ROLE OF SUTIKA PARICHARYA IN PREVENTING SUTIKA KATISHULA

According to Kashyap, though woman has given to birth to fetus, only after expulsion of placenta, can be termed as Sutika.[1] The management of Sutika has been mentioned in Ayurveda, but Acharya Kashyap has described it. In the postpartum phase, he included katishula as one of the sutika disease. Due to Pravahana and Raktakshay, all Doshas become agitated in Sutikavastha, but Vata dosha is particularly affected. Sutikavastha is not a diseased condition, but caused due to Agnimandya, Vataprakopa, and Dhatukshaya. Katishool in Sutika is under the control of Vata vriddhi. In everyday practise, it is frequently encountered. Due to hesitation in following Sutika Paricharya, she may suffer immediately during Sutika kala by Sutika rogas or afterwards by diseases like Pandu, Raktapradar, Sandhishool, katishula etc. Aacharya Kashyap discussed puerperal disorders twice: once in Dushprajata Chikitsadhyaya and again in Sutikopakramaniya Adhyaya. The total number of disorders documented at both locations adds up to 74.