Safe And Easy Non-Conventional Therapies For Leucorrhoea

Abstract

Leucorrhoea or white discharge is a complaint with which each woman suffers at least once in a lifetime  .It refers to the white or yellowish discharge from the vaginal canal in women. It is also a sign of normal  reproductive activity in all females and is due to hormonal changes in the reproductive system. But it is  also caused due to inflammation and infections of the genito-urinary tract. Although the severe and chronic  cases require long term treatment with antibiotics, mild cases can be effectively controlled by non 

conventional therapies. Along with Ayurveda, it can be treated by diet, yoga, Naturopathy and  homeopathic medicines. Leucorrhoea in Ayurveda is known as Shweta pradar is predominantly due to  Kapha Dosha and which is a symptom not a disease. Shweta pradar can be treated both by external  applications and internal medications as described in literature. In this article an effort has been made to  compile all non conventional therapies available to treat Leucorrhea. The nature of this work is review  type based on traditional Indian wisdom, the materials were collected from Ayurvedic Samhitas like  Charak & Sushruta Samhita, traditional hatha yogic texts like Hatha Pradipika & Gheranda Samhita. The  texts books on Gynecology were also reviewed to make the work relevant. Various researches on  leucorrhea were reviewed using search engines like Pubmed to assess the efficacy of various interventions  used for leucorrhoea.