Migraine Management – Ayurvedic Insights and Herbal Remedies
Abstract
Migraine is referred to a throbbing pain with pulsation in the head. Usually pain is felt on the half side of the head. Among various types of headaches. These are basically divided into two categories one is primary headaches and second one is secondary headaches. Primary headache is due to local reasons, like nerves or any regional factors MIGRAINE is primary headache. And Secondary headaches are due to some other related medical conditions. Migraine is usually diagnosed clinically; no such blood examination or scans can help in early diagnosis. It is diagnosed clinically by symptoms and it has one salient feature called AURA.
Introduction
MIGRAINE is characterised by presence of throbbing pain and AURA before pain attack . and majorly seen in the temporal region of the head.
Aura is nothing but a group of symptoms including nervous system – visual, mental, motor and speech. It lasts from several minutes to several hours 1-2 hours.
- Visual symptoms like seeing dots and shapes
- Blurriness in vision
- Numbness in face and temporal region
- Tingling in hand legs ( Might be present in some cases )
- Thoughts and emotional symptoms
It is generally classified as prodrome, aura attack, post drome. But its not present in all migraine patients. Few might not get or notice all symptoms .
Prodrome
Symptoms before the main attack just 1-2 days prior, prodrome includes mental stress , nausea , visual blurriness, frequent eye movements, neck stiffness and constipation, more urination etc.
Aura and then Attack –
It is a very painful condition , it can last up to 72 hours .
It includes –
- Throbbing pain
- Usually on one side of head
- Sensitivity to light and sound
- Pulsation can be felt
- Triggered by stress or thoughts
- Visual impairment and nausea
- Tinnitus
Post drome
- After the attack patient feels drained and exhausted.
- It remains for 1-2 days.
- Confusion and psychological changes (thinking).
- Sudden head and neck movements can bring the pain back in this phase.
- Aversion from crowded and noisy environment.
Classification Of Migraine
Types
- Migraine without aura (common) (hemicrania simplex)
- Migraine without headache (silent only aura is present)
- Migraine with aura (complicated)
- Chronic migraine
- Retinal migraine (ocular migraine)
- Hemiplegic migraine (temporary paralysis and numbness)
- Status migrainosus
- Migraine with brainstem aura
Cause
Exact cause of migraine is not yet known , it is not due to a single cause or factor. It include multiple factors such as-
- Genetics
- Inflammation of vessels
- Inflammation of Trigeminal nerves
- Environmental factors
Pain Pathway
Pathway includes changes in the brainstem followed by irritation and inflammation of the trigeminal nerve. Which leads to chemical and hormonal imbalance in the brain. Disturbance in levels of serotonin. As serotonin is responsible for regulation of pain. Also imbalance in
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Factors Which Triggers Migraine
- Stress ( Emotional factor)
- Hormonal changes in woman
- Missing a meal
- Physical strain and sleep changes
- Light and noise
- Medications
- Sensory stimuli
Diagnosis
- CT scan
- MRI
- EEG
- Clinical symptomatically diagnosed
Treatment
- Avoid exposure to light , rest in a dark room.
- Stay hydrated drink juices
- Medicines include – painkillers, NSAIDs, Ibuprofen , Aspirin, acetaminophen. Nt
- Ergotamine tartrate 0.5 – 1 mg
- Sumatriptan ( Subcutaneous )
Ayurvedic Correlation
After correlating the symptoms and the factors explained in texts MIGRAINE can be correlated with เค เคฐเฅเคงเคพเคตเคญเฅเคฆเค.
Symptoms-
It is similar to suryavarta .
Pain is felt in one half of the head. That is why it is called ardhhavbhedaka.
เค เคฐเฅเคงเคพเคตเคญเฅเคฆเค = เค เคฐเฅเคง + เคญเฅเคฆเค (half head + ache )
Due to Nidana Sevana ( เคตเคพเคคเค เคฐเฅเคเฅเคท เคเคนเคพเคฐ-เคตเคฟเคนเคพเคฐ )
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Vata gets Aggravated ( เคตเคพเคค เคชเฅเคฐเคเฅเคช )
AGGRAVATED VATA ENTERS SIRA SNAYU AND TANTRIKAS
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GET LOCALISED AT SHEERSHA and SIRAs
(๐๐ฐ๐ฆ๐ด ๐ท๐ช๐ต๐ช๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ท๐ข๐ต๐ข ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ณ๐ช๐ฌ๐ข๐ด (๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ท๐ฆ๐ด))
GET LOCALISED AT SHEERSHA and SIRAs
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Re-localisation ( เคธเฅเคฅเคพเคจ เคธเคเคถเฅเคฐเคฏ )
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At NERVES (TANTRIKA)AND VESSELS
( Trigeminal nerves irritation )
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(๐๐ฆ๐ด๐ถ๐ญ๐ต๐ด ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ด๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฉ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ค ๐ฑ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ข๐ญ ๐ด๐ต๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ด )
CONDITION KNOWN AS MIGRAINE
( เค เคฐเฅเคงเคพเคตเคญเฅเคฆเค )
According to ayurveda migraine is related with ardhav bhedaka as it resembles symptoms similar to migraine. In ayurveda all pain related disorders are due to nerves which is considered as Vata in ayurveda.
