Conceptual recapture of Stanya Dushti and role of Stanya-Shodhan Mahakashaya in its management.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION- Breast milk is the prime source of nourishment and immunity of the baby. In Ayurveda unique concept of Stanya dusti or milk vitiation has been described in which mother’s food and activities affect quality & quantity of milk, so treating symptoms of baby is not enough, infact treatment of vitiated breast milk is equally important. In Ayurveda certain herbs and formulations are specifically indicated for detoxifying breast milk and Acharya Charaka has described Stanya-shodhan Mahakashaya for it. Few explorations have been conducted regarding above, but no one has covered all aspects comprehensively thus this paper aim to collect and comprehense review information available regarding concept of Stanya dusti and role of Stanya-shodhan Mahakashaya in it's management. METHODOLOGY- This review is in a narrative format and done from literature and publications relevant to Stanya dusti and Stanya-shodhan Mahakashaya. RESULTS– In Ayurveda, Acharya Charaka mention eight type of Stanyadusti and also mentioned Stanya-shodhan Mahakashaya, which includes 10 herbs as- Patha, Shunthi, Devdaru, Nagarmotha, Murva, Guduchi, Vatsak, Kirattikta, Kutaki and Sariva. Drugs in this Kashaya helps to remove Doshas and improves milk quality. DISSCUSSION- Stanya-shodhan Mahakashaya has active principles which improve the quality of milk, so can be used in Stanya dusti and leads to healthy Stanya.