Abstract

Dr. Manjushree* and Dr. Vandana S. Kulkarni

ABSTRACT

Stanya kshaya is the common problem noticed in about 40% patients in our clinical practice. It is a condition where mother experience insufficient production of breast milk, due to adaptation of Western culture,women get exposed to stress & strain. Lactation is the process associated with psychosomatic condition & life style. Breast milk provides good health & proper nourishment to the newborn. It contains several antibodies which resist the infection& protect the infant. It is preferred nutrition for infants, immunologically superior to any known substitute. Objectives of study: To assess the efficacy of krishna mushali mula siddha ksheerapaka in stanya kshaya. Materials and Methods: Patient were selected according to inclusion criteria & are divided into two groups each of 15 & finding were recorded before treatment & after each follow up. a) The trail drug treatment-Krishna mushali mula siddha ksheerapaka 100ml is given in divided dose for 45 days after meal. b) Control group treatment-Shatawari mula siddha ksheerapaka 100ml is given in divided dose for 45 days after meal. Sample procedure: - Simple random sampling method. A special case-sheet is designed and entries are made in it from time to time. Results and Interpretation: Krishna mushali mula, knowing its madhura rasa, madhura vipaka, sheeta virya, guru snigdha guna, kaphaprada, vrsya, balya, rasayana, brumhana properties a hypothesis designed as it should increase Stanya due to samana guna. Conclusion: Krishna mushali mula siddha kshirapaka acts as stanya vardhaka. And this trail drug has no side effects, safe to use like control drug. so, krishna mushali siddha ksheera paka accepted as stanya janana.