Abstract

SHUKRA BEEJA KSHEENATA IN REFERENCE TO OLIGOSPERMIA- A LITERARY REVIEW

S. K. Tripathi and A. K. Pandey*

Abstract

To continue the world reproduction is necessary for all animals. For reproduction in human being the availability of sperm and ova is necessary. Although there is requirement of one sperm to fertilize the ovum but the normal counting of sperm in semen required to reach the sperm to ovum for fertilization is 120 to 450 million per ml . If the number is less than 20 million per ml then it is termed as oligospermia. In Ayurveda the subject of reproduction is widely dispersed. In Ayurvedic treatises as Sharirasthan of Charaka, Sushruta, Ashtanga Sangraha, Ashtanga Hridaya, Kashyapa and Bhavaprakasha the anatomy and physiology of reproductive organ and reproduction is available at various places. After reading all the literature we can understand that the Acharyas have well known knowledge about the semen, sperm and their function. But there is no proper word available for oligospermia in Ayurvedic literature. The word „Shukra‟, the word „Beeja‟ and the word „Ksheenata‟ are available in different references. The aim of current topic is to search a proper word for oligospermia.

Keywords: Shukra, Beeja, Ksheenata, oligospermia and Ayurveda.