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Schizophrenia is a severe brain disease that usually manifests in adolescence or early adulthood. This causes negative symptoms like lack of motivation, self-neglect and reduced emotion. This causes positive symptoms such as hallucinations, delusions and disorganized thoughts and speech.
In Ayurveda, Schizophrenia is known as "UNMA. Most doctors treat this disease according to the presentation of symptoms. Patients who are excited or agitated given recipe irritating "treatment in the form of nose drops. Vacha (Acorus calamus) in powder or oil Shigru (Moringa oleifera) powder seed, Marich (Piper nigrum), Tagar (Valeriana wallichii), Yashtimadhu (Glycerrhiza glabra), Hingu (Ferula narthex) and Shunthi (Zingiber officinale), + Jaggery are some of the drugs used, usually combined with "Puran Ghruta.
After being subjected to the patient, other medications are initiated. These include Sarpagandha (Raulwofia serpentina), Jatamansi (Nardostachys jatamansi), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Ajwayan (Hyoscyamus niger)), Raupya Bhasma, Suvarna Ghruta Bhasma and Puran. Ghrutas different drugs (ghee) is used orally as Kalyanak Ghruta, Panchagavya Ghruta, brahmi and Ghruta Jatamansi Ghruta. Some doctors recommend the use of "Panchakarama" procedures such as induced vomiting induced purgation and medicinal enemas.
Treatment also differs according to the dominance of dosha "involved. For the prevalence of "Vata" dosha, Brahmiprasha, dust Sarpagandha, Sameerpannag rasa, rasa and Vatavidhvansa used. For the predominance of "Pitta" dosha, and Sarpagandha Sutshekhar are with brahmi juice. Where "kapha" dosha is predominant, Medications are used as Unmaadgajakesari and Bhootbhairav rasa.
There is currently no cure for schizophrenia, but many patients can be successfully managed with medications and professional advice. Consistent, long-term treatment is critical to the successful management of schizophrenia. Many patients stop medications because of side unpleasant or intolerance to the effects of modern drugs. Ayurvedic herbal medicines positive score in this aspect, since they can be used long term without serious side effects. Several herbal combinations are available that can be used independently in patients with mild to moderate symptoms. For patients schizophrenic with severe symptoms, Ayurvedic medicines can be added to modern medicine as adjuvant therapy, so that the therapeutic effect is optimized, without increasing the burden of side effects.
The rehabilitation of patients is an important aspect of treatment. Patients should keep you busy, in accordance with their capacity and ability to work. Regular monitoring by a caregiver, whether at home or in the workplace, helps a lot.
Dr. A. A. Mundewadi is Chief Ayurvedic Physician at Mundewadi Ayurvedic Clinic based at Thane, Maharashtra, India. He is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at http://www.ayurvedaphysician.com
His blog, titled “Herbal Medicines”, can be seen at http://www.ayurvedicherbalmedicines.blogspot.com Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, B.A.M.S., has clinical experience of 22 years and clinical research experience of 9 years. He has published his findings of herbal treatment of HIV / AIDS in 55 patients in the Bombay Hospital Journal, Mumbai, India, July 2005 issue.
He has also successfully completed a clinical trial of herbal extract medicines in Schizophrenia compared to modern anti-psychotics, in 200 patients (See http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/show/NCT00483964). He has also conducted preliminary studies of Ayurvedic herbal extracts in the treatment of Bipolar Disorder, Vascular Dementia, Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Mental Retardation, Tobacco and Alcohol Addiction, Age Related Macular Degeneration and different types of Cancer.
