Ayurveda Concept
According to charaka, the clinical features of dusta pratishyaya are sneezing, dryness of nose, nasal obstruction, rhinorrhoea, foul smell from nose & mouth, rhinitis, furunculosis, edema of nasal mucosa, tumors of nose, blood stained muco-purulent discharge, ulcers, diseases of head, ear & eye, baldness, graying of hairs, thirst, tiredness, cough, fever, bleeding disorder, hoarse voice and dehydration.
Nidhana & Samprapthi
Suppressing of natural urges, indigestion, exposing to dust, talking loudly, indulging on more sex, night arousal, anger, apathya in season, head exposing to sun stroke, weeping, day sleep, intake of cold items, exposure to snow or moist, head/nose injury, resting the head at abnormal posture during sleep, worm infestation or infection causes the vitiation vatadi dosha either individually or together accumulates in the shiras then propagates to the nose and causes pratishyaya. Dusta pratishyaya is an upadrava of pratishyaya.
Management
Treatment Principle includes Nidhana Parivarchana, Amapachana, Snehana, Swedhana, Vamana, Virechana, Theeksha Dhoomapana, kavala graha, Nasya, Vamana, Asthapana vasti.