Ayurvedic Management on Post Menopausal Syndrome
The manifestations that appear recurrently in menopause are referred to as post-menopausal syndrome. Post menopause begins once a woman has officially surpassed menopause 12 months after her last period. Somewhere between ages 45 and 55, the average age of menopause lies.
Signs and Symptoms
- Hot flushes – profuse sweating
- Irritability & dry vagina
- Mood swings & Insomnia
- Difficulty concentrating & mental confusion
- Stress & urge incontinence
- Osteoporotic symptoms (weakness of bones)
- Depression and headache
- Weight gain and slowed metabolism
- Loss of breast fullness
Causes
- Smoking
- Age
- Alcohol consumption
- Birth control
- Food choices
- Diabetes
- Thyroid disease
- PCOS
Risk Factors
If your mother experienced menopause later in life, there is a chance you will as well.
Other factors includes,
- Weight gain
- Menstrual cycle pattern
- Estrogen levels
- Pregnancies
- Genetics
- Obesity
Complications
- Cardiovascular(Heart) diseases
- Osteoporosis
- Urinary tract infections
- Weight gain
- Intimacy problems
Post Menopausal Syndrome in Ayurveda
According to ayurvedic textbooks it is co-related as rajonivrutti.
It is a group of symptoms produced by degenerative process of body.
Treatment Principles
- Rasayana chikitsa
- Rajo nivrutti chikitsa
- Rasa dhathu kshaya chikitsa
- Vatapitta shamana oushadhas
- Medhya oushadhas
- Mano prasadhana oushadhas
- Yoga & Meditations
Panchakarma Treatment Modalities
- Shiro dhara
- Shiro basti
- Ksheera dhara
- Virechana
- Yapana basti
- Gritha pana
- Ksheera kashaya pana
- Sarvanga abhyanga
- Udwartana (for obese)
- Shashtika shali pinda sweda
Medications
Kashayas
- Guduchyadi kashaya
- Mahatiktakam kashaya
- Shatavari ksheera kashaya
- Sukumaaram kashaya
Arishta / Asava
- Asokarishta
- Chandanasavam
- Kumaryasavam
- Lodhrasavam
- Saraswataarishtam
- Ushirasavam
Churna
- Aswagandha churna
- Avipatti churna
- Panchagandha churna
- Triphala churna
Gulika/ Guggulu
- Chandraprabha gulika
Lehya
- Brahma rasayanam
- Chyavanaprasam
- Parushakadi lehya
- Shathavari guda
Taila
- Balaswagandhadi taila
- Chandanadi taila
- Dhanwantaram taila
- Eranda sukumaram taila
- Madhuyashtyadi taila
- Pinda taila
Ghrita
- Kalyanakam ghrita
- Mahakalyanakam ghrita Mahatiktakam ghrita
- Shatavari ghritha
- Sukumaram ghritha
- Tiktakam ghritha
Bhasma/Kshara
- Pravala pishti
Rasa/ Loha Preparations
- Dhatri louha
- Amalaki rasayana.
Lifestyle and Home Remedies
- Eat foods rich in calcium and vitamin D
- Maintain a moderate weight
- Eat lots of fruit and vegetables
- Avoid trigger foods
- Exercise regularly
- Eat more foods that are high in phytoestrogens
- Drink enough water
- Reduce refined sugar and processed foods
- Don’t skip meals
- Eat protein-rich foods
Ayurdhama Treatment Program Includes
- Initial Consultation with Ayurveda Doctor and daily follow up consultation
- Accommodation
- All Ayurvedic Meals (Breakfast, Lunch & Supper) & herbal drink.
- Advice on Diet & Lifestyle Management
- Ayurveda Therapies – Customized for each client.
- Yoga (once a day – Yoga Asanas, Breathing, Meditation and Relaxation)
Reservation Details
- We are committed to keep up the quality of our treatment programs and we take only a limited number of patients each month.
- So we advise you to reserve your treatment programs a minimum one month in advance.
- The 50% charges of the treatment programs should be paid in advance to reserve the treatment programs.
- The advance deposit will be deducted from the total treatment programs and the balance must be paid on the first day of the treatment program.