Ayurvedic Treatment for Intestinal Worms

What are the intestinal worms?

Intestinal Worms are parasites, which infect human beings as well as animals like cats and dogs. Intestinal worms may further give rise to many other symptoms which are troublesome and which may lead to severe complications.

These worms hatch and multiply again and again where there is dirt and filth, and are a very common occurrence, especially in the tropic countries. From a survey in indonesia it proved that mostly affected are children, but adults can also get affected from these parasites, which feed on nutritious bowel content as well as the blood of its host.

These parasites generally enter in your body in one of four ways -

1) through food and water.
2) through transmitting agent, such as a mosquito.
3) sexual contact.
4) through nose and skin.

Since almost majority of human race continues to suffer from the presence of intestinal worms, the most common parasites found in human intestines are:

Round Worms.
Pin Worms.
Whip Worms.
Book Worms.
Thread Worms.
Giardia.
Hook Worms.
Tape Worms.

Symptoms of the Intestinal Worms

In some people , intestinal parasites may not cause any symptoms, and in some - the symptoms may come and go. The greater the number of worms involved in the infestation, the more severe a child's symptoms may be.

General Symptoms of worms are :-

Voracious appetite.
Worms in stool.
Coughing up worms.
Loss of appetite.
Fever.
Vomiting.
Foul breath
Dark circles under the eyes
Anemia and pale face.
Shortness of breath.
Coughing
Headaches
Bloating
Gas and Diarrhea.
Abdominal cramps.
Itching at the anus which may turn red.
Nausea
Intestinal blockage.
In some serious cases there may be:
Weight Loss.
Skin Itching.
Bloody Stools.

Many conditions besides intestinal parasite infection can result in these symptoms, so laboratory tests are necessary to determine their cause.

What are the Causes of the Intestinal Worms?

Some of the main factors responsible for getting you intestinal worms are:

Visiting a tropic country or a area known to have parasites.

Eating contaminated food.

Visiting a area where sanitation is very poor.

Poor personal cleanliness.

Eating raw food or a food which is not properly cooked.

Sometimes worms enter the human body through bare foot, when you are walking on a infected earth.

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).

Ayurvedic Treatment for Intestinal Worms

250 mg of keet mard ras with decoction of Nagar motha taken three times daily is helpful in treating intestinal worms.

250 gm's of krimighan rasa with juice of moosa-karnior or nagannotha kwath to be taken three times daily.

Take about 250 gm's of krimi Kalanal Rasa and mix it with the decoction of Coriander and Cumin. Now take this mixture at least three times daily.

Get a decoction of Vidanga and mix it with 250 gm'skrimi kashthanal rasa and drink the mixture three times daily till you get some relief.

Insomnia (Sleeplessness)

One can have either no sleep or have disturbed sleep. Remember, sound, peaceful and uninterrupted sleep serves as a tonic for body and mind. Day is meant for work and night for sleep, hence one must enjoy sound sleep for 6 hours. Relaxation is no substitute for night's sleep.

Causes & Symptoms

Disturbance of any sort, mental upset, indigestion, pain, fever, restlessness, noise, late night awakening, tiring and exhausting work, acute headache, bruised feeling all over the body, sore feeling, nagging, weather changes (sudden), over or indaequate covering of the body, extreme heat or intense cold, humidity, sweating, coughing (persistent), etc are some of the factors/ situations that disturb sleep pattern.

The affected person experience constipation, headache, dyspepsia, tiredness, disinclination to work/labour, agitation etc. Absence of sleep is merely a symptom which has some cause behind it. In some cases when sleep is made subservient to and dependant upon some habit (say alcohol intake sleeping tablets, tea, coffea at bed time), the concerned person cannot have sleep unless he has his favourite drink at night.

First of all, locate the cause, and remove the same. Quite often change of place, surroundings, food habits, work pattern or hours, deviations and distractions or else involvement in fruitful and gainful work can/may induce sleep. It may be noted that resort to medicines should be the last option, when all other remedial steps have proved ineffective.

Ayurvedic Cure

Ayurvedic theory believes Vata, Pitta and Cough either all the three, two of them or only one as the causative behind insomnia, hence it should be found out as to what factor has caused the malady.

Following medicines may be tried, irrespective of any cause viz.

Churna of Pipplomool - l.5gm to be taken with water as a single dose at bed time.

Swamamakhshik Bhasma to be taken (1 gm) with jaggery at bed time.

Brahmi (Bacopa Monmera - 500mg), Vacha (Acorus Calamus - 500mg), Amla - 1 gm or more. A dose of these powders should be taken with water milk thrice daily. To make it stronger and more effective add 1 gm or 500mg of Shankhpushpi to the above mentioned powders.

Vatakulantaka (125mg) may betaken twice daily with honey.

NidrodayaRasa - 125mg to be taken with honey at bed time (one dose only).

One can try anyone of the said prescriptions as per suitability and individual requirement.

Message on head with Chameli Tel (oil of Jasmine) or pure Mustard oil (Sarson Ka Tel) or cow's ghee may also induce sleep at night.

In some cases even a bath taken 30 minutes prior to the time of retiring to bed, can also induce sleep; or else massage soles of the feet with cow's milk at night add some camphor during summer days.

If you take a long, but sustainable walk, after having dinner, and get tired, then sound sleep could also ensue.

Influenza (Flu)

What is Influenza?

Influenza is an acute, highly contagious disease caused by an RNA virus of the orthomyxoviridae family. It is commonly known as the flu or the grippe. This disease in most common in October and May. It lasts from three to five days and can be followed by fatigue for two or three weeks.

It is characterised by a runny nose, sore throat, headache, fever and aching muscles and joints. The flu is very easily spread from one person to other through infected droplets coming from infected person's coughs or sneezes. It can also be spread through direct contact with infected people.

Influenza is an illness, generally caused by viruses that infect the respiratory tract. Compared with most other viral respiratory infections, such as the common cold , influenza infection are the most serious one.

What Are The Causes Of Influenza?

The influenza is caused by three types of viruses - influenza A, B and C. Influenza types A and B are responsible for the respiratory disease that occurs almost every winter. Influenza type C usually causes a very mild disease often without symptoms.

This virus usually passes from one person to other through airborne transmission (i.e., sneezing or coughing). But, the virus can also live for a short time on objects (on which infected droplets landed) - such as door knobs, pens, pencils, keyboards, telephone receivers, and eating or drinking utensils.

Therefore, flu can also be spread through touching surfaces on which infected droplets landed or has been handled by someone infected with the virus and then touching it to your open parts like - mouth, nose, or eyes. Influenza virus may also be spread by inhaling droplets that have been coughed or sneezed out by an infected person.

Symptoms

Some people often confuse flu with a common cold - seeing the initial symptoms which are usually common in both, but flu symptoms tend to develop quickly and are more severe than the typical sneezing and stuffiness of a cold .

Influenza usually comes on suddenly and its Symptoms may include:

Fever (38° C to 40° C).
Muscle and Body Aches.
Dizziness.
Loss of Appetite.
Headache.
Tiredness (can be extreme).
Runny Nose.
Diarrhea.
Nausea which may also be accompanied with vomiting.
Weakness.
Ear Infection.
Indigestion.

