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Ayurvedic
Treatment For Following Diseases
Disease
process in Arthritis:
According to Ayurveda mostly pains are caused by the aggravation
of vata (air) dosha. Arthritis is a condition which is caused
by accumulation of ama and aggravation of vata. (Ama is a
toxic by-product of improper digestion. )This ama circulates
in the whole body and deposits or gets collected at the sites
which are weaker. When it deposits in the joints and at the
same time there is aggravation of vata , it results in a disease
called amavata. This amavata is arthritis.
Remedies:
As
described above ama and vata are the main causes, so efforts
should be made to digest ama and to reduce the vata. The digestion
should be improved so that no further ama is produced. Efforts
should be made to relieve the pain and inflammation. This
is the line of treatment according to Ayurveda.
Fasting is very beneficial for digesting the ama. The fasting
be complete or partial depending on the strength of the person,
season and place. Two tea spoons of lemon juice mixed in 250
ml. of warm water and a tea spoon of honey is good to take
twice a day -morning and evening.
Body massage with sesame or mustard oil helps to reduce the
vata and thus reduce the pain. The joints affected by pain
can be massaged for longer time.
Light exercise is useful but you must know your limits: as
a general rule if any exercise, including walking, causes
pain after one hour, you have crossed your limit.
Liberal intake of orange juice or sweet limejuice or Vitamin
C enhances the efficacy of any anti rheumatic drug, since
Vitamin C can reduce skeletal pain.
Guggul is a very helpful herb for curing arthritis. If available
it can be taken in one to 3 gm dose twice a day after meals
with warm water.
Contra-indications: Not recommended for people with kidney
disease or acute rashes.
Diet
Routine :
Avoid
eating hot, spicy and fried foods, sweets, wind forming foods
like cabbage, cauliflower, spinach, broccoli, okra and potatoes
should be prohibited. Avoid taking too much tea, coffee, alcohol,
white sugar, yogurt, chocolate and cocoa, excessive smoking
Sleeping during day time, staying up late in the night and
mental tensions like worry, anxiety, fear, stress and grief
etc., should be given up. Regular physical exercise and every
day massage with oil, once or twice a week, should form an
important part of life style. Foods which are easily digestible
and do not make wind or gas are good. Vegetable juices and
soups are good. Juices of carrot, beat root and cucumber mixed
together is also beneficial. Green salad with a dressing of
lemon juice and a little salt is also good. Fruits like apples,
oranges, grapes and papaya can be taken. Cooked vegetables
like squash, zucchini and pumpkin are good. Cooking with spices
like cumin, coriander, ginger, asafetida, garlic, fennel and
turmeric is also helps a lot.
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