pinda sweda - an exploratory study

made it for jignasa 2014 kerela seminar .

1. * Kamal kishore ** Byresh A. “ PINDA SWEDA”- AN EXPLORATORY STUDY *PG Scholar, Dept., of PG Studies in Kayachikitsa, SKAMCH&RC, Bangalore-560104 **Professor, Dept., of PG Studies in Kayachikitsa, SKAMCH&RC, Bangalore-560104

2. CONTENTS INTRODUCTION IMPORTANCE ROUTE OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION MODERN TOPICAL ROUTE OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION PATRA PINDA SWEDA SHASHTIKA SHALI PINDA SWEDA ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN PD OF HERBS LOCAL HEAT THERAPY VS PINDA SWEDA DISEASES AND PINDA SWEDA SUBSTANCE P CONCLUSION

3. SWEDANA

4. IMPORTANCE S udation causes the ADHERED TOXIC MATTER TO MELT and flow out in a person who has been previously oleated . Ch . Si.6/12 Just as dirt of cloth is seperated and washed by soap and water so by oleation and sudation the doshas are SEPERATED & EXPELLED out of body. Ch . Si.6/12 Samshodhana given without snehana and swedana would DESTROY the body like the dried wood. Su . Ci.33/46 With snehana swedana the dried wood can also be made to BEND . Ch.su . 14/5

5. ROUTE OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION SNEHANA BASTI NASYA ABHYANTARA PAAN PINDA SWEDA

6. MODERN TOPICAL ROUTE OF DRUG ADMINISTRATION Creams foams Ointment Lotions Gels Transdermal patches B oth local and systemic effects.

7. PATRA PINDA SWEDA Pain is produced mainly by Vata Prakopa Prakupita Vata get localized in dhatus and produces Srotorodha . It occurs due to Vata Sanga , which is responsible for Shotha . Patra pinda sweda induces Srotoshodhana and regulates Vata Dosha . It releases pain, relaxes the muscles, activates the local metabolic process, increases local blood flow , and thereby increasing the absorption of Sneha through the skin.

8. SHASHTIKA SHALI PINDA SWEDA Improvement in fine and gross motor functions spasticity and muscle hyper tone . Absorption of drugs and nutrients locally affects the local health . Neuro muscular disorders – Hemiplegia,Paraplegia , Muscular wasting , etc. DJD – OA.

9. ABSORPTION THROUGH SKIN Absorption of substances through the skin depends on a number of factors: Concentration Duration of contact Solubility of medication Physical condition of the skin Part of the body exposed the amount of hair on the skin .

10. OUTERMOST LAYER = Stratum Corneum . The LIPID SOLUBLE chemicals make it faster through the layer and into the circulation, however nearly all molecules penetrate it to some minimal degree. Rate :- Scrotal Forehead Armpit ≥ Scalp BACK ABDOMEN Ventral HAND/FOOT.

11. A nti - inflammatory 3 , A nalgesic & Antihistamine activity Antihistamine activity produces the A nti -itching effect Antioxidant effect, Anti depressant 4 effect A nti anxiety effect Immune changes 5 including increased Natural Killer cell and lymphocytes ( CD56) and CD56+ CD3 Increased Dopamine levels, S ystemic hemodynamic changes 6 by increasing skin blood flow ( SkBF ) and decreasing central venous pressure (CVP ) PHARMACODYNAMICS OF HERBS

12. LOCAL HEAT THERAPY VS POTTALI SWEDA Sweda in A yurveda is Highly S cientific with varied choice of drugs acc. to the condition R uksha sweda , S nigdha sweda . Not just heat application but increases the absorption rate locally by potent vasodilatation . Increases blood flow supplies oxygen and nutrients, relax sore muscles , ligaments, and tendons. Increase ROM by improving the flexibility of tendons and ligaments, reduce muscle spasms , and alleviates pain . Rooksha sweda subsides the Oedema . E xternal route to subdue the aggravated underlying dosha also acts as an adjuvant therapy to bring the toxic waste out through the skin with sweat .

13. SUBSTANCE P Substance P is an important element in pain perception . The sensory function of substance P is thought to be related to the T RANSMISSION of pain information into the CNS . Capsaicin L/A from raktmaricha , curcumin from haridra , zingiberine from ginger has been shown to reduce the levels of substance P.

14. DISEASES & PINDA SWEDA Diabetic Neuropathy. Cerebral Palsy. Duchene muscular dystrophy. PTSD – Post traumatic stress disorder. Neuropathic pain. Sarcopenia associated disorders. Post CVA Associated – plegia and Paresis. Diseases of joints – OA, RA, AS. Fibromyalgia , muscle spasms, myalgia, contracture , bursitis, adhesive capsulitis.

15. CONCLUSION We have to explore in depth regarding to the greater science of pinda sweda . We have to redevise the methods/techniques on the pretext of new technology in order to make it cosmopolitan in nature. The physiology and its work on pathology is where we have to expound more and more.

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