Abstract

A CLINICAL APPROACH TO ARDITA (BELL’S PALSY) THROUGH AYURVEDA: A CASE STUDY

Dr. A. Anitha* and Dr. V. Lakshmana Prasad

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Abstract

Acharya Charak has explained Ardita as the contracture of mouth along with the involvement of forehead, eyebrow, eye, nasial fold on the affected side of face. On the basis of symptoms Ardita can be correlated with facial palsy. Facial palsy is a common neurological disorder in which seventh cranial nerve is affected. 7th cranial nerve also known as facial nerve, responsible for all voluntary movement of face, taste to the anterior 2/3 of tongue as well as control of lacrimal gland & salivary gland secretions. A 44 years old male patient with left LMN left hemifacial palsy with symptoms of weakness in the left side of body, drooping of angle of mouth towards the left side, difficulty in wrinkling of forehead in left side, lacrimation from left eye, Considering the diagnosis, patient was treated on the line of treatment for Ardita. marsha Nasya with Dhanwantaram 101 Avartita Tailam for 21 days. Patient got complete relief with appreciable changes in all symptoms.

Keywords: Ardita; Facial palsy; Bell’s palsy.