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Ayurvedic
Treatment For Following Diseases
Cough
& Cold
Causes:
This is a very common problem and is caused by irritation
of Kapha. It is also caused by weak digestion. When the food
we eat is not fully digested it changes into ama. This mucus
or ama reaches the respiratory system and causes cold or cough.
Other causes are exposure to cold or humid conditions or cold
air.
Remedies:
Our body should be kept warm especially feet, chest, throat
and head. Sweating is very helpful. The simplest way to do
it is drink hot spice tea or some other hot drink and lie
down on the bed .Take some warm cover like blanket and let
the body sweat for 15 to 20 minutes.A glass of warm water
mixed with one tea spoon of lemon juice and one tea spoon
of honey can be taken 2-3 times a day.
Dry
cough especially if it trouble is during the night, take cardamom,
dry ginger, black pepper and cinnamon in equal quantity, say
10 gms. each. Take white sugar or rock candy equal to the
total weight that is 40 gms. Grind them and make a fine powder.
From this take half a tea spoon ( about 3 gms.) twice a day
with honey or warm water after meals.
A
case of sore throat a clove or two cardamoms or rock candy
or a few raisins can be chewed. Gargling with warm salty water
is also beneficial. This can be done two to three times a
day.
For
hacking cough and Laryngitis : Equal parts of honey and juice
of baked lemon,or 10 -15 drops of betel leaf juice with honey
three times a day.
Diet and Regimen:
Cold
drinks, ice cream, sweets, fried foods, milk products like
cheese, creams, yogurt etc. should not be taken. Hot milk
without fat can be taken if boiled with a piece of crushed
ginger. Half tea spoon of turmeric powder is good to mix with
the milk. you should avoid tomatoes, eggplant and bananas.
Sweet fruit juices should also be avoided. Breads, meats,
nuts and pastries are not good to take. It is good to take
light and warm diet like boiled or steamed vegetables, vegetable
soup and fruits which are not juicy like papaya and apple.
Spice teas, herbal teas and some other hot drinks are good.
Keep your insides warm with warm spices cumin is considered
the ace "ama" burner. Stack up your spice rack with
"thermogenic" or heat- generating spices like black
pepper, coriander, and cumin. Clove, boiled with milk, is
excellent too.
Follow
the middle path: don't skip meals or overeat.
Eat fresh, well-cooked food.
Start your day with two glasses of warm water.
Do not fast during winter -- fasting weakens the body's defenses.
Eat a timely lunch and an early dinner for good digestion.
Sleep on time -- not later than 10 p.m. Restful sleep builds
essential energy or "ojas", boosting immunity.
Excellent winter dessert : Stewed Apple
Take one Red Delicious apple, pierced with 4 cloves and boiled.
Once done, remove the cloves and savor the clove-warmed, energy-enhancing
fruit.
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