| dc.description.abstract | According to Ayurveda, Pragnāparādha
(intellectual error), Parināma (time factor),
Asātmēndriyārtasamyōga (unwholesome contact
of senses with its objects) cause all physical
and mental diseases. At the chronic decline
of Satvaguna in the manas leads to the mind
becoming stressed. Imbalances in, Rajas and
Thamas Guna also leads to psychological stress.
Dhārā karma at the Agnyā Chakra is known as
effective in mental disturbances. The current
research has been designed to study the efficacy
of Ushnodhakadhārā against psychological stress
with reference to Ayurveda Manōbhāva concepts.
Ninety individuals with psychological stress
were randomly selected and grouped in to 2. The
study was conducted for 21 consecutive days
with 45 minutes of Dhārā Karma and 30 minutes of
supportive psychotherapy (SPT).
Follow up period
was 60 days. Study group (SG) were subjected to
Ushnodhakadhārā and SPT. The control group was
subjected only to SPT. The assessment was carried
out before and at the end of treatment which was
based on the relief of clinical signs and symptoms
of psychological stress and manōbhāva according
to a grading system. Data were statistically
analyzed. SG was found highly significant in each
manōbhāva, p<0.001. Ushnodhakadhārā elaborated
better results in Manobhāva. Pacification of
provoked Dōsha using Ushnodhakadhārā promoted
the Mēdhya, Sthairya Mana, Harsha, Shraddhā and
Smruti. | en_US |