These symptoms are usually referred to as "flu-like symptoms."

Some of the Common Home Remedies are given below:

Get Vaporized - Plugging in a vaporizer and resting in bed for atleast two days can make you feel better. It can also help relieve a painful sore throat and loosen dried mucus.

Drink Lot of Water - Drink lots and lots of water everyday. Especially, when you are suffering from flu then your body gets dehydrated more easily, so drinking more liquid is very much essential - liquids in the form of water, fruit juice, decaffeinated soft drinks can be taken.

Long Pepper - Long Pepper is one of the best known home remedies for the treatment of influenza. Suffering patient may be given half a teaspoon of powder of long pepper, mixed with two teaspoons of honey and half a teaspoon of juice of ginger - This mixture should be taken thrice daily, till you see some improvement.

Gargle with Salt Water - To relieve a sore throat, a main symptoms of influenza - the person may gargle with salt water, prepared by mixing one teaspoon of salt in one glass of luke warm water.

Onion and Honey - Suffering patient may be given mixture of equal amounts of onion juice and honey. One teaspoon of this mixture can be given to the person, three to four times daily.

Vitamins and Minerals - Vitamins and Minerals - especially Vitamin C and Zinc are very good for treating influenza, they also boost your immune system and also increase number of while blood cells in your body, to help you fight with germs more effectively.

Impotence

What frigidity is to females, impotence is to males. Inability to perform sex act, or else incomplete performance (say premature ejaculation) or failure to reach orgasm are some of the symptoms that portend male impotency.

Causes

These could be either functional or organic. Impotency could either be total or partial. I would like to clear here a misplaced notion all men are not impotent to all women a man may be potent to one woman but the same man may be potent for the other woman. Fantasies play a major role here. Lithe man who is cohabitating a woman who does not measure up to his fancy or fantasied version conception of his ideal woman, he will neither feel excited, nor ejaculate. Not only that, he may not have any penile erection either. If such a person mates his wife, he is simply performing a ritual and formality, as his mind revels in some other woman, and the woman underneath him is not a woman of his choice, desire or fancy.

In sex act, every male has certain ingrained and cherished preferences which, if not agreed to by his wife, drive him to instant turn off. Same also is the case with certain women. Perversions in sex act are choiced preferences and proclivities of many men, and women are also no exception to that. When there is a clash, either partner is bound to have a Turn off, how so ever beautiful or handsome the other partner might be.

Main causes of impotency can be summed up as under:

Phimosis (Tight foreskin over the glans penis).
Vitiations of Vata, Pitta and kapha or of all the three doshas (humors).
Endocrine glands, malfunctioning and low or diminished activity of the gonads.
Locomotor ataxia, Tabes Dorsalis, Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Tuberculosis, Diabetes.
Non-erectile power of penis.
Disjointed and disordered movements of limbs joints because of lack of coordination.
Drug-addiction, excessive use of alcohol tobacco.
Extra-marital relations or homosexuality.
Fear, ignorance, weakness of sexual organs and weak sperms.
In addition to the above factors, the foregoing factcrs may also prove causatives of impotency.

Ayurvedic Medicines

Medicines which enhance libido/sex desire are known as 'Vajikarma Aushadhis' or aphordisiacs. Drugs suggested under male sterility will also prove beneficial.

Following medicines are being mentioned with a view to enhance patient's knowledge but the physician must be consulted with regard to dosage, duration, safeguards, requisite dietary supplements and sundry guidelines.

Vanari Gutika, Madanananda Modak, Veerya starnbha Vati, Makardhwaja, chandrodaya Rasa, Apatyakar Swaras, Shukra Vallabh Rasa, Kameshwar Modak, Gokhru Pak, Chhoohara hak, Moosali Pak, Badam Pak, Kamadeva chooran, Gokhshurad Chooran, Narsigha Choorna, Madan Prakash chooran, Shatvaryadi choorna, Mritsanjeevani Sura etc.

As for diet, take high protin diet, Eggs, fish, goat's testick, meat of partridge, eges of crocodile, ghee, butter, soyabean, tomato, beets, urad-ki-dal, almond and other dry fruits, mangoes, apples, grapes, jack fruit etc.

It is reiterated that no medicine or diet should ever be taken unless advised by a physician, as over-drugging may prove counter productive and even harmful. Control on sex is needed during the treatment, otherwise all medicines could prove futile. Remember input in a vessel must exceed the output. It you spend more than what you actually earn, you will virtually turn out to be a loser, hence restraint your sexual unions until you are in a position of vantage.

Hysteria

Causes & Symptoms

Women are generally the victims of this disorder which occurs in the young age, particularly to those who cannot satiate their sex hunger but the symptoms disappear soon after marriage in most of the cases. It has no relation to sex disorders, rather mental disturbance is a predominating cause. There is no froth at the month (as in epilepsy), the patient falls to the ground without shrieking sound, and slips into coma rather gradually. If there is no unconsciousness, the patient wails.

Corrective and Preventive measures

Remove the cause of constipation.

Flatulence, indigestion should be prevented by taking lemon juice, cumin, black salt, fried asafoetida (Heeng).

Attend to menstrual complaints, if any.

Remove cause of mental tension and agony.

Avoid reading (viewing) listening to such books, magazines, movies, audio cassettes or playing records which ignite libido.

Take only nutritious and balanced diet but avoid such foods as cause constipation, or loose motions, flatulence, dyspepsia.

Take Shankhpushpi, Brahmi, Muktapishti, Suvama Bhasma, Makardwaj or Praval Pishti etc to support and sustain action of heart, after consulting your doctor.

During the attack drop onion juice (2-3 drops) in each nostril/inhale camphor, naushadar and lime mixed compound: splash cold water on the face or massage ghee over forehead.

Use onion, garlic, asafoetida, black salt, balvach, lemon etc as essential ingredients with food.

Use balvach or Brahmi, or still better vrihat vata Chintaniani Ras as per your physician's advice.

Marjara Kasturi 100 mg per dose may be taken with unequal quantity of ghee and honey or extract Guice) of brahmi leaves. These may be given with either of the said vehicles.

No medicine can prove effective unless the underling cause has been singled out. Take the patient into confidence, reassure her of quick recovery, build up confidence, provide congenial and healthy environs.

Ayurvedic Medicines

Mahaabhravati - 100 mg with honey

Sootikavinod Ras - 100 mg with honey

Prataplankeshwar Ras - 100mg with extract of fresh ginger.

Jcerakaadi Modak - ½ gm or 1 gm after break fast and supper only to remove indigestion.

Saubhae, ryashunthi - ½ gm or 2 gms with Goat's/cow's milk twice daily.

After meals, give leerakadyaarishta 1-2 TSP mixed with equal quantity of water.

Consult your physician about suitability and requisite dose for the most suitable remedy.

Complications during pregnancy

Vomiting: Vomiting or nausea during trimester is quite natural and common. No medicine is required but if vomiting is severe and persistent, it must be stopped, other wise (premature) abortion may take place. Powder of cardamon seeds (400 mg) may be given with honey and licked 4-6 times a day. Eladi vati may be sucked or taken with honey. Essence of camphor, mint and thymol (which, when mixed, turns into liquid form) may be dropped (5-6 drop doses) on a lump of sugar, and taken.

