CONCEPT OF NASYA ACCORDING TO AYURVEDIC AND MODERN SCIENCE
Dr. Chanda Chopra*, Dr. Vijayant Bhardwaj, Dr. Lokesh Katna, Dr. Naveen Kumar
ABSTRACT
Nasya is the shodhan procedure which can perform Uttamanga shudhi. Administration of the medicine through Nasal route is known as Nasya. Nasa is the root for head, the diseases related to head is best treated by this procedure. Nasya is divided into five types according to method of administration i.e. Navana, Avapidana, Dhmapana, Dhuma, Pratimarsha. The procedure of giving Nasya therapy may be classified into the following three headings: Purvakarma (Pre-measures), Pradhanakarma (Nasya therapy) and Paschatkarma (Post measures). Nasa is the gate way to Shirah, the drug administrated through nostrils reaches Shringataka, a Siramarma by Nasa Srota and spreads in the Murdha (Brain), taking routes of Netra (Eyes), Shrotra (Ears), Kantha (Throat) and stretches the morbid Doshas from Urdhwajatru and expels them from Uttamanga.
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