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Trikonasana : Yoga

trikanasana yoga poseTrikonasana is known as triangle pose since Tri in Sanskrit means three, Trikona means triangle. Meaning of asana is pose or seat. The various yoga schools have marginally differing views on Trikonasana and its performance procedure. An article appeared in Yoga Journal on Trikonasana, with five leading Hatha yoga tradition teachers giving instructions on the asana. The five were from Shivananda Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, Kripalu Yoga, Ashtanga Vinyasa Yoga and Bikram Yoga. The instructions from each one varied slightly regarding the body positioning in Trikonasana. The main reason is that many yoga sources do not treat Trikonasana as a separate asana but list it under Utthita Trikonasana or Extended Ttriangular Pose. However, the basic fact remains that Trikonasana has its variations like Utthita Trikonasana, Baddha Trikonasana or bound triangular pose and Parivrtta Trikonasana or revolved triangular pose, etc.

Procedure for Performing Trikonasana

You can do Trikonasana in two parts, facing left first and facing right afterwards. You should stand with your feet kept apart by one leg length. Your knees should remain straight without bending. You should turn your right foot completely towards the outside, but the left foot should be turned inwards to about 45o. Your heels should be kept in line with your hips. You should spread your arms to your sides, keeping them parallel to the ground, with your palms facing down. You should extend your trunk as far as possible towards the right, but only to the extent where you feel comfortable, but the arms should remain parallel to the floor. When your trunk is extended fully to the right, you should drop your right arm so that it reaches and touches the shin or an area or block on the floor to the left side of your right foot. The palm should be down, but flexed.

At this stage, you should extend your left arm vertically, while you gently twist your trunk and spine counterclockwise, which is turning them slowly upwards to your left side, since they are nearly parallel to the right. You will have to use the extended arms as levers in this procedure since the spine should remain parallel to the ground during this maneuver. You should now stretch your arms as far away as possible from one another. Your head should usually be turned to gaze on your left thumb, which will slightly intensify the spinal twist. After holding this position for 4-5 breaths, you should return to your standing position and repeat the bend towards the left side.

Variations

The major variations of Trikonasana are Utthita Trikonasana or extended triangular pose, Baddha Trikonasana or bound triangular pose, Baddha Parivrtta Trikonasana or bound revolved triangular pose, Supta Trikonasana or reclining triangular pose, and Parivrtta Trikonasana or revolved triangular pose. However, all the yoga traditions provide only minor differences between these variations and the placement of your lower hand on the ground appears as the reason for these differences, though the different schools do not lay too much emphasis on this aspect. In fact, one yoga school, Satyananda Yoga, describes Trikonasana as a set of 4-5 different asanas that you should perform in a particular sequence.

Benefits of Trikonasana

Trikonasana enhances the flexibility of your spine, corrects shoulder alignments and relieves the backache, indigestion, gastritis, flatulence, and acidity. The asana massages and tones up the pelvic organs, assists in treating neck sprains, strengthens the ankles, tones the ligaments in the arms and legs, reduces stiffness in the shoulders, neck, and knees, and corrects the effects of faulty postures or sedentary lifestyle. In fact, the book from Shivananda Yoga Vedanta Centre mentions that Trikonasana can reduce significantly or even entirely eliminate lower back pain, improve your appetite, digestion and blood circulation, and tone up the abdominal organ and spinal nerves. Another yoga master, Swami Satyananda Saraswati maintains that Trikonasana alleviates nervous depression through the stimulation of the nervous system, tones up the reproductive organs, and strengthens the pelvic region.

Cautions and Contraindications for Trikonasana

If you already have problems with your lower back, the side bend can cause a few issues. Persons with disc herniation will find the twisting quite challenging and even painful. Even people with vertigo issues, dizzy spells or high blood pressure should not look down towards the ground if they do this asana or turn their heads. If you have cervical spondylosis, you should not look upwards for a longer period. If you have a cardiac problem, you can practice against a wall, but should not raise the arm, but allow it to rest on your hip. If you have stress related problems like migraine, headaches, diarrhoea, eye strain, psoriasis, low blood pressure, depression, varicose veins or extreme fatigue should not practice Trikonasana. Further, you should avoid this asana if you are already suffering from any type of back conditions.

