VATAJA PRATISHYAYA WSR ALLERGIC RHINITIS– A REVIEW ARTICLE
Dr. Sakshi Chauhan*
ABSTRACT
Pratishyaya is one of the Urdwajatrugata Vikaras (Diseases above the clavicle) and can be precipitated even due to minute etiological factors. There are five types of Pratishyaya mentioned in our classics and Vataja Pratishyaya is one among them. Vata is the predominant Dosha and Kapha, Pitta and Rakta are associated doshas involved in the manifestation of the disease. Vataja Pratishyaya can be co-related with Allergic Rhinitis most encountered in day-today practice often caused by allergens, and environmental pollution. The allergens which are inhaled release newly formed or preformed mediators which lead to the causation of the disease Allergic Rhinitis.
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