Abstract

A LITERARY REVIEW ON THE ROLE OF BALA TAILA NASYA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

Dhananjay V. Patel*

ABSTRACT

Lou Gehrig’s disease is a type of motor neurone disorders occurred as a result of a progressive death of neurones without any specific cause. The sufferer’s of Lou Gehrig’s disease are unable to keep control on their voluntary muscle and usually die within the short period of time because of respiratory failure. There is no any curative medicine found for the disease till date, hence expecting from Ayurveda health science for promising management of Lou Gehrig’s disease. Bala Taila is described in Sahastra Yoga for the treatment of Vatavyadhi, which can be used in diseases like Lou Gehrig’s disease because of its Balya and Vata Shamaka effects. For the management of diseases of nervous system, unique Ayurvedic Panchakarma procedure Nasya is recommended. Though in Lou Gehrig’s disease, there is a pathology in the brain, Nashya of Bala Taila is adopted for the study.

Keywords: Bala Taila, Lou Gehrig's disease, Nasya, Vatavyadhi.