Abstract

A STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFECT OF YASHAD BHASM IN OLIGOSPERMIA

Dr Rajni Bala, Dr Vikas Chandra Gupta, Dr Vijay Kumar*

ABSTRACT

According to Rasashastra, the roles of metals in human physiology are well established. It is also known by modern knowledge that many metals are required in trace amounts for normal metabolism and their deficiency leads to diseases. In Ayurveda, metal-based preparations, that is, bhasmas, are indicated for the treatment of several diseases. Bhasma is a calcinated preparation in which the gem or metal is converted into ash. Yashada bhasma is well characterized mineral used in traditional medicine for the treatment of various disorders. Oligospermia is a male fertility issue defined as a low sperm concentration in the ejaculate. As defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 1999, a low sperm count is less than 20million sperms/ml is considered as Oligospermia. Objective: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Yashad bhasm in different aspects of oligospermia compared to Placebo (Substance That is not known to have treatment effect), Methods: Yashada bhasma, a Zinc based Ayurvedic metallic preparation, was prepared as per Rasa tarangini, transformed into bio-absorbable bhasma form and also to know its effect on patients of oligospermia. 42 patients selected for clinical trial. Trial was divided into two groups one for Yashad bhasm and second for placebo. Result: group A patients had shown improvement in 92.3% in comparison to group B which showed improvement in only 0.27%. Conclusion: Use of Yashad bhasm in oligospermia is very quick and effective treatment without any side effects as compare to other medicine.

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