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What is a Migraine?

A migraine attack can severely affect a patient’s quality of life. We understand how you feel if you suffer from migraine

This is a headache that is not like other headaches. It is a severe neurological condition that causes excruciating headaches. Migraine comes with a slew of other incapacitating symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to loud noises and lights, and general discomfort.

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What are the General Causes of Migraine?

According to modern medicine, the etiology of migraine is unknown. Modern medicine assumes that aberrant brain activity disrupts nerve signals, the activity of neurotransmitters, and blood vessels in the brain. And this disruption causes migraine.

What are the Causes of Migraine according to Ayurveda?

Unlike modern medicine, Ayurveda defines a specific cause for migraine in terms of metabolic patterns called dosha.

There are three metabolic patterns or systems that run the body – vata, pitta and kapha. The three doshas are bio-physical energies with distinct features, and functions. Ayurveda says that a vitiation in vata  and kapha dosha leads to migraine.

Vata is the metabolic pattern that governs all movements inside the body, whereas kapha dosha ensures stability and nourishment. Since vata is responsible for all movement inside and outside the body; it directly influences the nervous system. However, excess vata dosha leads to nervous hyperactivity which may result in migraine.

What factors trigger migraine according to Ayurveda?

The factors that can trigger migraine are wrong food, lifestyle, and mental factors. Here Ayurvedic causal factors are quite similar to migraine triggers according to modern medicine.

Dietary Factors

  • Excess consumption of dry food or food that causes dryness inside the body.
  • Binge eating or frequent mid-meal snacks

Environmental Factors

  • Exposure to easterly winds (cold and harsh)
  • Excessive exposure to morning dew

Lifestyle Factors

  • Forceful suppression of natural urges like urination, sneezing, etc.
  • Excessively tiring manual labor or exercise
  • Excessive indulgence in sexual activity

What are the Types of Migraine?

The two most significant types of migraine are  :

Migraine with aura

In this type of migraine, there are prognostic warning signs

Migraine without aura

In this type, the migraine attack occurs suddenly without any prognostic warning signs.

What are the general migraine symptoms?

Migraine attack has usually four stages.

  • Prodrome stage
  • Attack Stage
  • Aura Stage
  • Postdrome

  • Constipation
  • Changes in mood, ranging from sadness to exhilaration
  • Hunger pangs
  • Stiffness in the neck
  • Urination is becoming more frequent.
  • Retention of fluid
  • A lot of yawning

  • Headaches
  • Brain fog
  • Weariness
  • Nausea
  • Vomiting

  • Zigzag lines
  • Flashing lights
  • Fuzzy vision
  • Blind spots

  • You may feel fatigued, bewildered, and washed out, or even overjoyed after a few days of a migraine attack.

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What are the migraine symptoms described in Ayurveda?

Charak Samhita, the authoritative text on Ayurvedic general medicine, says that vitiated vata influences the half part of the head region, that the temporal region, ears, eyes, forehead on one side of the head and produces sharp pain.

Charak Samhita describes migraine with another very interesting term – arani manthan. (Arani – wood, manthan – churning). Acharya Charak says that a person suffering from a migraine attack experiences severe pain as if someone is churning his head with a piece of wood. Migraine pain is also compared to the pain experienced when you receive a severe injury from a sharp object.

How Ayurveda Helps in treating Migraine?

Ayurveda is a holistic healthcare system that can provide side-effects-free and lasting relief from migraine with its comprehensive approach.

Ayurvedic treatment offers a very comprehensive three-pronged approach – right food (ahaar), right lifestyle (vihar), and personalized treatment (chikitsa).

Nidan parivarjanam (Removal of the causal factors)

  • Removal of the causative factors is the most fundamental factor in Ayurvedic treatment

Ahaar (dietary solutions)

  • Wrong food and food habits can trigger migraine attacks. Once you correct this causative factor, you can achieve a permanent cure for migraine.

Vihaar (lifestyle solutions)

  • Important lifestyle factors like sleep duration, exercise, travel etc can trigger migraine, therefore need correction.

Manas (Mental peace)

  • Ayurveda says that a peaceful mind enables and empowers the body to heal itself.

Why Ayurveda is more effective in migraine treatment?

The silent features of Ayurvedic migraine treatment are  :

Natural and Side-effects free

Ayurveda uses whole herbs with their natural goodness.

Holistic

Unlike modern medicine, Ayurvedic treatment for migraine focuses on the entire body and not only on the diseased part.

Personalized

Ayurveda says everyone deserves a personalized treatment, best suited to his/her individual needs.

Comprehensive

Ayurvedic treatment helps the individual to correct the causative factors like wrong food, lifestyle, and mental state.

Psychosomatic

Ayurveda offers a unique set of mental solutions in the form of art therapy, meditation, chanting, mindfulness, etc to relieve stress, anxiety, and other negative emotions that may trigger migraine attacks.

What is the Ayurvedic treatment procedure for Migraine?

Determination of Constitution and consultation (Prakrati Parikshana)

As the first step, a trained and experienced vaidya will ascertain your constitution with the help of a detailed questions and physical examination.

Body Detox (Shodhana)

If required, the vaidya may suggest body detox through the panchkarma process.

Medicated Nasal Drops (Nasya)

Nasya is an Ayurvedic procedure of administering medicated nasal drops.

Health recommendations

The vaidya may prescribe certain food and lifestyle recommendations.

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Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Migraine

You may not have an immediate access to a full-fledged Ayurvedic treatment immediately. So, here are some effective Ayurvedic remedies that may help you experience an SOS relief from migraine

Herbal Preparations

  • Make fresh juice by taking tender jasmine or pomegranate leaves along with a pinch of salt. For best results, apply 2-3 drops of this juice to both nostrils in the morning, preferably on an empty stomach. Repeat the procedure again in the evening (6-7 pm). Migraine headaches are less severe when you repeat this procedure regularly.
  • Press one fistful of Doorva grass to get its fresh juice. Stir in 2 pinches of licorice powder. Eat around noon. This should be practiced for 20-30 days. Regularly following this regimen will help to reduce the severity of illness

Note – It is best to take up this home remedy after consulting your Ayurvedic doctor.

Manage Stress and anxiety

  • Practice meditation and mindfulness.
  • Try shitali and anulom vilom pranayama

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