Diarrhoea: Mash banana in curd or give with rice water or Lavangadi churna (Stree Ragadhikar) 200mg daily (thrice daily) with goat's milk. Prepare a decoction of Dhania, (Nagarmotha , sugandhbala & pulp of bael fruit) will serve multipurpose.

Fever: Godanti Bhasma, Saphatika Bhasma with juice of Guruch.

Cough: Violent persistent and fatiguing cough can also cause abortion and resultant bleeding, hence it must be controlled. Kharjuradi Vatil Eladi Vatilsitopladi chumaf Tabshadi Churna, sugar candy/catechu (kattha) may be used as per symptoms.

Enlargement of spleen: Juice of Punar nava with Punamava mandoor. Stop salt intake, but take milk and easily digestible diet.

Piles: Give radish to eat and also juice of radish.

Home Remedies useful in almost all disorder pertaining to pregnancy.

Garbha chintamani Rasa

Garbha piyushvaalli Ras

Garbha vinod Rasa

Indushekhar Ras

Usual dose is 100mg with honey, thrice daily but consult your physician before use. These medicines are said to be useful in all stages of pregnancy but requisite dose and repetition there of can be only determined by a physician who will, naturally, take into account other attendant/ disturbing factors also, before prescribing any medicine. Hence, be discreet.

Vertigo or Giddiness

This is a condition when a person loses control his body movements, fails to balance himself, has a feeling that all objects around him are moving in a archie form, or he will fall to the ground if he attempts to move. He may be having nausea which, in many cases, is a forerunner of vertigo.


Causes:


Disorders of the digestion, and gas formation.
Diseases of the ears, when fluid balance in the ear(s) is disturbed (Labyrinth Vertigo).
Impaired eye-sight.
Impaired functioning of nervous system.
Frequent and severe attacks of hemicranias (Migraine).
When vital fluid fails to reach the brain due to poor circulation of blood.
Sexual incompetence and/or other sex-related problems.
Repeated attacks of epilepsy.
Tumour in the brain.
Lack of sleep and utter fatigue.


Ayurvedic Remedies


If vertigo occurs whether inside/outside home, the patient should not move alone, especially while ascending and descending stairs, and seek help/support of someone else. Following medicines may be tried, either alone or in combination with other two medicines.


Duralabha Quath - 50 ml should be taken with ghee twice daily.


Suvama Sootashekhar Ras (50-60mg) to be taken twice daily, with juice/decoction of Amla.


Mix 10 ml each of Ashwagandharishta and Saraswatarishta, either alone or mixing it with equal quantity (20mI) of water, twice daily.


If vertigo occurs due to insomnia, only Ashwagandharishta (10ml) or its powder (½ to TSP) with water, will serve the purpose.


Avoid use of tobacco, alcohol, narcotic drugs.


Take simple, light, bland, spice-free diet.


Avoid driving, operating a machinery, out side movements.


If constipation is there, take Amaltas (6 gms) with decoction of Harad (Haritaki) at night, before you get on to sleep.

Gastritis - Ayurvedic And Herbal Treatment

What is a Gastritis ?

Gastritis means inflammation of mucus lining of the stomach. It means that white blood cells move into the wall of the stomach as a response to some type of injury. Gastritis is a very troublesome disease and can give rise to many life threatening problems, if it is not treated in time.
Let me tell you - do not confuse that if gastritis is there then ulcer or cancer is also there. If a person does excessive smoking then he may get Chronic gastritis.

What are the symptoms of gastritis ?

Gastritis is not just one disease but it is a group of conditions, in which there is a inflammation of the lining of your stomach. Mostly, this inflammation is a result of infection from the same bacteria which causes all other stomach ulcers. Yet there are other factors causing gastritis - including traumatic injury and regular use of certain drugs or anti-inflammatory medicines.
The symptoms of gastritis depend on how acute it is and how long it has been there. In acute phase there may be pain or gnawing (constant chewing) in the upper abdomen while in chronic phase, there may be slight pain.
Some of the main symptoms of gastritis are listed below:
Abdominal pain.
Nausea.
Burning feeling in stomach.
Vomiting.
Diarrhea.
Feeling of fullness.
Fever.
Loss of appetite.
Belching.
Weakness.
Some Rare Symptoms may be:
Gastrointestinal bleeding.
Sometimes blood may come in vomit.
Sometimes blood is also encountered in stool.
Black stool.
If you see any of the above rare symptom then you must see a doctor.

What are the causes of gastritis ?

Gastritis may be caused by many factors, including infection, injury, and disorders of the immune system.

Some of the main causes of gastritis are listed below:

The main cause of gastritis is from the presence of a bacterium called Helicobacter Pylori , which is the same bug that causes peptic ulcers.
Another main cause for gastritis is irregular or excessive eating - as it is a very common habit of people that they do overeating, eating wrong food combinations or improperly cooked foods, eating lot of spicy food.
Bacterial or viral infection (infection by a virus is contagious).
Use of drugs such as Aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatories, cortisone.
Worry, anxiety, grief, and prolonged tension.
Excessive intake of alcohol may lead to gastritis.
Strong acids, and caustic substances are also a cause for gastritis.
Sometimes gastritis develops after major surgery, traumatic injury, burns. Gatritis can also be caused as a result of certain diseases and infections, like:
Anemia.
Pernicious anemia.
Autoimmune digestive disorders.
Gout.
Chronic bile reflux can cause gastritis as well.
Scherichia coli infection.
Burns.
Influenza.
Toxins of uraemia.
Food poisoning.
Peptic ulcer disease.
Crohn's disease.

Ayurvedic Treatment for Gastritis

In case of gastritis,you may take the following treatments :
One or two TSP of Sukumara Ghrita may mix with a cup of milk.
1 gm of dhatri lauha may give with juice of Amalaki,
You may take TSPs of a vipathikar Churna with waterat nigh daily.

Some Herbs Helpful for treatment of Gastritis

Chamomile.
English mallow.
Ginger (Zingiber officinale).
Meadowsweet (leaves and flowers).
Amla (Indian Goosbery).
Slippery Elm - Before meals, take up to 5 grams of powdered bark in capsules or mixed with water.
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).

Eczema - Skin Disorder

Eczema is an allergic, inflammatory and irritating skin infection. It can be caused by wrist watches and strap, zinc coated jeans, perfumes and scents, hair dyes, fur, hair of pet animals, certain colors, synthetic clothes, dust, mould spores, certain plants, flowers, vegetables, bright sunlight or extremely cold winds. Holistic approach is called for to look for other allergens and disease-related causes. Some allergens and hypersensitivity is quite well known to many patients who can stay free from eczema. Certain insecticides, pesticides, fumes, gases can also be trigger points.

The disease gets chronic, either there is oozing from the scratched site or else it is simply a raised, inflamed and itching condition, but intense itching is a common symptom. Allergic eczema is more difficult to educe, as the there could be specific objects that are capable to cause onset of this disorder. Eczema spreading by contact is a common form of the malady. Those working in gas, chemical, drug manufacturing units are the general victims. The disease is liable to spread by contact with an infected person object.

