IJRAP International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy 2277-4343 Moksha Publishing House 10.7897/2277-4343.096168 A CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF CHATURBEEJ CHURNA AND KAISHORE GUGGULU IN KASHTARTAVA (SPASMODIC AND CONGESTIVE DYSMENORRHEA) Vandana * Seema Shukla Eena Sharma Soni Kapil 11 -0001 32 37 Dysmenorrhea(Dys - difficult, Men -month, Rhein - to flow) -the painful menstruation.__ampersandsignnbsp;60-70% of women suffer from__ampersandsignnbsp;dysmenorrhea(Kashtartava)out of which 20-25% remains incapacitated for 1-3 days during each cycle but only 5-8% seek medical advice.It is of two types: Primary and secondary dysmenorrhea.__ampersandsignnbsp;It is a common ailment having a major impact over both physical and mental status of women.__ampersandsignnbsp;__ampersandsignnbsp;To find out the best available in Ayurvedic texts, present study was planned to cure the__ampersandsignnbsp;dysmenorrheawith the help of some herbal formulations used orally.__ampersandsignnbsp;For the study 50 patients were selectedin a single groupout of which 34 were of spasmodic and 16 were of congestive dysmenorrhea. Results were evaluated on basis of improvement in clinical symptoms such as intensity, duration of pain and associated symptoms etc. Subjects were also assessed regarding the intensity of pain__ampersandsignnbsp;__ampersandsignnbsp;__ampersandsignnbsp;on the basis of VAS (visual analogue scale). The data obtained in clinical study before and after treatment was expressed in term of mean, standard deviation (__ampersandsignplusmn; SD) and standard Error (__ampersandsignplusmn;SE). At the end of the period it was found that both__ampersandsignnbsp;__ampersandsignnbsp;__ampersandsignnbsp;the drugs showed marked improvement in thesymptoms ofspasmodic dysmenorrhea only whereas no improvement was observed in the congestive dysmenorrhea. Kashtartava Chaturbeej churna Kaishore guggulu