Abstract

Urdhva-jatru-gata disorders are disorders that happen in the upper part of the body, esp. above the neck. If we breakdown this word, “urdhva” means “upper part”; “jatru” means “the collar bone”; so, from this, it is very clearly understandable that the disorders that are related to the upper part of the collar bone are all the disorders that come under the urdhva-jatru-gata category.  We know that the ultimate purpose of Ayurved is “swasthasya swasthya rakshanam, aaturasya vikar prashamanam” and with this in mind, we also know that each part of the body might be affected by doshas in various ways, so we need different approaches with our treatment procedures to cure the patient, which can broadly be divided into the two parts, local treatment, and internal treatment. In this way, the kriya kalpa is stated by the acharyas as the sthanik chikitsa or the local treatment of the urdhwa-jatru-gata bhaga, and that too specifically for the eyes.

KEY-WORDS: Urdhva-jatru-gata, Tarpan, Putpak, Ghrut, Vata Dushti