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Abstract

Menorrhagia is one of the most common gynaecological symptoms characterized by regular menstrual cycles with an excessive menstrual flow persisting beyond seven days. Menstrual bleeding above 80 ml/ cycle can be a symptom of menorrhagia. If severe with an underlying cause, women suffer from pain, bleeding, disturbance in daily activities, deprived work performance, stress, anxiety or depression and in turn deprived quality of life. A patient with similar complaints reported to OPD of Ayurshakti Ayurved Private Ltd complaining pain and severe bleeding continuous for 7 days where she used to require 10 pads daily and it was since past 6 cycles.  She had history of fibroid, adenomyosis and endometriosis. She was given medicinal protocol of tablet Pittashamana, Tablet Sakhi, Tablet Bliss for 2 months, Amrutadi churna for alternate 15 days. After 2 month she fund significant results reported by her use of only 3 pads per day. She was further continued with same protocol by addition of Tablet Jeevan yoga for next one month. She was advised with diet and lifestyle changes. The medicinal protocol used was with principles of pitta-shamana (pacifying pitta and rakta), rakta-prasadana (blood purifier), raktavardhana (hematinic), balya(tonic), nidrajanana (sedative), vrushya (aphrodisiac), rasayana (adaptogen, immunomodulator) drugs.

Keywords: Ayurveda, Raktapradara, Pittahsamana, Menorrhagia, Rasayana