The Trikonasana is one of the toughest asanas, and you should practice it only under the proper guidance of a trained yoga master.

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Chakrasana : Yoga

yoga position-ChakrasanaChakrasana is generally termed as wheel pose. It is also known as Urdhva Dhanurasana or upward facing bow pose. Chakrasana is a back bending pose, and it is invariably part of the finishing asana sequences in the main series of Ashtanga Yoga. Chakra means wheel in Sanskrit and asana is a pose, seat or posture. Chakrasana is highly recommended for a flexible spine.

Procedure of Chakrasana

In the general form of Chakrasana, you should have your hands and feet on the ground while the abdomen arches upward to face the roof. The easiest method of getting into this asana is from a supine position. You can also reach this wheel position from a less difficult supine back bending postures like Setu Bandha Sarvangasana or bridge pose. As you become accustomed to Chakrasana from these poses, you can also drop back slowly from Tadasana or mountain pose. If you find it difficult to dropping back in the beginning, you can stand against the wall reach your arms overhead and move your hands down the wall towards the ground, while extending your legs forward to reach this position.

Variations in Chakrasana

Advanced practitioners of yoga asanas follow certain variations to Chakrasana, such as

  • They lift one leg into the air straight up, balancing on one arm and two legs, which is known as Eka Pada Chakrasana or one-legged wheel pose or Eka Pada Urdhva Dhanurasana or one-legged upward facing bow posture. After keeping one leg up in the air for 4 to 5 breaths, they bring down that leg and then do the same with the other leg.
  • They raise one arm off the floor and place it on the thigh or knee, termed as Eka Hasta Chakrasana or one-handed wheel pose or Eka Hasta Urdhva Dhanurasana or one-handed upward facing bow pose. They hold the pose for 4-5 breaths, take the hand back to the original position and repeat it with the other hand.
  • The advanced practitioners also combine Chakrasana with other backbends like Dwi Pada Viparita Dandasana.
  • They also come back to Tadasana by lifting the body slowly off the ground to come to a standing position.

Benefits of Chakrasana

The major benefit of Chakrasana is that the spine becomes highly flexible. A flexible spinal cord is a big protection against back pain, hip pains and many abdominal problems. This asana strengthens the back, the abdomen, the legs and the hands. Agility and flexibility of the body is the major achievement through this asana. However, this is one of the tougher asanas to practice and you should learn it with the help of a trained yoga master.

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Yoga : Virabhadrasana III

Yoga asana (Pose)-Virabhadrasana IIIProcedure of Virabhadrasana III

Subsequent to our article on Virabhadrasana II, we are presenting here the third variation in that asana, namely Virabhadrasana III.

You can start Virabhadrasana III either from Tadasana or Adho Mukha Svanasana using certain vinyasas. The procedure of Virabhadrasana III is similar to Virabhadrasana I and Virabhadrasana II, but the position of the hands differ. The steps of performing Virabhadrasana III when you start from Tadasana are as below:

  1. Stretch your arms straight up above your head with hands pressed to the ears and palms facing forward.
  2. Keeping the right leg on the ground, slowly inhale and bend forward until your stretched hands, body and left leg are parallel to the ground.
  3. Your hand head, your chest, your left knee and your left foot should remain aligned in a straight line.
  4. Hold this asana for one to four breaths.
  5. Return to the first step exhaling
  6. Repeat the same procedure with inhaling with the left leg on the ground and the right leg stretched along with hands and body parallel to the ground.
  7. On completion of Virabhadrasana III on the left leg, exhale and return back to Tadasana position.

