Abstract

A CRITICLE REVIEW ON GRIDHRASI

Mukesh Kumar Bisen* and Sudha Rani Verma

ABSTRACT

Ayurveda is ‘The science of life’ that has stood the test of time and at present also the world is looking at it for the ailments where other modalities of treatment fail to deliver any promising results. Gridhrasi is a disease caused by vata disorder and is included among the 80 types of vata disorder the disorders affecting the locomotor system are one among them and are increasingly seen in present era. These conditions considerably reduce the human activity in terms of social and professional life. Among such disorders Ayurvedic classics have described a severe debilitating disease in the name of Gridhrasi. The name it self indicates the way of gait shown by the patient due to extreme pain just like a Gridhra(vulture).In modern parlance the above condition is described in which pain is experienced along the course and in the distribution of sciatic nerve known as, sciatica. The advancementas of busy professional and social life, improper sitting posture in offices, factories etc, created undue pressure to the spinal cord. continious and over exertion, jerking movements during traveling and sport are also playing their part in producing neuralgic pain. In this way this disease is now becoming a significant threat to working population. Likewise, progressive disorders affecting the pelvis and nearer structures are also precipitating this condition. In an overall assessment major number of patients presented to the hospital has some symptoms related with pain on low back and legs. A variety of vatavyadhies described in charaka samhita are divided into samanyaja and nanatamaja vatavyadhi. Though, occasionally there is kaphanubandha. The name itself indicates the way of gait shown by the patient due to extreme pain just like a Gridhra (vulture), It is clear that this disease not only inflicts pain but also causes difficulty in walking, which is very much frustrating to the patient. It disturbs the daily routine and over all life of the patient. No population appears immune although physical fitness might maintain the health.[1] Now the whole scientific world has high hopes in Ayurveda, as capable to provide proper and safer methods of management in disorders. where the efforts with modern medicine have failed to achive the desired results. Already the efficacy of the Ayurvedic drug and techniques has gained globle popularity in musculo-skeletal disorders like rheumatoid artheritis. Sequential administration of the snehana, swedana, basti, siravedha and agnikarma are line of treatment of Gridhrasi as expounded in the ayurvedic literature. Apart from these procedures, the samana line of treatment that includes oral administration is very easy and also very effective. But only few of research works have been carried out in relation to the samana treatment. Many hearbal and herbomineral combinations are described in ayurveda and their therapeutic effect in Gridhrasi.

Keywords: Gridharasi, Gridhasi, Tailam, Ghrutam, Snehana, Swedana, Basti, Siravedha.