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PRESENTER
DR KAVYA N
PANCHAKARMA IN
GRAHA ROGA
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INTRODUCTION
• Charaka has explained it under Unmaada, as Agantuj
a Unmaada is caused due to the exogenous factors lik
e Graha.
• Causative factor for the Agantuja Unmaada is
Aprashasta Karma which is caused due to the Pradny-
aaparaadha.
• Due to Pradnyaaparaadha, a person insults the
respected ones like Deva, Rishi, Pitru, Gandharva,
Yaksha, Siddha etc
Unmada……………?
Mental derangement by,
Upward movement of vitiated doshas
Unmada
- Su. Chi. 62/3
It is nothing but perversion (vibhrama) of
Mind
Intellect
Consciousness
Knowledge
Memory
Desire
Manners(Character)
Behavior
Conduct
Bhootonmada or graha roga is characterized by
I. Supernatural speech, valour, potency and activities
manifested as a result of jnana and vijnana, strength
II. Undeterminability of the time of occurence
These conditions should be understood as,
Deva / Bhoota / Graha.
Ch.Chi.9/17
अमर्त्यवाग्ववक्रमवी्यचेष्टो ज्ञानादिववज्ञानदिादि्य्य |
उन्मािकािोऽनन्तश्च ्स्् यूतोर्तथमुन्मािमुिाहरेत्तम्||१७||
UNMADA
NIJA
VATADI
AGANTU
DAIVADI
DIFFERENCE
NIJA/DOSHAJA
Sadya
Definite Nidana
Definite Lakshana
1st - Vatadi tridosha
vitiation
Niyata
Yukti vyapashraya
AGANTU/BHOOTA
Asadya
Indefinite Nidana
Indefinite Lakshana
1st - Lakshana
Next- vatadi prakopa
Aniyata
Daiva vyapashraya
TYPES OF
AGANTUJA UNMADA
Pishacha
Bramha
Rakshasa
Rakshasa
Yaksha
Gandhar
va
Pitru
Rishi
Deva
CHARAKACHARYA
8 types
Deva
Devashatru
Gandharva
Yaksha
Pitru
Bhujanga
Rakshasa
Pishacha
SUSHRUTHACHARYA
8 types
VAGBHATA - 18 TYPES
1. Deva
2. Daitya
3. Gandarava
4. Sarpa
5. Yaksha
6. B.Rakshasa
7. Rakshasa
8. Pishacha
9. Preta
10. Kooshmanda
11. Nishada
12. Naigamesha
13. Betala
14. Pitru
15. Rishi
16. Guru
17. Sidda
18. Kinnara
HETU
• Pradnyaaparaadha is the only cause of the Bhoota
Graha. These Graha seize a person whenever they
found any misconduct in the behavior.
• Graha affect due to following motives.
Himsaa (Asaadhya)
Rati ( Saadhya )
Abhyarchana ( Saadhya)
Why they enter..?
Himsa
To inflict injury
Rati
To play
Abhyarchana
To offer prayer
SADYASADYATA
UNMADA
SADYA
VATAJA PITTAJA KAPHAJA
ASADYA
AGANTUJA
BHOOTAJA
MANAGEMENT
PREVENTIVE
• Dinacharya
• Ritucharya
• Achara Rasayana
• Sadvritta
• Aharakrama
• Dharma
CURATIVE
CURATIVE
YUKTI
SHODANA SHAMANA
DAIVA SATVAVAJAYA
SHODANA
उन्मािे वातजे पूवं स्नेहपानं ववशेषववत्|
कु ्ायिावृतमार्गे तु सस्नेहं मृिु शोधनम्||२५||
कफवपत्तोद्यवेऽप््ािौ वमनं सववरेचनम्|
ग्स्नवधग्स्वन्नस्् कतयव््ं शुद्धे संसजयनक्रम ||२६||
ननरूहं स्नेहदग्स्तं च ्शरसश्च ववरेचनम्|
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प्रिेहोर्तसािनाभ््ङ्र्गधूमा पानं च सवपयष |
प्र्ोक्तव््ं मनोदुद्धधस्मृनतसञ्ज्ज्ञाप्रदोधनम्||३२||
सवपय पानादिरार्गन्तोमयन्रादिश्चेष््ते ववधध |३३|
Cont..
• Vataja - If there’s no obstruction for vatanulomana
then one can administer sarpipana
If there is obstruction for vatanulomana, then initially
mild purgation is given and then sarpipana is done.
