Effective Management of Acute Non-Hemorrhagic Infarct through Ayurvedic Treatment: A Case Study

Dr. Varsha Uikey, Dr. Mukund Magare, Dr. Meenakshi Rewdkar Kole

Abstract: Due to today's changing lifestyle i.e. excess consumption of Junk food, alcohol, stress, shifting duties many diseases occur easily like Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension etc. Such diseases later help for more complicated conditions like stroke. Stroke is the 3rd most common cause of death in the developed world after Cancer and Ischemic Heart Disease. For the function of brain, constant supply of O2 and glucose is required. In Stroke, Focal Brain Dysfunction occurs due to focal ischemia or Hemorrhage. This is a case study of stroke patient diagnosed with Acute Non-hemorrhagic infarct. First was treated by modern system of medicine with very less effect then they were shifted in ayurveda hospital for ayurveda treatment. They were successfully managed by Panchkarma procedures e.g. Abhyanga, Swedana, Basti, and Shaman Aushadhi for 1month. The response obtained is highly encouraging and will help as a guideline to manage such patients in the future.

Keywords: Stroke, Pakshaghat, Panchkarma, shaman chikitsa, ayurveda