Role of Some Ayurvedic Modalities in the Management of Ardhavabhedaka W.S.R to Migraine: A Single Case Study
Author : Taiyeba Tahira, Piyali Kundu and PB Kar Mahapatra
Abstract :
The Ancient Medical Science Ayurveda has dealt with several systemic/organic diseases where sira roga is one of the important problems among them. The sira roga is such a condition where the disorder/discomfort are experienced over the head and specific sign & Symptoms of this problem are mostly due to structural and functional abnormalities of neural, vascular muscular and skeletal dysfunction of the head. Ardhavabhedaka is such an ailment described by our Ayurvedic Acharyas where bursting/breaking type of pain in one half of head occurs. Though the vitiation of dosas (humours) vata and Kapha are mostly liable for causation of Ardhavabhedaka, yet Maharshi Sushruta has opined all the three dosas (humour) Vata, Pitta and Kapha are actually responsible for the genesis of the said ailment. Though Ardhavabhedaka is literally similar to the sense of Hemicrania of modern science yet practically, the sign & symptoms of Ardhavabhedaka are closely similar to the features of Migraine of modern sciences. As in Present Scenario Global migraine prevalence is about 14 to 15% and among those population affected female are 15% and male around 6% so naturally it is a great personal as well as social problem to our human civilization and where to face the challenge to protect the suffering humanity. The actual remedy of migraine is not found so much satisfactory in modern science and the frequent use of anti-inflammatory analgesics drugs become liable for causation of several adverse effects over the Patients. Therefore, a Safe and effective treatment protocol is very much needed for maintenance of quality of life of the sufferers. Ayurveda has contributed a lot of therapeutic measures to treat such type of sira roga. In present study, A 40 years old female patient, who was was declared as a patient of migraine by the Bangur Institute of Neurosciences and she was treated for a long time with Allopathic medicines, lastly after being frustrated she attended our hospital I.P.G.A.E & R at S.V.S.P for the solution from Ayurveda. The patient was treated with laghu sutshekhar rasa 250 mg twice daily orally before meal along with the administration of Dasamoola kwath per nasally for 2 months and showed satisfactory relieving effect without having recurrent attack and adverse effect also. So here the case report is being submitted with diligence to inform and encourage the same to the the Scholars and practitioners of Ayurveda.
Keywords :
Ardhavabhedaka, sira roga, migraine, hemicrania
