A Clinical Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Baladi Yapana Basti in Pakshaghata
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Basti chikitsa is considered to be the pradhanathama chikitsa1 as it does the brihmana of the shareera from keshagra to nakhagra2 thereby alleviating the diseases produced by vatadosha in any part of the body3 . Basti is the best line of treatment for a durbhala and avirechya patient suffering from vatavyadhi4 . Yapanabasti’s are suitable for administration in all the ritus and both in swastha and aatura purushas wherein it pacifies all types of diseases and bestows strength5 . Baladi yapana basti explained by Acharya Charaka is used in the treatment of pakshaghata by virtue of its sadhyobalajanana and rasayana qualities6 . Stroke or CVA is defined as the rapid onset of focal neurological deficit,resulting from diseases of the cerebral vasculature and its contents. It represents third most common cause of death. Survey studies show approximately 60% strokes are due to ischemic, 20% of cerebral infraction and another 20% of are brain haemorrhage. Further, community surveys in India revealed that the prevalence rate of stroke is in range of 200/100,000 persons, and this accounts for nearly 1.5% of urban hospital admissions7 . CVA may be compared to pakshaghata8 wherein in greatly aggravated vata, invades the shareera dhamani’s causing sandhibandha moksha and paralysing one side of the body causing cheshtahani of the side with pain and loss of speech. In this condition the yapana basti which is sadhyobalajanana and rasayana is beneficial. By keeping all these points baladi yapana basti has been selected for the present study which was an open clinical study with pre-test and post-test design wherein 25 patients diagnosed as Pakshaghata of either sex were selected. The results obtained substantiates the action of Baladi Yapana Basti as sadyobalajanana, vatahara, and rasayana.
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Amritha Rajan, Niranjan Rao
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