, Apatyakara Ghrita was used for Snehana prior to Virechana, whereas in Group B it is used for Shamana. Both the groups having 10 patients in each were treated for 45 days, and highly significant result was found. As per statistical evaluation, both groups were equally effective for the condition in present study.&nbsp;</p>