Vataj Shira Schools / Neuralgic headache, Shalakya tantra
VATAJ SHIRA SHOOLA (NEURALGIC HEAD ACHE) Aetiology By Charak: Supressing the natural urges, talking Loudly, Night arousal, indulging moresex, exposure to cold. alcoholism, head injury, fasting, weeping, wait lifting fear, anxiety, Atigoya of shodhan Karma etc., Causes the vitiation of Vata dosha, that propogates towards the head and causes vataj shiro Roga. Description : The Vitiated vata dosha causes head ache without obvious cause, the pain becomes more at nights and reduces by Oleation (Sneha Karma), sudation (Sweda Karma), mardana (Gentle compression), Abhyanga (Oil massage), Bandana (tieing the cloth or rope around the head), Hot therapy (ushnopachar) anq with other Vata hara treatment principles. Vagbhata: In addition to above description, he explained the affecting site and nature of the head ache in detail as follows. Severe pricking pain, is experienced at temporal region, back of the neck, Frontal region and at the root of the nose, A...