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TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF MAHABHRINGARAJA TAILA
SHIROABHYANGA ON HEALTH W.S.R TO NIDRANASH
Dr. Pratyush Kumar* and Prof. Dr. R.P. Patwardhan2
1Asso. Prof. Swasthavritta Department Patanjali Bharitye Ayurvigyan Evam Anusandhan
Sansthan Patanjali Yogapeeth Haridwar (U.K).
2Department of Swasthavritta College of Ayurveda Bharti Vidyapeeth Deemed University
Katraj Pune.
ABSTRACT
Ayurveda is the everlasting supreme science of medicine because it
deals with all aspects of life, particularly of human being since time
immemorial. To maintain the proper and better health mahabhringaraj
tail shiroabhyanga. Ayurveda has considered four (Purushartha)
principles i.e. dharma, artha, kama & moksha one should always
follow towards the things which are mentioned in ayurveda.
Today‟s modern and ever-changing lifestyle poses some basic
problems, i.e.
Disturbed food habit
Disturbed sleep habit
Enormous/ heavy work load.
Lack of time
Shiroabhyanga is one of the upakramas described in dincharya for nidranash, alopecia and
graying of the scalp-hair, headache and even in all the disorders / diseases of urdhwajatrugat
vikar (supraclavicular region).
The national sleep foundation of america estimates that at least 1/3rd
people of world suffer
from sleep disorders. Additionally, sleeplessness has been associated with broad range of
complications, including depression, heart disease, lost productivity and an increased high
way and work related problems. Our acharyas has given importance vata in management of
nidranash, proper counseling, relaxation techniques along with other therapies are
considerable in the management.
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Volume 6, Issue 3, 688-702. Research Article ISSN 2277– 7105
*Corresponding Author
Dr. Pratyush Kumar
Asso. Prof. Swasthavritta
Department Patanjali
Bharitye Ayurvigyan Evam
Anusandhan Sansthan
Patanjali Yogapeeth
Haridwar (U.K).
Article Received on
24 Dec. 2016,
Revised on 14 January 2017,
Accepted on 05 February 2017
DOI: 10.20959/wjpr20173-7882
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KEYWORDS: mahabhringaraja taila, siroabhyanga, nidranash.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
The standard ready preparation of mahabhringraj tail taken from baidyanath (ISO
Certified) Pharmacy.
Laboratory tests of mahabhringraj tail has done at Late Prin. B. V. Bhide foundation
Pune.
In the clinical study, 30 patients has been selected randomly after detailed examination
diagnosed as nidranash as per samhita from college of ayurved hospital, pune 43. History
was recorded in a specially designed Performa.
METHODOLOGY
Upakrama - Shiroabhyanga
Type of Study - Clinical
No. of Patients - total 30 patients
Collection of Data - Patients were collected from college of ayurved hospital pune-43.
Research Work - The study was carried out in single group of 30 patients.
Drug and duration - Mahabhringraj tail (30ml) shiroabhyanga upakrama was carried out
in 30 patients for 10 - 15 minutes/day at night before going to bed for the period of 30
days and results were noted before and after the treatment. Post treatment follow-up was
taken on 60th
day.
All the patients were examined time to time and results were recorded.
1st follow-up - 10
th day
2nd
follow-up - 20th
day
3rd
follow-up - 30th
day
Post treatment follow-up
4th
follow-up - 60th
day
Statistical analysis was done by using „Paired t-Test‟ and „Proportion Test‟.
The observations of the study were monitored and recorded carefully. Relevant statistical
analysis was done using statistical tests.
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The readings were taken during examinations of the patients in order to avoid bias.
