• Dr. Kishor M. Waghmare
• Dr. Amit Shedage
• Dr. Veerendra Meenkire

The disease Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) is the most frequently occurring disorder of the aging men. The prostate is a specific organ related to the functions of the male urogenital system and in old age, when most of the organs of the body regress in size; the prostate enlarges and causes trouble with the flow of urine. This is the disease of male senior citizens exclusively and it affects the community about over 50 years of age. In Ayurveda literature, its pathophysiology was given as the deranged and aggravated Vayu gets lodged in the space between the bladder and anus and gives rise to a thick lumpy pebble-like structure, which is hard, non-shifting in character, produces suppression of stool, urine and flatus distension in the abdomen and pain in the bladder.

Asthila, Basti, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Vataasthila, Urine.

"A critical literature review of Vataasthila w.s.r. to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no.h326-h329, October-2023, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310639.pdf

"A critical literature review of Vataasthila w.s.r. to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.10, Issue 10, page no. pph326-h329, October-2023, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2310639.pdf