Category: Ayurved

Piles is the result of enlarged vein in the anal region. In Ayurveda, this is known as Arsha. There are various reasons like constipation, constantly sitting for a long time on the hard surface, lack of exercise and harmful food habit like food without fiber for piles.

Piles is categorized into two types, namely, bleeding piles and dry piles. In bleeding piles, so much of the blood is bleed that, the patient suffers from anemia. Wind formation in the stomach, loss of appetite, itching in the anus region is often associated with this disease.

Ayurvedic Ttreatment of Piles: Often Nagakesara is recommended by Ayurvedic doctors, especially when this is associated with bleeding. One teaspoon-full powder of Nagakesara is given to the patients three times a day. Haritaki is a useful herb for both dry and bleeding piles. One teaspoon full powder of Haritaki is given to the patients two to three times a day.

Ayurvedic drug Abhayarishta is a widely recommended medicine for this condition. 30 ml of Abhayarishta is given to the patient twice daily after food with an equal amount of water. Kasiaditaila can be used externally, which helps in shrinking piles and cures itching in the anal region. It helps in relieving pain and checks bleeding.

Diet: Avoid any fast food and spicy items. Take foods which are rich in fiber. Barley, wheat, old rice, goat’s milk, brinjal, etc. are recommended food for the patient. Take sufficient water. Little warm water is sometimes recommended. Isobgol husk is helpful in clearing bowl.

Conclusion: Patients shouldn’t suppress natural urges. Avoid riding on the horseback and sitting on a hard surface for a long time. This is a treatable disease, but remember to change fast and harming life style. Add physical exercise in your daily routine. Studies say, proper physical exercise alone can cure most of the disease. Yoga is highly recommended.

Do not forget to read following article on natural home remedies to treat piles https://ayurveddoctor.com/natural-home-remedies-for-treating-piles.html (Natural Home Remedies for Treating Piles)

Cough is a common health ailment, which usually comes along with the cold. It is commonly known as Kapha(water) disorder in Ayurveda. It is caused by the accumulation of mucus or stimulation on the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract.

In allopathic system medicines tries to suppress cough, but in the Ayurvedic system, medicines try to root out the reason behind the creation of cough. Ayurvedic herbs and spices like cloves, cinnamon, ginger, long pepper, turmeric powders, etc. are used for the treatment of Cough. Equal parts of honey and lemon juice can be given to the patient. It is one of the well tested home remedies for cough. Vasa is a highly used herb in treating Cough in Ayurveda.Herbal wine or jelly is prepared from Vasa and is given to the patient.

Ayurvedic doctors recommend Clove combinations, Sitopaladi Curna, Talisadi Churna to treat Cough. Draksha is also recommened as an effective medicine in Ayurveda to treat Cough.

In fact, Cough treatment begins with diet. Patients should avoid any form of dairy products and other mucous forming food like ice-cream, cold water, fruit juices should be avoided.Hot food and drinks, particularly long pepper, dry ginger are helpful in treating cough.

If yellow phlegm is seen then patient might have a burning sensation in the throat and chest. It sometimes comes with fever, hyper thirst and dryness of the mouth. Mouth tastes bitter and pungent. In this case, Ghee can be used to soothe the throat. Powdered lotus seed help in such complaints. Mulletin, horehound, and coltsfoot are helpful in treating this type of cough. Ayurvedic doctors also recommend licorice combinations.

Another type of cough, is dry cough. In this case, Cough will be frequent, painful and with a particular kind of sound. Patients may complain pain in the chest/heart or a headache is common. Ayurvedic doctors prescribe herbs like licorice, marshmallow, comfrey root, satavari and ashwagandha. Ayurvedic medicines are prepared from the combination of Cardamom, and Draksha to treat Cough.

Urticaria is a skin disorder which is commonly known as Sheeta Pitta in Ayurveda.

Reasons for Urticaria: Intestinal worms, exposure to cold air, repeated bath with cold water, psychological reasons are few reasons because of which patients may suffer from Urticaria. It can be treated as a kind of allergy affecting skin.

Symptoms of Urticaria: Initially patient will experience below-mentioned symptoms before getting reddish patches on the body of the patient.

• Elevated Thirst
• Tastelessness
• Heaviness in the body
• Redness in the eye.

Afterwards, there can be itching and pain in particular places in the skin along with vomiting(vomiting may not be there in some cases).This usually occurs in cold season after a cold attack.In some of the eruptions on the skin, there will be elevated edges and depression in the center, which might indicate towards digestive disorder.

Ayurvedic Treatment of Urticaria: Turmeric(Curcuma longa) which is commonly known as Haridra in Ayurveda is a very effective medicine for Urticaria condition. You can use it in food items and give it to the patient. It is a mandatory ingredient for Indian cooking. Turmeric can also be taken with milk, sugar and honey.

Goiter is nothing but the swelling of the thyroid gland. This is commonly known as Galaganda in Ayurveda.

