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AYURPATRA Your
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1-Diseases of - Above Shoulder region SERIES
URDHWAJATRUGATA XVII
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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)
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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. FEATURED ARTICLE – ARDITA (FACIAL PARALYSIS / BELLS PALSY) Ayurveda
incorporates and describe Ardita in Vata vyadhi (vata diseases).Ardita
accounts for about half of all cases of paralysis affecting the face.
Medically, the condition is described as a facial paralysis that comes
on suddenly and has no obvious cause (such as an injury). Bell’s
palsy is a neurological condition that presents as an acute onset of
weakness on one side of the face. It sometimes progresses to total
paralysis of the afflicted side of the face. Bell's palsy is a weakness
or paralysis of the muscles that control expression on one side of your
face. The disorder results from damage to a facial nerve, one of which
runs beneath each ear to the muscles on the same side of your face. The
condition may result in a droopy appearance of your face, which can be a
blow to your self-esteem. Most often, Bell's palsy isn't serious. The
disorder clears up on its own within weeks or months for most people. Causative factors & Symptoms – Shouting
persistently at the top of voice, eating hard articles of diet, laughing
or yawning, carrying heavy load on head, lying on uneven ground leads to
aggravated vayu in relation to the head, nose, lips, chin, forehead and
the eyes afflicts the face and produce facial paralysis.(Su.S.) The
symptoms of Bell’s palsy are likely to come on very quickly – often
in a matter of hours or overnight – and there may be some sudden pain
around the ear. Symptoms can also start more gradually. The main symptom
is likely to be paralysis or weakness on one side of the face, along
with a sagging eyebrow and difficulty closing the eye. There are several
other possible symptoms: -Numbness
of the face -Dry
mouth and difficulty in speaking -Eye
symptoms include tearing or dry eye, inability to close eye, abnormal
blink -Dribbling
while drinking or after cleaning teeth -Ear
pain (especially below the ear) MANAGEMENT ABHYANGA-
with ksheerbalataila followed by Sudation. Sudation is given in the form
of hot poultice or tubular sudation. SHIROABHYANGA
– with antivata oils stimulates the nervous system alleviates vata and
strengthens the nerves as well as muscles of face. BASTI
- As Pakshaghat (Hemiplegia) has been enumerated among the diseases
curable by Basti treatment, by Acharya Sushrut.Basti has been glorified
as as a definitive therapy to subtle the aggravated vata and Vata
pradhan vyadhis(vata diseases). With the aid of various drugs
incorporated in basti dravyas like, Dashamoola, Ksheerataila,
Ksheeraghrita, Trinapanchamoola etc
it does sanshodhan, sanshaman and sangrahan of doshas. NASYA
-With vata pacifying or
nerve stimulating drug like katphala,trikatu,ksheera bala nasya is
considered as best to nourish the nerves , jointsand muscles of . MUKHABHYANGA
– Facial massage is beneficial for the activity of facial muscles and
face reflexes. KARNA
POORANA:It is yet another way to nourish the scalp and
associated nerves.According to Ayurveda ears are important site of
aggrevated vata. Karnapoorana
controls aggravated vata.
Medicated herbal oil drops are poured into
ears with head massage in this treatment. It
can be done with apamargakshaara taila, karanja taila, bilwadi taila
etc. KAWAL
GANDUSHA – It strengthens the muscles around mouth and
jaws. INTERNAL
MEDICINE:Rasna (Pluchea
lanceolata),Eranda(Ricinus communis),Dashmoola,Ashwagandha(Withanea
somnifera),Lashuna(Allium sepa),Brahmi(Bacopa monniera),Bala (Sida
cordifolia),mandookparni (Centella asiatica),jatamansi (Nordostachys
jatamansi). You
may consult our Ayurveda experts through on
line consultation or personally.
HERB
OF THE MONTH:
BALA (Sida cordifolia) Properties: Rasa:sweet Vipaka:madhura Veerya:sheeta Guna:light,unctuous,slimmy Doshic
action:pacifies vata and pitta Constituents:
Researchers have isolated an acylsteryglycoside sitoindoside from Bala,
as well as small amounts of the alkaloid ephedrine, ß-sitosterol and
other phytosterols, palmatic, stearic and hexacosanoic acids, and
resins. The seeds are stated contain upwards of four times the amount
ephedrine as the rest of the plant . Medicinal
uses: Like
many other species in the Malvaceae, Bala
is used in Ayurveda for its soothing and mucilaginous qualities, but
unlike the similar Marshmallow (Althea
officinalis),
Bala
contains small amounts of ephedrine, making it a mild bronchodilator
with vasoconstrictive properties . Although remedies that promote
sympathetic innervation typically aggravate vata,
Bala
is in fact a rejuvenative to vata, and whatever adrenergic activity the
plant has is offset by its other qualities. Bala
has an affinity for diseases of the nervous system and can be used in a
wide variety of conditions where vata
is the main pathogenic factor . It provides a gentle stimulus while
remaining a nourishing brimhana
dravya.
In cases of paralysis a milk decoction of Bala
root is taken along with equal parts Ashvagandha
root and Kapikachu. Traditional
Ayurvedic Uses: This
is one the most often used Ayurvedic herbs because it simultaneously
balances all three laws of the physiology (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), a rare
effect. BEAUTY TIP – TREAT DARK LIPS
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