Abstract

*Tejaswini Hegde, Seetharamu M. S., Muralidhar P. Pujar and Vishak P. Dhanvanthri

ABSTRACT

Anantavata disease, a subtype of shiroroga, primarily manifests due to tridosha dominance, impacting the manya area and resulting in severe pain, concentrated in the regions of ghata, notably affecting the akshi, akshibhru, and shankha. This ailment bears resemblance to trigeminal neuralgia, characterized by intense pain stemming from the trigeminal nerve, which divides into three branches towards the eye, cheek, and jaw, originating near the upper ear. In current case study a female patient of age 53 years having symptoms of sharp shooting pain in right side of head, difficulty in opening mouth, difficulty in chewing food items, earache, tenderness in frontal and maxillary region for 6 years. The patient was treated with Panchakarma and oral medications for 12 days. She continued medications of shamana for 3 months showing significant results. Later the patient was admitted for the same which showed remarkable result.