A Single Case Report of Pathyadi Shadanga Kwatha and Kumkum Nasya in the Management of Ardhavabhedaka with Special Reference to Migraine

Abstract

The lifestyle of the people of the modern era has changed due to rapid urbanization. Due to lifestyle changes, stress is causing an increased incidence of acute and chronic disorders such as Ardhavabhedaka. Ardhavabhedaka (Migraine) is a condition associated with moderate-to-severe headaches with a throbbing type of pain that lasts from hours to days. It begins on one side of the head and spreads to both temporal and occipital regions and is frequently accompanied by symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, tiredness, and sometimes giddiness. Ardhavabhedaka can be correlated with migraine, due to its cardinal features of a half-sided headache. According to Acharya Charaka, Ardhavabhedaka has Vata-Kapha dosha. The management of these doshas can be done through Kumkum Nasya Karma. A 34-year-old male patient visited with chief complaints of unilateral or bilateral headache on and off three times or more than thrice in a month for 2 years. Headache was followed by nausea and sometimes vomiting too. Headaches occur sometimes on the right side and sometimes on the left side alternatively. The patient was given Snehana with Tila taila and Swedana with Dashmool kwatha, followed by Nasya procedure. There was a reduction in symptoms and frequency of headache, and the patient remained entirely asymptomatic on observation during follow-ups.