Dysfunctional uterine bleeding is a medical condition related to abnormal bleeding from the uterus which is usually associated with ovulation failure and there are no other detectable organic causes for the condition. A diagnosis of dysfunctional uterine bleeding or DUB is usually made only when all other known causes for uterine bleeding have been ruled out.
Ayurvedic herbal treatment for dysfunctional uterine bleeding is aimed at giving symptomatic treatment of the bleeding as well as treating the known causes for the condition. Ayurvedic herbal medicines which have a specific action on the uterus, the ovaries, and the brain centers which regulate the working of entire genital system, are used in high doses for several months in order to provide complete relief from both the symptoms as well as any possible causes for the disease. Herbal medicines regulate any possible dysfunction of the hormones in the affected individual and also reduce inflammation and treat any possible infection in the genital tract.
Since ovulation failure or a dysfunction of the ovaries is believed to be the prime cause for dysfunctional uterine bleeding, medicines which act specifically on the ovaries are used for about three to six months. These medicines act on the ovaries and reduce inflammation and any possible fluid collection. Herbal medicines also act on the ovaries and help them to function normally. This helps in controlling and correcting the dysfunctional uterine bleeding. In addition, medicines which act on the uterus also have an additional function of reducing inflammation and swelling in the mucosa of the uterus in addition to having a direct action of controlling the bleeding.
Most affected women complaining of chronic dysfunctional uterine bleeding also have other problems like weakness, giddiness, anemia etc. All these problems need to be treated with appropriate herbal medicines.
Ayurvedic herbal treatment can thus be judiciously utilised in the management and treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding.
The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at https://www.mundewadiayurvedicclinic.com and http://www.ayurvedaphysician.com
