MIGRAINE (अर्धावभेदके)
Charaka in siddhi sthana chapter trimarmiya adhyay mentions five types of diseases on head, namely-
Shankhak
Ardhavabhedaka
Suryavarta
Anantavaata
WHAT IS MIGRAINE?
Migraine is recurrent headache associated with visual and gastrointestinal disturbance. Over 12% of any population worldwide report migraine.
Migraine is common around puberty and menopause and sometimes increases in severity or frequency with hormonal contraceptives, in pregnancy and with onset of hypertension.
SYMPTOMS OF MIGRAINE
Migraine attacks vary from intermittent headache to discrete episodes. Headache one sided localized and becomes generalized.
Nausea and vomiting.
Patient is irritable and prefers darkened room.
According to Ayurveda there is a severe headache on one part of the head. Severity is compared with a weapon cutting through.
CAUSES OF MIGRAINE
According to Ayurveda migraine is caused by-
-intake of excessive food, dry food
- suppressing natural urges like thirst,flatulence,urine etc
-eating food before digestion of previous meal
All diseases according to Ayurveda occurs because of vitiated doshas. Major doshas involved in migraine is vata and kapha. Hence its treatment involves medicines that are vatakapha shamaka.
Casuses of migraine in modern science is not clear. Genetic factor play some part.
TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE
Ayurvedic treatment has proved in controlling the frequency of migraine attacks in such patients. There are many good migraine centres and migraine clinics in Delhi.
Following procedure is undertaken using medicines according to vitiated doshas.
Shirovirechan nasya
Shirodhara
Nasya vidhi
Dhumrapaan
According to modern science general measures include
-reassurance and relief of anxiety
-avoidance of dietary factors-rarely helpful
Analgesics followed by antiemetic
These are the options for migraine treatment in Delhi in various migraine centres and migraine clinic in Delhi.
MIGRAINE DOCTORS
For migraine treatment in Delhi one may approach the doctors given below except the first one.
Vaidya Balendu Prakash
Dr Chanchal Sharma
Dr Sudha Asokan
Dr Piyush Juneja
MIGRAINE CENTRES or MIGRAINE CLINICS IN DELHI
These are the centres where migraine treatment in Delhi is done
Aasha Ayurveda
Jiva ayurveda
Ayurveda has a very good record in management of migraine. There was a research done on effect of ayurvedic medicines in patients with migraine.
Hence this itself shows the miracle ayurvedic medicines can do when all other fails. Ayurveda heals a person without any long term side effects.