Ayurvedic Remedies

Oils of Lemon Balm, Geranium, Chamomile or lavender can be used in 1 % or still lower concentration by mixing with acqeous cream, thicker cream, vegetable oil or ointment. It is prudent to watch reaction on the skin of all these herbal oils, by testing them on your skin one-by-one. Oil compresses are useful when the involved area is large. Drop 5 drops to 1 / 2 litre water and then use.

To hasten healing and reduce inflammation, use Marigold or Comfrey. Prepare a cream or ointment from either of the said herbal oils and apply locally.

Chickweed (stellaria Media) is of unquestioned value to calm itching which is a common feature of eczema. You can use it in the form or cream/ointment, or prepare an infusion and then use as a cold compress, which will suit more when the eczema is dry.

For moist or weeping eczema, apply, in neat or cream form, Red clover or Hearteas. Oil (diluted in some vegetable oil) of Evening Primrose will give soothing and healing relief, if applied locally.

Nettle and Red clover possess quality of blood-cleaning, and should be used in the form of infusions.

Decoctions of yellow Dock or Burdock can also be used for the said purpose. Dandalion root is extolled as toner of liver. It also gently clears the bowels but should be used as a decoction.

Cleavers (Galium Aparme) is also famous for removing toxins through kidneys, but should be used as an infusion. You can mix up both the herbs and prepare a mixture but must not be used beyond three weeks.

Take pound root of kasaundi and reduce to fine powder form, mix the same in kanji and then apply the paste over affected area. It will deal with Eczema effectively.

Precaution

Precaution is better than cure therefore avoid scratching with your nails or any object like brush, if pruritis is unbearable. Keep the surface free from dust, heat, known allergens, and known eatables. Do not use any soap, detergents or oil which precipitates the disease.

Dysentery

Ayurvedic Name: Raktatisar, Pravahika

Alternative Name: Bloody Flux

What is a dysentery ?

Dysentery is an infection of the intestine (gut) caused by an amoeba called Entamoeba histolytica. Dysentary is caused by ingestion of food containing this amoeba, causing a disease in which inflammation of the intestines affect the body significantly. It is associated with colicky pain in the abdomen, and liquid or semi-solid stools mixed with mucus and blood. If you have dysentery for long periods of time, it may very distressing and you may feel very weak and tired.

Dysentery is a condition characterised by inflammation of the bowels. The inflammation results in severe stomach pains. Dysentery also involves severe diarrhea that is often associated with bood in the feces. Diarrhea can be fatal too if the body dehydrates completely.

Dysentery is a disease involving the inflammation of the lining of the large intestines. The inflammation causes stomach pains and diarrhoea. Some cases involve vomiting and fever. The bacteria enters the body through the mouth in food or water, and also by human feaces and contact with infected people. The diarrhoea causes people suffering from dysentery to lose important salts and fluids from the body. This can be fatal if the body dehydrates.

What are the symptoms of dysentery ?

Symptoms of dysentery include inflammation of the intestine characterized by the frequent passage of feces, usually with blood and mucus.

There ar two types of dysentery.

1) Bacterial Dysentery - Shigellosis , which is caused by one of several type of Shigella bacteria - In this the stool comes mixed with blood.

2) Amoebic Dysentery - In this mucus may present in the stools, along with the organism.

Some of the main symptoms of dysentery are listed below:

The main symptom of dysentery is a bloody diarrhea.

Abdominal Cramps.
Fever.
Rectal pain.
Restricted bowel movements.
Frequent watery motions.
Loss of appetite.
Nausea.
Vomiting.
Stomach pains.

What are the causes of dysentery?

The two most common causes of dysentery are infection with bacteria of the Shigella group, and infection by an ameba called Entamoeba histolytica. They are primarily diseases of the tropics, but may occur in any climate.
Some other causes of dysentery are:
Digestive bacterial infection.
Digestive viral infection.
Scurvy.
Bowel ulceration.

How is dysentery Spread?

Amoebic dysentery is passed on by carelessness of people and negligible hygiene. The Entamoeba histolytica amoeba and the shigella bacteria often thrive in food and water contaminated by human feces. As these parasites live in the large intestine, they travel in the feces of infected people, and a number of times bacillary dysentery has occurred as the feces contaminate the water supplies where sanitation is poor, or where sewage mixes with drinking water.

What are the treatment of dysentery ?

The person suffering from bloody diarrhea (dysentery) needs immediate medical help. Treatment often starts with an oral rehydrating solution - water mixed with salt and carbohydrates, drinking this solution will help you in preventing dehydration (which may be fatal if it occurs).

Some Herbal Remedies for treatment of dysentery are:

Piyushvalli Ras - You may take one-two tablets of Piyushvalli Ras with roasted bael fruit and jaggery, two times daily.

Kadukkai Thole - Take two grams of powdered kadukkai thole (Rind of the Terminalia Chebula) with honey.

Kutajaghana Vati - One or two tablets of Kutajaghana Vati, when taken 2-3 times daily with water, is useful in treatment of dysentery.

Bael Fruit - Bael Fruit is also very good for dysentery. It is used when nothing works, the most useful and effective remedy which has been tried by many and proved successful too.

Sheng Jiang and Brown Sugar - Preparations made from sheng jiang and brown sugar are useful in treating dysentery.

Dried Mango Fruit - One teaspoonful of dried mango fruit when taken with butter milk two times a day acts as a good curative for dysentery.

Pudin Hara - Add a few drops of Pudin Hara or Amritdhara (mint essence or peppermint) to half a cup of water and drink it 3-4 times daily.

Aloe Vera & Rosehip - Aloe Vera and Rosehip are also good for tissue repairing after dysentery.

Rasaparpati - 150 gms of Rasaparpati may also be given to the person suffering from dysentery, three times daily.

Pomegranate Seeds and Rasins - Make a paste of - dry pomegranate seeds (Anardana), Raisin (Kishmis) and a small amount of salt. This is a very effective herbal remedy for curing dysentery and has prooved to be successfully many a times.
A tea of star grass leaves is also good for dysentery.

Mangoosthan Fuit - One Mangoosthan (Mangostain) fruit can be taken twice a day as a good remedy for dysentery.

Garlic - Garlic is also useful as a herbal remedy for curing dysentery. One garlic capsule taken three times daily is usually sufficient for curing mild cases of dysentery. However, upto 4 capsules can be taken daily in some severe cases.

Vetpalai Seeds - Take One teaspoon full of powder of Vetpalai seeds (Wrightiatinctoria) with honey two times a day.

Some other good herbs for dysentery may include - Bach Flowers, Impatiens, Chestnut Bud and Crab Apple. These herbs will most probably recover your from this parasite attack when taken daily for 6 weeks.

Some Home Remedies for Curing Dysentery Fast

In case of dysentery, some of the home remedies are:

Lemon Juice - Lemon juice is good for treating ordinary type of dysentery. A few lemons, peeled and sliced were added to 250 ml of water and the mixture was boiled for a few minutes. Now after that the mixture can be drunk atleast 3 times daily.

Mint and Ginger Juice - You can also drink a mixture of 1 tsp mint juice, 1/2 tsp ginger juice, and 1 tsp honey.

