TY - JOUR AU - Ajayakumar, Ardra AU - V V, Shincymol AU - P Y, Ansary AU - Oommen, Sara Moncy PY - 2022/04/05 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - A case study on effectiveness of bhavita churna of Asoka twak in Premenstrual Syndrome JF - International Journal of Ayurvedic Medicine JA - IJAM VL - 13 IS - 1 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.47552/ijam.v13i1.2227 UR - https://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/2227 SP - 238-242 AB - <p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p>Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a disease characterised by manifestation of physical and psychological symptoms in females. It is a disorder of unknown etiology that recurs in the luteal phase of an ovulatory menstrual cycle. In <em>Ayurvedic</em> perspective, vitiation of <em>tridoshas</em> particularly <em>vata</em> can be observed in the pathogenesis of PMS. The <em>Asoka</em> - <em>Saraca asoca</em> (Roxb.) de Wilde has got<em> vedanasthapana, pittakaphahara </em>and<em> sokanasana karma</em> which implies that it can cure both somatic and affective symptoms. <em>Bhavana</em> includes processing of <em>churna</em> with liquid extracts to increase the potency.&nbsp;&nbsp; A clinical case of premenstrual syndrome has been selected to study the effectiveness of <em>bhavita churna</em> (processed powder) of stem bark of the drug.&nbsp; The treatment was conducted in the luteal phase (14 days prior to menstruation) for three menstrual cycles and a follow up was also carried out for another three consecutive menstrual cycles. There was significant reduction in symptoms as assessed through Premenstrual Syndrome Scale after 3 cycles of treatment when compared to before treatment.&nbsp; The effect sustained even after follow up.&nbsp; The <em>Asoka</em> - <em>Saraca asoca</em> (Roxb.) de Wilde stood as an effective drug for relieving physical and psychological symptoms observed in PMS.</p><p>Key words: <em>Asoka</em>, Premenstrual Syndrome, <em>bhavita churna</em>, <em>vedanasthapana</em>, <em>sokanasana</em></p> ER -