Abstract

Dr. K. Rajeswari*, Dr. M. Supritha Muthu, Dr. K. Vennila, Dr. M. Meenakshi Sundaram and Dr. R. Meenakumari

ABSTRACT

Seizure disorder are called as Valippu in siddha traditional system of medicine is one of the most common serious neurological disorder affecting the children. Epilepsy is a chronic non communicable disease of the brain that affects around 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent seizures, which are brief episodes of involuntary movement that may involve a part of the body (partial) or the entire body(generalized) and are sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness and control of bowel or bladder function. Seizure episodes are a result of excessive electrical discharges in a group of brain cells. Seizure can also vary in frequency, from less than 1 per year to several per day. In siddha system Seizure disorder is correlated with valippu noi and it can be effectively managed with Jathikaai Mathirai. All the ingredients of Jathikaai Mathirai possess anti-convulsant activity. Hence this article gives an insight on the efficacy of the drug for Valippu noi (seizure disorder) based on review of various literatures and scientific studies.