YONI VARTI / INTRA VAGINAL MEDICATED SUPPOSITORY

🔺TREATMENT : YONI VARTI / INTRA VAGINAL MEDICATED SUPPOSITORY

📌DEFINITION :

🔸Yoni Varti is a form of local intravaginal therapy in which a medicated stick or bolus (varti) made from herbal drugs is inserted into the vagina for therapeutic purposes. It is mainly used to treat local infections, inflammation, and disorders of the female reproductive tract.

📌DRUGS USED :

🔸Triphala

🔸Lodhra

🔸Haridra

🔸Guggulu

🔸Daruharidra

🔸Neem (Nimba)

🔸Yashtimadhu

🔸Manjistha

🔸Shatavari

🔸Jati

🔸Guduchi

📌PROCEDURE :

1. Patient is advised to empty bladder and clean the local area.

2. Perform gentle vaginal cleansing with lukewarm medicated decoction (e.g.,Triphala Kwatha).

3. Prepare varti from powdered drugs mixed with a binding agent (like ghee or honey) and shape into stick/bolus form.

4. Lubricate varti with medicated ghee/oil.

5. Insert gently into the vaginal canal using aseptic precautions.

6. Leave it for a specific duration (as advised), then remove or allow it to dissolve naturally.

📌INDICATED DISEASES  :

🔸Yoni Kandu

🔸Yoni Srava

🔸Yoni Paka

🔸Yonivivrita

🔸Yonigata Krimi

🔸Pradara

📌MUST BE AVOIDED IN :

🔸Pregnancy

🔸Menstruation

🔸Active vaginal bleeding

🔸Severe pelvic inflammatory disease with fever

🔸Local ulcers or trauma in vagina

📌PRECAUTIONS :

🔸Maintain strict local hygiene before and after the procedure

🔸Use only under supervision of an Ayurvedic physician

🔸Avoid excessive or rough insertion to prevent mucosal injury

🔸Select drugs as per disease condition and patient’s prakriti

🔸Ensure no allergy to the herbs used