Reasons of Goiter: As per the modern medical system lack of iodine in food cause Goiter. That is the reason this disease is usually seen in the hilly areas where food items have less iodine content.

Symptoms: Patient notices swelling in the thyroid gland adjacent to the neck. At times, it swells too much and can be seen by the naked eye and causing problems in breathing and swallowing food.

Ayurvedic Treatment for Goiter: One ounce of the decoction prepared from Kanchanara(Bauhinavariegata) is given to the patient along with equal quantity of water to the patient.  In place of above decoction, patient can be given decoction of Varuna(Creataeva Neruvala) can be given to the patient twice daily. Two teaspoonfuls of Kanchanara Guggulu can be taken twice daily with Aragwadarista or Saribadyarista along with water.

External Medication: Leaves of Dhattura mixed with lime and jaggery can be applied on the affected parts Ayurvedic medicine Galaganda Lepa can be applied on the affected glands.

Diet: Patient should take food which can be digested easily and should avoid sour foods. Cauliflower should be avoided during treatment.

Yoga helps in restoring secretion of Thyroxine from the thyroid gland, thereby helping in treating goiter.

Sexual debility or weakness is nothing but lack of sexual vitality or inability to perform during the sexual act. Sex is a major act in biological evolution. Without this, it is seen that even a sweet relation between a couple lead to the break.

Symptoms:

When a patient suffers from sexual weakness, he/she feels tired, low energy, fatigue, impotence along with the lack of sexual desire and premature ejaculation. Sexual debility also brings nervousness, lack of confidence and lack of concentration.If sexual weakness is not treated for a longer period, it can destroy patients health along with mental happiness there by affecting social life. Many patients complain of a weak kidney, frequent urination along with lower back pain without any back bone damage.Sexual weakness also invites irritation in the behavior of the patient.

Reasons:

Sexual debility may occur due to various reasons like over work, too much of physical exercise and mental pressure, etc. It may even occur if the patient is underweight or a victim of malnourishment where he can’t get proper energy. Even overweight is a primary reason of sexual weakness. Emotional factors like fear, strained relationship are also the major reasons of sexual weakness.

As per Ayurveda, sexual debility in most of the case is the result of excessive sex which results in exhaustion.

Ayurvedic Treatment:

As Ayurveda says, excessive sex might be one of the primary reasons for sexual weakness; patients should stay away from sexual act during the treatment process. Controlling the mind is one of the best solutions to treat sexual debility. Controlled exercise helps a lot in controlling unusual desire. Yoga is considered best for this kind of treatments.

As the lack of energy is one of the primary reasons of sexual weakness, tonification therapy is prescribed by Ayurvedic doctors. The patient can take diary products, ghee, nuts, garlic, onion, shellfish, meat in the diet as these are rich in nutrients and anti-Vata in nature.

Herbs like Ashwagandha, Shatavari, Bala, Cuscuta, etc. are highly beneficial for the patient.Kapikacchu(Mucuna pruriens) is one of the welknown herbs to treat sexual weakness. Aswagandha compounds and Chyavanprash are few Ayurvedic medicines generally prescribed for this condition which can be taken with milk or ghee.

Few western herbs including Saw Palmetto, Comfrey root, and Marshmallow are helpful in sexual debility.

Ringworm is a contagious skin disease, which is caused by fungal infection. This infection is known as Dadru in Ayurveda. As per Ayurveda, almost all kind of skin diseases are the result of impure blood. To treat skin disease it is always advisable to go for blood purification treatment too.

Symptoms:

The patient will find scaly circular patches on the skin with severe itching. Sometimes it becomes slightly red, and itching continues.

Treatment:

As this is a contagious disease, first of all, keep some isolation between patient and others. Don’t use the clothes used by the patient. Wash the clothes properly every day. Let the patient wear clean and dry clothes always. Bathing with warm water mixed with neem leaves is extremely helpful in getting rid of many kinds of skin diseases.  Try to keep the patient away from humidity as humidity helps in worsening skin conditions.

Applying a paste of neem leaves over the affected area helps in quicker recovery.

An ointment prepared from Cassia,Angustifolia and lemon juice are applied on the affected parts to get an immediate result.

A mixture of lemon grass, coconut oil or til oil can be applied on the affected part. It is also a well tested externally applied medicine to get rid of ringworm.

Take a piece of turmeric and gently rub it on a stone slab drenched with water. Apply the paste on the affected parts. When it dries out, apply another layer of turmeric paste over it. In a couple of days, ringworm will start disappearing. Continue for a week even after you feel it is cured.

There are many ayurvedic medicines available in the market like Dadryhara Lepa, Dadry Damana Malahara, Dadrughnavati etc can be applied in affected parts to get rid of ringworm.

As per Ayurveda blood purification helps a lot to get rid of this disease. Internal medications  like Manjistadi decoction, Arogya Vardhini tablets and allerin tablets helps in purifying blood there by rooting out ringworm.

