Title

Effect of oil drop urine test for polycystic ovary syndrome in Siddha medicine

Authors

A. Lavanya^1,*, R. Rathinamala², R.Vinodini³, P. Sathyarajeswaren⁴ & N.P. Vinod⁵

Affiliation

¹Research Officer (Siddha) S-II, Siddha Regional Research Institute, Puducherry, India; ²Research Officer (Siddha) S-II, Siddha Central Research Institute & Hospital, Chennai; ³Research Associate (Siddha), Siddha Regional Research Institute, Puducherry, India; ⁴Assistant Director (Siddha) S- IV i/c, Siddha Regional Research Institute, Puducherry, India; ⁵Statistical Assistant, Siddha Central Research Institute & Hospital, Chennai, India; *Corresponding author

Email

A. Lavanya - E-mail: drlavi85@gmail.com

R. Rathinamala - E-mail: drrmala@gmail.com
R. Vinodini - E-mail: vinodini02@gmail.com
P. Sathyarajeswaren - E-mail: siddha2k6@gmail.com
N.P. Vinod - E-mail: siddhastat@gmail.com

Article Type

Research Article

Date

Received August 1, 2025; Revised August 31, 2025; Accepted August 31, 2025, Published August 31, 2025

Abstract

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is a heterogeneous disorder with multiple and unclear aetiology and a significant cause of menstrual irregularity, subfertility and infertility. The methodology of diagnosis in Siddha system is based on three humors, Body constituents and eight-fold examinations. Among these parameters, Neykkuṟi (oil drop test), sub test of Urine exmination, a widely used diagnostic and prognostic tool to assess the imbalance of the body's vital humors. This study aims to document the Urine sign - Oil drop test in PCOS and its association with three humours and Body constituents. The results showed a significant association (P=0.016) between three humours and Urine sign which was observed in PCOS patients. This preliminary study in PCOS patients revealed a potential correlation between Urine sign and three humours, highlighting their relevance within Siddha diagnostic principles in the assessment of PCOS.

Keywords

Siddha medicine, Karpa vāyu, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Neykkuri, Mukkurra iyal, Tēka ilakkanam, Body constituents.

Citation

Lavanya et al. Bioinformation 21(8): 2314-2318 (2025)

Edited by

P Kangueane

ISSN

0973-2063

Publisher

Biomedical Informatics

License

This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.