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Drops of medicated oil are administered in each nostril of the patient. This treatment clears the head and neck and is useful in curing headaches, migraine, epilepsy and Facial Palsy.

The nose is the doorway to the brain and it is also the doorway to consciousness. The nasal administration of medication is called nasya. An excess of bodily humors accumulated in the sinus, throat, nose or head areas is eliminated by means of the nearest possible opening, the nose.

Prana, life force as nerve energy, enters the body through the breath taken in through the nose. Prana is in the brain and maintains sensory and motor functions. Prana also governs mental activities, memory,concentration and intellectual activities. Deranged prana creates defective functioning of all these activities and produces headaches, convulsions, loss of memory and reduced sensory perception. Thus nasal administration, nasya is indicated for prana disorders, sinus congestion, migraine headaches, convulsions and certain eye and ear problems.

Substances Used in Nasya:

Stress, emotional imbalance, dryness of the nose, sinus congestion, hoarseness, migraine headache,convulsions.

Indications for Nasya:

Promotes faster healing of injured muscle tissue

Indications for Nasya:

sinus infections, pregnancy, menstruation, after sex, bathing, eating or drinking of alcohol, should not be used below 7 years or over 80 years of age.

Position for giving Nasya:

The patient lies on a bed; his head should be tilted downwards for proper administration of drops or the medicine which is to be administered in nasal cavity.

Things done after administering Nasya:

After nasya the patient is asked to lie down quietly his frontal part of the head, his neck, and the soles of the legs are massaged with the oil. Dhoompan (Medicated) smoking is given to remove the kapha.

Things done after administering Nasya:

After nasya the patient is asked to lie down quietly his frontal part of the head, his neck, and the soles of the legs are massaged with the oil. Dhoompan (Medicated) smoking is given to remove the kapha

There are six main types of nasya, as listed below :

Uses ghee, oils, salt, shatavari ghee,ashwagandha ghee and medicated milk and is used mainly for vata disorders. It is said to benefit conditions resulting from vata imbalances such as vata-type headaches, migraine headache, dryness of voice, dry nose, nervousness, anxiety, fear, dizziness, emptiness, negativity,heaviness of eyelids, bursitis, stiffness in the neck, dry sinuses and loss of sense of smell.

This helps to open deep tissues and can be done every day and at any time to release stress.

Is used in vata-pitta or kapha-pitta disorders and is made from decoctions and oils together.

is used according to which dosha is aggravated but mainly for pitta-type disorders such as thinning of hair, conjunctivitis and ringing in the ears. Generally certain herbal medicated decoctions, teas and medicated oils are used.