Comparative clinical study of Kushmanda ghrita and Yashti ghrita Pratimarsha nasya as memory booster

Authors

  • Deepali Waghmare BAMS

Keywords:

Panchakarma, Pratimarsha nasya, Medhya rasayana, Kushmanda ghrita, Yashti ghrita, Memory, PGI memory scale.

Abstract

Memory is one of the fundamental processes of brain, without it we are capable of nothing but simple reflexes and stereotyped behaviours. It is retention of information over time influencing future acts and is most important aspect to differentiate from one individual from other as human beings, recognizing individual self. Thousands of years of wisdom filled Ayurveda, one of the main Indian medicine systems, described Medhya rasaynas, special herbs which acts exclusively on human brain. Kushmanda and Yashti are two of many other medhya rasaynas mentioned in these ancient texts. Go ghrita is also known for its medhya property; therefore compound of these drugs is used in this study. Nasya, one of main Panchakarma therapy, acts on head and neck related disorders, is applied here. Since medhya rasayna acts on brain, its comparative effect as memory boosting is evaluated. Healthy volunteer between age group of 20-40 years were selected for this study. As a result both Kushmanda ghrita and Yashti ghrita were found to be equally effective as memory boosters.

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Published

2020-04-11

How to Cite

Waghmare, D. (2020). Comparative clinical study of Kushmanda ghrita and Yashti ghrita Pratimarsha nasya as memory booster. Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 4(02). Retrieved from https://www.ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/344

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