Anatomical Peculiarities of Nose as a Route of Administration in Nasyakarma

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¹Dr. Shyny Thankachan , & ²Dr. Dayana H

DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.31142/ijahm/v10i6.07

¹Associate Professor, Dept of RachanaShareera, VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal

²Associate Professor, Dept of RachanaShareera, Bapuji Ayurveda Medical College, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.

Corresponding Author: Dr. Shyny Thankachan

Associate Professor, Dept. of RachanaShareera, VPSV Ayurveda College, Kottakkal

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ABSTRACT

The nose is considered as one of the important routes of administration in Ayurveda. Nasya is one of the important treatment modalities and it is also one of the pancha karma procedures of Ayurveda. It is told that the nose is the opening towards the shiras so that medicines to the shiras can be best administered through the nose. It is nothing but the anatomical peculiarities which makes the nose the best route for administration of the drug in the form of Nasya karma. Moreover, it is the nearest root for the medicines to reach the head.

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