{"title":"A MUTLI-DIMENSIONAL APPROACH TO PAPILLEDEMA BY ADOPTING SHOTHA CHIKITSA - A SINGLE CASE STUDY","authors":"Sucha Lakshmi R, Nirmal Krishnan R, Rathi S","doi":"10.46607/iamj14p4062020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46607/iamj14p4062020","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Shotha1 is the generic name told by Ayurveda Aacharyas correlating to inflammation or oe-dema affecting in any part of the body. Detailed description of anti-inflammatory measures is available in Ayurveda classics to handle such ailments. Ekanga Shopha is explained in Ayurveda Bruhathrayees, as an inflammation in any particular part of the body or organ, Papilledema is also such local inflammation which we can take into consideration as Ekanga Sopha. Papilledema is defined as passive oedema of optic disc in the eyes, secondary to raised intracranial pressure. Its incidence is getting increased day by day due to defective lifestyle and other aetiologies. Objectives: The objectives of this study are to evaluate the effi-cacy of Shodha Chikitsa in the management of papilledema. Methodology: A 64-year-old female patient having symptoms of papiledema selected for the study. By considering the papiledema as Drushti Anthara Sopha or Drishti Nadishotha and adopted the Shobha Chikitsa. The patient underwent with Nasya, Seka, and Thakradhara for 14 days. Punarnavashtaka kashaya, Navayasa choorna, Chandraprabha vati, Sapthamrutha loha given as internal medicine for 2 months. Results: The papilledema got regressed after 2 months of treatments and the patient got continuously monitored for one year and no reoccurrence found. Conclusion: Papilledema is a serious eye ailment which is not having permanent solution in other medical science but can be easily managed with Ayurvedic medicaments. It is the Yukthi of the Vaidya to adopt the treatments like Sothahara Chikitsa etc. to make the patients get recover from ailments like optic disc oede-ma or Papilledema.","PeriodicalId":400557,"journal":{"name":"August - September 2020","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115015665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EFFECT OF AYURVEDA MANAGEMENT IN SLAISHMIKI YONIVYAPAD – \u0000A CASE STUDY","authors":"S. K, Priyanka N. Prem, K. B. K","doi":"10.46607/iamj13p4062020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.46607/iamj13p4062020","url":null,"abstract":"Healthy habits are the best way to avoid disease. But in the chaos of a woman’s daily life healthy living is not at all followed now a days. Along with overall health of a women vaginal health is also an important part. An infection or change in the normal balance of vaginal yeast and bacteria can cause inflammation of the vagina. Symptoms includes vaginal discharge, odour, itching and pain. Common types of vaginitis include bacterial vaginosis, yeast infections and trichomoniasis. According to Ayurveda gynaecological diseases are listed under Yonivyapad. Slaishmiki Yonivyapad is one among them which describes about unctuous vaginal secretion with itching and pain.","PeriodicalId":400557,"journal":{"name":"August - September 2020","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124851075","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}