Stroke rehabilitationStroke rehabilitationWhat is a stroke ?Stroke occurs when blood supply to a part of brain

stops.

Stoppage of blood supply

Lack of oxygen to brain tissue

Brain cell death

Risk factors of strokeRisk factors of strokeSmokingAlcoholism ObesityDrug abuseHypertensionDiabetes Stress

Ayurvedic approachAyurvedic approachAs per ayurveda agravation of vata dosha is

the main causative factor of stroke which ocuurs due to

Improper dietary habits Stress Anxiety Abnormal postures

This vata dosha creates obstruction in the blood supply of brain leading to stroke

Ayurvedic managementAyurvedic managementTo detoxify the body by expelling out the

vitiated vata is the main line of treatment.The detox therapy mainly indicated for this

in ayurvedic texts is virechana.Virechana is conducted by using Eranda taila Gandharva haritaki Dugdha etc.

Basti therapyBasti therapyThis is another detox therapy beneficial for

management of stroke. It will remove vata dosha from it’s main location

and thus will cure the disease from it’s roots.Niruha with dashmoola kwath and anuvasana

with tila taila will prove to be beneficial.Shirobasti is another type of basti in which

medicated oils are pooled over head for mental relaxation and quick action of drugs.

Snehan and SwedanaSnehan and SwedanaThese are conducted as a pre procedure of detox

therapies with following medicines

Mahanarayana tailaBala tailaDashamoola kwathNirgundipatra kwath

These therapies will be also useful for activating the affected parts of body which have stopped functioning

Nasya Nasya For revitalizing the damaged brain tissue the

medicines should directly reach the brain .This therapy will help the medicines to reach

directly to their target organ i.e. brain.Nasya can be conducted with following

medicines in such patients Ghrita Shadbindutaila Brahmi taila Anu taila

Pinda swedanaPinda swedanaThis is a type of swedana therapy which

shows excellent results in mobilizing the damaged body parts.

The use of shashti and shali ( types of rice) in this therapy is indicated.

Oral ayurvedic Oral ayurvedic formulationsformulationsYograj guugulu Jatamansi choornaKushmanda avalehyaMatulunga swarasaAkshotakaSarpagandha vatiBrahmi vati