European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A CASE STUDY ON ROLE OF PANCHATIKTA KSHIRA VASTI AND KATI VASTI IN MANAGEMENT OF KATI-SHOOL

*Dr. Bhanu Priya Kaushik, Dr. Abhishek Saxena and Dr. Uttam Kumar Sharma

ABSTRACT

In Ayurveda low back ache is considered under “katishool” which is a vatik disorder and mainly caused due to Vata prakopka Ahara, Vihar and Abhighata. Aacharya Charak has described eighty types of Vata vyadhi known as Nanatmajvyadhi with etiopathogenesis and management. Kati shool is the most common complaint of our country as it is affecting all sorts of occupational groups, ranging from heavy manual worker to housewives. Katishool or pain along the Lumber vertebra and around the lumbo- sacral region is the most challenging problem arising due to adaptation of modern life style and a majority of people are suffering from this palliative disease which has no complete remedy in any system till this advancement of time. Kati vasti is a modified form of Snehana and Swedana applied in Lumbo- sacral region for management of low back ache. Panchtikta ksheera vasti which helps in pacifying vata is also very useful in this disease. The back (upper and lower spine) is a complex structure that takes up the responsibility of weight bearing and locomotor functions. It is a major anatomical support of the body structure and transmits the loading forces through the sacroiliac joints to the lower limbs. Factors like obesity, smoking, weight gain during pregnancy, stress and strain, improper posture for doing particular activity and poor sleeping position also may contribute to low back ache. Ayurveda has the privilege of offering the best remedies for low back pain and related painful conditions.

Keywords: Kati shool, Kati vasti, Ayurveda, Panchtikta ksheera vasti.