Abstract

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF POST HERPATIC NEURALGIA-A SINGLE CASE STUDY

*Dr. R. D. Deshmukh, Dr. Seema Bhoyar and Dr. Shubhangi Bharankar

Abstract

In Ayurveda anantavata is describe as one of the diseases under siroroga. Anantavata is a tridosaja vyadhi. The dosa affect the manya which is a sira marma and causes severe pain in the ghata that is the prusta bhaga of the griva, akshi, bhru, shankha pradesha. There is also spandan in the Ganda Parshva Pradesh, netraroga and hanugraha. The present case study regarding the ayurvedic apporoach to the postherpetic neuralgia as anantavata. In present case study 59 years female patient had herpes zoster before 1 month and now she is having complaints of Rt. earache, severe headache, and burning sensation. It can be treated as per the principal of pittavata har chikitsa, pitta kushta har chikitsa, dhatugat lina pitta dosa chikitsa. The patient was treated with Dashmoolarishta, along with the Amritarishta with addition of Eranda Sneha, Pravalyukta gulkanda, Panchatikta Ghruta, Kaishor Guggul. After 1month Dashmoolarishta along with the Amritarishta with addition of Eranda Sneha, Pravalyukta gulkanda, Triphala Ghruta. At the end of 2month patient got significant result.

Keywords: Anantavata, post herpatic neuralgia, herpes zoster.