Menopause and Oja Vikruti – Ojakshay

Authors

  • Madhuri Bhalgat

Keywords:

Rajonivrutti, Menopausal Syndrome, Rakt Mokshan, Dosha, Dhatu, Ojaskshay, Menopause

Abstract

Men and women reach old age with different prospect of older age. Ageing is challenge for women with increasing life expectancy, women spend one third of her lifetime under postmenopausal period. In women reproductive period is controlled by pitta-dosha and in vridha awastha, where rajonivrutti is major event, vata is leading dosha. According to modern, oestrogen governs reproductive period and its deficiency causes menopause.

According to modern, changes in level of hormones makes puberty and menopause, where as in ayurvedic, changes in status of Dosha and Dhatu and Ojas makes onset of Raja and Rajonivrutti. Rajonivrutti is marker of ageing of women.

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Published

2019-11-12

How to Cite

Bhalgat, M. . (2019). Menopause and Oja Vikruti – Ojakshay. Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 3(05). Retrieved from https://ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/289