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Food for Body Ache

vegetablesDifferent problems cause pain in different body parts and our food plays a vital role in alleviating or aggravating this pain in body, because different food products have different effect on our body. So just by managing and monitoring the food, which we eat, we can treat body pain and get relief from it.

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Constipation Causes & Treatment

Constipation

In Ayurveda, it is believed a healthy digestive system is the key to a healthy life. A number of diseases in the body are because of improper digestive system. Constipation is the biggest indicator of an unhealthy digestive system and root cause of a number of diseases in the body. It is believed if one treats constipation, then his body is automatically cured of lot of other diseases.

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Medicinal Uses of Tulsi

Tulsi

Ocimum sanctum (commonly referred to as Holy Basil) or Tulsi is considered to be a sacred plant in Indian culture. In Hinduism it is said that the plant should be there in every household, taken care of and even worshipped. Worshipping of the plant puts emphasis on the importance of this plant in our lives. Leaves, seeds, stem and root of Tulsi, all has medicinal value and is very beneficial for our body and environment.

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Headache due to Sinus

sinus

Like insomnia, another major diseases that causes headache is Sinus. In such situation it is important to identify sinus as the cause of headache and treat sinus, instead of taking medication for headache. Headache due to sinus is characterized by severe cold, mild fever and pain starting from eyebrows and effecting half head. If untreated, sinus can lead to other major diseases like asthma. Continue reading →

Insomnia can cause Headache !!!

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Headache is a common symptom of insomnia. Most of the times patients suffering from insomnia or lack of sleep, feels severe headache and keeps on taking medicine for headache, when the real problem is lack of sleep. Patient suffering from insomnia is not able to sleep at night and he thinks it is because of headache, when actually it is the other way round and headache is due to insomnia. So its important to identify headache caused because of lack of sleep in order to treat the correct problem. During headache because of insomnia, it is difficult to locate one part of head with pain. Also the headache is felt in back of the head and moves towards neck and shoulders. 
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Home Remedies for Headache

In today’s stressful work environment, headache has become one of the most common ailments, even in the younger generation. Although a very basic problem, but headaches cause as much discomfort as any other complicated disease. Popping a painkiller or two, seems to be the easiest and most effective way of treating headache, but is it the safest way? Unmonitored administration of painkillers can lead to lot of other health complications in body, including addiction. Drug dependency of any kind is never good and the frequency with which people are nowadays taking these painkillers can prove to be very dangerous. Ayurveda has lot of home remedies for treating and controlling headaches, which are effective, easy and non harmful. Continue reading →

Ayurvedic Home Remedies – III

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  • Eye problems:Take white onion, ginger and lemon juice, all 10-10 grams and mix 50 grams honey, filter and keep in a bottle in refrigerator. This medicine is useable for 1-2 months even without fridge. Put 1-1 drops in eyes in morning and evening, which cures black or white cataract and people, wearing glasses. In case of inconvenience in preparing the medicine, collect it from nearby Patanjali center. In morning, soon after morning wake-up, fill the water in mouth and also splash the water with both the hands on eyes by which eye vision improves.
  • Urticaria:
    • In case of urticarial, take 4 spoon-full each of ‘ghee’ and candy and mix 4-5 peppercorns to it.
    • Mix camphor in coconut oil and apply on the body.
  • Nose bleeding:Apart from using rosewood leaves, drop 2-2 drops of couch grass juice for nose bleeding.
  • Cracks in heels:Boil 50 mg of mustard oil and then mix 25 mg of country made wax. When wax melts completely, remove it from the burner. After the temperature comes down, add 5 mg domestic camphor to it. Apply this paste at the crack place on heels.
  • Diabetes and Blood Sugar
    • Take tomato, cucumber and bitter gourd, one each, take out juice of all the three and take empty stomach in the morning. It is beneficial in diabetes.
    • Take core of jamun (syzgium cumini), dry and crush to form powder. take a spoon full in morning and evening empty stomach. which gives relief.
    • Chew around 7 neem leaves in morning and evening or take with water to get relief.
    • Take around seven flowers of ‘sadabahar’ (yew) and chew empty stomach with water, which gives relief in diabetes.
    • Medicines available on Ayurka – Madhunashini vati, Diabecon DS, Madhu Kalp Vati, Mehantaka Vati, Diabecon
  • Blennenteria, gonorrhoea, seminal diseases and excess bleeding during menstrual:Take 8-10 leaves of rosewood, crush 25 gr. Candy sugar and mix with one glass of water. Take it in morning. It is very beneficial in nose bleeding problems also in winter season, use it with 4-5 peppercorns.
  • Skin diseases, wrinkles and spots on the face:Peel off aloe vera and take out pulp and apply on the face and skin, which increase luster and brightness of the skin it also treats spots and wrinkles.
  • Treatment for fever, cold and cough:Take 7 leaves of basil plant, 5 cloves, crush together and mix with one glass-full of water. Boil the mix and when the residue remains almost half, add rock salt (sendha namak) and drink it. Also release perspiration covering self in a cloth. Repeat the process twice or thrice in a day for two, three days.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies – II

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  1. Constipation, gas and other gastro problems: Take Amla & Aloevera juice 4 teaspoon each with warm water on empty stomach in the morning. This gives relief in constipation and energizes body.

Medicines available on Ayurka: Divya Churna, Haritaki Churna, Triphala Churna, Udarkalp Churna, Gashar Churna, Package for gastric trouble and flatulence, Gasex, Pavanhara Vati, Virechana Vati, Herbolax

  1. Piles:
    1. On empty stomach in morning, drink 1-cup of cold cow’s milk with lemon in it.
    2. Eat 3 leaves of Nagdon tree in morning and evening.

Medicines available on Ayurka: Arshkalp Vati, Pilex

  1. Stone: Everyday in morning chew 2-3 leaves of Kalanchoe Pinnata (Patharchatta) for relief in stones and other urinary related problems.

Medicines available on Ayurka: Ashmrihar Ras, Cystone, Vrikkdoshhar Vati, Dr. A’s Remedy for Kidney Stone, Vrikkdoshhar Kwath

  1. Dandruff:
    1. 5 grams heated suhaga (tankan) flower, 5 grams coconut oil and 5 grams curd. Mix all three and apply in hair 1 hour before washing hair.
    2. Mix Tiphala Churna in water and leave overnight. In the morning wash hair with this water to treat dandruff.
  1. Weakness and fatigue: Take Ashwagandha Churna 1 teaspoon each in morning and evening with milk for energy and activeness in body. Underweight individuals will gain 3-5 kgs weight within a month.

Medicines available on Ayurka: Chyawanprash, Shilajit Capsule, Ashwagandha

  1. Jaundice:
    1. Make a string of small pieces of root of Boerhaavia diffusa (Punarnava) and wear it.
    2. Crush around 10 grams route of Boerhaavia diffusa (Punarnava), mix with water and drink in morning and evening.
    3. Soak 20 grams of Totala Kwath overnight in water and drink the water in morning on empty stomach.

Medicines available on Ayurka: Sarvkalp Kwath, Udramrit Vati, Liv-on, Totla Kwath, Liv. 52

  1. Headache, Insomnia, Migraine, Loss of Memory, Sinus etc.
    1. 5 drops of warm almond oil or cow’s milk, to be put in nose in morning on empty stomach and evening before sleeping.
    2. Mix equal parts of camphor (kapoor), peppermint and ajwaint soup and apply on headache.

Medicines available on Ayurka: Medha Kwath, Medha Vati, Brahmi Tablet, Brahmi, Dr. A’s Remedy for Improving Memory, Mentat