Abstract

Priyanka Mittal*, Monika, Himanshu Saini, Vd. Piyush Gupta, Vd. Praphull Goyal

ABSTRACT

Chittodvega is manas roga and develops due to the vitiation of Raja and Tama along with Vata and pitta. It can be defined as a Chitta (mind) + Udvega (anxiety) i.e. “Anxious status of a mind”. As any separate description of Chittodvega is not clearly mentioned in Ayurvedic classics so common etiological factors i.e. Asatmyendriyarthasamyoga, Pragyaparadha and Parinama can be considered as nidana of Chittodvega. Poorvarupa of unmada can be considered as the lakshana of Chittodvega which are Shirah shoonyata, Udvega, Dhyana, Hridgraha, Ayasa, Unmattchittatvam, which is similar to excessive anxiety and worry, restlessness, being easily fatigued, difficulty in concentration, irritability, sleep disturbance etc found in GAD. There are several side effects of Anxiolytic drugs like dependency, drowsiness, sexual dysfunction. The treatment procedure described are Daivavyapasraya (divine therapy), Yuktivyapasraya (rational therapy) and Sattvavajaya (mental therapy) etc. So, the present study deals with systemic review of chittodvega from all the classics of Ayurveda and its management. Keywords: Chittodvega, Generalized Anxiety Disorder(GAD), Daivavyapasraya, Asatmyendriyarthasamyoga, Sattvavajaya, Yuktivyapasraya.