Management of Stroke through Virechana: A Case Report

Abstract

Stroke is a leading cause of adult neurological disability and represents an enormous health problem worldwide. It describes a clinical syndrome, which can be caused by a number of different pathologies, rather than a single disease. In Ayurveda, Pakshaghata can be compared to hemiplegia which is the presentation of stroke. In this study a case report of stroke is being presented. The patient was treated on the lines of Ayurvedic management involving Virechana as the chief treatment modality. On completion of Virechana karma, the case was subjected to one month of oral administration of Masha baladi kwatha, along with Sarvanga abhyanga and Vashpa swedana. The observations made after the treatment through assessment on various subjective and objective parameters were convincing and led to scope of further adjunction of other Panchakarma therapies after Virechana as the baseline therapy.