Abstract

Migraine is not the same as the usual kind of headaches that most people have every now and then. A migraine attack starts suddenly with severe pain on only one side of your head. the pain is much worse than a normal headache and usually accompanied by other symptoms like nausea or vomiting. People usually describe the pain as pulsating, throbbing or pounding. It often gets worse during physical activity or even if you move a little. In Siddha it can be compared with Otraithalaivali. A 55 years male was reported in Srihari Siddha Clinic with the complaints of one sided headache since 10 days associated with nausea. Other associated symptoms was vomiting on and off and sleeplessness. The patient was diagnosed as Migraine. A combination of Adhimadhuram 5gms, Sombu 5gms is mixed with 200 ml of cow&