Review of nasya karma and it’s mode of action

Authors

  • Himani Taywade Dr.
  • Satyajit kuikarni Dr.

Keywords:

Panchakarma, Nasya Karma, Shirogat Roga

Abstract

Ayurveda is a science and art of appropriate living which helps to achieve longevity. Ayurveda prescribes PanchakarmaTherapy for the cleansing of body toxins. It is the process, which gets the root cause of the problems and corrects the essential balance of ‘Tridosha’ in the body. In our day to day life due to medicines, tobacco, alcohol, irregular food habits, Sleeping disturbance, pain-killers, antibiotics, oral-contraceptives, steroids, suppression of urges, mental stress, depression, night awaking & day sleeping mankind get ShiroGataRogaand suffered from many painful diseases.Nasa is considered as one among the Panchagnanendriya, whose functions are not only limited to olfaction and respiration but also considered as a  pathway for drug administration. Since it is described as nose is the gateway for the Shiras.Nasya Karmais the special procedure where the drug is administered through that pathway. The medicine that is put in to nostril moves in the channels up to the Shringataka spreads to whole of the interior of the head and to the junction place where all the channels related to the eyes, ears , throat situated together i.e. Saptapathi thus shows influence on Shiras by removing out the accumulated Doshas localized in Shiras i.e. from all sinuses in the skull the action is known as Shirovirechana. So it is the demand of time to know about Nasya Karma in Panchakarma& its importance by which a common man get healthy life without having any disease.

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Author Biographies

Himani Taywade, Dr.

P.G Scholar, Dept. Of  Panchakarma, Yashwant Ayurvedic College P.G.T. & R.C. Kodoli, Kolhapur

Satyajit kuikarni, Dr.

Asso.Prof.& H.O.D Dept.Of Panchkarma Yashwant Ayurvedic Collage P.G.T. & R.C. Kodoli, Kolhapur

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Published

2017-09-12

How to Cite

Taywade, H., & kuikarni, S. (2017). Review of nasya karma and it’s mode of action. Ayurline: International Journal of Research in Indian Medicine, 1(04). Retrieved from https://www.ayurline.in/index.php/ayurline/article/view/78

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