Abstract

TREATMENT OF HEMIPLEGIA WITH VARAHI KANDA –AN OPEN LABEL SINGLE ARM CLINICAL STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE EFFECT OF VARAHI KANDA RASAYANA IN MARGAVARANAJA PAKSHAGHATA / VASCULAR STROKE

Annapoorna Acharya*, G. Shrinivasa Acharya, Shailesh Y. and Shrilatha Kamath T.

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Abstract

Pakshaghata is a vatavyadhi, and a large group of populations are affected by this disease globally and rather than younger people, older people are more susceptible. Pakshaghata is one among the 80 nanathmaja vatavyadhi.[1] There are 3 distinct nidana for the pakshaghata, they are dhatukshaya, margavarana and swakopa.[2] Margavarana refers to the obstruction of the raktamarga. Prime causative factors for margavarana is santarpanajanya nidana which leads to dhamani pratichyaya ends up in pakshaghata. This unique pathology is understood with thrombo embolism of the vessels supplying the brain. Further this pathology can result in hemiplegia when one half of the body is involved. Margavarana is the resultant of the santarpanajanyanidanasevana.[3] The pathophysiological sequel to this nidanasevana is dhamanipratichyaya which can be understood as the atherosclerosis of the vessel in modern parlance which is the precursor of the stroke syndrome. The treatment of this dreaded disease includes immediate intervention in terms of the thrombolization, blood thinner and so on for which very minimum population may have access and still the reversal of pathology is under query. So an effective alternate treatment is the need of hour. Rasayana is one of the best line of treatment in such conditions, among which varahi kanda rasayana is the best choice. Hence an effort is made in 30 patients treated with varahi kanda rasayana in margavaranajaja pakshaghata/vascular stroke.

Keywords: Margavranaja Pakshaghta, dhamanipatichaya, varahi kanda Rasayana.