AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF ARDHAVABHEDAKA (MIGRAINE) – A CASE STUDY
Dr. Neha*, Dr. Prashant Baghel, Dr. Sushma Yadav, Dr. Saurabh Raturi and Dr. Himani Negi
ABSTRACT
Migraine is a frequent type of brain illness that can be of varying intensity. It is often accompanied by nausea and sensitivity towards light and sound. Migraine headaches are some proceed by warning symptoms. According to WHO, for every million people 3000 attacks of migraine occur daily when there is 15 or more days of headache occurs in a month in chronic type of migraine. Migraine has been elucidated as Ardhavabhedaka and is also described as Vataj or Vata-Kaphaj Shiroroga by Acharyas but Acharya Sushruta explained it as Tridoshaa shiroroga. Ardhavabhedaka including cutting and churning pain in half region of head. Here presenting a case of 45 years old female who had headache, nausea, vertigo, photophobia along with phonophobia since 8 months. The patient was successfully managed with Ayurvedic treatment including Viddhakarma (a parasurgical procedure) once a week at Sankhapradesh along with palliative treatment of Shirashooladi vajra rasa, Sootashekhar rasa and Pathyadi kwatha.
Keywords: Migraine, Ardhavabhedaka, Viddha karma, Pathyadi kwatha.
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