• Kaphaja - Vamana
• Pittaja - Virechana
• After proper Snehana and Swedana, once the vitiated
doshas are expelled from the body by shodana, one
must follow samsarjana karma.
Cont..
• Thereafter, basti is administered and shirovirechana
is given.
• Depending on the predominance of doshas, shodana
is administered repeatedly.
• If even after shodana, unmada persists then tikshna
navana, anjana and tadana should be done to stimul
ate his mind.
• Pradeha, Utsadana, Abhyanga, Dhuma and Sarpipana
is also indicated in Unamada.
Purana grita
ववशेषत पुराणं च घृतं तं पा््ेद््यषक्|
त्ररिोषघ्नं पववरर्तवाद्ववशेषाद्रहनाशनम्||५९||
- Ch.Chi.9/59
• Ghee stored for ten years is called Purana grita.
• Because of its sacred (pavitra) guna, it cures unmada
specifically grahonmada by alleviating tridoshas.
• Charaka says even the look, touch and smell cures
Grahabhada.
Cont..
• If it is not possible to administer sarpipana then it
has to be administered in the form of Anjana, Utsad
ana, Alepa, Navana.
• In graha bhada, one must avoid tikhna anjanas and
krurakarma like beating.
• Sarpipana and mridu shodana along with daiva vyap
asrya chikitsa is beneficial.
SHAMANA
Sarpipana:
• Hinguvadhya grita
• Kalyanaka grita
• Mahakalyanaka grita
• Mahapaishachaka grita
• Lashunadya grita
• Mahapanchagavya grita
• Brahmi grita
Anjana:
Gajapippali Yoga
Shirishadi Yoga
Daivavyapashraya chikitsa
Prevention of Agantuja unmada
1. Bali
2. Mangala
3. Homa
4. Dharana
5. Sathya
6. Achara
7. Tapa
8. Jnana
9. Deva, go, brahmana, guru puja
SUSHRUTA
दािरहाणां ववज्ञानं साधनं चाप््नन्तरम् |
उर्तपवत्तं कारणं चैव सुश्रुतैकमना शृणु ||३||
-Su. Chi. 27/3
Knowledge about Balagrahas (evil-spirits seizing
children), their genesis and even their treatment.
TYPES
1. Skanda graha
2. Skandapasmara
3. Sakuni
4. Revati
5. Putana
6. Andaputana
7. Sitaputana
8. Mukhamandika
9. Naigamesha (pitru graha)
Skanda graha
• Parisheka - with vatagna patras like dashamoola, era
ndamoola
• Abhyanga - oil prepared with roots of above vatagna
drugs and
Sarvagandha dravyas, Sura, Mahanimba are best for
abhyanjana
• Sarpipana – ghee prepared of devadaru, rasna, madh
uka, milk.
• Dhoopana – with sarsapa, vacha, hairs of ushtra, aja,
aavi
Skandapasmara
• Parisheka - with shirisha, bilva, golomi, surasadi gana
• Abhyanga - with Sarvaganda,
• Sarpipana - prepared of ksheerivriksha kashaya and d
rugs of kakolyadi gana dravyas added with milk.
• Utsadana – with powders of vacha and hingu.
Sakuni
• Parisheka - with kashaya of vetasa, amra, kapitta
• Abhyanga - with drugs of kashaya, madhura
• Pradeha - with drugs madhuka, hribera, sariva, utpal
a, padmaka, rodhra, priyangu, gairika and manjishta
Revati
• Parisheka - with decoction of ashvaganda, shringi, s
ariva, punarnava, vidari, mudgaparni and mashapar
ni.
• Abhyanga - with kusta, sarjarasa, palankasa, nalada,
girikadambaka
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of dhava, asvakarna
, kakubha, dhataki, tinduki, kakolyadi gana.
• Pradeha - kulattha, shanka churna, sarvaganda dravy
as.
Putana
• Parisheka - with decoction of kapotavankha, araluka,
varuna, paribhadraka, asphota
• Abhyanga - vacha, vayastha, golomi, haritala, manash
ila, kushta, sarjarasa
• Sarpipana - tugakshiri, kakolyadi gana, kushta, talisa,
chandana, khadira
Andhaputana
• Parisheka - with decoction of tiktaka(nimba)
• Abhyanga - with sura, sauviraka, kushta, haritala, man
ashila, sarjarasa
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of pippali, pippalimul
a, kakolyadi gana, madhu, shalaparni, brihati
• Pradeha - sarvaganda dravyas
Sitaputana
• Parisheka - with decoction of kapitta, suvaha, bimbi, b
ilva, bhallataka.
