Open AccessEFFECT OF VAMSHAMULA-KARPURA NASYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ARDHAVABHEDAKA (MIGRAINE): A RESEARCH ARTICLE
Author(s) -
Amit Hassan Mazumder,
Kanika Goswami,
Karab Ali
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj1309082021
Subject(s) - migraine , medicine , intervention (counseling) , disease , alternative medicine , clinical trial , psychiatry , pathology
Ayurveda, the Science of life is an age-old medical system that has always propagated the importance of preventive as well as curative aspects of the diseases. Ardhavabhedaka is one of the Shiroroga(diseases of the head region) which has been correlated with Migraines. Under the umbrella of Headache, Migraine is amongst the world's lead- ing diseases. Ardhavabhedaka comes under the Urdhwajatrugata Vikaras where Nasya has been mentioned as the prime therapy for its management. Acharya Sushruta has mentioned one such Nasya formulation of vamsamula and karpura for its management. Though modern therapeutics has a wide range of drugs for the management of this disease, they are having serious side effects and habit-forming nature. Therefore, there is a need for a research study to find out the efficacy of this herbal Nasya formulation consisting of Vamsamula and Karpura for management of Ardhavbhedaka via Clinical intervention. After the clinical trial, it was observed that there was a highly significant improvement in clinical manifestations of Ardhavabhedaka (migraine).Keywords: Ardhavabhedaka, Migraine, Nasya, Vamshamoola, Karpura.