EPILEPSY – Ayurvedic Treatment, Diet, Exercises, Yoga & Pranayama

Epilepsy - Ayurvedic Treatment

Epilepsy is a seizure disorder caused due to the disturbed central nervous system.

  • SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY
  • CAUSES OF EPILEPSY
  • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF EPILEPSY
  • DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY
  • TREATMENTS FOR EPILEPSY
  • PROGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY
  • COMPLICATIONS OF EPILEPSY
  • EPILEPSY AND AYURVEDA
  • NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF EPILEPSY
  • PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY
  • SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF EPILEPSY
  • LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY
  • AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY
  • CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY
  • AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY
  • AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY
  • COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR EPILEPSY
  • HOME REMEDIES FOR EPILEPSY
  • DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR EPILEPSY
  • YOGA FOR EPILEPSY
  • RESEARCH PAPERS ON EPILEPSY

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY

  • Starting spells
  • Seizures
  • Bayılma
  • Loss of consciousness
  • Depresyon
  • Anksiyete

CAUSES OF EPILEPSY

  • Genetic factors
  • Fever in children
  • Stroke
  • Travmatik yaralanmalar.
  • Brain tumours
  • Brain malformations
  • Enfeksiyonlar
  • Drug abuse

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF EPILEPSY

In epilepsy excessive and abnormal neuronal activity in the cortex of the brain occurs.

DIAGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY

  • Proper History taking
  • Neurological examinations
  • Laboratory tests to find out underlying pathology
  • Electroencephalogram (EEG)

TREATMENTS FOR EPILEPSY

  • Antiepileptic medications
  • Treatment for underlying pathology

PROGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY

  • Prognosis is highly dependent on the cause of epilepsy and seizure type.
  • Proper diagnosis and treatment of the underlying condition help to manage epilepsy.

COMPLICATIONS OF EPILEPSY

  • Injuries due to the jerky movements
  • Aspiration pneumonia
  • Learning problems

EPILEPSY AND AYURVEDA

  • In Ayurveda epilepsy can be called as ‘apasmara’.
  • There are four types of apasmara caused by vata, pitta, kaphave sannipatika (a combination of all the three doshas)

NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF EPILEPSY

  • Excessive vitiation of doshas in brain
  • Agantu factors – infections and injuries
  • The mind of an individual is afflicted by rajas(mental dosha associated with hyperactivity) and tamas (mental dosha associated with hypoactivity);
  • The three sharira doshasare imbalanced and excessively aggravated
  • An individual suffers from excessive degeneration or debility.

 

PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY

  • Episodes of seizures

Panchagavya Ghritam – Ayurvedic herbal ghee that supports seizures.

SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF EPILEPSY

The vitiated doshas travel to manas through the srotas which may be viewed as a functional circulatory or nervous system, leads to apasmara.

LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF EPILEPSY

  • Frequent episodes of seizures
  • Instant loss of consciousness and regain it quickly
  • Rolling up of eyes
  • Incoherent speech
  • Frothy vomit
  • Irregular contraction of fingers
  • Unstable upper and lower limbs
  • Excessive stiffness of the neck
  • Drooping of the head to one side

 

AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF EPILEPSY

  • Symptoms are manageable with proper Ayurvedic treatments

CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY

AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY

AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR EPILEPSY

  • Murdha taila – oil application on the head
  • Shirodhara
  • Abhyanga – oil massage on the body
  • Nasya – nasal medications

 COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR EPILEPSY

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 HOME REMEDIES FOR EPILEPSY

  • Avoid smoking and alcohol

 DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR EPILEPSY

  • Sindirimi zor, soğuk ve kuru yiyecekler gibi dosha dengesizliği yaratan yiyeceklerden kaçının. Çünkü dosha dengesizliği semptomları ağırlaştırır.
  • Consume easily digestible nutritious food items, cow’s milk, and ghee.
  • Oil massage on the head is advised.
  • Advice regular exercise

YOGA FOR EPILEPSY

  • Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Calms the mind

 Hastanın meditatif bir duruşta oturması, başının ve omurgasının dik, vücudunun rahat olması gerekir. Hasta bir burun deliğini (örneğin sağ elini kullanıyorsa sol burun deliğini veya tam tersi) başparmağıyla kapatmalı ve diğer burun deliğinden tamamen nefes vermelidir. Yine, diğer burun deliği başparmakla hala kapalıyken diğer burun deliğinden derin nefes alması gerekecektir.

  • Shavasana – relaxes the body and mind
  • Bhastrika pranayama

RESEARCH PAPERS ON EPILEPSY

  1. AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF APASMARA (EPILEPSY) ALONG WITH ANTI-EPILEPTIC DRUGS: CASE STUDY

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/321588777_AYURVEDIC_MANAGEMENT_OF_APASMARA_EPILEPSY_ALONG_WITH_ANTI-EPILEPTIC_DRUGS_CASE_STUDY