MANIFOLD UTILITIES OF GHRITA W.S.R. TO E.N.T. DISEASES

Abstract

Acharya Charaka has motioned that Ghrita, Taila, Vasa, Majja are the best among all Sneha Dravyas. Among these four, again he has indicated the superiority of Ghrita. There are so many references available of Ghrita as Pana, Nasya, Lepa, Pratisarana, Kavala, Gandoosha, and Shirobasti in the treatment of various diseases. In this article author has tried to compile all the treatment along with references of Ghrita which indicated in Nasa Roga, Karna Roga, Mukh Roga, Shiro Roga in Brihadtrayi and Laghutrayi and efforts has been made to establish co-relation of the properties of Ghrita in conventional (i.e. Ayurveda) as well as non-conventional stream of health sciences.