Dr Harikrishnan N. Menon

Introduction Shalakya Tantra, one of the eight major branches of classical Ayurveda, encompasses a wide surgical and medicinal specialty for diagnosis and treatment of diseases affecting the organs and structures above the clavicle. The term is derived from the word “Shalaka,” which means a probe or rod, and is a testimony to the evolved science of surgery and precision-based therapies in ancient India. Far from being a historical relic, Shalakya Tantra offers a unique and holistic perspective on disorders related to the eyes, ears, nose, throat, head, and neck, maintains significant clinical importance, and is evolving with contemporary advances. Clinical…

The term prathisyaya is derived from 2 words, “prati” which means towards or in the direction of and “shaya” means moving or flowing. “prati kshanam shyayate iti prathisyaya” continuous secretion from nose is known as pratishsayaya. It is caused by vega dharana, indigestion, excessive speech, anger, seasonal vagaries, excessive exposure of the head to the heat, remaining awake at night, day sleep, exposure to cold water and frost, sexual intercourse and weeping in excess and exposure to the smoky atmosphere. The above mentioned factors aggravate vathadi doshas giving rise to prathishyaya. Prathishyaya is one among the common diseases affecting respiratory…

Humans are social animals, and nowadays we spend most of our time on social media platforms, which are dominated by before and after videos, pics of weight loss and gain, which happens in a short span of time. In this era of cyber dominance, everyone is sharing their experience of transformation and asking others to follow their methods, who don’t possess nutritional or medical degrees. Thus, the common public follow them blindly without knowing the side effects. As per Ayurveda, the constitution of an individual is different from the other or as we say in Ayurveda, everyone is having their…