Role of Panchakarma in Management of Female Infertility - A Literary Review

Abstract

A desire to become a parent is something almost everyone has desired at some point in their lives. However, not every couple is blessed with the ability to have a child. As per WHO data, Infertility affects approximately 15 percent of Indian couples and 48 million couples worldwide. Nowadays Infertility has been surging due to unhealthy lifestyles, environmental pollutants, obesity etc. Different treatments and research have been conducted to treat infertility, but most of them are expensive and uncertain as to their success. 

Therefore, for treating infertility, many people are in search of hope in other medical science such as Ayurveda. Ayurveda does not focus only on the diseased person but also gives different treatment modalities for the healthy person to maintain health. One of these is Panchkarma. In Ayurveda, Panchkarma therapy is used for the maintenance of health and eradication of diseases from their root. Panchakarma is mostly known as a body detoxification treatment. These treatments play an equally vital part in treating the patient alongside oral medicines. Conclusion - This study is about different Panchakarma treatments used for treating infertility. So, here the Panchakarma relevant to the management of infertility has been described.