World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF PAKSHAGHATA WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO HEMIPLEGIA IN TERMS OF CVA OF THROMBOTIC ORIGIN–A SINGLE CASE REPORT

Dr. Nimmi M. Menon*, Dr. Manjunath Adiga and Dr. C.V. Rajashekhar

ABSTRACT

Pakshaghata is the major vyadhi of Vata dosha. Pakshavadha or Pakshaghata is a condition wherein the greatly aggravated vata dosha, invades the shareera dhamani's causing sandhibandhamoksha and paralysing one side of the body causing cheshtahani of the side with pain and loss of speech. It can be compared to Cerebro vascular accident / Stroke (Hemiplegia) from modern perspective. Stroke or CVA is defined as the rapid onset of focal neurological deficit, resulting from diseases of the cerebral vasculature and its contents. The present study is a case report on management of stroke of a female patient aged 52 years with chief complaints of loss of function of the left upper & lower limb since 1 year. She was a diagnosed case of stroke on the basis of clinical presentation and brain computed tomography scan. The case treated with the Ayurveda medications was found to be effective in providing relief in chief complaints with improvement of overall health of the patient. The recovery was promising and worth documenting.

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