INVOLVEMENT OF DOSHA, DHATU, UPDHATU AND AGNI IN FOLLICULAR DEVELOPMENT OVULATION AND IN MENSTRUATION: CRITICAL REVIEW

Ayurveda, categorizes the body‘s constituents within three
essential elements Dosha (tissue entities), Dhatu (biological
entities), and Mala, or waste materials.
( १). The balance among these
entities is crucial for longevity and healthy lives. In women
when the Vatadi dosha and the Rasadi dhatu are in a balanced
State then follicular development, ovulation and menstruation
occur at the proper time and then there is less possibility of
being AUB, anovulation, infertility, PCOD, tubal blockage and
chances of repeated abortion etc. in brief there is a minimal risk
of Artava vyapada and Yonivyapad as per ayurvedic view. In
ancient times for balancing these Dosha and Dhatu, shodhan
and shaman therapy were used. with the help of shodhan
therapy the toxins were removed from their body and with
shaman therapy the imbalanced dosha, dhatu‘s were brought
into balanced, these Vatadi doshas also regulates the body‘s
agni (digestive/metabolic fire) and the formation and nourishment of the dhatus and
upadhatus depend on different types of agni (Jatharagni, bhutagni and Dhatvagni).

पुष्पंतुजायतेयस्याःफलञ्चापिनविद्यते।तस्यदोषविकारञ्चज्ञात्वाकर्समारभेत्।।

(बा.त. 1/6)

This verse explains the importance of the Vatadi dosha and describes how the dosha are involved in nourishing and maturing the “pushpa,” that is ovum and finally the formation of the phala (progeny).