Symptoms
Following are the signs or symptoms that indicate the presence of this
disease in females:
- White discharge from the vagina accompanied by backache
- General debility
- Constipation
- Headache
Causes / Dosha
In this ailment kapha dosha is responsible for originating this
disease.
Pathogenesis
This ailment is the result of aggravation of kapha dosha in the female
body due to certain diets and lifestyle. Aggravated kapha contaminates
the vagina and produces stickiness and itching in the vagina accompanied
by a thick white discharge.
Treatment
The medical treatment given to women in this ailment is as follows:
- Pradrank Churna
- Pushyanuga Churna.
There are few remedies that are beneficial for curing this
ailment:
Mix one teaspoon of Amla (Indian Gooseberry) powder with 1 teaspoon
honey and take this mixture twice a day.
Recipes
- Boil six cups of water. Add 1cup rice and cook until rice becomes
soft. Sieve the rice. The water is the rice gruel. Take one cup rice
gruel and add salt (according to taste), a quarter teaspoon of black
pepper. Drink warm.
- Soak five grams of fenugreek seeds in 250 ml. water (overnight or
minimum of 4 hours). Boil and reduce it to 150 ml. Filter and drink
warm once or twice a day.
Potency / Virya
Cold
Panchakarma
- Mind must be pure.
- Sexual intercourse during treatment must be reduced or avoided.
- Avoid reading, watching or listening to sexually stimulating
materials.
- Sattvic, easily digestible food should be taken at regular
intervals.
- Non-vegetarian foods, excessive amount of puddings, garlic,
onion, pickles, potatoes, sour foods, excessive fried and greasy
food must be avoided.
- Bowels must be well cleansed regularly.
Yoga
- Paschimottanasana
- Sarvagasana
- Halasana
- Padmasana
- Bhujangasana
- Shalabhasana