Ayurvedic Vaginal Drug Delivery Systems: A Conceptual Review of Yoni Pichu, Yoni Varti and Yoni Dhavana in Women’s Health
1Pragya Mulewa, 2Prashant Fawade and 3Vikrant Biswas
1,2Department of Prasuti Tantra Evum Stree Roga, Parul Institute of Ayurveda and Research, Parul University, Vadodara - 391760 (India) 3Department of Swasthavritta and Yoga, Parul Institute of Ayurveda and Research, Parul University, Vadodara - 391760 (India)
ABSTRACT
Vulvovaginal infections, cervicitis, vaginal dryness, and the broader spectrum of conditions Ayurveda terms Yonivyapad remain among the most frequently encountered gynecological complaints worldwide. Modern medicine increasingly favors localized vaginal drug delivery, since it concentrates therapeutic action at the diseased site, limits systemic side effects, and improves bioavailability and adherence. Ayurveda anticipated these principles through Yoni Pichu, Yoni Varti, and Yoni Dhavana — local therapies using medicated oils, ghee, herbal pastes, decoctions, or suppository-like preparations that share substantial conceptual ground with modern drug-delivery science. To examine the Ayurvedic concepts of Yoni Pichu, Yoni Varti, and Yoni Dhavana against the principles of modern vaginal drug delivery.