Abstract

MANAGEMENT OF PAIN OF OCULAR AND ENT ORIGIN THROUGH AYURVED

*Dr. Radhakrishna Bishwal, Dr. Sanghamitra Samantaray and Dr. Dhanya T.

Abstract

Ayurved is an ancient system of medicine deals with the herbal drugs. It is considered as the upaveda of atharvaveda. Ayurveda management is divided into 8 branches known as Astanga Ayurved and shalakya tantra is one among them which deals with diseases of eye, ear, nose, throat and head. The word shalakya is derived from „salaka‟ that means probe. The main aspect of Shalakya Tantra is described in ancient text like Charak Samhita, Sushrut Samhita and Astanga Hridaya. About 76 diseases of eyes, 18 diseases of nose, 25 diseaeses of ear, 76 diseases of oral cavity, 11 diseases of head described under this. In almost all diseases in Shalakya pain is the main symptoms. Ayurved explains the origin of pain is mainly due to vata dosha in association with other doshas. The most common Ayurvedic therapies offered for management of pain in shalakya disease are Kriyakalpa, shirodhara, abhyanga, nasya, karna purana, gandusa, kavala and some vata shamak and valyakar chikitsa.

Keywords: Shalakya Tantra, Ayurved, ocular and ENT pain, Kriyakalpa.