Shirodhara
According to Chark medicated oil for a suitable period over the head is called Murdha Tail. Acharya Vagbhatta has classified Murdha tail in to following 4 types-
- Shiraha Abhyanga- Annointing of head with medicated oils.
- Shirak Shek- Pouring oil over the head knows as Shirodhara.
- Shriaha pichu- Keeping Keeping a cotton piece dipped in oil over the head.
- Shirovasti- Keeping medicated oil over head in a specialized cap like structure..
Use of Shirodhara-
- It cures long standing insomnia.
- It cures headache and migraine.
- It cures hypertension.
- It checks blindness and graying of hair.
- It stpos fall of hair.
- Hair becomes black, long and deep-rooted.
- It also gives very beneficial affect on facial paralysis as well as paralysis also.
- Sense organs become more sharp and work effectively.
- Induce sound sleep and happiness.
Procedger-
- The patient is made to lie on his back on a table specially prepared for this therapy.
- Firstly annointing his head and body with medicated oil.
- Head is made to rest over a slightly elevated position preferably over pillow.
- Medicated oil is selected according the disease.
- Two attendants are needed for this therapy.
- One of them should hold the vessel contains the liquid so that the drip falls exactly on the forhead between the two eye brows.
- Other collects the oil from the vessel kept below and puts it again on the oil vessel.
- A wide mounted earthen or steel or copper basin having capacity of about 2.5 litres is used.
- Through metallic chain it should be tied and hanged over the head of the patient from a special designed stand.
- Small hole is made at the bottom of this basin- the size of the hole should be about 1cm diameter or just sufficient to admit the tip of the little finger of the patient.
- Over the hole, a small-semi spherical hollow cup should be placed.
- Over the top of this cup, there should be a whole corresponding to the hole at the bottom of the basin.
- Through the hole of the cup, a wick with string of thread with free end and about 10 cm. long should be passed through the hole of the bottom of the basin.
- The end of the cotton thread should just 8cm above the forehead.
- The selected medicated oil or liquid poured into the basin and made flow through the cotton thread continuously on the appropriate part of the forehead.
- Oil or liquid which comes out of the forehead of the patient is collected in a vessel kept below the table and the same is again recycled to the basin.
- The process continues about 50 to 55 minuites in Vata Vikar, 40-45 minutes in Paittik vikar and 30-35 minutes Kaphaj vikar.
- This therapy should be given for 7 days/ 11 dyas or 21 days depending upon the nature of disease.
- This therapy is perfomed in the early morning before 10 AM dail.
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