Abstract

APPLICATION OF NASYA IN PAKSAGHATA – A CONCEPTUAL STUDY

Dr. Urvashi Chandrol*, Dr. Rajesh Meshram, Dr. Swati Nagpal and Dr. Shwetal Shivhare

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Abstract

Paksaghata is a vatajnantamaj vyadhi. Paksaghata is not a Shuddha Vataja condition, despite being a Vata vyadhi and described in the Nanatmaja Vatajavikaras of Charaka. Ruja, Vakstambha, and other lakshanas are among them. It can be correlate with cerebrovascular accident. Paralysis also known as paraplegia is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 people have been diagnosed with some form of permanent or transient paralysis. The prevalence estimates in India for 2019 range from 3·0 to 11·9 per 1000 of the population and incidence from 0·2 to 0·6 per 1000 of the population per year. Nasya is the most important therapy as it is used for the treatment of urdhvajatrugata disease. It is thre gateway of head. So effect of Nasya in Paksaghata is explained through this article.

Keywords: Paksaghata, Nasya, paralysis, cerebrovascular accident.