Ayurvedic measures to minimize need of Hysterectomy

Menopause is not just cessation of menstruation; it is depletion of ovarian follicles leading to decrease in ovarian hormones. A woman who has undergone hysterectomy but retains her ovaries will experience cessation of menstruation and not oestrogen deficiency syndrome just after it. In such cases the depletion of oocytes would occur earlier and thus women will perceive menopausal changes earlier than natural menopause. It shows that hysterectomy with or without oophorectomy leads to surgical menopause. Many times hysterectomy is done for such conditions which can be treated by medicines. In modern science, as there is no certain treatment for some diseases and the recurrences occur, hysterectomy becomes the solution. Ayurveda has mentioned such therapies which act locally as well as systemically and arrest the disease to get advanced or relapsed

Preclinical and clinical trials of Indian medicinal plants in disease control

Since the ancient period, the medicinal plants have been used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Recently, it has gained extreme research importance for their nutraceuticals values. It has been confirmed by WHO that herbal medicines serve the health needs of about 80% of World’s population; especially for millions of people in the vast rural areas of developing countries. This book chapter summarizes the importance of several medicinal plants which are traditionally used in treatment and management of different ailments in India. In addition, some pharmacological models describe the possible mechanism of action of bioactive phytochemicals, which can be successfully used as drug candidates in near future. However, there is urgent need for basic scientific investigations on medicinal plants and this has been highlighted in current research trends in clinical trials