Abstract
Heavy menstrual bleeding or abnormal bleeding is most common problems in females in present era due to improper diet habits, sleeping habits due to increasing degrees of civilisation. There are various treatment on heavy menstrual flow like hormonal replacement therapy where there is hormonal imbalancement, Anti fibrinolytics drugs in dysfunctional uterine bleeding available today. According to Ayurveda it can be correlated with Raktapradar. Various drugs are suggested in raktapradar in classical text. In this study efficacy of Sphatik bhasma (potassium aluminium sulphate also known as potassium alum or potashalum, has a molecular formulae of K2(SO4).Al2(SO4)3.24H2O) as haemostatic drug is observed through clinical trial. The clinical study was conducted on 15 patients having heavy menstrual bleeding. Interventional drug Sphatik Bhasma with pakwa kadali phala (banana or Musa paradisiaca) is administered for 3 days. The clinical assessment was done on the basis of grading criteria of Rakta Pradar like amount and duration of bleeding, pain, burning sensation and weakness and were assessed on mean scores before and after treatment and analysed. The results were statistically and clinically highly significant in Raktapradar.
Highlights
Menstruation is a special physiological phenomenon of female reproductive period
Menstrual bleeding means shedding of endometrium occurs which causes per vaginal bleeding
The patients undergone treatment were assessed for efficacy of Sphatik bhasma as a haemostatic action on basis of grading criteria for improvement in specific
Summary
Menstruation is a special physiological phenomenon of female reproductive period. In menstrual cycle a rhythmic hormonal change takes place due to which a series of events occurs in systemic manner. Menstrual bleeding means shedding of endometrium occurs which causes per vaginal bleeding. (Normally it ends up to 5 days if it extends more than 5 days it is called abnormal. According to modern science bleeding extends more than 80 ml it is called heavy menstrual bleeding. All types of abnormal menstrual bleeding is called raktapradar) (1). “Various reports suggest that 30 to 50% of the women in the reproductive age group suffer from excessive and irregular uterine bleeding due to various causative factors. 8% of the female population consider their menstruation excessive. Menstrual irregularity may lead problems in conception and affects fertility of women. Menstrual irregularity may lead problems in conception and affects fertility of women. (3)
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