Have any side affect in taking Ayurvedic Treatment for Episiotomy?

Question

Have any side affect in taking Ayurvedic Treatment for Episiotomy? Can we take it along with traditional treatment? We know that, conventional treatment and homeopathy cannot taken together. Is it applicable about Ayurvedic treatment?

We know one Ayurvedic medicine and one balm about the treatment of Episiotomy. The name of the medicine is Gotu Cola which is also familiar in different names like Centella Asiatica, Hydrocotyle asiatica, Indian pennywort (English), Mandukaparni (India), Pegaga (Malaysia) and Di Chien Tsao, Man Tien Hsing and Zhi Xue Cao (China). The name of the Balm is Peri Balm.

Is the above mentioned medicine can be start to use after 5 weeks of Episiotomy?

Answer 1

The episiotomy should be healed by now completely, and there should be no need to do anything at all for it at this point.  The kindest thing to do for the sensitive tissues in this area is to expose it to light and air as much as can be reasonably provided.  I realize of course, given the spot, that's difficult.  However, there should not be a problem applying moisture based ointments to ease the tenderness.  I would suggest the lady may prefer to use something even simpler, if you can obtain it.  Plain vitamin e oil, from a bottle or squeezed from a capsule is most excellent in promoting skin healing.  You need to take care choosing other types of herbal treatments, since the lady in question is still more susceptible to infections at the moment, in particular vaginal and bladder infections.  She really should not do any sort of soaking of the nether regions in water and herb preps just yet.  It's safer to wait at least another month for that.  I am not familiar with Peri-Balm, I am afraid.  It might be best to ask her doctor to recommend something if you can, but a good ayurvedic practitioner will also know what is best.  As with any treatment, experience is the best voice to listen to.

Answer 2

Episiotomy is an external infliction.  To my mind any external infliction has to be treated externally. Therefore, ointments, balms etc. can apply as directed by the physician.  

2.    To say that homeopathy cannot go alongwith conventional treatment is not correct.  It can go very well with conventional treatment.  At the most the homeo medicines may get antidoted with certain chemicals.   i.e. the conventional treatment may come in the way and stop the functioning of the homeo medicines and make it ineffective, but no harm can  take place if both are combined except in case of Diabetis and BP where there should be strict monitoring.  

3.  I have seen many cases where the curative work started of by the conventional medicines are completed by homeo medicines and vice versa.  

4.   Ayurvedic medicines are the most natural way of using medicines and has its pathyams (strict diet restrictions) and therefore, may not be compatible with conventional medicines, but many of its lehyams, rasayanams, arishtams etc are used by the conventional medicine followers as a matter of routine in their family,( just like any other food items)

alongwith allopathic medicines.  

5.    You would be better advised to see your doctor for the Episiotomy rather than taking any homeo or ayurvedic medicines.