Abstract

A Short Review article on BASANT, a polyherbal formulation which is effective in curing Abnormal vaginal discharge, fishy odour, and a variety of Vaginal Infections for which it was investigated, N. gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, HIV, and HPV causing Carcinoma of Cervix. Inorder to make it available to Women, it has been passed on to a Company BIPHA PHARMA in Kerala. It is a Mission Oriented Research. At AIIMS New Delhi, a fairly large number of otherwise healthy women coming to Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department suffered from abnormal vaginal discharge. Their vaginal pH was above normal and vagina had foul odour. We developed a Polyherbal formulation, named as BASANT. It was composed of 95% purified diferuloyl methane (curcumin), purified extract of Amla (Emblica officinalis), purified extract of Neem (Azadirachta indica) and Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis). These ingredients were formulated in pharmacopoeially approved excipients: Citric acid, Sorbitol, Microcrystalline cellulose, Sodium starch glycolate, Starlac, Crospovidones and Sodium alginate as a lubricating agent. 250 mg BASANT was dispensed as powder in Cellulose capsules for intra-vaginal use. We also prepared a formulation of probiotics composed of Lactobacillus fermentum, Lactobacillus gasseri and Lactobacillus salivarius. They were packed in cellulose capsules and named as Pro-Vag-Health. Regression of Vaginosis was studied in ailing women with BASANT, Probiotics and a Combination of the two. Table 1 summarizes the results. Treatment with a combination of the two cured nearly every women. Fig. 1 given below shows the restoration of a normal Healthy vagina.