ROLE OF AYURVEDA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PAKSHAGHAT VYADHI W.S.R TO HAEMORRHAGIC HEMIPLEGIA

Pakshaghat is Nanatmajavatvyadhi and results because of vataprakopa. It affects sira and snayus of on half of the body and face. the main cause of pakshaghat is vitiated vatadosha. The aim of study was to evaluate the effect of ayurvedic treatment in the case of pakshaghat. A 25 years old gentleman had H/O road traffic accident on 24/4/18 results in closed head injury with diffused axonal injury and fracture of shaft of right humerus fracture. He is recovered and got operated for fracture of humerus. He was on ventilatory support. Patient was febrile due to laryngitis, tracheal culture showed the growth of bacterias. Appropriate antibiotics given, tracheostomy done. MRI Brain shows tiny foci of bleed in vermis, right cerebellar lobe. This case diagnosed as haemorrhagic hemiplegia. Now patient b/b his relatives at S.S.N.J Ayurveda hospital, Solapur with C/o Weakness in both upper and lower limbs of Rt side including Face, unable to Walk, Unable to Speak, Deviation on mouth to Rt side, Unable to swallow since 5 months. Case is diagnosed as pakshaghatvyadhi. Patient is treated with integral approach of Ayurveda, treatment given for this vyaadhi is aampachan, agnideepan, balyachikitsa, Virechan is given internally (abhyantarchikitsa), Sarvangabhyang, shashtikshaalipindsweda, shirodhara, bruhan and shodhannasya karma alternatively, jivhavedhan, Jaluakavacharan andjivha-nirlekhana given baahyata (externally)