nervous system

Question 1

medhya

Answer 1

memory enhancer

Question 2

anantavata

Answer 2

pain in the back head/ neck that rises and spreads over the head
- often accompanied by nausea and dizziness
VP in nature
atypical migraine

Question 3

suryavarta

Answer 3

throbbing frontal headache that worsens with sun exposure

• begins in the morning, increasing as sun rises
• pitta

Question 4

ardhavabheda

Answer 4

pain occurs on one half of the head. comes in intervals of two weeks or a month
-VP in nature
- may have a hormonal component in women
treat doshic presentation in the head; also treat artavavaha srota

Question 5

shankhaka

Answer 5

headache occurs over the temporal (shankhaka) portion of the head
severe burning pain redness, fever, thirst, giddiness, bitter taste in the mouth, yellow color on the face
causes death
probably infectious

Question 6

krimija siratapa

Answer 6

due to parasitic infection; symptoms become tridoshic, there may be a nasal discharge of clear coppery fluid

Question 7

Dementia

Answer 7

steady decline in intellectual function

Question 8

Alzheimers

Answer 8

progressive loss of cognitive functions associated with excessive senile plaques in the cerebral cortex and subcortical gray matter

Question 9

Unmada

Answer 9

Insanity/demetia

Question 10

Bhutonmada

Answer 10

possession by evil spirits

Question 11

Apasmara

Answer 11

Epilepsy

Question 12

Apasmara definition

Answer 12

recurrent, paroxysmal disorder of cerebral function caused by an excessive discharge of cerebral neurons;
characterized by sudden, brief attacks of altered consciousness, motor activity and sensory phenomena or inappropriate behavior

Question 13

samjavaha srota

Answer 13

channel of the seat of consiousness; channel from the heart to the divine

Question 14

Epilepsy herbs for vata

Answer 14

shanka pushpi, ashwaganda, jatamamsi,

Question 15

epilepsy herbs for pitta

Answer 15

brahmi, shanka pushpi, skullcap

Question 16

epilepsy herbs for kapha

Answer 16

holy basil , calamus, saraswati churna

Question 17

Insomnia

Answer 17

difficulty falling of staying asleep

Question 18

Parkinson’s disease

Answer 18

degeneration of dopamine producing cells in the basal ganglia portion of brain stem characterized by slow and decreased movements, muscular rigidity, resting tremors and postural instability; usually occurs after the age of 40

Question 19

ayurvedic name for parkinsons disease

Answer 19

Kampavata

Question 20

key herbs for kampavata

Answer 20

kappikachu, brahmi

Question 21

Huntington’s Chorea

Answer 21

‘tandava’
chronic, progressive genetic disorder affecting the brain stem and cortex resulting in choreiform movement and progressive intellectual deterioration;
brief, involuntary movement of head or limbs

Question 22

Dystonia

Answer 22

Altered muscle tone (increased) resulting in abnormal posture and positions of the body
there are sustained spastic contraction of muscle groups in the body.

Question 23

multiple sclerosis

Answer 23

central nervous system disease characterized by progressive deterioration of the myelin sheath surrounding portions of the brain and spinal cord

Question 24

myasthenia gravis

Answer 24

muscular weakness due to loss of receptors at the neuromuscular junctions to ACH (acetylcholine)
- autoimmune