Hepatitis B is one of the most common causes of liver disease, and due to unawareness of the safety measures, more prone to spread. As per the World Health Organization, for the South East Asia region, its prevalence is 2%. Yellowish discoloration of the eyes, body, and urine, abdominal discomfort, and vomiting is its cardinal symptoms. In Ayurveda, this set of symptoms is known as
Kamala
. This case report illustrates the effectiveness of the Ayurveda treatment modality in a patient with a viral load of 3705.71 IU/ml, and the values of AST (aspartate aminotransferase) and alanine transaminase (ALT) were 140 IU/ml and 173 IU/ml, respectively. A 40-year-old female patient with a complaint of yellowish discoloration of urine, eyes, and skin with fatigue and irritability was diagnosed with
Ubhayapatha Ashrita Swatantra Kamala
. The patient was treated with Ayurveda drugs and
Virechana Karma
(therapeutic purgation). After the treatment for 13 months, the disease was cured. Improvement was observed based on hepatitis B virus deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (hepatitis B DNA PCR) (decreased from 3705.71 IU/ml to <50.0 IU/ml) and the values of AST (decreased from 140 IU/ml to 19.0 IU/ml) and ALT (decreased from 173 IU/ml to 28 IU/ml). The patient was stable and asymptomatic during the follow-up period of 4 months.
Background:Fertility is affected by many different cultural, environmental and socioeconomic factors, especially in developing countries where poverty and infections are common place. Infertility is the inability of a sexually active, noncontracepting couple to achieve spontaneous pregnancy in 1 year. Shodhana (biopurificatory) procedures are indicated before the administration of Vajikarana (aphrodisiac) drugs, especially Virechana
Karma (therapeutic purgation) is indicated in the cases of vitiation of Shukra (seminal parameters). Go-Ghrita (cow ghee) is a rejuvenator and aphrodisiac. Maximum preparations for the diseases of Shukra and reproductive system are prepared in Go-Ghrita and reported to be useful in the management of infertility.Aim:The present clinical study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of Go-Ghrita administered after performing Virechana
Karma in the management of Ksheena
Shukra (oligozoospermia).Materials and Methods:Eligible male participants from the age group of 21 to 40 years, with sperm count of <15 million/ml, received cow ghee for 8 weeks in the dose of 10 g, after undergoing Virechana
Karma with Haritakyadi
Yoga. Percentage changes in the semen parameters and associated symptoms of Ksheena
Shukra in comparison to baseline were the primary outcomes measured.Results:Go-Ghrita administered after Virechana provided 80.92% increase in total sperm count, 41.78% increase in sperm motility, 12.58% increase in normal form of sperm, 41.69% decrease in abnormal forms, and increase in semen volume by 45.22%.Conclusion:Overall assessment of the therapy showed that administration of cow ghee after performing Virechana provided statistically highly significant improvement on seminal parameters.
Aim and objectives: Infertility is often defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of regular sexual intercourse without the use of birth control. Around 10% of women aged 25-44 years are estimated to have difficulty conceiving or staying pregnant. Worldwide, 8-12% of couples experience fertility problems. Between 45% and 50% of cases are thought to stem from factors that affect men. Oligozoospermia refers to semen with a low concentration of sperm and is a common finding in male infertility. Hence, the present clinical trial was planned to assess the role of Shodhana (biocleansing) performed by Haritakyadi Yoga in increasing the sperm count in the case of oligozoospermia. Vajikarana therapy improves the nourishment and function of the reproductive organs and vitalizes tissues of the reproductive organs, increasing semen potency specially administered after Shodhana (biocleansing). Haritakyadi Yoga is mentioned in the Rasayana chapter of Charaka Samhita for the purpose of Shodhana (biocleansing) before administration of Rasayana and Vajikarana (aphrodisiac) drugs.
Materials and methods:For the clinical study, 93 male patients suffering from primary or secondary infertility for more than one year and having sperm count less than 15 million/mL were selected irrespective of religion and caste. The effect of the therapy was assessed by the status of seminal parameters before and after the Shodhana procedure.Results and discussion: Performing Shodhana (biocleansing) with Haritakyadi Yoga induced Vamana (emesis) and Virechana (purgation) with a moderate type of Shuddhi in a maximum number of treated patients. It also provided a statistically significant increase in the total sperm count (71.24%), sperm motility (16.82%), semen volume (47.14 mL), serum luteinizing hormone (LH) (19.84%), serum follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) (33.09%), and serum testosterone (20.56%).
Conclusion:Results of the present clinical trial indicates that performing Shodhana (biocleansing) with the Haritakyadi Yoga procedure is effective in the case of oligozoospermia.
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