Assessment Criteria
Sleep Gradation
No Sleep 0
Mild Sleep (1-3 hrs) 1
Moderate Sleep (4-5 hrs) 2
Good Sleep (More than 6 hrs) 3
Quality of Sleep (Is Sleep Continuous/Disturbed) Gradation
Continuous Sleep 0
Mildly Disturbed Sleep (Dis. At 4-5 hrs) 1
Moderately Disturbed Sleep (Dis. At 3-4 hrs) 2
Severely Disturbed Sleep (Dis. At 1-2 hrs) 3
Gradation
Absent 0
Present 1
Apakti Gradation
Absent 0
Present 1
Bhrama Gradation
Absent 0
Present 1
Jrimbha (Yawning) Gradation
No Jrimbha 0
Occasionally in a day (0-5 times) 1
Regularly (more than 5 times) 2
Shirogaurav Gradation
Absent 0
Present 1
Drug Review: Mahabhringraj tail hindi meaning of maha – great & Bhringraj – keshraj (ruler
of the hair) It promotes growth of head hair. bhringraj herb is a preventive to the aging
process which maintains and helps rejuvenate bones, teeth, hair, sight, hearing and memory.
It is the best ayurvedic herbal medicine for the hair. bhringraj oil is famous for making the
hair black and luxuriant; for removing grayness and reversing balding. It helps calm the mind
from excessive activity and promotes sound sleep.
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The ingredients of this recipe are bhringraj, manjistha, yasthimadhu, padmaka, sariva and tila
aail. The drugs are also having the other properties like keshya, vataghana, khalitya nasak,
palitya nasak and indriya prasadankara. But as these constituents were prepared by the tail
paka vidhi according to “sanskaro hi gunantaradhanam” their individual properties emerged
into each other and emerges some new properties. As such, the tail thus prepared had laghu
and snigdha properties with madura and keshya and tikta and katu rasa with madura vipaka
and ushna virya which was intended to have a tridosha-shamaka effect. Mahabhringraj tail is
kaeshya, vatashamaka, pittashamaka .So it is very effective in nidranasha and also its effect
on health. This tail is vataghna and considered as the drug of choice in vataj rogas
(vatavridhi) like nidranasha.
This vataghna property can be further enhanced, when this tail is processed by vatashamak
dravyas, pittashamak dravyas and fragrant dravyas like sariva, yasthimadhu, raktachandana,
bringaraja, priyangu etc. Therefore it is very effective in nidranasha, darunaka, khalitya etc.
Mahabhringraj tail possesses the properties like kaeshya, khalitya, palitya, vata-pittasamaka.
It alleviates shirogata pitta vitiated vayu, which affect on vata dosha. So mahabhringraj tail
shiroabhyanga nourishes the mastishya & vata get pacified. The madura, tikta rasa of
mahabhringraj tail which alleviates pitta dosha & vata dosha predominantly & nourishing the
masthishykya. It cures nidranash.
The laghu and snigdha properties would act on the vitiation of the kapha and vata dosha
whereas sheeta virya and madura vipaka would act on pitta dosha. ushna virya and snigdha
property would act on the vitiation of kapha and tikta rasa, sheeta virya and madura vipaka
would act on pitta dosha. The ushna virya and snigdhatva would aid in liquefying the dried
kapha in the pores of the scalp locally clearing up the obstruction offered to the growth of
new hairs.
The application of Tail on the scalp with finger tips, it leads to increase the local blood
circulation and promotes the absorption of the drug. keshya, rasayana and indriya prasadan
action of drugs enhance the nutritive beneficial effect on the hair and the sukshma, vyavayi;
vikasi and yogvahi guans have a quality to penetrate easily through the hair orifices and
control vayu, which controls mind. indriyas are in close contact of mind and all the indriya
adhisthana is shira. If indriya remain healthy mind automatically remains healthy. So the
patients had a significant relief in the symptoms of nidranash and associated symptoms.
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Shiroabhyanga upakarma is described as one of the important procedure of dincharya. A
person who does shiroabhyanga daily is less affected with headache, hair falling, hair
graying, and his hair becomes strong rooted, black and long, all senses of that person become
healthy, his facial skin becomes soft, shiny and gets a good sleep. (Ch.Su.5/81-83). On virtue
of such good properties, shiroabhyanga has been included in the chapter of daily routine of a
person (dincharya).
