Review of Gidhrasi management in Ayurvedic text

Ayurveda described Gridhrasi (Gridhra means Eagle), as the gait of the affected person resembles that of an eagle’s walk and the inflamed nerve appears like eagle’s beak. Gridhrasi comes under eighty types of vatavyadhies. Ayurvedic treatments for Gridhrasi concentrate on bringing back the aggravated vata or vata kaphato the state of equilibrium and thereby to the state of health. This state of equilibrium is achieved with the help of Panchakarma karma mentioned in various Ayurvedic texts. In the present article we have tried to collect maximum data mentioned in Ayurvedic text related to the treatment of Gridhrasi.