Manyam B V
Division of Neurology, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Springfield 62794-9230.
Mov Disord. 1990;5(1):47-8. doi: 10.1002/mds.870050112.
Neurologic diseases (Vata rogas, Sanskrit) and the pharmacologic treatment of them were described in the ancient Indian medical system--Ayurveda. This article explores paralysis agitans, which was described under the name Kampavata. Mucuna pruriens (Atmagupta, Sanskrit), which contains levodopa, was used in the treatment of Kampavata. Existence of paralysis agitans prior to the industrial revolution is not just of historical interest, but would also suggest that under the hypothesis of exposure to environmental toxins as a possible cause of paralysis agitans, natural organic compounds with worldwide distribution should also be considered.
神经疾病（吠陀医学中的瓦塔病，梵语）及其药物治疗在古印度医学体系——阿育吠陀中有所描述。本文探讨了震颤麻痹，它在阿育吠陀中被称为“坎帕瓦塔”。含有左旋多巴的刺蒺藜（阿育吠陀中的阿特马古普塔，梵语）被用于治疗坎帕瓦塔。工业革命之前震颤麻痹的存在不仅具有历史意义，而且还表明，在接触环境毒素可能是震颤麻痹病因的假设下，还应考虑全球分布的天然有机化合物。