Shiroabhyanga is a subtype of abhayanga.
Start pouring oil on the top of the head. This oil is then spread all over the head by using
fingers to the sides of the skull up to the temples. Try to go along the seemanta marma points
and massage the scalp. Rubbing this oil all over the head hairs are twisted at the clockwise.
Lastly press the head by two hands from forward to back and backward to forward.
Shiroabhyanga increases prana, the subtle aspect of vata dosha to the body. Shiroabhyanga is
also very effective in health of the persons like relaxations of body and mind, hair growth,
skin etc.
Shiro means mind, head and neck and abhayanga means massage. The head is one of the first
areas that the fetus develops in the womb and is the center of the nervous system. The top of
the baby‟s cranium has a soft area known as the brahmarandhra or the tenth gate. It sites
directly above the pineal gland and the olfactory lobe in the mid brain.
The human body has ten gates from which the prana can leave them are as follows
1. 2 Eyes
2. 2 Ears
3. 2 Nostrils
4. Mouth
5. Genitals
6. Anus
7. Brahmarandhra, at the adhipati marma point.
The brahmarandhra takes about nine months to close, during this time, gentle scalp massage
with oil may provide more prana with which the child can learn, think and memories and can
benefit the five senses. Shiroabhyanga improves.
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Arterial flow, Venous flow, Lymphatic flow and Nourishes skin or Local Tissues, Improve
the health of Scalp, which may cease hair fall.
According to ayurveda mana is an ubhyatamaka indriya which links the brain to the rest of
ten indriyas (5 karmaendriyas + 5 gyanendriyas). When the mana comes under the effect of
shleshma and tamas guna. Its linking ability is either hampered or stopped transiently. This
tranisent natural stage is known as nidra.
Nidra or sleep is a condition in which the mind and sense organs become unable to perceive
any sort of sense object due to fatigue. It is purely a physiological entity and is very much
essential for normal healthy life. Nidra has been mentioned as tryaopastambha or sub-pillar of
life in the classics. Strength, complexion and nourishment of body depend on proper sleep.
Our acharyas have given different opinions regarding the types of sleep. Basically nidra can
be classified into 2 types viz.
1) Swabhavik (Normal)
2) Aswabhavik (Abnormal)
Swabhavik Nidra: This come regularly at every night, which is having beneficial effect for
living beings.
Aswbhavik Nidra: May be due to different cause.
Another seven types are described by charakacharya
1) Tamobhava Nidra.
2) Shleshma Samudbhava Nidra.
3) Manah Shrama Sambhav Nidra.
4) Sharir Shrama Sambhav Nidra.
5) Agantuki Nidra.
6) Vyadhyanuvartini Nidra.
7) Ratri Swabhav Prabhava Nidra.
Modern Review
Insomnia is the condition, which is featured by a predominant complaint of difficulty in
initiating or maintaining sleep or non-restrictive sleep.
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Physiology of Sleep
There are 5 stages of sleep, associated with two alternating physiologic mechanisms have
been defined. Relaxed wakefulness is found to be accompanied by sinusoidal alpha waves of
8-12 per second and low voltages fast activity of mixed frequency in EEG.
There are usual associated blinks, eye and limb movements and moderate tone of the skeleton
muscles. As a person fall asleep, then the muscle relax, eyelids drops, the eyes begins to roll
from side to side, the EEG pattern changes to one of progressively lower voltage and mixed
frequency. This is called-
Stage-1: In stage-1 the muscles relaxes.
Stage-2: As sleep deepens to stage-2, bursts of 12-14 cycles per second waves and high
amplitude slow wave complex appear. At this stage, the movements of the eyes have been
ceased, but the muscle tone will maintained.
