Scope of Research in Nasya karma (Nasal instillation of medicine)as an Emergency Management Tool – a Critical Review

Devi .R. Nair

Volume : VII, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

Scope of Research in Nasya karma (Nasal instillation of medicine)as an Emergency Management Tool – a Critical Review

Devi . R. Nair

Abstract :

Background: In routine Ayurvedic clinical practice, the scope of nasya, many a time, restricted as a procedure with excretory action alone. But, Acarya indicates it in pathologies ranging from jatrurdhva vikara (pathologies of head and neck) to pumsavana (treatment module to get a healthy progeny).

Aim: The present article aims at exploring the scope of research in nasya karma to upgrade it to the level to meet an emergency medical situation.

Review results: Clinically, nasya has been effective in a wide range of clinical entities with faster action, supported by Ayurvedic classics.

Discussion : Nasyakarma owing to its excretory, stimulative and absorptive action at a very high speed, can be administered as emergency tool to tackle wide variety of pathological conditions like trigeminal neuralgic attack, migraine, non–stopping bleeding in Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding etc.

Conclusion:

The present article summarizes current state of understanding and tries to upgrade arena of nasya research.