Onion - Small pieces of onions mixed with curd can be given to the suffering person upto six
times daily.

Basil Leaves - Take 5-6 basil (tulsi) leaves (chopped), 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, some black pepper in 3 table spoon of curd, and mix them properly. Now eat this mixture atleast 4 times daily for one week.

Nut Grass - Take some tubercles of nut grass and then powder them properly and mix in them fresh ginger juice and honey. This mixture can be taken in parts of 20 gm, three times in a day.

Papaya - Grate one raw papaya. Add 3 cups of water into it and boil it for near about 10 mins. Now strain the mixture and finish the water in one day.

Dengue Fever

Ayurvedic Name: Dandak Jwara

Other Names: Dandy fever, Three-day fever, Breakbone fever.

What's is a Dengue Fever?

Dengue fever is a disease caused by one of a number of viruses. These viruses are spread by the bite of mosquitoes and are transmitted to the human body. The disease is very common in tropical and subtropical areas of the world (including some islands in the Caribbean, Mexico, most countries of South and Central America, the Pacific, Asia and parts of tropical Africa). In these locations, the dengue fever arbovirus is endemic, meaning that the dengue fever virus naturally and consistently lives in that location and the virus are not carried by mosquitoes.

Who gets Dengue Fever?

Dengue fever can occur to people of all ages. Children usually have a milder disease than adults.

What's are the causes of Dengue Fever ?

When a mosquito carrying dengue fever virus bites a healthy human, the virus travels in the blood stream and then starts multiplying itself in the whole body. Dengue fever is not contagious, which means one person cannot pass it directly to another.

Dengue fever is also a type of arbovirus, which is short for arthropod-borne virus. The main virus causing dengue fever is carried by a mosquito named "Aedes aegypti" which transmits the virus to humans through its bite. An organism that carries a disease, without actually developing the disease itself, is called a vector. Aedes aegypti works as a vector for transmitting the disease.

An another cause for dengue fever is a virus name flaviviruses. More than 100 million cases of dengue fever occur every year in a whole world. A little bit percent of these develop into dengue hemorrhagic fever. It is possible for a traveler who has returned to the United States to pass the infection to someone who has not traveled. Risk factors for dengue hemorrhagic fever include having antibodies to dengue virus from prior infection and being younger than 12, female, or Caucasian.

What's are the symptoms of Dengue Fever?

The symptoms of dengue fever are generally seen in around three days after transition of virus to humans through mosquitoes bite and after that patient starts feeling very weak. Dengue fever, however, is not a fatal disease.

Dengue fever may vary on an individual basis for each patient. One should always remember before looking for treatment that over-medication in dengue fever is likely to lead to further complications and some times it may also turn slight serious. A mild attack of the fever may pass off without having to administer any medicine.

Some of the main symptoms of dengue fever are listed below:

Dengue fever usually starts suddenly with a rapidly climbing high fever, that's why the temperature in dengue fever is called a 'saddleback' type temperature.
severe headaches.
Retro-orbital pain behind the eye.
nausea & vomiting.
loss of appetite.
Rashes develop on the feet or legs 3 to 4 days after the beginning of the fever.
Swelling and pain in muscles and joints.
The joint pain in the body has given dengue fever the name that is "breakbone fever".The common symptoms of dengue fever may go in around 10 days, but complete recovery from dengue fever can take more than a month.

Herbal Treatments for Dengue Fever

There is no specific treatment for the treatment of classical dengue fever, and like most people you will also recover completely within 2 weeks. For severe dengue symptoms, including shock and coma, early and aggressive emergency treatment with fluid and electrolyte replacement can be lifesaving.

Some treatment options that may enhance the curing of classical dengue fever are listed:

1) Mix 360 mg of Shunthi Churna with 125 mg of Hinguleshwar and now take this mixture at least 4 times daily, you may take with tea or hot water. If case the temperature of the patient rises beyond 104°F (40°C), then you may apply cold pad, on the forehead till the temperature subsides.

2) Another ayurvedic medicine used for treatment of dengue fever is tulsi (holy basil). Medicinal properties of tulsi are very useful in ayurvedic therapy. The leaves of tulsi are used to produce soothing effect on the nervous system. Tulsi leaves strengthen the stomach and induce copious perspiration.

Cough

What is a cough?

Cough is also called kala-raga and tussis. It is a noisy expulsion of air from the lungs.Cough is a highly contagious disease of the respiratory system.Cough mainly affects children and it is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis .It is also called pertussis.Cough is simply a symptom and not a disease.

The main type of cough are given below:

Spasmodic cough
Laryngeal and Pharyngeal Cough
Nervous Cough.
Allergic Cough
Dry cough
Food induced Cough
Cough of drunkards, smokers and drug addicts
Asthmatic Cough
Senile Cough
Tubercular Cough
Kapha, Vata, Pitta induced Cough

What are the symptoms of cough ?

Running nose
Sneezing
Mild cough
Low-grade fever
Cough(Kasa Raga) is sub-divided into five heads:
Disorders borne out of vata
Pitta
Kapha
Ill
Injuries or infections.

The first three types are easily handled, but the latter two categories are a different proposition altogether.

Coughs may usually classify as being either dry or chesty.

A dry cough - Dry coughs are usually felt in the throat as a tickle, which sets off the coughing.It may occurs because the throat and upper airways becomes inflamed, it is non-productive. After about 1 to 2 weeks, the dry, irritating cough evolves into coughing spells.

A chesty cough- may either productive due to extra mucus produced as a response to infection or non-productive due to infection causing the lung passageways to swell.

What are the causes of cough ?

Congestive heart failure
Disorders of the upper airways
Disorders of the pericardium
Bronchogenic carcinoma
Interstitial lung disease
Chronic pulmonary infection
Cystic fibrosis
Interstitial lung disease
Psychogenic disorders
Bird flu in humans
Childhood asthma can lead to cough
Headache

Causes of cough may long and highly vary. You may also classify coughs into 2 categories, they are given below

Acute - an acute cough as one that been present for less than 3 weeks.

Chronic - chronic coughs are those present for more than 3 weeks. This may cause by breathing in dust particles in the air or when a piece of food goes down the wrong way.

Home Remedies For Cough

200 mg of Panchamrita Ras with 2 1/2 gm of Chuma of Bahera (vidang) may take three times with honey.

120 gm of Chaturashana Churna mix with 120 gm of Eladi may take two times in a day.
Prepare a linctus prepared from Harad, long pepper, ginger, nut grass (Nagar musta) - all in powder form and mixed with honey may licke three to four times daily

Prepare a paste from dates, raisins, black pepper, vidanga and long pepper and mixed with equal quantity of honey may take three to four times in a day.

Eladi Churna or Chaturasana Churna or Yavani Shadava each one (not all) may take according the symptoms noted.

Constipation - Herbal and Home Remedies

What is a Constipation ?

Constipation means different things to different people. For some people, it simply means infrequent stools, while on the other hand for others, constipation means hard stools. The cause of each of these "types" of constipation probably is different.

Constipation, a condition of the digestive system where a person (or animal) experiences hard feces that are difficult to eliminate ; it may be very painful. Almost everyone gets constipated. In most cases, it lasts for a short time and is not serious, but sometimes in some severe cases it leads to symptoms of bowel obstruction.

