ROLE OF BASTI CHIKITSA IN MANAGEMENT OF PAKSHAGHATA WITH S. R. T. HEMIPLEGIA (NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER)- A REVIEW STUDY
Dr. Ashwini B. Galande* and Vd. Ujwala V. Pawar
ABSTRACT
As civilization grows advanced, man has become more vulnerable for many neurological conditions due to lifestyle, high expectation, unwanted stress, competition and pseudo society status. So that he adopted new habits like alcohol, smoking, tobacco and drug abuse. All these leads to the many life style disease. Neurological disorders are one of them. In Ayurveda, neurological disorders can be correlated with Vatvyadhi, Pakshaghata is one of them, caused due to vitiation of Vata Dosha. It can be correlated with Hemiplegia in modern science. Hemiplegia is commonest manifestation of stroke with the neurological defict, affecting face, limbs and trunk on one side or either side of body. In Pakshaghata Vata getting aggrevated dries up the Strotas and Snayu of one side of body makes the organ of that side incapable of functioning and loss of sensation. Basti Karma is an ultimate treatment modality advised for Vatvyadhi, so in present study tried to find out mode of action of Basti chikitsa in Pakshaghata as being a neurological disorder.
[Full Text Article] [Download Certificate]