CRITICAL ANALYSIS AND COMPARATIVE STUDY ON PRIMARY HEADACHES WITH SHIRO ROGA

Abstract

Headache is one of the commonest symptoms of which is difficult to describe. There are over 150 types of headaches, but the more common types are a few. Number of Shiro Roga mentioned by Acharya Caraka is 5 and each of the authors namely Acharya Sushruta, Madhava, Bhavamishra and Yogaratnakara has mentioned as same as 11. Acharya Vagbhatta and Acharya Sharangadhara have explained two different disease categories relevant to as 10 Shiro Roga and 9 Kapalagata Roga. 50% of the general population has experienced headaches in their lives and more than 90% report a lifetime history of headache. Primary headaches are headaches that are not the result of another medical condition or structural or metabolic abnormality. These include migraine, tension, Trigeminal Autonomic Cephalgias and Cluster headaches as well as a variety of other less common types of headaches. Objective of his study was to analyse primary headaches mentioned in modern medicine and them with relevant Shiro Roga mentioned in authentic Ayurvedic texts in accordance with the signs and symptoms. This conceptual study was conducted by compiling, studying and comparing relevant Ayurvedic texts and modern theories. The traditional science used by ancient Ayurvedic physicians, for classification, diagnosis and treatments of diseases are somewhat different from the modern science. Nevertheless, it is not possible to provide a comprehensive comparison of types of primary headaches with Shiro Roga, tentative correlation can be done.