Importance of Avasthiki Chikitsa in Pakshaghata and its complications: A Clinical Case Report

Purpose: Life style disorders demand a strict regimen throughout one’s life among which Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus are common. Hence the treatment aims an effective control along with Life style modification. The negligence towards the prescribed life style would lead to many complications among which stroke are most prominent and the prevalence in India is 29%. Though the patient is under strict Anti hypertensive medications still one day he/she will land up in stroke hampering his rest of precious life. Aim: With this understanding a successful case report is presented to highlight the importance of Avasthiki Chikitsa with life style modification in controlling Hypertension and treating Pakshaghata from the root level. Materials and Methods: A 74 years old female patient, known case of HTN and DM was brought on a stretcher to the Panchakarma OPD of KLEU Ayurveda Hospital and Research Centre, Belgavi with the complain of loss of strength in left upper and lower limb associated with inability to speak since 9 days. Her MRI suggested Left Hemiplegia with B/L cerebellar hemorrhagic infract in occipital lobe. Initially treatment commenced with Shiromarmaghata Chikitsa with Shamanoushadhi along with modern medication which the patient had been advised. Later on when the patient started to improve in her blood parameters allied science medications were tapered and gradually stopped excluding her routine medication. After the clearance of Avarana, Panchakarma therapies were administered sequentially at various stage with a meticulous diet and exercise. Results: After 22 days of treatment Diabetes and Hypertension were under control, patient was able to walk with minimal support and speech also improved. Conclusion: A well planned diet along with Ayurvedic therapies based on the Avastha provides encouraging results in treating HTN, DM and Pakshaghata

Effect of Punarnavadi Mandoor and Shiva Gutika in Acute Deep Vein Thrombosis - A Case Report

Objectives: To minimise the dose of Anti-platelet drugs and to treat the acute case of DVT through Ayurvedic oral medications. Methods: The present diagnosed case of DVT approached to OPD of KLE BMK Ayurveda Hospital with a complaints of swelling and pain in the calf muscle of the left lower limb associated with reddish brown discoloration in the foot and occasionally nasal and gum bleeding was treated consequently for 5 months with Punarnavadi Mandoor and Shiva Gutika orally. Results: There is significant decrease in the symptoms of DVT and also major changes seen in Venous Colour Doppler study of the left lower limb. Conclusion: Acute DVT is caused by a blood clot in a deep vein and can be life threatening as it may leads to serious complication like pulmonary embolism which can be cured through Ayurvedic oral medications