Having a baby is one of the most precious times in a woman’s life. Thankfully, in last few years there has been a change in the attitude about birth from viewing it as a medical emergency to the natural process. This change in the way our culture views birth is so important in creating happy, healthy babies and families, yet there is still a very big missing link: SOOTIKA PARICHARYA / POSTPARTUM CARE.

Ayurveda is not legging behind in recognizing the most prolific facet of woman viz. women is the hub of descendants. Few important of those being the garbhini avastha and sootika avastha which have been clearly recognized and explained in our classics by Acharyas.

Sootika avastha is one such stage where in she should be taken much care as a tot. This sootika avastha can be understood as the puerperium when compared in modern parlance. This period is sometimes referred as fourth trimester, and is the period of reverting back of pelvic organs to non pregnant state in specific. 

The sootika will be weak by nourishing the fetus and also attains shunya shareera due to dhatu kshaya, stress of labor pain, excretion of Kleda and Rakta. Hence the sootika avastha is considered as a critical condition which makes the sootika to go into a very fragile state.

Pregnancy changes women’s body in more ways than they might have guessed, and it doesn’t stop when the baby is born. Until the birth, a healthy baby may be her top priority — but once the baby is born maintaining her fitness, beauty, and self-confidence counts, too. So, all the women of this hi-speed life require special care to be taken in short duration which will make them to feel younger and healthier.Advancement in sciences have made researchers to look back in to the root i.e. Ayurveda. All acharyas have elucidated about Sootika paricharya. The Snehapana, Abhyanga, Parisheka have been described in the conditions like exhaustion, strain, tiredness, back ache etc. These also have their effect on mental wellbeing & helps in recapitulating the healthy status. The unique procedures explained in Sootika Paricharya can bring equilibrium of Kayagni/Dhatwagni which in turn will help for the proper nourishment of dhatus to bring them to the pre-pregnant status. With this view the clinical study entitled “CLINICAL EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF CHARAKOKTA SOOTIKA PARICHARYA” is planned.

OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY

• Literary review of Sootika, Sootika Paricharya, latest researches related to the Sootika paricharya, Ayurvedic Samhitas, literature related with the allied sciences, journals and internet will be referred.
• A Conceptual study on Charakokta Sootika Paricharya.
• To evaluate the efficacy of Charakokta Sootika Paricharya in Sootikas.
• To compare the effect of Sootika Paricharya in control and trial groups.

Hypothesis

H_0: There is no significant effect of ‘Charakokta Sootika Paricharya’ on Sootikas.

H_1: The recovery in the symptoms is same in both control and trial groups

H_2: There is significant therapeutic effect of ‘Charakokta Sootika Paricharya’ only on the subjective symptoms of Sootika

H₃: There is significant therapeutic effect of ‘Charakokta Sootika Paricharya’ only on the Objective signs of Sootika.

H₄: There is significant therapeutic effect of ‘Charakokta Sootika Paricharya’ both on Subjective and Objective symptoms of Sootika.