Abstract

*Vd. Madhuri Sanjay Bhalgat and Vd. Nayana Bharat Waikar

ABSTRACT

Dysmenorrhoea (Kashtartava) is found to have profound impact on daily activities and may result in inability to get out of bed. We can correlate it with yoniroga - mainly udavarta or vataj yonivyapad or sannipataj yonivyapad. Main symptom is pain i.e. main intity is vata. Acharya Charak explained that due to vegdharan, apan vayu changes to pratilom gati and this vitiated vayu lift yoni upward and causes obstruction to flow of rajah which causes unbearable pain. Here is a case report of girl aged 20 years with Chief complaint of painful menses suffering from primary dysmenorrhoea more than 6 cycles without any pathology. She was presented on July 2020. After her consent, Rajapravartini vati is given with Dashmoolarishta and Tila taila Matra basti for about 7 days just before the due date given for 3 months each cycle. Result found was her menstrual cycle become regular without any complaint. In this case study concept of Kashtartava and treatment course along with mode of action of drugs is mentioned.