A CRITICAL REVIEW OF KUSHMANDAGHRITAIN THE MANAGEMENT OF GENERALIZED TONIC-CLONIC SEIZURES

Epilepsy is a chronic disorder characterized by the appearance of frequent seizure episodes associated with a diverse group of symptoms. Generalized tonic-clonic seizure is the most common type of motor seizure usually associated with impaired awareness or complete loss of consciousness. Despite all the available medications one third of the people with epilepsy still seems to be severely affected. Management of Epilepsy still remains a challenge to the medical community. Therapeutic add-ons to the mainline antiepileptic drugs might help in overcoming this challenge.Kushmanda ghrita1is one of the simple formulations described in Ashtanga Hridaya for the management of apasmara (epilepsy).This review focuses on the comprehensive management of generalized tonic-clonic seizure with a unique formulation Kushmandaghritapracticed sinceageoldd.