• Abhyanga - with urine of cow and goat, musta, surada
ru, kusta, sarvagandha
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of bark of rohini, sarj
a, khadira, palasa
Mukhamandika
• Parisheka - with decoction of kapitta, bilva, gandharv
ahasti and kuberaksi.
• Abhyanga - with bringa, ajagandha, asvaganda, vasa
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of madhulika, payas,
tugakshiri, kakolyadi gana, vaca, sarjarasa, kushta
Naigamesa
• Parisheka - with decoction of bilva, agnimanta, putika
, dhanyamla.
• Abhyanga - with priyangu, sarala, ananta, satapuspa
• Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of dwipanchamula,
milk, kakolyadi gana, gomutra, dadhimastu
DISCUSSION
• Some of the Acharyas mentioned about graha under
the causes of Agantuja roga i.e. the diseases which
iginate spontaneously without any known reason.
• The term ‘graha’ can be related with micro-organism
s because the graha are said to be invisible and in the
same way micro-organisms are also invisible with
naked eye.
• Some of the present day Scholars kept Bhutavidya/
graha under mental disorders and some kept it under
Microbiology.
• The disorders with unknown etiology and spontaneo
usly outbreak are believed to be originated due to mi
cro-organisms.
Cont..
• Almost all the textbooks of medical science starts
with the importance of unknown causes of diseases.
And when humans are unable to understand this, the
y consider them to be originated from micro-organis
ms.
• Microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, fungi
and parasites, are present everywhere—in the soil,
water, atmosphere and on the body surfaces, and
are responsible for a large number of infectious disea
ses in humans.
Cont..
There are many examples of some infectious diseases
which are the major health problems now-a-days:-
• Tuberculosis
• Leprosy
• Typhoid fever
• Cholera Pertusis
• Malaria
• Measles
• Pneumonia
• Gonorrhoea Diphtheria
• Syphilis Tetanus
• Plague Anthrax, etc.
CONCLUSION
• Graha roga is the field to be explored further.
• Graha chikitsa is a branch of the eight principle
branches of Ashtanga Ayurveda. It is also called bhuta
vidya and deals with psychology and psychiatry.
• In all forms of insanity the restoration of the serenity
of mind should be first attempted.
• For the patient suffering from agantuja unmada/grah
a, sarpipana etc (Mridu shodana) and matra etc (Daiv
avyapashraya) is the best.
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Panchakarma in Graha Roga

  • 1. PRESENTER DR KAVYA N PANCHAKARMA IN GRAHA ROGA ALLPPT.com _ Free PowerPoint Templates, Diagrams and Charts
  • 2. INTRODUCTION • Charaka has explained it under Unmaada, as Agantuj a Unmaada is caused due to the exogenous factors lik e Graha. • Causative factor for the Agantuja Unmaada is Aprashasta Karma which is caused due to the Pradny- aaparaadha. • Due to Pradnyaaparaadha, a person insults the respected ones like Deva, Rishi, Pitru, Gandharva, Yaksha, Siddha etc
  • 3. Unmada……………? Mental derangement by, Upward movement of vitiated doshas Unmada - Su. Chi. 62/3
  • 4. It is nothing but perversion (vibhrama) of Mind Intellect Consciousness Knowledge Memory Desire Manners(Character) Behavior Conduct
  • 5. Bhootonmada or graha roga is characterized by I. Supernatural speech, valour, potency and activities manifested as a result of jnana and vijnana, strength II. Undeterminability of the time of occurence These conditions should be understood as, Deva / Bhoota / Graha. Ch.Chi.9/17 अमर्त्यवाग्ववक्रमवी्यचेष्टो ज्ञानादिववज्ञानदिादि्य्य | उन्मािकािोऽनन्तश्च ्स्् यूतोर्तथमुन्मािमुिाहरेत्तम्||१७||
