SIDDHA AND CONTEMPORARY COMPARISON OF HICCUPS (VIKKAL)

Abstract

Hiccup is the sudden onset of erratic diaphragmatic and intercostals muscle contraction and immediately followed by laryngeal closure. The abrupt air rush into the lungs elicits a “hic” sound. Siddha medicine is the traditional and ancient medical system of TamilNadu in India. In our literature our siddhars described five types of vikkal. Here we compare the symptoms of the vikkal with modern disease to expose the scientific awareness of siddha medicine to the general public for the sake of believability and acceptability. We designed this comparison catalogue to have a deep telescopic view of how our siddha system deal with the hiccups.

Keywords:

Hiccup, involuntary spasms, diaphragm, scientific awareness, acceptability