Ardhavabhedaka is a disease that usually manifest in the half part of head.

In Ayurveda Ardhavabhedaka is counted in 11 types of Shirorogas. According to different Aacharyas doshas involved in Ardhavabhedaka are:-

·         Sushruta- Sannipat i.e vata pitta kapha

·         Charaka  -Vata / vata-kapha

·         Vagbhatta - Vata

In Modern It can be well correlated with “Migraine”. It is common neurovascular disease characterized by periodic commonly throbbing , intense headache in one half of the head , majority of times in the temporal region with some associated symptoms like nausea, vomiting, vertigo, photophobia etc. It is found in persons who are anxious, rigid, perfectionists and who work hard to fatigue themselves. In allopathy various drugs like NSAID’S Like acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, nausea medicine, triptans, Ergotamine, CGRP receptor antagonists are being used to counter the migraine. However some drugs are expensive  and producing several adverse effects like tingling, nausea, chest heaviness, fatigue, depression, insomnia, dizziness, weight gain, dry mouth etc. so we are looking to alternative system especially Ayurveda and try to find out solution for migraine. Ayurveda plays  unique role in management of the disease. Aacharya’s explained that all the Panchkarma procedures are indicated for Ardhavbhedaka. However Nasya karma and Shirodhara plays a vital role in disintegrating the pathology of the disease. The study is open labelled parallel group trial to prove the efficacy of Gunja Taila Nasya and Dashmoola Shrit Ksheera Shirodhara in the management of Ardhavabhedaka (Migraine). In one group, 15 patients will be administered with Nasya and next 15 patients will be administered with Shirodhara.