Abstract

ALLERGIC RHINITIS IN AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVES

Dr. Shrawan Kumar Sahu*, Prof. K.S. Dhiman, Dr.D.B.Vaghela, Dr Shweta.Mata

Abstract

Everyone in this globe wants to become successful in several walks of life. But one of the factors/ailments which bring out a halt in such type of journey has been recognized as an Allergic rhinitis(AR). It impairs patient’s quality of life and productivity very badly. Till date, there is no curative treatment for this annoying disorder in mainstream treatment system. Therefore, it is the need of hour to present an effective measure for the same. In Ayurveda, AR well correlates with Vataja Pratishyaya in view of etiology, clinical features and patients get considerable relief from the medicines prescribed on Vataja Pratishyaya line of treatment. To establish the correlation of Allergic Rhinitis to that of Vataja Pratishyaya in Ayurvedic perspective this literary research work is undertaken. The classical literature in Ayurveda as well as modern medicine on these clinical condition are studied at fundamental level, interpreted & analyzed logically and presented in this detail research article. Both the conditions are similar, the pathogenesis of Vataja Pratishyaya of allergic type is deferent from that of nonallergic type. The former pathogenesis is similar to traumatic type of insult/injury in nasal cavity.

Keywords: Allergic rhinitis, Ayurveda, Pratishyaya, Vataja Pratishyaya.