ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN TREATING CERVICAL EROSION- A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Cervical erosion is a condition where the squamous epithelium of the ectocervix is replaced by columnar epithelium, which is continuous with the endocervix. Cervical erosion is most common in people of reproductive age, from 17% to 50% of people with cervixes likely have this harmless variation. But in some cases will have the symptoms of White discharge which may contain blood or mucus, dyspareunia, Pain and bleeding during a pelvic exam etc leads to infertility also. In Ayurveda classics there is no disease that can directly correlate with cervical erosion. But in some aspect of symptoms and signs this can correlate with Karnini yonivyapad.

In this case a patient of 32 years old female came to OPD with complaints of per vaginal thick white dischargewith itching over the vulva since one month. Per speculum examination showed the findings of congested vagina and cervical erosion followed by thick milky white discharge sticking to vaginal walls. We managed the case with Ayurvedic line of treatment locally by yoni Prakshalana followed by Yoni pichu for 7 days with internal Ayurvedic medicines for 1 month. The yoni prakshalana and pichu in this case has showed the good results in improvement of cervical erosion.

Key words:Cervical Erosion, Karnini ypnivyapad, Yoni prakshalana, Yoni pichu, Panchavalkala kashaya, triphala kashaya.