Diesease & Remedies

Ayurveda is not just a treatment, rather a lifestyle; a lifestyle which has defined ways of eating habits, meditative practices and herbal medications when fallen sick. Human body is prone to several infections and ailments anytime as we live in a world which has polluted atmosphere and increased bacterial spread levels. It is quite common that each one of us periodically or frequently gets infected with one or other bacteria or virus; thus falling sick.

Ayurveda has prescribed several simple homemade medications to prevent and fight such common ailments. Let us see few of the very common diseases and the Ayurvedic remedies for them.

Cold is not at all counted as a diseases as it attacks everybody so frequently and vanishes after a while troubling us enough. Cold is called a symptom rather an ailment by physicians, as cold could be indicator of a possible fever or other such diseases. Cold could be prevented and cured successfully with simple Ayurvedic herbs. Boil a cup of water with one teaspoon of dry ginger and pepper. Consume the mixture two three times a day. This medication will cure common cold. Another Ayurvedic way of treating common cold is to inhaling the steam from a mixture of eucalyptus leaves and ginger powder boiled together.

Same as common cold, common fever also affects everybody frequently. Unlike the cold, fever could be considered seriously as when neglected the fever can transform into pneumonia or such deadly diseases. Ayurveda suggests certain food types to be consumed and others to be avoided when suffering from fever. Fruits are recommended for fever patient. Cold food and ice creams are to be avoided strictly. A boiled mixture of cinnamon, pepper and honey is said to be the best Ayurvedic cure for fever. Cumin seed, which is a proved antiseptic, is effective in treating fever. Ginger extracts also helps reducing fever. Consume ginger extracts several times a day.

Toothache is another common disease that can affect you at any time. After a particular age, teeth become weak and chances are high for broken and infected tooth which causes severe pain. There are nerves passing through each tooth; thus an infection on teeth can cause very severe pain. Cavities, exposed tooth, gum diseases etc… can result in frequent toothaches. Asafetida, clove and onion are used in Ayurveda to treat toothache. Asafetida acts fasts on teeth and reduces pain. It also protects the teeth with the mineral and vitamin content in it. Clove reduces the pain using its antiseptic and astringent content.

Dandruff is very common among people. It is nothing but the condition of the skin where skin scales are separated from the scalp. It makes the head dry and the scales fall on your cloth and body creating itching. Fenugreek seeds, lime, green gram powder and snake guard are recommended by Ayurveda to treat dandruff. Massaging the scalp with curd is another effective way of getting rid of dandruff. Applying the mixture of lime juice and gooseberry juice can cure dandruff.

Being the organ that is exposed highly to the atmospheric and weather conditions, skin has greater chances of getting affected with diseases and allergies. Skin allergies are common among people. There are different types of skin like dry, oily, cracked etc… The allergies differ on each skin types. The cause of allergy is over reaction to any of the allergens. The prescribed Ayurveda medicines are Azadiracta indica, Tinospora cordifolia, Rubia cordifolia, Curcuma longa etc… Drinking extra amount of liquids will help preventing allergies. Hygienic lifestyle helps protecting the skin from allergies.

Headaches are common among people especially in the modern lifestyle. People often complain of a headache when they are in tension and trouble. Ayurveda suggests the main causes of headaches as hypertension, overwork, fever, mental depression, stress, nerve problems, anemia, sleeplessness etc… Proper rest for the body as well as mind is the foremost medicine for curing headache. Eat simple cooked vegetables. Consume enough water and fruit juices. Do not eat fried, oily and sweet food when suffering from headache. There are few Ayurveda medications that may help curing headaches. Mixture of clove, cinnamon and almond in a paste form is effective medicine for headache. This paste is to be applied on the forehead. Take one tablespoon of milk and mix half tablespoon of ginger powder in it. Drop this mixture into the nose drills. This medicine will cure headaches very fast.