SUTHIKA PARICHARYA

🔺TREATMENT : SUTHIKA PARICHARYA 

📌DEFINITION

🔸Sūtikā Paricharya refers to the specialized regimen of diet, lifestyle, and therapies prescribed for the mother after delivery (generally for 45 days or until the restoration of normal health). It focuses on regaining strength, proper involution of the uterus, restoration of agni (digestive fire), enhancing lactation, and preventing postpartum complications.

📌DRUGS USED

🔸Dasamoola

🔸Shatavari

🔸Ashwagandha

🔸Pippali

🔸Jeeraka

🔸Musta

🔸Nagakeshara

🔸Haridra

🔸Guduchi

🔸Bala

🔸PROCEDURE

1. Immediate care after delivery – administration of ghee, kanji, or light digestible foods.

2. Abhyanga (oil massage) with medicated oils like Bala taila or Dhanwantaram taila.

3. Swedana (mild fomentation) for relieving body stiffness.

4. Pathya āhāra (dietary regimen):

🔸Initial days: light, laghu, gruel (yavagu, kanji).

🔸Gradually: milk, ghee, medicated soups.

🔸Later: nourishing foods with herbs to promote strength and lactation.

5. Internal medicines – decoctions, medicated ghee, powders for agni deepana, vata shamana, and stanya janana.

6. Yoga and rest – gradual resumption of activities with emphasis on rest.

📌INDICATED DISEASES

🔸Agnimandya

🔸Jwara

🔸Atipravritti lochia (excessive lochial discharge)

🔸Stanya kshaya (insufficient lactation)

🔸Sūtikā jwara

🔸Vata vyadhi (postpartum body ache, stiffness, neuralgia)

🔸General weakness

📌MUST BE AVOIDED IN

🔸Pregnancy (not before delivery)

🔸Severe postpartum hemorrhage (without stabilization)

🔸High fever with infection (requires emergency care first)

🔸Uncontrolled medical conditions (hypertension, diabetes without regulation

📌PRECAUTIONS

🔸Avoid excessive exertion, fasting, day sleep, and exposure to cold.

🔸Food should be freshly prepared, warm, light, and easily digestible.

🔸Abhyanga and swedana only with mild heat and suitable oils.

🔸Gradual progression from light to heavy foods.

🔸Avoid incompatible foods (viruddhahara).

🔸Strict hygiene to prevent infection.