Ayurvedic Management of Stroke (Hemiplegia)
by K.Nishteswar

PERFACEThe term stroke or cerebro-vascular accident (CVC) have fallen into disrepute;the first because it carries no information,the second because of concern about whether the disorder is actually 'accidental'.Stroke is defined as a rapidly developed clinical signs of focal disturdance of cerebral functions of presumed vascular origin and it may be due to cerebral haemorrage,thrombosis,or embolism.Anti-hypertensive and anti-coagulant agents are used in management of stroke depending upon the etiology and recent researches have recorded some potent Anti-Hypertensive and Anti-Coagulant agents from indigenous systems of Medicine.