Migraines
are severe, recurring, and painful headaches. They can be preceded or
accompanied by sensory warning signs and other symptoms.
The
extreme pain that migraines cause can last for hours or even days.
According
to the American Migraine Association, they affect 36 million indians, or
approximately 10 percent of the population.
Migraines
can follow an aura of sensory disturbances followed by a severe headache that
often appears on one side of the head. They tend to affect people aged 12 to 58
years.
Fast
facts on migraines:
Some
people who experience migraines can clearly identify triggers or factors that
cause the headaches, such as allergies, light, and stress.
Some
people get a warning symptom before the start of the migraine headache.
Many
people with migraine can prevent a full-blown attack by recognizing and acting
upon the warning signs.
Triggers
However,
the following triggers are likely to set off migraines:
Hormonal
changes:
Women may experience migraine symptoms during menstruation, due to changing
hormone levels.
Emotional
triggers:
Stress, depression, anxiety, excitement, and shock can trigger a migraine.
Physical
causes:
Tiredness and insufficient sleep, shoulder or neck tension, poor posture, and
physical overexertion have all been linked to migraines. Low blood sugar and
jet lag can also act as triggers.
Triggers
in the diet:
mithya ahara like Alcohol and caffeine can contribute to triggering migraines.
Some specific foods can also have this effect, including chocolate, cheese,
citrus fruits and dehydration have also been named as potential triggers.
Medications: vishjanya here some
medicine act as visha Some sleeping pills, hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
medications, and the combined contraceptive pill have all been named as
possible triggers.
Arddhavabhedaka
- a comparable
clinical
condition of migraine. is a commonly
occurring
vascular headache presenting with
pain
on one half of the head as cardinal feature.
It
is described as a separate clinical entity
in
the classics of Charaka and Susruta while
Vagbhata
included this condition in the
classification
of vataja-siroroga. Pain in one
half
of the head may also appear as a symptom
in
various conditions viz. anyatovata
(netraroga),
vata-paryayam (netraroga) and
ardditavata
(vataroga).
Treatment
principles
- Tridosha hara chikitsa
- Oral intake ghee + guda
- Oral administration of ghrita after meals
- Meals with milk or milk products
- Shiro vasti with the Chatur snehas
- Seka with ghee or milk
- Kavalagraha(medicated gargles)
- Virechana (purgation therapy)
- Vasti (medicated anema)
- Rakta mokshana (bloodletting process)
- Shiro virechana (nasya)
- Hot applications
Nasya
karma is one of the Panchakarmas mentioned in Ayurveda.
Nasya
therapy is a process where in the drug (herbalised oils & liquid medicines)
is administered through the nostrils. Since the nose is the gate way of the
head, the therapy is highly effective in curing number of diseases pertaining
to the head. If it is performed systematically, the therapy cleanses &
opens the channels of the head, thereby improving the process of oxygenation
(prana), which has a direct influence on the function of the brain
Probable
mode of action of nasya karma
Nose
is the nearest and easy entry for conveying the medicines to cranial cavity
because of “Nasaahi sirasodwaram”.
Medicated
oil administered through the nose known as nasya, reach the brain and
eliminates only the morbid dosha responsible for producing the disease. It
doesnot mean that any channel connects directly the brain but they might be
connected through the blood vessels or through nervous system. It strengthens
the nose, eye, throat, reduces the graying and falling of hair, wrinkling,
insomnia, migraine, timira, diminished vision etc. Nasya is a very important
procedure in terms of preventive as well as curative aspect mentioned under
panchakarma.
Many
nerve endings which are arranged in the peripheral surface in the mucous
membranes, olfactory, trigeminal etc., will be stimulated by nasya dravya. This
results in better circulation and nourishment of the organs and diseases will
subside
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