Ayurvedic Management of Mootraghata (Benign Prostate Hyperplasia) – A Systemic Review

Abstract

Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTSs) are quite common in aging males and these affect the quality of life of an individual. From out of various etiologies of LUTS, benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) has a high prevalence itself. Similarly, in ancient times, Acharya’s described various types of Mootraghata with their various etiological factors. Ayurveda clinicians and postgraduate institutes are being conducted researches or clinical trials with various modalities in the management of Mootraghata. Many of the researches done on Mootraghata remain in the library in the form of gray literature. Evidence-based medicine is the key to conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of currently available medicines for the best result of individual patient care. The research that was published in research journals can be summarized to know the treatment modalities in the management of BPH. In the review, the clinical studies/trials from the year January 2001 to 2021 are included in the study. For that purpose, the data mining was done through search engines, that is, Google Scholar, Ayush Research Portal, Dhara, AYU, Ayu-Care, J-Gate, J-Aim, Google, PubMed, Sci-Hub, and Shodhganga. In this review total, 50 studies have been collected from the available online search engine, out of 50 studies, 30 studies are having clinical intervention while 20 are review articles. Based on this review, the presented review article provides information on BPH and its treatment by herbal medicine, prognosis, and limitations of conservative treatment, and uses of parameters to the assessment of BPH.