stdClass Object ( [id] => 17495 [paper_index] => 202509-01-023931 [title] => RAJASWALA PARICHARYA: ITS SCIENTIFIC VALIDATION IN MENSTRUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH [description] => [author] => Dr Swapnali Nagnath Pawar, Dr Shobha Nadgouda [googlescholar] => [doi] => https://doi.org/10.36713/epra23931 [year] => 2025 [month] => September [volume] => 11 [issue] => 9 [file] => fm/jpanel/upload/2025/September/202509-01-023931.pdf [abstract] => Background: Ayurveda emphasizes holistic approaches to women’s health, particularly during menstruation. Rajaswala Paricharya (menstrual regimen) prescribes dietary, lifestyle, and behavioral guidelines to maintain reproductive well-being. Objectives: To review the classical descriptions of Rajaswala Paricharya and scientifically validate its principles using contemporary biomedical research. Methods: A narrative review of Ayurvedic texts (Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Kashyapa Samhita, Bhavaprakasha) was conducted. Parallel evidence from PubMed-indexed studies on diet, stress, sleep, dysmenorrhea and reproductive health was compiled. References were formatted in APA 7th style. Results: Ayurveda recommendations of light diet, rest, stress avoidance, proper sleep, and sexual abstinence align with modern evidence. Rest reduces prostaglandin-mediated dysmenorrhea, light diets prevent inflammation and PMS, stress management preserves HPO axis function, adequate sleep regulates circadian rhythm, and abstinence reduces infection risk. Conclusion: Rajaswala Paricharya is a preventive and therapeutic lifestyle framework for menstrual and reproductive health. Its principles resonate with modern science and may complement contemporary gynecology. [keywords] => Ayurveda, Menstruation, Reproductive Health, Rajaswala Paricharya, Scientific Validation [doj] => 2025-09-05 [hit] => [status] => [award_status] => P [orderr] => 2 [journal_id] => 1 [googlesearch_link] => [edit_on] => 2025-09-06 00:16:41 [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) [short_code] => IJMR [eissn] => 2455-3662 (Online) [pissn] => - -- [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/11.IJMR.png ) Error fetching PDF file.