Treatment of Epilepsy (Mṛgī)

The Atharvaveda describes the treatment of epilepsy. Epilepsy is called Mṛgī or Mirgī. In this disease, the person becomes unconscious and falls to the ground. This is called epilepsy. In the Atharvaveda, Daśavṛkṣa, i.e., Daśamūla, has been called the medicine for the treatment of this disease^[1]. There are ten herbs in Daśamūla -Bilva, Agnimantha, Śyonāka, Kāśmarī, Pāṭalā, Śālaparṇī, Pṛśniparṇī, Baḍī Kaṭelī, Choṭo Kaṭelī and Gokharu. In the Atharvaveda, Talāśā tree, Śaṅkhapuṣpī etc. are said to be the destroyers of epilepsy. There are also references to Bacā medicine in Atharva-Pariśiṣṭa.

There are references to date palms in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā^[2]. Which destroys fainting, asthma, shortness of breath and cough. Śaṅkhapuṣpī has also been called the destroyer of fainting.