AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HEAT INDUCED HEADACHE (PITTAJ SHIROSHOOLA): A CASE STUDY

Abstract

As per Acharya Charaka Shiro is considered as the Uttamanga, the controller of all the sense organs and one of the trimarma (three vital organs). Ancient Ayurvedic literature describes various types of Shirorogas by different Acharyas such as Sushruta, Vagbhata, Charaka, Yogratnakara, etc. Pittaj shiroroga is one type of Shiroroga which may be correlated with heat-induced headache based on signs and symptoms. In today’s era heat induced headache is the result of the increased heat in the environment due to deforestation, urbanization, desertification which leads to the increase of the green houses gases such as carbon dioxide, methane etc in the environment which absorbs heat and leads to many diseases and heat induced headache is one among those. Here is a case study of a patient who was having the Pittaj shiroshoola i.e heat induced headache and was successfully treated with Ayurvedic treatment. The treatment included Virechana, Nasya, shaman chikitsa and shiroabhayanga. The entire treatment focused on Pittashaman and shoolaprashaman.