Abstract

AN AYURVEDIC APPROACH FOR THE TREATMENT OF MIGRAINE A REVIEW

Dr. Neha Karnavat* and Dr. Abhilasha Sahu

Abstract

Migraine is a primary headache disorder characterized by recurrent headaches that are moderate to severe. Migraine is significant source of both medical cost and lost productivity. In those who do attend work with migraine effectiveness is decreased by around a third. According to Ayurveda ardhavbhed can be correlated with migraine as their sign and symptoms. In modern medicine the number of medicines are available for the treatment of migraine like triptans etc. but they carry their own side effects like tingling, rapid increase in B.P. etc. and still there are no any permanent cure are available and patients has to suffer from it. In Ayurveda some remedies are mentioned by our acharyas such as purgation, bloodletting, pressed snuff, nasya, old ghee etc. By these treatments it can be fully cured without any side effects.

Keywords: Migraine, Ardhavbheda, Purgation, Bloodletting, Nasya.