You can deepen this asana by moving your arms to the sides or by pointing your arms back, with palms facing upward. You can use Mula Bandha and Uddiyana Bandha in Virabhadrasana III also in the same manner which you do for Virabhadrasana I and Virabhadrasana II.

Benefits of Virabhadrasana III

  • Virabhadrasana III tones up the leg muscles.
  • Virabhadrasana III improves posture.
  • Virabhadrasana III contracts the organs in the abdomen, making them internally strong.
  • Virabhadrasana III enhances agility.

All the contraindication and obstacles mentioned in Virabhadrasana I and Virabhadrasana II are equally applicable to Virabhadrasana III also. You should learn these asanas only from a trained and expert yoga master since improper approach can easily result in sprains or damages to other organs.

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Ayurvedic Breakfasts Ideas

Ayurveda features the value of digestive function and diet program as the key to health and fitness. Ayurveda focuses on which meals are the healthiest, the most quickly digestible, and those most often discovered to be the resource of sickness. The digestive function and consumption of food is important to attain health and wellness. It is just as important as what we eat. If the digestive function is disrupted, even the best diet program will not offer appropriate nourishment.

Ayurvedic Food preparation is about directing concepts rather than rules. Some major concepts are:

  • Meals should be light, easy to process and assimilate
  • Use spices or herbs wisely to balance the doshas
  • Prepared meals are considered easier to process than the raw meals
  • Certain meals do not go well with others
  • Different kinds of food are required at different times e.g., maternity

Breakfast is an important meal for Vata and Pitta types. Here are some Ayurvedic Breakfast ideas for Vata body types all year round and for Pitta body types and Kapha body types in winter and spring.

Ayurvedic Porridge

Method:

  1. Take few raisins, dates, dried figs, apricots and soak overnight in a pan of water.
  2. Add some blanched almonds, hazelnuts, shredded coconut and bring this to boil.
  3. Add rolled oats or millet, barley flakes and cook till soft.
  4. Add some cinnamon powder.
  5. Add few crushed cardamom seeds.
  6. Soya milk or almond milk can be added to get a creamy content.
  7. Add any syrup of your choice and fruit spreads along with hazelnut or almond butter.
  8. Allow the porridge to cool.
  9. Add Honey.

Ayurvedic Bread Toast with Spread

Method:

  1. Take some sprouted wheat bread.
  2. In a bowl mix 1 tbsp. Ghee (Clarified butter), 1 tbsp raw honey, one tbsp each of ginger root (powdered or grated), cinnamon and turmeric powder.Mix well.
  3. Meanwhile, toast the bread slices.
  4. Spread this mix over the bread slices and serve.
  5. Soak quinoa grains overnight or for a few hours.
  6. Add a pinch of salt to taste and blend for a few minutes till a smooth batter.
  7. Add a little ghee to a hot frying pan and fry pancakes.
  8. Serve with honey or apple jam.

Quinoa Breakfast Pancakes

Semolina Breakfast Pancakes

  1. Coarse semolina (one cup) & yoghurt (1/2 cup).
  2. Blend with water.
  3. Add a pinch of cinnamon and mix well.
  4. Add a little ghee to a hot frying pan and fry pancakes.
  5. Serve with honey or apple jam.

Banana & Almond milk Drink

  1. Take one cup of soaked and blanched almonds.
  2. Blend well with two cups of water.
  3. Strain off the almond milk.
  4. Blend the strained almond milk with 1 cup of soaked date water.
  5. Add four dates and four bananas while blending.
  6. Add sweetener if desired.
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Yoga : Virabhadrasana II

Virabhadrasana II yoga poseSubsequent to our article on Virabhadrasana I, we are presenting here the other variation in that asana, namely Virabhadrasana II.

Procedure of Virabhadrasana II

You can start Virabhadrasana II either from Tadasana or Adho Mukha Svanasana using certain vinyasas. The procedure of Virabhadrasana II is similar to Virabhadrasana I but the position of the hands differ. The steps of performing Virabhadrasana II when you start from Tadasana are as under.

