Abstract

CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF NASYA KARMA IN CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS

Shikha Pandey*, Alok Kumar Srivastava, Kartikey

ABSTRACT

In today’s busy scenario people hardly care about their life style and invite many health problems unknowingly. Cervical Spondylosis is one of them, due to strenuous activities, faulty postures and long hours desk work cervical spine go through various wear and tear processes because of which the gap between the two vertebre reduces and the nerve passing through them get compressed and various symptoms like paresthesia, radiating pain, numbness in hand, headache, dizziness etc. Modern medicine has no promising remedy for the disease yet. we can correlate cervical spondylosis with Manyastambha which has dominancy of Vaat-Kaphaj Dosha and Ayurveda Acharyas has told Nasya as the treatment for Urdhva Jatru Gata Vikara . Nasya karma has potent effect on Shroto shodhan and to retard the Dhatu kshaya.

Keywords: Cervical Spondylosis, Manya stambha, Nasya.