Clinical evaluation of the effect of Charakokta Sootika Paricharya

Having a baby is one of themost precious times in a woman’s life. Thankfully, in last few years there hasbeen a change in the attitude about birth from viewing it as a medicalemergency to the natural process. This change in the way our culture viewsbirth is so important in creating happy, healthy babies and families, yet thereis still a very big missing link: SOOTIKAPARICHARYA / POSTPARTUM CARE.

Ayurveda is not leggingbehind in recognizing the most prolific facet of woman viz. women is the hub ofdescendants. Few important of those being the garbhini avastha and sootikaavastha which have been clearly recognized and explained in our classics by Acharyas.

Sootika avastha is one suchstage where in she should be taken much care as a tot. This sootika avastha canbe understood as the puerperium when compared in modern parlance. This periodis sometimes referred as fourth trimester, and is the period of reverting backof pelvic organs to non pregnant state in specific.

Thesootika will be weak by nourishing the fetus and also attains shunya shareeradue to dhatu kshaya, stress of labor pain, excretion of Kleda and Rakta. Hence the sootika avastha is considered as a critical condition which makes thesootika to go into a very fragile state.

Pregnancy changes women’sbody in more ways than they might have guessed, and it doesn’t stop when thebaby is born. Until the birth, a healthy baby may be her top priority — butonce the baby is born maintaining her fitness, beauty, and self-confidencecounts, too. So, all the women of this hi-speed life require special careto be taken in short duration which will make them to feel younger andhealthier.Advancementin sciences have made researchers to look back in to the root i.e. Ayurveda.All acharyas have elucidated about Sootika paricharya. The Snehapana, Abhyanga, Parisheka have been described in the conditions likeexhaustion, strain, tiredness, back ache etc. These also have their effect onmental wellbeing & helps in recapitulating the healthy status. The uniqueprocedures explained in Sootika Paricharya can bring equilibrium ofKayagni/Dhatwagni which in turn will help for the proper nourishment of dhatusto bring them to the pre-pregnant status. With this view the clinical studyentitled “CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF CHARAKOKTA SOOTIKAPARICHARYA†is planned.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

• Literary review of Sootika, Sootika Paricharya, latest researches related to the Sootika paricharya, Ayurvedic Samhitas, literature related with the allied sciences, journals and internet will be referred.
• A Conceptual study on Charakokta Sootika Paricharya.
• To evaluate the efficacy of Charakokta Sootika Paricharya in Sootikas.
• To compare the effect of Sootika Paricharya in control and trial groups.

Hypothesis

H0: There is no significant effect of ‘Charakokta Sootika Paricharya’ onSootikas.

H1: The recovery in the symptoms is same in both control and trial groups

H2: There is significant therapeutic effect of ‘Charakokta SootikaParicharya’ only on the subjective symptoms of Sootika

H3: There is significant therapeutic effect of ‘Charakokta SootikaParicharya’ only on the Objective signs of Sootika.

H4: There is significant therapeutic effect of ‘Charakokta SootikaParicharya’ both on Subjective and Objective symptoms of Sootika.