European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

PAKSHAGHATA – SAMPRAPTI AND CHIKITSA VIVECHANA

Vasantha Lakshmi C.* and Dr. Abdul Khader

ABSTRACT

Pakshaghata means paralysis of one half of the body, here impairment of Karmendriyas, Gnyanendriyas and Manas seen. Pakshaghata can be correlated with hemiplegia which results from cerebrovascular accident - stroke. Stroke is heterogeneous group of disorder. Lifestyle disorders are increasing day-by-day, and stroke is the one among them. It is the 3rd most cause of death and disability world-wide. In developing country like India ratio is increasing due to increase in the ratio. The treatment of Pakshaghata is time consuming and expensive too. With advent of modern drugs, the treatment pattern of disease has grossly changed, where the drugs employed counteracts only symptoms temporarily and the underlying pathology goes on progressively to worsen the condition decreasing the quality of life of the patient. In Ayurveda Pakshaghata treatment schedule adopted according to the avastha. Hence there is need for Ayurvedic approach to manage the condition by re-establish the circulation and improves quality of life of Patient.

Keywords: Pakshaghata, Hemiplegia. Samprapti, Chikitsa.