Ayurvedic Herbal for the Traumatic Brain Injury Therapy

Posted on August 27, 2010
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An estimated 5.3 million people of Americans living with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) –-related disability. These may be either temporary or permanent and may cause partial or total functional disability or psychosocial difficulties.

TBI is one the leading causes of death under the age of 45 is injuries to brain. Injury can be physical or personal( emotional) like due to any accident or due to personal losses like breaking up of a relationship, being cheated, loss of employment, financial crisis, anguish of loosing all etc.

A person with mild brain injury might not show much obvious symptoms and look good from outside. Mild injuries show very normal symptoms like problem in learning, reduced memory, frequent or occasional fatigue, problem in thinking at fast pace etc. Such mild injuries are said to be recoverable in the medical concern with the help of various medicines and techniques.

On the other hand Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) refers to injury of the brain or the high scale. Such injuries can be caused to wrong body movements or direct blow to the head causing significant impact on the brain. Widespread injury to brain is known as diffuse axonal injury whereby damage is not just any particular local area of brain but to the larger widespread area. Symptoms to such conditions are severe deficits in emotional behavior, physical outlook, cognitive and behavioral changes.

Only intensive care unit is the option for patients with acute TBI. Once this phase have passed there are few traumatic brain injury therapy available in Indian Ayurveda. Ayurvedic treatment based on herbs can be started which have proved effective on improvement in neuromuscular coordination, healing nerve cells and other difficulties in physical, behaviorism, emotional attitude.

Herbal medication available with Ayurveda for the traumatic brain injury therapy:

To giving muscles strength and stimulation of nervous system body message is given with medicate oils like chandan bala laxadi, maha narayan oil and saindhav oil.
In some particular situations only massage with pizichil and panda sweda is given and in some medicated enemas by the name Basti is also given for nerve impulses normalization.
To control muscular spasm and control pain medicines given are Nirgundi (Vitex negundo), Maharasnadi Guggulu, Tagar (Valeriana valichii) and Rasna (Pluchea lanceolata)
To control problem emerging emotionally, congnitively and behaviorily medicines given are Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Shankhpushpi -Convolvulus pluricaulis, Sarpagandha-Raulwofia serpentine, Jayphal (Myristica fragrance).
The most important function to relax nerves and normalize muscular fuctions is done by use of number of medicines like Vat Gajankush Ras, Bruhat Vat Chintamani, Maha Vat Vidhvans Ras, Kaishor Guggulu, Agnitundi Vati, Abhrak Bhasma, Trayo Dashang Guggulu, Amalaki Emblica officinalis, Trivang Bhasma, Kuchla- Strychnos nuxvomica, Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), Haridra (Curcuma longa), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Mandukparni -Centella asiatica, Yashtimadhuk (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), Bala (Sida cordifolia), Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus ) and Naagbala (Grewia hirsuta) .