  1. Stretch your arms to the side of the body, with hands straight and parallel to the ground and palms facing the ground.
  2. Spread your legs sideways by stepping or jumping while inhaling to create a gap of two-thirds of your body height between the legs
  3. Turn your trunk to face the left side with exhaling, while you rotate the left foot by 90o so that the left foot faces forward and rotate the right foot a little so that it points to the right slightly
  4. Bend the left keen so that your thigh is exactly parallel to the floor but ensure that the bent knee does not get past the ankle. Keep the right leg straight.
  5. Stretch the right leg forward, with the knee fully locked
  6. Your head, your chest, your left knee and your left foot should remain aligned while facing forward
  7. Bend back the head so that your eyes face your outstretched hands
  8. Hold this asana for a period of one to four breaths.
  9. Return to the first step and repeat the same procedure on the other side.
  10. On completion of Virabhadrasana II on both sides, exhale and return back to Tadasana position.

You can deepen this asana by increasing the size of your stride or by reducing the lateral distance between the two feet. You can use Mula bandha and Uddiyana bandha in Virabhadrasana II in the same manner which you do for Virabhadrasana I.

Benefits of Virabhadrasana II

  • Virabhadrasana II tones up the leg muscles.
  • Virabhadrasana II enhances the flexibility of the legs and back.
  • Virabhadrasana II contracts the organs in the abdomen, making them internally strong.
  • Virabhadrasana II helps you in doing advanced forward bending asanas easily.

All the contraindication and obstacles mentioned in Virabhadrasana I are equally applicable to Virabhadrasana II also.

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Health Benefits of Black Pepper : Herbs

black pepper health benefitsBlack pepper is often termed as the “king of spices”. Black pepper has more health benefits than most people know about. It has the potential to make food most beneficial when used as a spice in various recipes. Black pepper is obtained from the pepper vine that usually grows in tropical climates. The fruits borne by these vines are known as peppercorns. These peppercorns when collected and ground to fine powder becomes black pepper powder.

Black pepper as spice

Black pepper is used in Indian, Continental, Chinese, Thai recipes. It’s used to spice up, eggs, salads, soups, steaks, tea, etc. In order to keep the taste unchanged, they are usually powdered just before cooking.When Captain Christopher Columbus visited Spain after his first ever journey in the year 1493, he didn’t take any of the precious spices or herbs from the East Indies. Cinnamon, Black pepper, and Cloves were the spices that he did not carry with him. Peppers have a powerful, delicious flavour that comes to them from volatile oils such as piperine.

Health Benefits

Black pepper and sodium are two important spice that to go hand-in-hand when it comes to preparing our foods. However, many people stay away from salt because too much of it makes us retain water. Black pepper, in this case, gives an opposite reaction. This functions as a diuretic. It also motivates our bodies to sweat and gets rid of poisons.

According to the American Spice Trade Organization, black pepper contains salt (slight amount). There is about 10 mg of salt in 100 grams of black pepper. Another awesome health advantage of black pepper is that it helps in digestive functions. When we eat this spice, our taste buds get active, and they send alerts to our abdomen informing it to increase its manufacturing of hydrochloric acid. This acidity helps our body to process food, and thus, we don’t experience heartburn. It can also help avoid the development of abdominal gas and reduces abdomen discomfort.

People suffering from light Anorexia can restore their hunger by intake of black pepper because it promotes their taste buds. Black pepper is also very beneficial in case of common cold and chest congestion. Drinking a hot cup of tea with black pepper can clear the blockage and provide instant relief.

Another incredible health benefit is that it’s very useful in kitchen cuts. Not only it stops blood loss, but its anti-bacterial qualities will also enhance healing and destroy viruses.

