Parijatak Ayurveda Treatment - Hikka Chikitsa

• Parijatak Ayurveda Treatment - Hikka Chikitsa
• A hiccup is an unvolutentory movement ( spasm ) of the diaphragm (the muscle at the base of the lungs. ) This spasm is followed by quick closure of the vocal cords, which produces a distinctive sound.
• Hiccups often start for no apparent reason and usually disappear after a few minutes. Rarely, hiccups can last for days, weeks, or months.
• Hiccups are common and normal in newborns and infants.

Causes

• Abdominal surgery
• Any disease or disorder that irritates the nerves that control the diaphragm

(such as pleurisy or pneumonia)

• Hot, spicy foods and liquids
• Noxious fumes
• Stroke or tumor affecting the " hiccup center " in the rain
• Anemia
• Phrenic nerve irritation (tumors)
• There may be no obvious cause for hiccups.

Ayurvedic Aspect-

As per ayurveda,vitiated kaph obstrusts the path of vata,further cause pranavaha srotas,udaka vaha srotas and ann aha sroto dushti and leads to Hikka.

According to Ayurveda there are 5 types of hikka

Mahahikka

Gambhirahikka

Vyapetahikka

Kshudraja hikka

Annaja hikka

Treatment-

• Breathe repeatedly into a paper bag
• Drink a glass of cold water.
• Eat a teaspoon of
• Hold your breath

Line of Treatment

• Udavartacikitsa
• Use of Agni dipaka dravyas
• Svasakasahara chikitsa
• Jalapanam and ambusekam
• Vataanulomana chikitsa
• Muhurmuhurousadapanas
• Mruduswedan
• mruduvirecanam

Panchkarma-

• Local application of til tail or karpooradi tail to chest region

Svedam

• Nadisweda with dashmool kwath or Lavan sweda is very effective

Virecanam

• Purgation therapy with help of Kalyanakagudam – 25 gms with hot water morning at empty stomach (weekly once)
• Trvrt lehyam-20 ml with waters at bed time. or
• Haritakicurnam- 20 gms at bed tiem.

Kasayam

• Gandarvahastadikasayam – 60 ml before food morning and night.
• Bhandradi kasayam-60 ml before food morning and night.
• Ciravilvadi kasayam-60 ml before food morning and night.
• Balajirakadi kasayam-60 ml before food morning and night.
• Nayopayamkasayam -60 ml before food morning and night.
• Gandarvahastadikasayam -60 ml before food morning and night.

Curnam

• Vaisvanaracurnam -1 teaspoon with kasayam morning and night before food.
• Jathilavangadicurnam -1 teaspoon with honey morning and night before food.
• Karpuradicurnam – 3 gms with honey morning and night after food.

Gutika

• Dhanvantara gutika
• Pushkaradi yoga
• Hingwadi vati
• Asalyadigutika
• Vayugutika
• Bhunimbadi ghan

Lehyam

• Nayopaya lehyam-
• Vilvadi lehyam-
• Svasaharalehyam(kasturiyadigulikayogam)

Ghrtam

• Dadimadighrtam –
• Sukumaraghrtam –

Asava/Arista

• Abhayaristam
• Pippalyasavam
• Kanakasavam
• Jirakaristam
• Dantyaristam
• Vasaristam

Rasa ousadam

• Mayura pica bhasmam
• Sankhabhasmam
• Kamadugha rasam-
• Muktapistirasam –
• Sutasekararas

Hikka mentioned yogas

• Agasthyarasayanam
• Haritakyadirasayanam
• Kusmandarasayanam
• Madhularasayanam
• Svasakararasayanam
• Vasistarasayanam
• Kasthurigutika
• Dhanvantaragulika

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