Abstract

BENIFITS OF BASTI KARMA IN VATA VYADHI PAKSHAGHATA - A REVIEW ARTICLE

Prabhat Kumar Dwivedi* and Sudhanshu Shekhar Tripathi

Abstract

The term Pakshaghat is the combination of two words paksha and ghata. Where paksha denotes either half of the body and aghat denotes paralysis. That can be correlated with hemiplegia. Strokes are most common cause of hemiplegia. Of patient presenting with a stroke, 85% will have sustained a cerebral infarction due to inadequate blood flow to part of brain which is mostly due to thromboembollic disease secondary to atherosclerosis in the major cranial artery. Pakshaghata is a Vata Nanatmaja disease which comes under krichasadhya disease. It exhibits symptoms like Ruja, Vaksthambha (Stiffness) etc and comes under cerebrovascular sickness. The term cerebrovascular illness refers to a gathering of situations in which upset to the brain or spinal cord befalls due to numerous factors counting injury also. Because of sedentary life style, stress and change in food habit causes. Hypertension is the most significant risk factor. If continuous exposure of hypertension comes then The Basti will be helpful to improve these conditions. Hence an attempt has made to recollect usage of basti karma in management of basti.

Keywords: Strokes, Ruja, Vata, Nanatmaja, Pakshagaht, Brain.