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A Clinical Study of Kumkum Nasya and Pathyadi Shadanga Kwatha in the management of Ardhavabhedaka with special reference to Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial - A Research Protocol

M. Maurya, Ajay Kumar, Nitin Sharma, Tina Singhal

Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences, 2025

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Abstract

The lifestyle of the people of the modern era has changed due to rapid urbanization. Due to changes in lifestyle, stress is causing an increased incidence of acute and chronic disorders like Ardhavabhedaka. Ardhavabhedaka (Migraine) is a condition associated with moderate to severe headaches with a throbbing type of pain that lasts from hours to days. It begins on one side of the head and spread to both temporal, and occipital regions and is frequently accompanied by symptoms such as nausea and vomiting, tiredness, and sometimes giddiness. Ardhavabhedaka can be correlated with migraine, due to its cardinal features of a half-sided headache. According to Acharya Charaka Ardhavabhedaka have Vata-Kapha dosha. The management of these Dosha can be done through Kumkum Nasya Karma.

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