Efficacy of Saptasaram Ghan Vati in the Management of Kashtartava (Primary Dysmenorrhea): A Case Study

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation is the most common problem faced by adolescent girls and women. Most adolescents experience primary dysmenorrhea, defined as painful menstruation of sufficient magnitude so as to incapacitate day to day activities.

We can correlate it with yoniroga - mainly udavarta or vataj yonivyapad. Main symptom is pain i.e., main entity is vata. Acharya Charak explained that due to vegadharan, apana vayu changes to pratiloma gati and the vitiated vayu lifts the yoni upward and causes obstruction to flow of rajah which causes unbearable pain. Here is a case report of girl 19 years with Chief complaint of painful menses suffering from primary dysmenorrhoea more than 4 cycles without any pathology. She was presented on April 2022. After her consent Saptasaram Ghana Vati was given with luke warm water from 1^st to 5^th day of menses for a cycle. As Result found was she got relief from pain during menses in her next follow up which was without medication. In this study concept of Kashtartava and treatment course is mentioned.