  • 7. DIFFERENCE NIJA/DOSHAJA Sadya Definite Nidana Definite Lakshana 1st - Vatadi tridosha vitiation Niyata Yukti vyapashraya AGANTU/BHOOTA Asadya Indefinite Nidana Indefinite Lakshana 1st - Lakshana Next- vatadi prakopa Aniyata Daiva vyapashraya
  • 11. VAGBHATA - 18 TYPES 1. Deva 2. Daitya 3. Gandarava 4. Sarpa 5. Yaksha 6. B.Rakshasa 7. Rakshasa 8. Pishacha 9. Preta 10. Kooshmanda 11. Nishada 12. Naigamesha 13. Betala 14. Pitru 15. Rishi 16. Guru 17. Sidda 18. Kinnara
  • 12. HETU • Pradnyaaparaadha is the only cause of the Bhoota Graha. These Graha seize a person whenever they found any misconduct in the behavior. • Graha affect due to following motives. Himsaa (Asaadhya) Rati ( Saadhya ) Abhyarchana ( Saadhya)
  • 13. Why they enter..? Himsa To inflict injury Rati To play Abhyarchana To offer prayer
  • 15. MANAGEMENT PREVENTIVE • Dinacharya • Ritucharya • Achara Rasayana • Sadvritta • Aharakrama • Dharma CURATIVE CURATIVE YUKTI SHODANA SHAMANA DAIVA SATVAVAJAYA
  • 16. SHODANA उन्मािे वातजे पूवं स्नेहपानं ववशेषववत्| कु ्ायिावृतमार्गे तु सस्नेहं मृिु शोधनम्||२५|| कफवपत्तोद्यवेऽप््ािौ वमनं सववरेचनम्| ग्स्नवधग्स्वन्नस्् कतयव््ं शुद्धे संसजयनक्रम ||२६|| ननरूहं स्नेहदग्स्तं च ्शरसश्च ववरेचनम्| ......................................................................... ......................................................................... प्रिेहोर्तसािनाभ््ङ्र्गधूमा पानं च सवपयष | प्र्ोक्तव््ं मनोदुद्धधस्मृनतसञ्ज्ज्ञाप्रदोधनम्||३२|| सवपय पानादिरार्गन्तोमयन्रादिश्चेष््ते ववधध |३३|
  • 17. Cont.. • Vataja - If there’s no obstruction for vatanulomana then one can administer sarpipana If there is obstruction for vatanulomana, then initially mild purgation is given and then sarpipana is done. • Kaphaja - Vamana • Pittaja - Virechana • After proper Snehana and Swedana, once the vitiated doshas are expelled from the body by shodana, one must follow samsarjana karma.
  • 18. Cont.. • Thereafter, basti is administered and shirovirechana is given. • Depending on the predominance of doshas, shodana is administered repeatedly. • If even after shodana, unmada persists then tikshna navana, anjana and tadana should be done to stimul ate his mind. • Pradeha, Utsadana, Abhyanga, Dhuma and Sarpipana is also indicated in Unamada.
  • 19. Purana grita ववशेषत पुराणं च घृतं तं पा््ेद््यषक्| त्ररिोषघ्नं पववरर्तवाद्ववशेषाद्रहनाशनम्||५९|| - Ch.Chi.9/59 • Ghee stored for ten years is called Purana grita. • Because of its sacred (pavitra) guna, it cures unmada specifically grahonmada by alleviating tridoshas. • Charaka says even the look, touch and smell cures Grahabhada.
  • 20. Cont.. • If it is not possible to administer sarpipana then it has to be administered in the form of Anjana, Utsad ana, Alepa, Navana. • In graha bhada, one must avoid tikhna anjanas and krurakarma like beating. • Sarpipana and mridu shodana along with daiva vyap asrya chikitsa is beneficial.
  • 21. SHAMANA Sarpipana: • Hinguvadhya grita • Kalyanaka grita • Mahakalyanaka grita • Mahapaishachaka grita • Lashunadya grita • Mahapanchagavya grita • Brahmi grita Anjana: Gajapippali Yoga Shirishadi Yoga
  • 22. Daivavyapashraya chikitsa Prevention of Agantuja unmada 1. Bali 2. Mangala 3. Homa 4. Dharana 5. Sathya 6. Achara 7. Tapa 8. Jnana 9. Deva, go, brahmana, guru puja
  • 23. SUSHRUTA दािरहाणां ववज्ञानं साधनं चाप््नन्तरम् | उर्तपवत्तं कारणं चैव सुश्रुतैकमना शृणु ||३|| -Su. Chi. 27/3 Knowledge about Balagrahas (evil-spirits seizing children), their genesis and even their treatment.