Stage-3 & 4: These stages featured by increasing proportion of high voltage, slow waves
activity in EEG.
Stage 5: in this stage, rapid eye movements return and muscle tension increase in jaw, where
as the neck, trunk and limb muscles.
After few time, Myoclonus movements becomes completely slack. This last stage of sleep is
called as the Active state of sleep.
During each night, a person goes through stages of two types of sleep that alternate with each
other. They are
1. Non rapid eye movement sleep (NREM)
2. Rapid eye movement sleep ( REM)
EEG (Electro encephalogram),
EOG (Electro occulogram),
EMG (Electro myogram) can be conveniently recorded during the Sleep by fixing small
silver electrode to the scalp and to the face before the subject goes to the sleep.
EOG reveals the eyeball movements while EMG indicates the tension of the muscles. Based
on these records two kind of sleep can be identified.
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Summery
Present study was under taken to study the role of shiroabhyanga in the ever-increasing
number of patients of nidranash. Therefore was entitled as “To study the effect of
mahabhringraj tail shiroabhyanga on health W.S.R to nidranash.”
30 patients showing symptoms of nidranasha subjected to an evaluation of the nidranasha, by
nidranasha questionnaire was derived from mind, body & soul and internationally accepted
site. Such meticulously selected patients were subjected to shiroabhyanga treatment with
mahabhringraj tail which was standardized. In case where the patient could not answer the
questions in english, vernacular version was used and every question was explained to a less
knowledgeable patients and the score was obtained and entered by the investigator.
Every patient was subjected for this treatment for consecutively 30 days. Both the ancient and
modern literature on manas and mind respectively were scanned and reviewed. manas having
three properties, out of which satwa being a guna and rajas and tamas being it‟s doshas,
which when vitiated vitiate manas and buddhi in tern leading to pradnyaparadha, the root
cause of all the diseases. As the direct references to the subject under study are scanty, the
bhavas of manas and their effects on manas were studied.
The review of ancient literature on samprapti (patho-physiology) of the manas vikaras eg.
unmada, apasmara, vyoshapasmara, atatwa-abhinivesh was under taken and on the basis of
their samprapties; established by various acharyas an attempt is made to suggest the
samprapti of nidranasha as a direct references are not available.
Various managements are available in ancient and modern medicine. Though both the
sciences believe in the psychological counseling and satwavajay chikitsa (which seems to be
a nearest synonym for each other), the medications vastly differ.
The modern science prescribes anti-depressant and anxieolytic internal medications which are
largely habit forming and the drug dependence develops as they are to be used for longer
period of time.
Whereas the view of the ayurvedic practioners is altogether different and they are using
medications, which boost the manas by prescribing mood elevators. These medication boost
the manas, corrects its perception and thought process there by calms the manas and/or
control the unstable; the chanchal manas.
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Many single composite and herbomineral (rasoushadhhis) internal medications are mentioned
and are in practice, which act on manovah srotas. Amongst the external modalities, moordh
taila comprising of shiroabhynaga, shirodhara, shiropichhu and shirobasti are advocated by
the acharyas to achieve effect on manovah srotas and uttamanga.
Shiroabhyanga; a procedure, which can be practices on an outdoor basis and in simple setups
like practiceners clinic was thought to be a good choice for the study as the modality though
in practice, the scientific data is scanty. The procedure and the material used for it were in the
form of oils and other liquid medications. As constrains of the modern day life is causing
undue stress on the people of this era, the number of patients with nidranasha of different
degrees are on the rise. Hence shiroabhyanga an easily practicable modality was studied to
over due this medical problem.
The result of the study shows that the clinical response to the various symptoms is
satisfactory to the patients and to the physician both. Symptoms like nidranash (Insomnia),
shirashoola were reduced or mitigated.
The most important topic of any research is the conclusions that can be drawn from the study.
Conclusions were derived through a careful study of classical as well as contemporary
literature.
