Therapeutic Use of Phytochemicals in the Treatment of Various Female Reproductive Disorders

Abstract

Reproductive diseases are the leading cause of death among the female population and the medication provided or the therapeutics used conventionally for the treatment of those conditions leads to various side effects which downplays the efficacy of the drugs and here, the use of medical plants plays a pivotal role. Medical plants consist of various phytochemicals which have therapeutic properties that are found to be useful in the treatment of various disorders related to the female reproductive system, without causing any severe side effects. It has been found that the use of various phytochemicals, medical plants, or herbal formulas along with Western medicine results in increased treatment efficiency, which further proves the importance of using herbs and medical plants as therapeutics. This paper discusses the importance of these herbal medicines and formulas in treating female reproductive disorders evidenced by the discussion of various medical systems such as “Ayurveda” and “Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)” that rely on herbs for the treatment of such disorders and conditions. A table discussing various therapeutic herbs related to various disorders in relevance to the targeted organ of the female reproductive system is also discussed in this paper.