This is a process by which the drug is administered through the nostrils. Fresh plant juice is extracted, filtered and instilled into the nostril. Individual oil or herbal juices or flower juices are also used for nasiyam.
INDICATIONS:
Common cold, Head ache, Iyam vitiated diseases, Nasal polyps, Nasal ulcers, Sinusitis.
Scientific validation:
- Protects the nostrils from toxins and allergens
- Removes the toxins, allergens and dead cells.
- Maintain the pH of mucous membrane.
- Stimulates the nerve endings
- Excretes the wastes froms upper respiratory tracts and sinuses.
- Improves the vision sharpness and smell sensitivity.
- Aborbs in the intranasal route for faster action.
- Permits the drug molecules to bypass the blood-brain-barrier via diffusion
- Conducts axonal transport along olfactory and trigeminal nerves.