COMPILATION OF DRUGS USED FOR NASYA KARMA ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT ACHARYAS
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https://doi.org/10.22159/prl.ijayush.v15i06%20(June).2091Keywords:
Nasya Karma, Panchakarma, Urdhvajatrugata roga, Nasya dravya, Ayurvedic drugs.Abstract
Nasya Karma is one of the important Panchakarma procedures indicated mainly in Urdhvajatrugata rogas (diseases above the clavicle). It involves administration of medicines through the nasal route, which is considered the gateway to the head (Nasa hi shiraso dwaram). Various Acharyas like Charaka Samhita, Sushruta Samhita, Ashtanga Hridaya, and Ashtanga Sangraha have described numerous drugs and formulations for Nasya Karma based on dosha, disease condition, and therapeutic objective. This article compiles the drugs mentioned by different Acharyas and highlights similarities and variations in their approach.References
Agnivesha, Charaka Samhita, Siddhistana, 9th chapter, Edited by Vaidya Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, Published by Chaukamba Orientalia, Varanasi, Reprint-2006, p.738.
Sushruta, Susrutha Samhita, edited by Vaidya Yadavji Trikamji Acharya, 9th edition, 2010, Published by Chaukamba Orientalia. Varanasi, p.824.
Vagbhata, Astanga Hridaya, edited by Hari Sastri Paradakara Vaidya, 9th edition, 2010, Published by Chaukamba Orientalia, Varanasi, Reprint
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2026-06-07
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