Conceptual and Clinical Study of Ardita Vata : Facial Palsy

Contents: I. General section: 1. Introduction. 2. Historical review. II. Disease concept: 1. Ardita - meaning definition. 2. Different classifications. 3. Shareera Rachana. 4. Shareera Kriya. 5. Nidana. 6. Poorva Roopa. 7. Roopa (symptomatology). 8. Samprapti and Vikruthi Vignana. 9. Sapeksha Vyadhi Vinischyam. 10. Sadhya - Asadhyata. 11. Management and treatment : (a) Samanya Chikitsa. (b) Vishista Chikitsa. 12. Pathya and apathya. III. Drug aspect: 1. Criteria for selection of internal drug. 2. Criteria for selection of nasya karma. 3. Rasona - description and therapeutic values. 4. Navaneeta - description and therapeutic values. 5. Shad Bindu Taila - description and therapeutic values. 6. Combined effect. IV. Clinical study: 1. Prevalence: (a) Materials and methods. (b) Parameters. 2. Assessments of prakruti. 3. Investigations. 4. Results and findings. 5. Statements, diagrams, graphs and photographs. 6. Side effects. V: 1. Summary. 2. Discussion. 3. Conclusion. VI. Bibliography.