A Conceptual Study on Apasmara (Epilepsy) and its Management with Ayurveda
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 0
Abstract
Today Apasmara (Epilepsy) is a major psychiatric problem worldwide. Numbers of patients are increasing day by day due to the incensement of unrecognized wound, cesarean delivery, mental stress & strain. Infectious diseases also play a major role in precipitation of Epileptic seizures. Conditions are worsened in developing countries like India, because many people with active epileptic seizures do not get proper treatment, irregular continuation of their medicines or leading to large treatment gap. Many a disorder in the human may not be considered as ultimate, but may lead to much ill health and mental agony in the due course. Apasmara is one among them, which undoubtedly makes a man, unhappy and diseased. The individual undergoes a lot of distress, agony and grief leading to lack of performance at the personal as well as the social level. Its management protocol differs during and in between the seizure in the case of a disease like Apasmara, which are having Vegas as episodic. Ayurvedic treatments of Apasmara as described in Ayurvedic literatures may be divided as Sodhana or Shamana, depending on the severity of affection of the Doshas as well as the Bala (body strength) of the patient. The protocol includes Snehana, Shodhana, Vasti, Nasya, Anjana, Dhoopana and Lepa, as per the condition.
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Singh Anil Kumar
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