Chikitsa Sutra
- Nasya with vacha and pippali churna.
- Lepa with cold dravyas chandan.
- Puran ghrit sevana . old medicated ghee drinking
- Niruha and anuvasana basti.
- Upanaha
- Shirovasti
- AGNI karma
Avoid vata increasing food and lifestyle
- Avoid light and dry food
- Avoid sour taste food
- Avoid exposure to wind air
- Do not stay awake late at night
- Sleep timely.
Herbal Remedies For Migraine By Planet Ayurveda
Planet Ayurveda is a manufacturer of Ayurvedic medicines derived entirely from plants. All products are GMP certified and 100% vegan. This medicine does not contain chemicals, additives or preservatives. Planet Ayurveda provides herbal remedies for MIGRAINE they are as following
Product List
- Brahmi Capsules
- Ashwagandha Capsules
- Pitta Balance
- Arogyavardhini Vati
- Medhya Churna
Migraine Care Pack
Product Description
1. BRAHMI CAPSULES
These are single herb preparations by PLANET AYURVEDA. It is a pure extract of Brahmi ( ๐๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช ). It is formulated by MD experts at planet ayurveda. It is used in headaches , sleeping disorders, and stress , for good blood circulation in the brain also used as medhya rasayana . It is used in migraine patients and has best results as compared to other chemical medications .
Dosage – 1-2 capsules after food twice daily.
2. Ashwagandha Capsules
Ashwagandha capsules are single herbal preparations by MD experts at planet ayurveda. Ashwagandha (๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข) is considered as the best anti-inflammatory and muscle strengthening herb in ayurveda. It also helps in nerve strengthening and vata reduction and dosha balance. So it is prescribed in migraine to reduce vata and to strengthen the nerves and also balances hormones.
Dosage – 1-2 caps twice daily after food
3. Pitta Balance
Pitta balance is a polyherbal preparation by MD experts at planet ayurveda , it is a patent medicine by PLANET AYURVEDA. An aggravated pitta can induce pain attacks and intensity of pain as pitta have similar gunas teekshna ushna (sharp and hot) which increase pain. So pitta balance pacifies pitta and reduces pain and also reduces acidity and improves digestion. It is a combination of jahar mohra pishti, kaharawa pishti, akik pishti, mukta pishti, giloy satva (๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ฐ๐ญ๐ช๐ข).
Dosage – 1 capsule twice a day after food.
4. AROGYAVARDHINI VATI
It is a classical preparation which is made by planet Ayurveda under complete guidance of MD experts. and it is pure extract of potent and selected herbs such as triphala – haritaki (๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ข ๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ถ๐ญ๐ข), vibhitaki ( ๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ข ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข), amalaki ( ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ข ๐ฐ๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ช๐ด ), shudh shilajit (๐ข๐ด๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐ต๐ถ๐ฎ), shuddha guggul (๐ค๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ญ), Chitrak mool (๐ฑ๐ญ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ฃ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ ๐ป๐ฆ๐บ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ค๐ข), kutki ( ๐๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฉ๐ช๐ป๐ข ๐ฌ๐ถ๐ณ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ข ). As the name suggests arogya vardhini vati it helps in increasing life span and makes life better.
Dosage – 1- 2 tablets twice daily after food with water .
5. MEDHYA CHURNA
It is a poly herbal powder preparation by Planet Ayurveda. It is combination of potent herbs like Vacha (๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ถ๐ด ๐ค๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด) Ashwagandha (๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ๐ช๐ข ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข) Ajmoda ( ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ฐ๐น๐ฃ๐ถ๐ณ๐จ๐ฉ๐ช๐ข๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ), Shwet jeerak (๐ค๐ถ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ค๐บ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ถ๐ฎ), Krishna Jeerak (๐๐ข๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ท๐ช), Sonth (๐ก๐ช๐ฏ๐จ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐๐ง๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ช๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐ฆ), Marich (๐ฑ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฎ ), patha (๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ข๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ๐ช๐ณ๐ข), shankhpushpi ( ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ท๐ฐ๐ญ๐ท๐ถ๐ญ๐ถ๐ด ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ถ๐ณ๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ถ๐ญ๐ช๐ด), Brahmi (๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช)
Dosage – 1/4th tsp twice daily after food with water .
Conclusion
This article provides complete knowledge about MIGRAINE and its ayurvedic management and also explains symptoms, diagnosis, and triggering factors. You can prevent migraine by meditation, if you adapt meditation into your regular lifestyle it can keep your mental energy boosted and positive which will prevent you from migraine. Also avoid loud music, bright light exposure. Migraine can affect day to day life due to its severity of pain. Follow healthy lifestyle habits and you can stay healthy and happy. Chemical medications are addictive and can cause harm to other organs so take pure plant extracts based medication and if you are already suffering from migraine you can visit PLANET AYURVEDA and start your herbal medication today