Symptoms of Constipation ?

Symptoms of constipation vary from person to person. Some people just experience a spot of difficulty, having the stool very hard and have to 'strain' on the toilet, while others may have physical discomfort, particularly:
1) Bloated stomach.
2) Stomach pains/stomach cramps.

The main symptom of constipation is the urge to void the stools but the inability to do so. Constipation continuing over a long period may lead to distension of the stomach and severe discomfort. If you feel constipation continues for some time, it may lead to a feeling of like:
Heaviness in the abdomen
Headaches
Lethargy
Nausea
Loss of appetite
Vomiting
Weight loss
Feeling uncomfortable

What are the Causes of a Constipation ?

Some of the main causes of a constipation are:
Eating food grain cereals which have no bran or roughage.
Frequent eating of foods like fish, meats, spices, condiments.
Dehydration.
Sparse use of leafy and green vegetables, like mustard, spinach, salads etc.
Lack or absence of milk, ghee, milk cream, curd, whey and butter from diet.
Use of liquors like wines, whiskies, tobacco.
Lack of water in the body.
Lack of exercise.
Tension in the muscles of the colon, rectum an anus.
Eating too much of concentrated protein.

Herbal Treatment for Constipation

Some of the herbal treatment options available are:

1) Mix 4 gm's of Senna leaves, 3 gm's of pulp of Amaltas, 5 gm's of rose buds and 5 gm's of harad. Now you may take this mixture with milk, at night. Don't take it with water.

2) One - two teaspoons of castor oil taken daily with hot milk at night is beneficial in curing constipation.

3) One - two teaspoons of Isabgole Husk taken with hot milk is also good for constipation.

4) You may also take medicines like - Swadishta Virechan, Lasuna Kshira, and Avipittakar Churna.

Some Home Remedies for Constipation

1) You may take sufficient amount of liquids - water, milk, and other liquids ­ so as to reduce the dryness of the intestines, which will help in curing constipation fast.

2) Take a small amount of Harad. Now fry it in desi ghee (Pure) or castrol oil. Now break it into powder form and you may take this powder daily.

Common Cold - Herbal and Home Remedies

Ayurvedic Name: Pratishyaya

What is a common cold ?

A common cold is a pattern of illness that can be caused by a variety of different viruses. Out of the 200 viruses causing common cold, rhinoviruses (nose viruses) are the the most common. Common Cold is relatively harmless disease. It can occur at any time throughout the year but the most common are in late winter and fall. They are most common in children and an average child has about six colds per year.

Common cold acts as a gateway to many other respiratory problems. It’s called the “common cold” because you may feel more cold in this than any other type of illness. If it is neglected, and not taken care right from the beginning of its cause, then it may lead to complications of serious nature. Common cold is also called coryza, because it is running from nose, catarrh.

What are the causes of common cold ?

Common Colds are usually caused by rhinoviruses. The common cold is transmitted from one person to another through contact, mainly when an infected person touches the eyes, mouth, or inside of the nose and spreads the virus through the hands. Other common modes of transmission of virus may include kissing and sharing utensils with an infected person.

Other common virures responsible for causing of common cold are:
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), adenoviruses, enteroviruses, and a host of others can produce colds.

Here is a misconception about common cold in many people's mind. They think that going out in cold whether causes cold. Let me clear it out - going out in cold weather or rain do not cause a cold or going outside while your hair's wet do not cause colds, colds are mainly caused from airborne particles expelled when someone with a cold coughs or sneezes.

What are the symptoms of common cold ?

Approximately 95% people exposed to a cold virus become infected, although out of them 75% show symptoms. The symptoms start within two days after infection.
Generally a cold starts with a sore throat, after that the symptoms are a result of the body's defense mechanisms like: sneezes, runny nose, and coughs to expel the invader, and inflammation to attract and activate immune cells.

Due to more than 200 viruses causing common cold, its symptoms tend to vary a lot. Some of the common symptoms are listed below:

Runny Nose.
Sore throat.
Sneezing.
Blocked nose.
Scratchy throat.
Fatigue.
Muscle Aches.
Loss of Appetite.
Cough.
Headache.
Mild fever.
Mild chills.
Sinus swelling.
Sometimes high fever too.

Ayurveda has recognized five types of cold, as given below:

1) borne out of vata.
2) borne out of the vitiation of pitta.
3) borne out of kapha.
4) borne out of disorders of the blood.
5) chronic cold borne out of the three doshas.

Herbal and Ayurvedic Treatment for Common Cold

Some common ayurvedic medicines & prescriptions for treatment of common cold are:

120 gm of Laxmivilas Churna and 120 gm of Shring Bhasma mixed with 240 mg of Narsar may be taken three times in a day with warm water.

You may also suck Vyoshadi Vati as a lozenge three to four times daily to get well from common cold fast.

120 mg of Mahalaxmi Vilas can be taken with powder of mulethi, honey and ghee.

10 gm of Chitrak Hiratiki may take in the morning and last thing at night with one cup of warm cow's milk.

3 gm of Vyoshadya Churna can also be taken two times daily with warm water after the main meals.

Take 50 gm of Madhuyasthyadi Quath three times daily to get well soon.

Chicken Pox

Ayurvedic Name: Laghu Masurika

Medical Name : Varicella

What is the Chicken Pox?

Chicken Pox is the commonly known name for varicella disease. Chickenpox is an acute contagious disease. Chicken Pox is very common in children mainly of age group between 1 to 10 years. Often it is mistaken for measles due to its apparent. It is a viral disease. You may identify the disease with fever. The virus even after the cure of disease remains hidden in the body and can later again cause disease such as shingles.

What are the causes of chicken Pox ?

Chicken Pox may caused by at least two factors:
1) Contact irritation,
2) Local skin infection due to overgrowth of various bacteria.

Chickenpox is mainly caused by the varicella-zoster virus. It is also known as human herpes virus 3. Causes of chickenpox usually not apparent but may be associated with hunger, swallowed air, overfeeding, and foods with high carbohydrate content.

Other Causes of chickenpox, may include:

You may have a Sensitive skin.
You may have used a Strong soap or taken a long bubble bath.
Long Illnesses.
Changes in diet such as weaning or changing from breast milk to formula.

What are the symptoms of chicken Pox?

Chicken pox mainly starts with slight feverishness and pain in the back and legs. Within 24 hours of its onset small red papules appear on the back and chest and sometimes on the forehead too. After that pimples turn into vesicles but within a day or two, these vesicles dry up with a brown crust appearing on them. You may see eruptions also after some days.

The symptoms which usually occur before 24 to 48 of appearing of spots on the body, are given below:

The person has runny nose/stuffy nose.
Slight cough is accounted.
Decrease in Appetite
Sometimes severe headache also starts.
The person may feel very tired.
Vomiting

The following symptoms may occur after 10 to 21 days of appearing of chicken pox. They may appear in the following order:

Mild low grade fever with cold-like symptoms.
Rash, mostly on trunk or covered areas of the body.
Fluid-filled blisters.
Crusts.

