A review appraisal on Ayurvedic concept and management of Ksheenashukra (oligozoospermia)

Vd. Tushar Anil Annadate; Vd. Veena G. Jawale

Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

A review appraisal on Ayurvedic concept and management of Ksheenashukra (oligozoospermia)

Vd. Tushar Anil Annadate, Vd. Veena G. Jawale

Abstract :

Fertility is affected by many factors like cultural, environmental, socio-economic status especially in developing countries where infectious environment and poverty is common. Infertility is defined as a sexually active and non-contraceptive couple can not achieve pregnancy after one year. Oligozoospermia is defined as there is less spermatozoa or low sperm concentration in seminal fluid, also azoospermia means there is no spermatozoa present in ejaculation. As per WHO (2017) sperm count at or above 15 million per ml of semen as average, anything below that is considered low and is diagnosed as oligozoospermia. In Ayurveda oligozoospermia is correlated with ksheenshukra, alparetas, ksheenaretasa, shukrakshaya. In modern science there is no any satisfactory treatment for oligozoospermia as it deals with hormonal therapy which has got their own hazards. Ayurveda has its special anch named as vaajikarana to treat the conditions like oligozoospermia. Vaajikarana therapy rejuvenates the male reproductive system as well as it nourishes sapta dhatus and shukra dhatu is the essence of all sapta dhatus. In ayurveda there are so many formulations to overcome the condition oligozoospermia. So, here attempt has been made to review the Ayurvedic concept and management of ksheenashukra (oligozoospermia).