Storing Black Pepper

Black peppers are available year around. Buy whole peppercorns instead of powdered ones as it may contain adulterated powders. The peppercorns should be healthy, large, circular and light weight. Peppercorns can be saved at room temperatures for many years. It can be kept in the fridge more than a month. Powdered form should be stored in the refrigerator in airtight bins.

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Yoga : Virabhadrasana I

Viravadrasana, Yoga poseVirabhadrasana I is also known as Warrior 1 pose since it is believed to commemorate the exploits of an ancient and mythical warrior. Unlike many other asanas, Virabhadrasana has got a mythical root in Hindu mythology. A mighty king, Daksha gave away his youngest daughter Sati in marriage to Lord Shiva. However, due to false arrogance, he did not invite Lord Shiva and his daughter, Sati to a grand Yagna (a Hindu ritual sacrificial ceremony) that he conducted with great fanfare, inviting all other Gods, demi-gods, rishis (saints), kings, and others. Sati came to know about this Yagna and proceeded to the Yagna, ignoring the warning of Shiva not to go there. An argument ensues between the father and daughter, and Daksha insulted Shiva severely. Sati declared that she cannot live anymore with the body given by Daksha after such insult and leaped into the Yagna fire, immolating herself in that fire.

When Shiva came to know about the death of Sati, he was devastated. He yanked out a portion of the hair from his head and hit it on the ground. A mighty Warrior rose out of the hair, and Shiva named him Virabhadra, Vira meaning heroic and Bhadra meaning friend. Shiva ordered Virabhadra to go the place where the Yagna was being conducted and destroy, Daksha, the Yagna and even the guests attending the ceremony. Virabhadra completed the orders of Lord Shiva in three steps. They are known as three Virabhadra aspects, and they are as follows:

  • Aspect I (Virabhadrasana I) is the arrival of Virabhadra holding swords in both hands, while thrusting his way up to the surface from below through the earth.
  • Aspect II (Virabhadrasana II) is sighting his main opponent, Daksha.
  • Aspect III (Virabhadrasana III) is a swift and precise movement to decapitate the head of Daksha with his sword.

Lord Shiva also arrives at the scene and witnesses the enormous havoc Virabhadra had wrought at the place of Yagna. He absorbs Virabhadra into Himself and taking compassion on the slain Daksha; Shiva revives his life by placing the head of a goat on the body of Daksha and giving him new life. Sati is born again elsewhere and reunites with Lord Shiva later in another form.

Procedure of Virabhadrasana

You can start Virabhadrasana either from Tadasana or Adho Mukha Svanasana using certain vinyasas. The steps of performing Virabhadrasana when you start from Tadasana are as below:

  1. Stretch your arms up, with palm facing each other above the head
  2. Spread your legs sideways by stepping or jumping while inhaling to create a gap of two-thirds of your body height between the legs
  3. Turn your trunk to face the left side with exhaling, while you rotate the left foot by 90o so that the left foot faces forward and rotate the right foot a little so that it points to the right slightly
  4. Bend the left keen so that your thigh is exactly parallel to the floor but ensure that the bent knee does not get past the ankle. Keep the right leg straight.
  5. Stretch the right leg forward, with the knee fully locked
  6. Your head, your chest, your left knee and your left foot should remain aligned while facing forward
  7. Bend back the head so that your eyes face your outstretched hands
  8. Hold this asana for one to four breaths.
  9. Return to the third step and repeat the same procedure on the other side.

While you practise Virabhadrasana, you can use Mula Bandha or root lock and Uddiyana Bandhas or abdominal lock to enhance the stability of the body. The combination of the bandha with Virabhadrasana creates a unique axial extension in the spine, which helps in supporting your torso since you bring your chest up and back in this asana. You can vary Virabhadrasana in two ways to achieve more depth to the asana. The first one is to reduce the lateral distance between the two legs and the second one is to increase the size of your stride. However, you should remember that the support to the base gets reduced when the centre of mass of your body becomes lower. It can become increasingly more difficult for you in maintaining the correct posture and body balance.

