• SOMESH KUSHWAHA
• Dr. ARUNA OJHA

In today’s world pain is one of the main presenting problem for which a patient comes to a doctor. Vata is responsible for all painful conditions in the body. Gridhrasi is one among 80 vataja nanatmaja vyadhi mentioned by Acharya Charak affecting the loco motor system in which pain is a major symptom. The name itself indicates the way of gait shown by the patient due to extreme pain just like a Gridhra(Vulture). Ruka(pain), Toda(pricking sensation), Stambha(stiffness) and Muhurspandana(twitching) in waist, hip, back of the thigh, knee, calf and foot respectively are the main symptoms in Gridhrasi so that the patient is unable to walk properly. The pain starts in the back and radiates down to one or both lower limbs. On the basis of symptoms of Gridhrasi; it resembles like sciatica in modern medicine which is characterized as pain or discomfort associated with Sciatic Nerve. In general an estimated 5%-10% of patients with low back pain have Sciatica. The annual prevalence of disc related sciatica in the general population is estimated around 2.2%. In modern medical science, only symptomatic management with analgesics like NSAIDs and surgical procedures are available. The surgical procedures are expensive and they have their own complications. In Ayurveda various methods used for treating Gridhrasi. I have selected Dwatrinshak Guggulu mentioned in Yogratnakar and Gridhrasihar Tail mentioned in Brihat Nighantu Ratnakar along with Bhautik upchar(yogasan) for the shaman therapy of Gridhrasi in the guidance of Dr. Aruna OJha.

Gridhrasi, Sciatica, Dwatrinshak Guggulu, Gridhrasihar Tail, Bhautik upchar

"EFFECT OF DWATRINSHAK GUGGULU, GRIDHRASIHAR TAIL AND BHAUTIK UPCHAR ON GRIDHRASI: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.253-258, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812437.pdf

"EFFECT OF DWATRINSHAK GUGGULU, GRIDHRASIHAR TAIL AND BHAUTIK UPCHAR ON GRIDHRASI: A REVIEW", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp253-258, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812437.pdf