UNVEILING THE SIDDHA HERBO-MINERAL FORMULATION FOR STERILITY- A LITERATURE REVIEW

In recent days some groups are seeking infertility treatment, on the other hand there are groups seeking contraception methods. Nowadays there are several ways are available for contraception such are Oral contraceptive pills, implants, injectable, patches, rings, intra uterine devices, Male and Female sterilization and so on. WHO stated that the number of women desiring to use family planning has increased markedly over the past two decades from 900 million in year 2000 and 1.1 billion in the year 2021. Between 2000 to 2020 the contraceptive prevalence rate increased from 47.7 to 49%. WHO assists countries to adapt and implement contraception tools to strengthen contraceptive policies and programs. Siddhars, who were the founders of Siddha Medicine. From their insights they told lot of medicines for all health ailments. Even for disease prevention, diagnosis and to cure the disease. Siddha literature evidenced that the natural contraception method by using herbal drugs which would be effective. Poovarasan (Thespesia populnea) tree bark, Induppu (Rock or pink salt) and Kaaichukatti (Acacia catechu) taken as same quantity, then dried and powdered. Siddha literature suggests that this powder to be taken from the first five days of the menstrual cycle. The siddha literature evidenced that the women will be sterilized until her entire reproductive age. This literature review aims to validate the efficacy of medicine in its contraceptional activity.