Benefits of Virabhadrasana

  • Virabhadrasana stabilises and strengthens the muscles in your feet and knee. It also strengthens your arms, shoulders, and the back.
  • Virabhadrasana stretches the calf muscles and the hip flexors.
  • Virabhadrasana improves concentration and balance.

Contraindications/Obstacles

Persons with heart ailments should avoid Virabhadrasana. Other conditions like tight latissimus, tight rectus femoris, tight psoas major, weak hamstrings and weak quadriceps in the forward area of the legs can also be obstacles to the free practice of Virabhadrasana. Always learn Virabhadrasana and other asanas only from a trained yoga master.

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Leucoderma: Ayurvedic and Home Remedies

Ayurvedic treatment for LeucodermaLeucoderma – the buzz word for the skin disease where white patches are seen! No doubt this has a significant impact on the look and appearance ethics that one has but from a dermatologist point of view, it is simply the non-pigmentation of some parts of the skin. And can re-pigmentation happen? Well yes and that too very easily!

Yes as unbelievable it may sound treatments are possible to cure the white patch disease. Ayurvedic solutions are developed to take care of this disease in a natural way. There are two kinds of herbal drugs which can be used for the cure of leucoderma- First is photosensitizing drugs which include Psoralea corylifolia (Bavichi), Semicarpus Anacardium (Marking Nut) and Ficus hispida (Kakodumbar). The only precaution which needs to be taken is to restrict exposure to sun 3 hours after the treatment. The second kind of drug is the blood purifiers which is primarily composed of Haridra (Curcuma longa); Bhrigaraj(Eclipta alba); Tinospora (Tinosporacardifolia); sariva (hemidascus indicus); khadir (acasia catachu);apamarga( acaranthus aspara). both the herbs are natural and have no side effects.  both these treatments are also referred to as kastha ausadhi. so if you want a pure and natural treatment kastha ausadhi is the best solution.

there is also another drug called the ras ausadhi or the herbo mineral drugs which is used for the treatment of leucoderma. This basically includes ras manikya, taal sindur, sameer pannag ras, and talkeshwar ras.  Apart from this herbal ingredients like tamra bhasma, kashish bhasm subhra bhasm are also used to initiate regimentation are also used for re-pigmentation.

So now you know that there are many herbal drugs which can be used without any risk to get the perfect flawless skin that one desires. These herbs work by circulating blood in the areas where pigmentation has stopped and generates a system where the pigmentation can be resumed without any difficulty. Yes the basics needs to be followed regardless of the treatments. Face has to be cleaned daily and exposure to sun immediately after applies drugs needs to be avoided. Drinking lots of water is also a way to keep your skin healthy.

So one thing for sure; leucoderma is a curable disease unlike the common myth. The likelihood of adopting a solution to cure a disease increases manifold if one starts accepting the disease and taking measures to help the drugs help you in the best possible way.

You can also refer https://ayurveddoctor.com/ayurvedic-treatment-for-leucoderma.html for more information.

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Simple natural ways to prevent Cancer

cancer ribbonCancer! Yes, the word is horrendous, and the name of the disease just sends a shrug down our spine. Though the disease sounds enormous and complicated, prevention techniques are very simple. As simple as changing your food habits – changing from oil free,  insatiable fast food to something healthy like green vegetables, juice(simple; not easy!) or from exercising or taking the right amount of sleep. So guess this makes us a bit relaxed- preventing cancer is simple!

So the first step in preventing cancer is to be aware of the cancer patients in your family. It is important to refer to your ancestors and great ancestors as most of the medical research points out the fact that genetic inherence of cancer is of the maximum probability.  So check up your family history. Now this does not mean that you will have cancer but yes to get yourself checked up once as a measure of prevention is what is advised. Some inherited genes have the capability of changing to cancer genes over a period and it is also wise to be aware of such genes so that they can be modified at the right time.