Chicken pox is so common disease that already 80% of adults have already have it. It is still more common in children. Nowadays a new vaccine has been discovered for the treatment of chicken pox and which I think will be made mandatory at some time in the near future.

What are the treatments of chicken Pox ?

Available Medicines & Prescriptions of chickenpox are given below :

1) Swarnamakshika Bhasma - 120 mg of Swarnamaksnika Bhasma to he taken morning and evening with decoction of Kanchnar tree bark.
2) Eladyarishta - 20 ml of Eladyarishta to he taken after meals with water.
3) During the 2nd week, you may take 125mg of Indukala vati with water in the morning and evening.

What are the home remedies of chicken Pox ?

Haridra powder one grain may be given with juice of Karela leaves, two times in a day mainly at noon and in the evening.

Ayurvedic Medicines & Home Remedies for Treatment of Bronchitis (Shwasa Pranali Shoth)

What is Bronchitis?

Bronchitis is a serious variety of kasa roga, which is nothing but the inflammation of the bronchi (air passages that lie beyond the windpipe and has cartilage and mucus glands in its wall).The disease can occur at any particular time, but damp and cold climate is often the contributory cause. The disease can occur at any time and at any place, but damp and cold climate are often favourable conditions.

Causes of Bronchitis

Bronchitis is mainly caused due to certain germs, the susceptibility of certain constitutions cannot be denied. Ayurveda ascribes its onset to impairment of the digestive process, where anyone or all digestive organs could be at fault. According to the theory of ayurveda, if digestive process is cured to normal then boronchits can also be cured to normal.

Acute bronchitis is caused by certain bacteria or viruses, and is characterised by coughing, production of muco-purulent sputum, narrowing of the bronchi because of spasmodic contraction. It may also result in a rise of temperature, breathlessness, and loss of appetite.

If proper care of bronchitis is not taken and then the disease may lead to chronic bronchitis and may deteriorate into continuous breathlessness. In chronic stage, the patient coughs up enormously, secreted by enlarged bronchal mucus glands. Even broncho-dialotors cannot provide any relief in bronchospasm. When fresh air fails to reach the lungs, the patient has to exert a lot so as to ease expectoration but various spasms fail to bring up mucus. In this situation the patient's face or even whole body turns blue.

Symptoms of Bronchits

Some symptoms have been detailed earlier but most prominent symptoms include -

Inflammation of mucus membrane of the bronchi to which phlegm adheres, and a lot of difficulty is experienced by the person in expelling it.
Difficulty in expelling phlegm, and when expelled, is found to be viscid and may be purulent (full of pus).
Successive attacks of cough may turn the patient's appearance to blue look (colour).
The tendency of this viscid phlegm is to stick to the bronchi, and therefore difficulty is experienced in breathing and the lungs get starved of air.
Breathlessness (Pulmonary dyspnoea), loss of appetite and rise in temperature may ensue in acute stage of bronchitis.
Patients suffering from bronchitis are normally thin and emaciated.
A lot of coughing due to bronchitis may turn the face of the patient blue.

Some Home Remedies for Bronchitis

Some common home remedies for the treatment of bronchitis are:

Most common home remedy for bronchitis is administration of one teaspoonful of turmeric powder (haridra) can be given with a glass full of milk, twice or thrice daily. It acts best when taken early in the morning, empty stomach.

Take equal amounts of dried ginger, black pepper, and long pepper (pippali). Now powder them all and their mixture can be given thrice daily.

Even a teaspoonful of honey and ginger juice dissolved in 150 ml of hot water will cause expectoration of trapped phlegm.

Juice of vasa (Adhatoda vasica) may be taken thrice daily, in two teaspoonful doses. Two teaspoonfuls of honey taken daily are also helpful for the treatment of bronchitis.
Some Ayurvedic Medicines & Prescriptions for treatment of Bronchitis
Some well-known Ayurvedic preparations for bronchitis, both acute and chronic, are given belew :

1) Ingredients

Rasa Sindur; Pravala Pisthi; Silopaladi Churna.

Quantity & Directions For Use

120 mg Rasa Sindur, 240 mg Pravala Pisthi, and 3 gm Sitopaladi Churna to he taken thrice daily with ghee.

2) Ingredients

Kaphachintamani; Kaphakelu; Shringyadi Churna.

Quantity & Direction For Use

120 mg each of Kapha ­ Chintamani and Kaphakelu, and 2 gm of Shringyadi Churna to be taken thrice daily.

In case of a congested throat which accompanies bronchitis in many cases, Khadiradi Vati should be sucked as a lozenge (small medicated candy) five times a day. The main ingredient of the drug, catechu, helps relieve the congestion.

Infusions of Hyssop, Marshmallow, Thyme or use white Hore hound (Marribium Vulgare) may also be taken to soothe harsh and painful coughs. Garlic is the most powerful anti-infective agent which will facilitate expectoration of excessive mucus and help to build up resistance in all respiratory infections.

Diet and Other Regimen

Here are some tips for your diet and other regimens to be followed while you are undergoing treatment of bronchits:
Curd and sour substances shoud be strickly avoided if you want to cure bronchitis fast. Fruits like banana, guava, potato, rice should also be avoided.
Avoid smoking and consumption of liquor should be reduced to the minimum, rather should not be taken at all.
Take care not to strain your already weak body by vigorous physical activity and exercises.
Avoid exposure to cold and damp weather.
You should avoid all the cold beverages.
If the patient is a child, then extra care must be taken as children are very sensitive.

Some oils for Bronchitis

Gently rub eucalyptus oil on the chest or use olive oil to it. Take a bowl of hot water, add 2-3 drops of lavender/ Eucalyptus/Thyme or Tea tree essential oil and inhale the medicated steam but make sure, the boiling water does not fall on your body.

Ayurvedic Treatment for Bronchial Asthma

Bronchial Asthma is known as Tomaka Shvasa in Ayurveda. It is an allergic condition resulting from the reaction of the body to one or more allergens and is one of the most fatal respiratory diseases. Bronchial asthma is increasing day by day with the increase in level of pollution and the stressful lifestyle followed by people.

Causes of Bronchial Asthma

Bronchial asthma is caused from the afflictions of the stomach and the gastro-intestinal tract. That is why in the preliminary stage of the disease or just before its onset, the patient complains of indigestion, constipation, or diarrhoea. The attack of asthma may come without warning because of the hypersensitivity of the patient to certain substances like pollen, dust, emanations from certain animals like dogs and cats, certain foods to which the person is allergic and, of course, certain bacteria.

Symptoms of Bronchial Asthma

Some of the main symptoms of bronchial asthma may be as follows:
The patient may have difficulty in hearing.
He may feel as a sense of tightness.
There may be some constriction around the chest.
A wheezing noise may be come as the breath is expelled.
The small bronchial tubes which connect with the lungs are compressed due to swelling or accumulation of viscous mucus in the main bronchi, hence there may be difficulty in inspiration and expiration.

The attack of bronchial asthma mainly comes on in the early morning when the patient suddenly wakes up with a feeling of apprehension and alarm. He sits up as the breathing suddenly becomes very difficult while he is lying down. He may rush to open the window to take fresh air in, as it becomes difficult to breathe in a closed room. The attack may last for a few hours or in some cases for few days before it subsides, and, in the early stages of the disease, the patient feels normal after the attack. In case of chronic asthmma the patient acquires a typical asthmatic look - a pale face and an emaciated (very thin and malnutritioned) body.

