AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION IN MANAGEMENT OF VATASTHEELA (BPH): A CASE STUDY

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  Mohit Kumar Longia, Roshni Gupta

• Mohit Kumar Longia, Roshni Gupta
• AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION IN MANAGEMENT OF VATASTHEELA (BPH): A CASE STUDY

Abstract

Benign Enlargement of prostate gland is known as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), in ageing males it is the most common condition, associated with Lower Tract Symptoms (LUTS). Acharya Sushruta have mentioned Vatastheela as a type of Mutraghata in Uttartantra. In Ayurveda, sign & symptoms of Vatastheela disease closely resemble with BPH in modern medicine. After the age of 50 years most of the men have symptoms like increased frequency , retention of urine, nocturia, incomplete voiding, incomplete emptying etc. in classical text books of Ayurvedic medicine many drugs are described for the treatment of Mutraghata, from those Kushmand Beej Taila Uttar Basti was taken to evaluate the efficacy on Vatastheela (BPH).