| According to Ayurveda, conception takes place | | | | |
| due to healthy sperm, healthy ovum and a | | | | Ayurvedic treatment for infertility : |
| healthy uterus. For both men and women, | | | | |
| reproductive health depends on the health of | | | | ** Body Constitution of both the partners are |
| the shukra dhatu, or reproductive tissue. In | | | | to be evaluated and any blockages are to be |
| women the shukra tissue creates the ovum as | | | | cleared and weakness to be tonified. |
| part of the monthly cycle, and in men the | | | | |
| semen is formed due to sexual stimulation. | | | | ** Women to stay relaxed as when tensed the |
| The shukra tissue itself is created as part | | | | fallopian tubes, the blood vessels nourishing |
| of a long chain of metabolic transformations, | | | | the uterus can be constricted, which is not |
| starting with the digestion of food and | | | | conducive for conceiving. |
| including the transformation of food to | | | | |
| nutrient fluid, blood, muscle, fat, bone, | | | | ** Men to avoid alcohol and smoking, reduce |
| bone marrow and finally, to shukra tissue. | | | | poor quality fats in the diet, and increase |
| Healthy shukra tissue, then, according to | | | | exercise. |
| ayurveda, depends on the health of all the | | | | |
| other tissues in the body. | | | | ** Yogasanas like Padmasana increases blood |
| | | | flow to the perineum and directs prana (life |
| The main causes for infertility according to | | | | force) to the lower two chakras that govern |
| Ayurveda are eating spicy, salty and hot food | | | | sexual functions. |
| that increase pitta and destroys shukra | | | | |
| (semen), overindulgence in sexual activities | | | | ** Ayurvedic herbs such as Gokshura (Tribulis |
| that leads to shukra kshaya (loss of semen) | | | | terrestris), Guduchi (Tinosporia cordifolia) |
| it may also cause clibya (impotency), | | | | and Triphala are very much to clear the |
| controlling sexual urges for longer duration | | | | blockage. Shatavari (Asparagus racemosa) is |
| that results in veeryaavarodha (Obstruction | | | | a rejuvenative tonic for women. Kapikacchu |
| of semen) and leads to decreased libido. In | | | | (Mucuna pruriens) is a proven medicine for |
| some cases impotency is acquired by birth | | | | increasing the sperm and defective sperm |
| also. | | | | formation. |