European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ON NASYA KARMA

Mansi* and Shamsa Fiaz

ABSTRACT

In Ayurveda, many therapies are used for the maintenance of health and eradication of diseases and Nasya Karma is one among them. It is the Shodhana process, which eliminates the vitiated Doshas of the Urdhvanga ensuring the smooth functioning of the brain and ultimately whole body. In this procedure, the route of drug administration is nose and the medicines are given either in the form of ghee, oil, powder, liquid or smoke. Aacharya Charaka has mentioned that Nasa is the main doorway to Shiras and Nasya therapy helps in pacifying all the diseases affecting the Shiras or Urdhvajatru Pradesh (supraclavicular region). So here a review is presented on Nasya - types, dosage, indications, contraindications and pharmacodynamics according to Ayurveda and modern science.

Keywords: Nasya, Navana, Avapeeda, Pratimarsha.