Abstract

ROLE OF SHIRO-LEPA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PAITIKA SHIROROGA

Brinda M. Kanakhara*, Vd. Varshaben Chaudhari, Dhaval Sojitra, Ronakgiri Gosai, Kinjal Oza and Hardikkumar Parmar

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is not only a medicinal science but it also a way of healthy life. In Ayurveda a prime most important is given to Shirah (~head) as all the sensory organ along with Prana of a person resides in Shirah and it is a person’s duty to protect Shirah from diseases. Acharya have explained various condition of Shirah as Shiro-roga (~headache) and Paitika Shiro-roga is one of them having symptoms like Pain, Burning in Shirah etc. There are many treatment modalities have been indicated for management of Paitika Shiro-roga. In today’s fast era a person wants rapid action treatment to get relief of Shiro-roga (~headache). This purpose may be achieved by Shiro-lepa that is indicated first in line of treatment of Paitika Shiro-roga. External application of paste of various drugs on Shirah (~head) is called as Shiro-lepa. It is a non invasive, easy to apply treatment for Shiro-roga but still not explored and practiced widely. This study has been taken to understand role of Shiro-lepa in the management of Paitika Shiro-roga.

Keywords: Shiro-roga, Shiro-lepa, External Application.