  • 24. TYPES 1. Skanda graha 2. Skandapasmara 3. Sakuni 4. Revati 5. Putana 6. Andaputana 7. Sitaputana 8. Mukhamandika 9. Naigamesha (pitru graha)
  • 25. Skanda graha • Parisheka - with vatagna patras like dashamoola, era ndamoola • Abhyanga - oil prepared with roots of above vatagna drugs and Sarvagandha dravyas, Sura, Mahanimba are best for abhyanjana • Sarpipana – ghee prepared of devadaru, rasna, madh uka, milk. • Dhoopana – with sarsapa, vacha, hairs of ushtra, aja, aavi
  • 26. Skandapasmara • Parisheka - with shirisha, bilva, golomi, surasadi gana • Abhyanga - with Sarvaganda, • Sarpipana - prepared of ksheerivriksha kashaya and d rugs of kakolyadi gana dravyas added with milk. • Utsadana – with powders of vacha and hingu.
  • 27. Sakuni • Parisheka - with kashaya of vetasa, amra, kapitta • Abhyanga - with drugs of kashaya, madhura • Pradeha - with drugs madhuka, hribera, sariva, utpal a, padmaka, rodhra, priyangu, gairika and manjishta
  • 28. Revati • Parisheka - with decoction of ashvaganda, shringi, s ariva, punarnava, vidari, mudgaparni and mashapar ni. • Abhyanga - with kusta, sarjarasa, palankasa, nalada, girikadambaka • Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of dhava, asvakarna , kakubha, dhataki, tinduki, kakolyadi gana. • Pradeha - kulattha, shanka churna, sarvaganda dravy as.
  • 29. Putana • Parisheka - with decoction of kapotavankha, araluka, varuna, paribhadraka, asphota • Abhyanga - vacha, vayastha, golomi, haritala, manash ila, kushta, sarjarasa • Sarpipana - tugakshiri, kakolyadi gana, kushta, talisa, chandana, khadira
  • 30. Andhaputana • Parisheka - with decoction of tiktaka(nimba) • Abhyanga - with sura, sauviraka, kushta, haritala, man ashila, sarjarasa • Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of pippali, pippalimul a, kakolyadi gana, madhu, shalaparni, brihati • Pradeha - sarvaganda dravyas
  • 31. Sitaputana • Parisheka - with decoction of kapitta, suvaha, bimbi, b ilva, bhallataka. • Abhyanga - with urine of cow and goat, musta, surada ru, kusta, sarvagandha • Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of bark of rohini, sarj a, khadira, palasa
  • 32. Mukhamandika • Parisheka - with decoction of kapitta, bilva, gandharv ahasti and kuberaksi. • Abhyanga - with bringa, ajagandha, asvaganda, vasa • Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of madhulika, payas, tugakshiri, kakolyadi gana, vaca, sarjarasa, kushta
  • 33. Naigamesa • Parisheka - with decoction of bilva, agnimanta, putika , dhanyamla. • Abhyanga - with priyangu, sarala, ananta, satapuspa • Sarpi pana - with ghee prepared of dwipanchamula, milk, kakolyadi gana, gomutra, dadhimastu
  • 34. DISCUSSION • Some of the Acharyas mentioned about graha under the causes of Agantuja roga i.e. the diseases which iginate spontaneously without any known reason. • The term ‘graha’ can be related with micro-organism s because the graha are said to be invisible and in the same way micro-organisms are also invisible with naked eye. • Some of the present day Scholars kept Bhutavidya/ graha under mental disorders and some kept it under Microbiology. • The disorders with unknown etiology and spontaneo usly outbreak are believed to be originated due to mi cro-organisms.
  • 35. Cont.. • Almost all the textbooks of medical science starts with the importance of unknown causes of diseases. And when humans are unable to understand this, the y consider them to be originated from micro-organis ms. • Microorganisms, such as bacteria and viruses, fungi and parasites, are present everywhere—in the soil, water, atmosphere and on the body surfaces, and are responsible for a large number of infectious disea ses in humans.
  • 36. Cont.. There are many examples of some infectious diseases which are the major health problems now-a-days:- • Tuberculosis • Leprosy • Typhoid fever • Cholera Pertusis • Malaria • Measles • Pneumonia • Gonorrhoea Diphtheria • Syphilis Tetanus • Plague Anthrax, etc.
  • 37. CONCLUSION • Graha roga is the field to be explored further. • Graha chikitsa is a branch of the eight principle branches of Ashtanga Ayurveda. It is also called bhuta vidya and deals with psychology and psychiatry. • In all forms of insanity the restoration of the serenity of mind should be first attempted. • For the patient suffering from agantuja unmada/grah a, sarpipana etc (Mridu shodana) and matra etc (Daiv avyapashraya) is the best.

Editor's Notes

  1. The nirukti of unmada here goes as