Abstract

A CRITICAL REVIEW ON MODE OF ACTION OF NASYA KARMA IN URDHVAJATRUGATA ROGAS

*Dr. Gaurav Sinha, Dr. Bhaskar Gaur, Prof. Girish Narain Rai, Prof. Akhilanath Parida

ABSTRACT

Panchakarma is considered to be one of the most eminent branch of Ayurveda which incorporates vaman, virechana, basti, nasya and raktamokshana. Panchakarma treatment has protective and curative methodology towards various diseases. Nasya (nasal drug delivery) is one of the treatment among Panchakarma in which medication is instilled through nasal pathway. Nasya is a highly selective and acclaimed method of drug administration used in Ayurveda since ages for various systemic diseases mainly for Urdhvajatrugata Rogas i.e. diseases of organs above clavicle (head and neck region). For being one important component of five bio purificatory procedural practices of Ayurveda (panchakarma) and for its special ability to deliver the drugs directly to the brain while by- passing the blood brain barrier, It is one of the highly practiced and beneficial therapeutic process seen in concurrent Ayurvedic clinical settings. The equivalent for nasya karma are shirovirechana and murdha virechana . Virechana word indicates corrective property that is the reason shirovirechana word is given for nasya karma. Nasya might be utilized in different conditions where medication isn't consumed orally and when there is prerequisite of long haul treatment its utilization is advantageous. The channels conveying responses in the human body are straight forwardly associated with shira (head), like the sunrays are associated with the sun. Since nasal mucosa is principally of lipophilic and furthermore have some hydrophilic nature, by expanding lipophilicity of medicine drug absorption by this route can be boosted. That is the reason sneha processed with various medications as per vitiated doshas. Nasya can be utilized in various problems of supraclavicular area like nasal disorders shiro rogas like Ardhawabhedaka, Anantvat, Suryavart, Mukhashosha (dryness of mouth), Ardita (facial palsy) and different disorders of mouth due to vata and pitta. In this article we will discuss on mode of action of nasya karma and its indication in various disorders.

Keywords: Nasya karma, Ardhawabhedaka, Urdhvajatrugata Rogas, Panchakarma.