Stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted, causing brain cells to die from lack of oxygen. According to Ayurveda, stroke is caused by an aggravation of vata dosha due to improper diet, stress, anxiety, and abnormal postures, obstructing blood flow to the brain. Ayurvedic management focuses on detoxifying the body through therapies like virechana, basti, snehana, swedana, and nasya to remove the aggravated vata dosha from its locations and revitalize damaged tissues. Oral formulations like Yograj guggulu, Jatamansi choorna, and Brahmi vati are also used.

1. Stroke rehabilitation
 What is a stroke ?
Stroke occurs when blood supply to a part of brain stops.
Stoppage of blood supply
Lack of oxygen to brain tissue
Brain cell death

2. Risk factors of stroke
Smoking
Alcoholism
Obesity
Drug abuse
Hypertension
Diabetes
Stress

3. Ayurvedic approach
 As per ayurveda agravation of vata dosha is the main
causative factor of stroke which ocuurs due to
 Improper dietary habits
 Stress
 Anxiety
 Abnormal postures
This vata dosha creates obstruction in the blood supply of
brain leading to stroke

4. Ayurvedic management
 To detoxify the body by expelling out the vitiated vata
is the main line of treatment.
 The detox therapy mainly indicated for this in ayurvedic
texts is virechana.
 Virechana is conducted by using
 Eranda taila
 Gandharva haritaki
 Dugdha etc.

5. Basti therapy
 This is another detox therapy beneficial for management of
stroke.
 It will remove vata dosha from it’s main location and thus
will cure the disease from it’s roots.
 Niruha with dashmoola kwath and anuvasana with tila taila
will prove to be beneficial.
 Shirobasti is another type of basti in which medicated oils
are pooled over head for mental relaxation and quick action
of drugs.

6. Snehan and Swedana
 These are conducted as a pre procedure of detox therapies
with following medicines
 Mahanarayana taila
 Bala taila
 Dashamoola kwath
 Nirgundipatra kwath
 These therapies will be also useful for activating the affected
parts of body which have stopped functioning

7. Nasya
 For revitalizing the damaged brain tissue the medicines
should directly reach the brain .
 This therapy will help the medicines to reach directly to
their target organ i.e. brain.
 Nasya can be conducted with following medicines in
such patients
 Ghrita
 Shadbindutaila
 Brahmi taila
 Anu taila

8. Pinda swedana
 This is a type of swedana therapy which shows
excellent results in mobilizing the damaged body parts.
 The use of shashti and shali ( types of rice) in this
therapy is indicated.

9. Oral ayurvedic formulations
 Yograj guugulu
 Jatamansi choorna
 Kushmanda avalehya
 Matulunga swarasa
 Akshotaka
 Sarpagandha vati
 Brahmi vati