Mahanarayana Taila Matra Basti in Artavakshaya (oligo-hypomenorrhoea): an Open interventional Pilot Study on Ayurvedic principle

Abstract

Background: Menstrual disorders are raising in gynecological practice which precursor infertility and other problems, so it requires more attention. Among all the menstrual disorders, artavakshaya can be compared to oligo-hypomenorrhoea characterized by yathocitakaala adarshana, alpata, and yonivedana as the lakshana. Ayurveda emphasizes both shodhana and shamana therapy. Shodhana and shamana therapy with agnivardhaka and vatakaphasamaka dravya are the treatment prescribed for artavakshaya. Therefore, in the present clinical study matra basti with Mahanarayana Taila is used and clinically evaluated for its efficacy. Materials and Methods: Literature related to matra Basti, Mahanarayana Taila, artavakshaya in Ayurvedic texts, published research papers indexed in Pubmed, Google Scholar, and Research Gate have been reviewed for the study. A total of 20 patients of the reproductive age group fulfilling the inclusion criteria were selected for the present study. The research participants were selected from OPD and IPD and treated with matra Basti by Mahanarayana taila following all aseptic measures for 08 consecutive days after the clearance of menses for 03 consecutive cycles and then 2 follow-ups at 30^th day and 60^th day. Assessments were done in terms of the amount of bleeding, duration of bleeding and association of pain during menstruation at a different time frame. Data were analyzed using statistical methods. Result and Conclusion: The study showed that the trial drug has a significant result in reducing the severity of lakshana of artavakshaya without having any toxicity or adverse effects on the research participants.

Keywords: artavakshaya, oligo-hypomenorrhoea, oligomenorrhoea, hypomenorrhoea, matrabasti, Mahanarayana taila.