Vatapradhana, pittapradhana prakrti people, vatavridhi and stressed person were found to
be prone to nidranash easily. In the literary study of samhithas atiyoga, heenayoga and
mithyayoga of asatmendriya samyoga, pradnyaparadha, parinama, dharana of
adharaneeya vegas and adharana of dharaneeya vegas were found to be the main
etiological causes of nidranash.
Nidranash pathology affects all the systems of the body was found to be a main etiology
of most of the diseases in the body. shiroabhyanga was found to be the best remedial
measure for nidranash. Nidranash can be understood as pathology in manovaha Srotas
due to the aggravation of Manasic doshas like raja and tama.
Vata dosha also plays a key role in development of various symptoms of nidranash and
stress like shirogaurava, angamarda, apakti etc.
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Due to the changes in the life style, many newer diseases are being introduced in the
society. Today, with the rapid diversification of human activity, we come face to face
with numerous cause of mental stress those affects prakrut nidra (natural sleep).
Vata dosha also plays a key role in development of nidranash. Shiroabhyanga is one of
the procedures coming under dinacharya. Every person should follow dinacharya to
maintain their health.
Indriyas are in close contact of mind and all the indriyas adhisthana is shira. If indriyas
remain healthy mind automatically remains healthy.
In mahabhringraj tail there are so many contents like bhringraj, haridra, yasthimadhu,
chandan etc. and these drugs have their own properties like bhringraj is effective in kesya,
indriya prasadanker. khalitya, palitya. So these drugs enhance the properties of tail. But as
these constituents were prepared by the taila paka vidhi according to sanskaro hi
gunantaradhanam their individual properties emerged into each other and emerges some
new properties.
Madhur, tikta rasa of mahabhringraj which alleviates pitta dosha & vata dosha
predominantly & nourishing the masthishykya. So it cures nidranash.
Hence mahabhringraj tail is sukshma, vyavayi, vikasi and yogvahi. So it has a quality to
penetrate easily through the hair orifices and control vayu, which controls mind.
Mahabhringraj tail shiroabhyanga is an effective upkarma in nidranash and also
maintaining the health of the individuals.
OBSERVATION AND RESULTS
Thirty patients enrolled for the study were of Age group 30 – 60 yrs. Majority of patients was
from the age group of 30 to 40 yrs. Out of 30 patients taken for the studies maximum
numbers of patients were having business as a profession i.e. 43.33%. In the present study
Majority of the patients were male (93.33 %) and less females were reported (06.66 %). Pitta
pradhana prakruti (40%) and Vata pradhana prakruti (23.33%).
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Sleep taken by patients (In hrs)
Quality of Sleep
Angamard(Body ache)
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Apakti (Indigestion)
Bhrama
Jrimbha (Yawning)
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Shirogaurav
Symptomatic relief was observed in group data. Before the treatment, mean duration of sleep
in 30 patients was 1-3 hrs, after the treatment there was increase in duration of sleep by 6-7
hrs. Before the treatment disturbed sleep was observed in majority of patients. After the
treatment there were more patients having continuous sleep. Before the treatment, mean value
of Angamard symptom in 30 patients was 3.00 which reduced to1.13. Hence the significant
reduction of the symptom was observed. Before the treatment mean of Apakti in 30 patients
is 1.67 and after the treatment significant reduction were not observed. Before the treatment
mean of Bhrama is 2.87 and after the treatment significant reduction were observed Before
the treatment mean value of Jrimbha is 1.23 and after the treatment Very highly significant
reduction were observed. Before the treatment mean value of shirogaurav is 3.00 and after the
treatment significant reduction were observed.
Benefits of mahabhringaraja tail shiroabhyanga on health
Hair roots become strong.
Hair becomes black and long.
All senses of that person become healthy.
The facial skin becomes soft and shiny.
A person gets relief of Headache, Hair fall or premature graying of hair.
The person gets good sleep.
Mahabhringaraja tail reduces nidranash.
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