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AYURPATRA Your
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Vol:
1-Diseases of - Above Shoulder region SERIES
URDHWAJATRUGATA XXIX–
MARCH 2007 |
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This
monthly e-feature “Ayurpatra” is a sincere effort for the welfare of
the mankind through Ayurveda. Our web site (www.ayurplanet.com)
has helped millions of people. Ayurpatra is loaded with lots of
information, events and happenings related to Ayurveda including
featured articles, details of very useful herbs, beauty tips and various
herbal products and health supplements. The aim of this Newsletter is to
serve humanity from health aspect by natural means. FEATURE
HEALTH ARTICLE: Trigeminal
neuralgia
Trigeminal
neuralgia is a disorder of the trigeminal nerve that causes episodes of
sharp, stabbing pain in the cheek, lips, gums, or chin on one side of
the face. Ayurvedic
diagnosis states there is no pain without vata .Thus
it is a Vata disorder attacking the vaktra/aanan/face region. The pain of trigeminal neuralgia is due to a disturbance in the function of the trigeminal nerve(the fifth cranial nerve) , which carries sensation from your face to your brain. These
painful attacks can be spontaneous, but they may also be provoked by
even mild stimulation of your facial region, including brushing your
teeth, shaving or putting on makeup. The pain may occur in a fairly
small area of your face, or it may spread rapidly over a wider area. Signs
and symptoms An
attack of trigeminal neuralgia can last anywhere from a few seconds to
about a minute. Some
people have mild, occasional twinges of pain, while other people have
frequent, severe, electric-shock-like pain. Some people who may
initially experience short, mild attacks may experience a quick
progression in the condition, with longer, more frequent episodes of
jolting, piercing pain. It's
possible for the pain to occur on both sides of your face, but
trigeminal neuralgia usually affects just one side. The pain may affect
just a portion of one side of your face, or the pain may spread in a
wider pattern. The
condition also tends to come and go. You may experience attacks of pain
off and on all day, or even for days or weeks at a time. Then, you may
experience no pain for a prolonged period of time. The
cause of the pain is often unknown. But, the pain may occur when a blood
vessel comes in contact with the trigeminal nerve. This places pressure
on the main part of the nerve as it enters your brain. After it leaves
your brain and travels inside your skull, the trigeminal nerve divides
into three smaller branches, controlling sensation throughout your face: ·
The
first branch controls sensation in your eyes, upper eyelids and
forehead. ·
The
second branch controls sensation in your lower eyelids, cheeks,
nostrils, upper lips and gums. ·
The
third branch controls sensation in the jaw, lower lips, gums and some of
the muscles you use for chewing. The
three branches of the trigeminal nerve deliver sensory stimuli to the
brain from the face, teeth and tongue. The
pain may be felt in just one area served by a branch of the trigeminal
nerve, or the it may spread to the rest of the face. MANAGEMENT: Nasya-The
nasya dravya (medicine) acts by reaching 'Sringataka marma'(a
main vital point situated on the surface of the brain corresponding to
the nerve centres, which consisting of nerve cells and fibres
responsible for the function of speech-Broca's Centre, vision, hearing,
taste and smell).From where it spreads into various strotasas (vessels
and nerves) and brings out vitiated doshas from the head. Sringataka
is a composite structure consisting of four siras (arteries) in
connection with four sense organs-viz, nose, ear, eye and tongue. The
composite structure formed by the union of these four arteries is called
sringata. As per the ayurveda school of thought for the evolution of a
disease the vitiated doshas should be brought to the site from its
original seat. This movement will be made through the srotasas
(channels) and if there is any disturbance in the integrity of the
srotasas it will result in the development of disease. Action
of drugs used in Nasyakarma *
By general blood circulation, after absorption through mucous membrane. In
conclusion it may be stated that The nose is the doorway to the brain
and it is also the doorway to consciousness.Prana or life energy enters
the body through breath taken in through the nose. Nasal administration
of medication helps to correct the disorders of prana affecting the
higher cerebral, sensory and motor functions.the brief study of the
mechanism of nasya can be summed up in a single statement made in the
ayurvedic classics, "Nasahi Shirasodwaram" ie.,
nose is a pharmacological passage into the head.
2.
SHIROABHYANGA&
SHIRODHARA –
Pouring
of oil over forhead continously is shirodhara.This treatment directly
affects the central nervous system and profoundly relaxes the mind.
Therefore it is ideal for mental stress and related problems, as well as
diseases of the ear, nose and throat, Paralysis, neuralgia.
3.
We
always advocate our patients some virechan
with
Erand tail (Castor oil) and Mahanarayan oil
4.
Gentle
mukhabhyanga
(face massage) and swedan
(steam) with Rasnasaptak kwatha.
Exposure to wind and intake of dry food should be avoided.It's advisable to cover the face with scarf. You
may consult our Ayurveda experts through on
line consultation or
personally. HERB
OF THE MONTH: Cayenne
pepper LatinName:Capsicum
species Pharmacopeial
Name: capsici
fructus, capsici fructus acer Cayenne
was introduced into traditional Indian Ayurvedic medicine as well as
traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean medicines, respectively. In
Ayurvedic medicine, a combination of cayenne, garlic, and liquid amber
are used externally in paste or plaster form as a rubefacient (agent
which reddens the skin) and local stimulant. It is also combined with
mustard seed in a paste form used as a counterirritant (Kapoor, 1990;
Nadkarni, 1976). The dried fruit and/or tincture are also used
internally to treat flatulent dyspepsia and atony of digestive organs (Karnick,
1994; Nadkarni, 1976). Cayenne
preparations have demonstrated significant efficacy in the treatment of
shingles, trigeminal neuralgia, and reduction of pain following surgical
amputation (Tyler, 1993). For topical arthritis relief, capsaicin
interferes with the pain of inflammatory joint disease. It may block
pain fibers by destroying substance P, which normally would mediate pain
signals to the brain (Garrett et al., 1997; Tyler, 1993). It may also
interfere with oxygen radical transfers that are intrinsic to
pain-producing prostaglandin pathways (Leung and Foster, 1996). While
its exact mechanisms are not fully understood, capsaicin is regarded as
a neuropathic pain reliever, and has recently been the subject of a
phase 3 trial that demonstrated significant reductions in the long-term,
postsurgical pain of cancer survivors (Ellison et al., 1997). Research
indicates that cayenne may also be quite useful when used in connection
with migraines. For migraines, cayenne is applied as an ointment to the
inside of the nostrils. BEAUTY TIPS: FOR SPARKLING TEETH
will prevent lips from chapping. For
personalized beauty related queries mail to: beauty@ayurplanet.com
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EVENTS:
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NEWS:
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the Light of spreading Ayurveda throughout the world we have started
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