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Development of a Nasya fitness form for clinical practice
B S Prasad1, Deepa Patil1, L G Pardeep1
1Department of Panchakarma, Karnataka Lingayat Education University, Shri BMK Ayurveda Mahavidyalaya, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.
Introduction:
Nasya karma is prime treatment modality for ūrdhvajatrugata vikāra. Though classics clearly mention yogya (arha), ayogya (anarha) criteria for Nasya karma some complications were noticed while practicing. In KLEUS Shri BMK Ayurveda Hospital Belgaum, out of 2867 patients 58 (0.58%) cases reported various complications during and after Nasya karma in the year of 2011 even after taking utmost care in selection of patients as well as drugs. This gave rise to need to develop quick screening criteria to minimize errors.
Objective:
To develop Nasya fitness form for clinical practice to further minimize unusual complications and thus obtain the maximum result.
Materials And Methods:
Literature pertaining to Nasya karma, Nāsa śarīra with anatomy of nose, vasculature, innervation, examination of the nose and various anatomical pathologies were considered to develop the fitness form.
Results:
On the basis of examination of external nose, nasal cavity, concha, nasopharynx and paranasal sinus by anterior and posterior rhinoscopic examination fitness form was developed.
Conclusion:
Present fitness format will not only help to assess the nasal pathologies, which are obstacles for drug delivery, but also will help to attain optimum results and avoid unusual complications.
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