Abstract

CONCEPTUAL STUDY ON KAPHAJA SIRASHOOLA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO MAXILLARY SINUSITIS AND ITS MANAGEMENT BY NASYA KARMA

Dr. Varun T. V.* and Dr. Vishnu Damodar

Abstract

Shiras is an important organ situated above the Jatru. Shiras is said to be the Uttamanga, as it is the seat of vital organs like Prana, Indriya, Pranavaha srotas and Sadhyo Pranahara marma. Aacharaya Sushruta has mentioned 11 types of Shiro-Roga in Uttara Tantra and Kaphaja Shirashoola is one of them. In Kaphaja Shirashoola, there is heaviness in head along with dull pain and numbness in head, feeling of the head being covered with a wet cloth and stiffness. The diseases in which head ache is the prime symptom those are named as Shirashoola. Various Shirorogas are mentioned in our classics, Kaphaja Shirashoola is one among them. It is characterized by headache, heaviness, rigidity, facial pain and Peri-orbital oedema. The headache persists throughout the day and it may increases in night, this condition is commonly associated with post nasal discharge and nasal blockage. The pain from sinus headaches is usually more of a dull pain versus a sharp rapid pain. Therefore sinusitis can be considered under the heading of Kaphaja Shirashoola. In Ayurveda it is said that, the head disease caused by Kapha should be controlled with measures which eliminate Kapha, such as head evacuation, emesis, and gargling with irritant drugs. For this Acharyas mentioned Nasya karma is the prime one.

Keywords: Shiras, Kaphaja Shiroroga, Maxillary Sinusitis, Nasya karma.