Open AccessA CLINICAL STUDY TO EVALUATE THE EFFICACY OF NASYA WITH SAR-SHAPATAILA IN VISHADA (DEPRESSION)
Author(s) -
Ravi Prasad Hegde,
K Smitha,
Vinitha D’souza
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international ayurvedic medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5091
DOI - 10.46607/iamj1608092020
Subject(s) - sadness , irritability , depression (economics) , anhedonia , learned helplessness , feeling , psychiatry , mood , medicine , anxiety , clinical psychology , psychology , anger , social psychology , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , economics , macroeconomics
Depression is a common but serious mood disorder which exerts wide range of physical, physiological and psychological impact. It may include feeling of anxiety, sadness, emptiness, helplessness, worthlessness, guilty, irritability or restlessness. According to WHO (2017, p.1), Depression affected over 322 million people worldwide as per 2015 statistics. In India it is estimated that around 57 million people are affected by depression. Vishada is the main factor which increases the range of all the diseases. It is a condition originated from apprehension of failure, resulting in incapability of mind and body to function normally with significant reduction in activities. When depression compared with Vishada, symptoms appears similar hence we can co-relate Vishada with depression. Samanya Unmada Chikitsa can be used in all kind of Manasikarogas based on the understanding of the Doshas predominant in that particular condition. In Chikitsa sangraha, Chakradatta mentions Sarshapa taila Nasya in Unmada chikitsa. Sarshapa Taila hav-ing Ushna and Teekshna qualities that can subside VataKapha Dosha. Vishada is one of the Vataja vikara and Nasya Karma is considered as prime line of treatment in Vataja Vikaras and could effective, economi-cal and affordable treatment modality. The drug is having Snigdha Guna which is easily administrable Hence the study was planned to check efficacy of Sarshapa Taila in Vishada.