World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

ROLE OF PIPPALYADI GRITHA AND PRABHAKARA VATI IN THE MANAGEMENT OF GARBHODAKA KSHAYA VIS A VIS OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS- A CASE STUDY

Dr. Chethana Kumari and Dr. Shruthi R.

ABSTRACT

Garbhodaka is fluid surrounding the foetus which helps in growth, easy movements and change in position and
sustains its survival. The quantity of Garbhodaka plays an important role in foetal development and one of the
factors indicating about healthy and term pregnancy. Oligohydramnios is a condition of abnormally low amniotic
fluid volume that has been associated with poor pregnancy outcome. This is a case study on a patient with mild
oligohydramnios diagnosed at 31weeks of gestation during regular Ante-natal checkup with no signs and
symptoms. Abdominal examination was suggestive of 30 weeks as fundal height was 1 week lesser corresponding
to the period of gestation and USG showed AFI was 9.0 cm. In this case, Pippalyadi gritha and Prabhakara vati was
given orally for a month. There is no direct indication of above said medication in garbodaka kshaya, but with
yukti correcting agni vishamata, pramathi guna of pippali and clears srotoavarodha, rasaoushadis in prabhakara vati
like abhraka, loha, makshika indicated in kshaya, acts a rasayana and balya. After 9 days of treatment there was
significant increase in amniotic fluid.

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