Netra Kriya Kalpa - A Critical Review
Abstract
Ayurveda is a science of life. It is not only a system of medicine in the sense of curing disease. It is also a way of life that teaches us how to maintain and protect health. Shalakya Tantra is a branch of Ashtanga Ayurveda which deals with study of diseases which occurs above Urdhva Jatrugatasthana. In this fast and advanced life we rarely pay attention to the health of the most precious organ “Eyes”. Ayurveda is an integral and most ancient form of medical stream which is primarily aimed at prevention of disease & promotion of positive health. Its holistic approach towards positive life style creates its inevitable significance in the present scenario. Kriya Kalpa is main therapeutic process for Netraroga which is described in Sushruta Samhita Uttaratantra chapter 18, Vagbhata in Sutrasthana, Charaka in Chikitsa Sthana, Sharangdhar Samhita Uttara 13, Chakradatta chapter 76. Different types of Kriyakalpa, their indications, classifications, probable mode of action and its importance in Netraroga will be discussed in present article.
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