Abstract

CLINICAL CASE STUDY OF ROLE OF MASHADI NASYA IN ARDIT W.S.R TO FACIAL PARALYSIS

Dr. Sonam S. Gohane* and Dr. Surekha Pillewan

Abstract

In present time due to modern life style, anxiety, stress etc. reason, incidence of Vatavyadhi Pakshaghat, Ardit etc. increasing. Vatavyadhi is one of the most prevalling health problem in our day to day clinical practice and Ardit is one of them. Ardit (facial paralysis) is very troublesome disease and about one in every 60 to 70 persons are affected by it. Ardit is defined as total loss of all voluntary movement on one or both side of the face. Acharya Charak has included sharirardh in Ardit & Sushrut has considered as face is only affected in Ardit. Ardit can be correlated with facial paralysis on the basis of sign and symptoms & cause by involvement of VII cranial nerve. Facial paralysis is emphasized as weakness of facial muscles mainly resulting from temporary or permanent damage to facial nerve. It adversely affects the most important function of mouth leading to difficulty in deglutition, mastication closing of mouth as well as closure of eyes etc. Ardit being one of the Vatavyadhi to be chiefly managed by Mashadi nasya. Sharangdhar advocates use of Mashadi nasya in Ardit. According to Charak, nasya karma is a specific treatment of Ardit roga. Bearing this idea in mind nasya karma was selected in present study. In present study Mashadi nasya offered better result in pacifying almost entire range of symptomatology of Ardit (facial paralysis).

Keywords: Ardit, Facial paralysis, Nasya karma, Mashadi kwath.