Some Ayurvedic Medicines & Prescriptions for the Treatment of Bronchial Asthma

Well-known preparations for the treatment of bronchial asthma in Ayurveda are Chyawanaprash and Agastya Rasayana. The main ingredient of the chyawanprash is amla, the richest source of Vitamin C in nature. The peculiarity of this fruit is that its vitamin content is not lost by exposure to heat as is the case with other drugs and fruits. Agastya Rasayana is used in cases of asthma where the patient is constipated; in particularly emaciated sufferers, however, Chyawanaprash is the better remedy. Both the drugs can he taken in one teaspoonful doses thrice a day, preferably before food is ingested. They are slow-acting remedies but are surer in their effectiveness. In chronic cases, their effect is evident from the increasing gap between successive attacks.

Along with the preparations mentioned above, Sitopaladi Churna should be taken thrice or four times a day in one teaspoonful doses with honey. Since the drug is likely to cause irritation in the throat, it is better to take it with honey. Medicines containing minerals which are recommended in cases of asthma are: Swasha-Kasa-Chintamani Rasa, Suvarna-Pushpasuga Rasa, and Kanalwsava. The dosage and duration of these medicines will depend upon the acuteness of the disease.

Diet and Other Regimen

The patient is advised to avoid curd, butter, milk, bananas, guavas, and fried foods. Light food should be taken at night and all sour substances should be almost banned. Smoking is contraindicated and consumption of liquor should be reduced to the minimum. Excessive physical exercise and exposure to cold and damp should he avoided.

Baldness

Baldness refers to a loss of hair, usually in the skull.


Causes and Symptoms


Some of the causes of baldness are -


Due to certain serious diseases like acute fevers, myxodema (a syndrome cause dbyhypothyroidism)
Syphilis
Intluenza
Anaemia
Great anxiety or nervous shock.
Eczema of the scalp leads to rapid baldness


Ayurvedic Home Remedies -


Collect the soft and green leaves of beetroot and boil a few in water. When the leaves become tender and soft take them out. Now grind the leaves fully to a homogeneous pulp. If water is needed, only that water should be used in which the leaves had been boiled.


Repeat the procedure in a similar way but this time replacing the beetroot leaves with henna. Now grind both the leaves together. Apply this paste over the head liberally. Allow it to dry and then wash it with lukewarm water in which a few drops of lime juice have been added. Repeat the process for one full month. It is expected that within this period hair will again start to sprout on the bald area. After doing this treatment for one full month, repeat it after every week. It is a very good remedy and many bald people have now lush growth of hair. But, as told earlier, it could be useful only when the baldness has not been due to the hereditary factor.


Rub on the scalp one teaspoon oil in which raw mangoes have been preserved for over one year. Repeat this treatment frequently.


Grind one tablespoon licorice root pieces in one cup milk with one fourth teaspoon saffron. Apply this paste on bald patches at bedtime continuously.


Grind fenugreek seeds, with water and apply on the head. Leave for at least ten minutes before washing. Do it every morning for a month.


Boil one cup mustard oil with four tablespoon henna leaves. Filter and bottle. Massage on the bald patches regularly.


Grind the remains of tobacco smoked in a hookah and add to boiling mustard oil. Cool and store.



Massage on the bald patches regularly.


If the baldness is due to any of the serious diseases, medication should start the moment the falling of the hair is noticed. A naturopathic remedy is the vigorous rubbing of the scalp with the fingers. This activates the sebaceous glands which nourish the hair and prevent its falling.

Asthma

What is a Asthma ?

Asthma is a debilitating and potentially deadly chronic inflammatory disease of the airway which mainly arises from allergies. You may characterize it by sudden recurring attacks of labored breathing, chest constriction and coughing. It may conditionally characterized by paroxysmal attacks of bronchospasm causing difficulty in breathing. One way to manage asthma is to stay away from triggers.

What are the causes of asthma?

Asthma attacks may be caused by dust, pollens, foods, climatic changes, animals like cats ,dogs etc., some kind of bacteria, emotional upsets, food and indiscretions, smoking etc. When the attack of asthma is accounted, the patient may not be able to breathe in and out because of congestion of chest, air passages and throat.

Genes are passed from parents to children and although there is no specific gene that causes asthma.The cause of asthma is unknown till date. The most common allergens are microscopic droppings of dust mites and cockroaches, airborne pollens and molds, plants and plant proteins and enzymes.

Occupational asthma is caused to the workers breathing at work that produce a hypersensitive state in the airways - the small tubes that carry air in and out of the lungs - and trigger a subsequent response in them.

Work related asthma may include substances in the workplace that irritate the airways of individuals with pre-existing asthma. Asthma may develop to a person of any age. If you're younger than 30, then you can develop asthma due to allergies. Many people older than 30 with asthma are also allergic to airborne particles.

In most cases though, asthma results from a combination of allergic
and non allergic responses. You may react one or more of the following triggers:

Allergens, such as pollen, cockroaches and molds.
Air pollutants and irritants.
Smoking and secondhand smoke.
Respiratory infections, including the common cold.

What are the symptoms of asthma ?

It is very important to recognize all the symptoms of asthma, if you want to cure it fast. Knowing about the early stages of asthma may prove to be helpful in treating asthma. The more early the treatment is started, the more effective it is. If severe symptoms are present, it would be better if you begin an appropriate treatment as soon as possible.

Some of the Signs and Symptoms of Asthma are given below:

Problem in Breathing properly.
A lot of sneezing is there.
Moodiness.
Headache.
Runny/stuffy nose.
Cough with or without sputum (phlegm) production.
Your chin and throat may also itch.
You feel tired very soon.
Dark circles start occurring under eyes.
Trouble in sleeping
Poor tolerance for exercise
Downward trend in peak flow number
bluish color to the lips and face
Severe anxiety
Rapid pulse
Sweating

When your breathing passage is congested, an attack is triggered. The attack can come on suddenly or slowly over and interval of several days or hours. Asthma symptoms can occur at any time of day - day or at night. If they happen at night, they may disturb your sleep.

Some Ayurvedic and Home Remedies for Treatment of Asthma

Some of the ayurvedic and home remedies available for treating asthma are listed below:

1) Grind to powder form - 2 gms each of Nagar and Bharangi and mix them in water to prepare a paste which should be taken, with warm lukewarm water, twice daily.

2) Mix 125gms of Shukti Bhasma, 1gm of Trikuti Churna and 2gms of Vasa Churna. Now take 3 doses of this mixture at an interval of 6 hours daily, with honey.

3) 200 mg of Sitopladi Churna, 150 mg of powder of liqourice, 50 mg of borax powder (purified) may be mixed with 2 tea spoons of honey and take it three times daily.

Some Home remedies for asthma :

1) Mix 1 teaspoon honey with 1 teaspoon of dalchini powder and have it before going to bed at night. This will help you in preventing the attack of asthma at night.

2) Boil carom ajwain in water and inhale the steam