Abstract

A REVIEW ARTICLE ON ACTION OF CHATURBEEJ ON KATISHOOLA W.S. R. TO LOW BACK PAIN

*Dr. Snehal Bombatkar and Dr. S. T. Landge

Abstract

Vata predominantly involve in induction of pain i.e. shoola. Some of Aacharyas of Ayurveda, differentiate doshaj vyadhi according to sthanbheda. Katishoola is the lakshana of so many vata vyadhis. Dooshya involved in Katishoolaa are asthi, majja, sira, kandara. Katishoola may be correlated with lower back pain. In Ayurveda hetu of exaggerated vata dosha explained in details, which results into vata vyadhi. Chaturbeej is group of four seeds- Methika, kalajaji, yawani and chandrashoor. In Bhavprakash nighantu, Aacharya said that Katishoola is suppressed significantly by using chaturbeej continuously. In present article I tried to elaborate the action of chaturbeej on Katishoola in detailed manner by Ayurvedic point of view.

Keywords: Katishoola, low back pain, hetu of vata vyadhi, chaturbeej churna.