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    Ayurvedic management of Ardhavabhedaka (Migraine).
    (Department of Shalya Shalakya,Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute,University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka, 2017) Vaghela, D.B.
    Ardhavabhedaka denes Ardha Mastaka Vedana. Migraine, the most common cause of vascular headache aficts approximately 15% of women and 6% of men. Migraine can often be recognized by its activators like stress, lack of sleep, worries, red wine, menses, estrogen etc. and by its deactivators like sleep, relaxation, meditation, pregnancy, exhilaration and drugs. Modern life style and stress are the main causative factors for the condition. Many medications have been tried and a many are still under research, but modern drugs are not acceptable due to their inherent drawbacks. In contrast, Ayurveda has a variety of natural medication in the treatment of Ardhavabhedaka. It was planned to compare the results between Laghu Sutashekhara Rasa orally in Group A, Brihat Dashamoola Taila Nasya in Group B, placebo drug in Group C and Goghrita Nasya in Group D. Total 150 patients were selected. The overall effect of therapy showed that in Group A, 38% patients cured while 36% patients showed marked improvement. In Group B, 46.67% patients moderately improved while 35.55% patients showed marked improvement. In Group C, 90% patients did not show considerable change. In Group D, 48.89% patients moderately improved and 28.89% patients showed marked improvement. No any adverse drug reaction was found during the whole study. From the results and observation it can be concluded that Group A shows better results in Ardhavabhedaka.
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    Scope and role of dietary and daily regimen in prevention of life style eye disorders: a literature study.
    (Department of Shalya Shalakya,Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute,University of Kelaniya,Sri Lanka, 2017) Rathnayaka, R.L.Y.U.; Vaghela, D.B.; Chudasama, K.
    Ayurveda is a holistic healing science that emphasizes the importance of healthy lifestyle in preventing disease. Faulty lifestyle (diet and behavior) are major factors leading to many diseases. Smoking cigarette, tobacco, alcohol consumption, high fat and junk food, lack of exercise, chronic stress, prolong exposure to bright light, working in computer for long time etc. may also increase the risk of developing certain diseases, (diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular and kidney disease, cancer etc.) Vision is also affected; among them ocular disorders are more prevelant in modern era, like Age Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic and Hypertensive Retinopathies, Computer Vision Syndrome, Dry Eye Syndrome and Infectious eye diseases. For preventing from this type of eye diseases as well as maintaining ocular health, wealth of details are found in various types of classical texts of Ayurveda. Among them Dinacharya (daily regimen), Ritucharya (seasonal regimen), specic ocular therapies (Kriyakalpa) and various type of Chakshshya and Rasayana drugs, special types of Pathya Apathya Vidhi are useful to maintain ocular health and improve vision. Publicity of these techniques using appropriate media would benet the general population by giving more condence on Ayurveda practices, thus preventing from various types of lifestyle eye disorders. In the present study, daily regimen, Kriyakalpa, Pathyapthya, Chakshusya and Rasayana are described in detail.