Okay, so what if your family history is clean? This does not prevent you from falling into the tentacles of this disease. It is always better to have a healthy diet full of fibers, green vegetables, juice, and fruits. Foods having fats, cholesterol and higher content of sucrose should be avoided as far as possible. And yes one should have plenty of water to detoxicate the impurities in the body. Simple as it may sound drinking about three liters of water daily can be an antidote to most of the diseases.

Apart from adopting a healthy and balanced diet, another preventive method is to exercise regularly. Exercise helps to pump and circulate the flow of blood to give the muscles life. A mere thirty-minute exercise can help you stay fit, healthy and prevent diseases. Now exercise doesn’t mean going to sophisticated gyms – a simple walk in the morning, taking staircase instead of lift and elevators can mean a lot. Other forms of exercise can be watering plants, taking your pet for a walk, or having a bicycle ride.

These simple tips can go a long way to help you stay healthy and also aid you to prevent this dreadful disease.

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Acne: Ayurvedic and home remedies

Acne eww! Yes the most common skin problem which not just causes the viral infection, but plays an important role in the cosmetic beauty of oneself. Most common in ladies and women, acne is also found in men and is usually caused due to impure blood or hormonal changes. Acne is the most dreaded skin problems as it leaves behind scar marks and often appears in the form of blackheads and whiteheads.

So how does acne appear? Well acne eruption occurs mainly because of the imbalanced sebum production. Sebum or the oil producing glands secrete a fluid called the sebum. Excessive sebum flow occurs due to stress or high metabolic activities which are directly related to emotions. Scientifically sebaceous duct hyperkeratinization is the major cause of acne, which leads to blockage of sebum and physically results in acne formation.

Acne is usually causes inflammation which is painful and irritating.  Medically, acne is divided into four categories: Grade I which is the Mild grade is known by comedones and papules. Grade II is the moderate level with formations papules, comedones and pustules. Grade III is the severe grade marked by pustules, nodules, abscesses which are painful. Lastly the Grade IV or the Cystic grade marked by – cysts, abscesses, scars which are long lasting effects.acne-care-ayurvedic-way

Ayurveda or the healing science has solutions to offer for acne too in the most natural way and is more effective than the topical solutions. Ayurveda treats acne as Tarunya Pitika caused due to impure blood. Also, the Kapa and Vita are responsible for Acne. Raktamokshan or Bloodletting) is a treatment for curing acne by ensuring that the stagnated blood is circulated and hence does not become a source of impurities. Leech application for Raktamokshan is one of the Para surgical methods. Leech therapy improves circulation to tissues by removing the vitiated blood. Improved circulation means more oxygen and nourishment to each cell and tissue, which eventually purifies the blood and leaves the skin glowing.

Face pack constituting of Lodhra (Symlocos racemosus), Vacha (Acorus Calamus), Dhanyak (Coriandrum Sativum), Chandan (Santalum album) and Ushir (Vettiveria Zizanioides) is a useful mask to prevent acne. Jatiphala or Myristica Fragrance is a useful Ayurvedic solution to completely remove the marks left by the dark spots. Sariva (Hemidesmus Indicus), Anantmula (Tylophora Asthmatica), Guduchi (Tinospora Cordifolia) and Manjishtha (Rubia Cordifolia)  are usually referred to as blood purifiers which internally cleans the blood to make the skin healthy. These Ayurvedic treatments should be used on a regular basis to explore surprising results.

Ayurveda sure does have the healing power. It can be strengthened by ensuring that one is having a balanced diet, is exercising regularly and is also taking adequate rest. Stress and anger are also the cause of acne eruptions and so control your mood swings to remain acne free! Ayurvedic medications and treatments are purely herbal, and their effectiveness is long lasting. Further, Ayurveda ensures that the treatment penetrates to the root of the problem for complete curing and leaves the skin healthy and glowing. So follow the simple herb treatment supplemented with a balanced diet and regular exercise to get flawless skin.