Power made from Parijataka(Myctinthis Arboristritis)  can be used if the patient has ringworm on the scalp.  Somalaji Taila is also known to be helpful in ringworm on the scalp. Often Saribadyarista is prescribed to take two teaspoonfuls with an equal quantity of water.

Diet:

Give sufficient fruit juices. All kind of sour foods like curd and pickle etc. are strictly prohibited. All types pungent foods are strictly prohibited. Easy edible and well-cooked food can be taken through out the treatment.

Note: Remember, there are fair chances that the disease will come back as we stated earlier that it is contagious and affects patients with contaminated blood. Continue medication for one more week even it seems to be cured.

Influenza is a disease followed by depression, distressing fever and acute catarrhal inflammation of the nose, larnyx and bronchi, neuralgic and muscular pain, gastrointestinal disorder and nervous disturbances. Many times influenza attacks human being as an epidemic and comes to picture during seasonal change.

Ayurvedic Interpretation:

In Ayurveda influenza is called Vatashalaishmika Jwara. As per Ayurveda during seasonal change equilibrium of dosha(Vata, Pitta, Kapha) get disturbed because of change in weather or environment. If sufficient defense power is not there in the human body to resist this change this kind of diseases attack. Ayurveda says, a person with constipation problem and unhealthy nasal membrane or throat are more prone to this disease.

Ayurvedic Treatment:

As this disease is associated with constipation and gastric disorder Pippali(long pepper) is a herb of choice to recommend.A half teaspoonful of the powder of long pepper is mixed with two teaspoonfuls of honey and two spoonfuls of ginger juice and is given three times a day.This helps in building resistance power of human body against influenza. This also helps in bronchitis and throat congestion.

Tulsi(Ocimum Sanctum) is another herb recommended for this condition. Tea is made up of leaves of this plant mixed with equal amount of ginger powder. If patients don’t like the taste of the tulsi-ginger tea , milk and sugar can be added. This can be given three/four times a day.

Turmeric is also a good herb to treat influenza. One teaspoonful of turmeric mixed with a cup of milk is given to the patient three times a day.

Ayurvedic medicines:

Tribhuvana Kirti Rasa is an ayurvedic drug usually recommended by ayurvedic doctors to treat influenza. This medicine is available in tablet as well as in powder form in the market. 250 mg tablet of this medicine mixed with honey is given to the patient three times a day. If cough is accompanied by influenza, one teaspoonful of ginger juice can be added to above medicine and given to the patient.

Diet:

All kinds of heavy meal, oily food, junk foods are strictly prohibited in Influenza condition. Give very light and properly cooked food to the patient. Barley or Sago boiled with milk and sugar is an excellent diet for the patient. Bread, biscuit, and soups(meat and vegetable) can be given to the patient.Garlic is highly helpful to influenza patient. Add few cloves of garlic to the food and give it to the patient. Ginger can also be added to soup or vegetables.

Precautions:

Don’t expose the patient to cold wind. Restrict bathing activity. Don’t do exercise. Don’t stay awake late in the night. Oil massage should be avoided. Avoid mental as well as physical work and take rest and get well soon.

Addiction can be treated as a form of mental disorder, where patients suffer from much of tamas (Inertia of mind) rajas or mental disturbances.Addiction plays a role to calm down the mind in an artificial way.

Vata(air properties of human body) likes smoke to calm down anxiety and give distraction from worry. Pitta(fire properties in human body) loves the addition of fire properties into human and make it feel more powerful. Kapha(Water properties of human body) likes the stimulating power of tobacco.

Smoking is one of such health hazard creating addiction. Herb Calamus is quite helpful in treating smoking addiction. Initially small quantity of Calamus is added to cigarettes or it can be taken in powder form or mixed with Ghee.

Gotu Kola is often found very useful to treat smoking addiction if the patient if suffering from Pitta and Kapha Dosha. Ashwagandha is a known herb for treating smoking addiction when Vata influences the patient. Chamomile is another tested herb which is prescribed to calm down nerves which encourage urge to smoke in addicted patients.

Ayurvedic Treatment

Patients influenced by Kapha(water) are more prone to congestion when they try to quit smoking. To avoid any side effects of quitting smoking for Kapha influenced patients cloves or calamus with honey is prescribed(Even you get medicines like Trikatu or Clove Compound in the market for this). Long pepper(Pippali) is helpful in rebuilding lung.

Excess smoking lead to weak lung, dry cough and constipation in patients influenced with Vata(air). Ashwagandha, Shatavari, ginseng, marshmallow are few very beneficial food supplement to restore lost power body due to excess smoking in Vata type patients.

If the patient is influenced with Pitta(fire), very often they are infected with various diseases of lung, liver and blood. In such cases, Ayurveda suggests detoxifying the body. Aloe gel, Shatavari, bayberry, etc. are recommended as herbal supplements. Sudarshan Churna is a well-known compound to help in above scenarios.