Author: Dr. Vikram Chauhan

March 3, 2017

Herbal Treatment For Kidney Failure

These days health complications are at peak and reducing the quality of life. These days renal failure has become worldwide health issue. It has been found that 10% of world’s population is suffering from kidney diseases and every year around 1 million people die. There are more than 2million people worldwide who receive the treatments like dialysis and kidney transplantation but still these treatments are not able to save the lives of many people. Kidney failure treatment creates the great financial burden and everyone can’t effort this treatment.

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In Ayurveda there are various herbs which are quite effective for the treatment of kidney failure. Moreover allopathic treatment for kidney failure results in various side effects on health. Whereas, Ayurveda is science of life and holistic approach for the treatment of diseases without any side effects. Ayurveda’s main focus is to boost up the health along with treatment of diseases from root.

Kidney failure

Kidneys are pair of organs which are present on back of abdomen. Kidney’s function is to filter the blood and remove all the wastes from body. Kidney failure occurs when kidneys are not able to filter all waste materials from body.

What can be symptoms of kidney failure?

  • Vomiting
  • Nausea
  • Loss of Appetite
  • Weakness
  • Fatigue
  • Decrease in urine output
  • Difficulty in sleeping
  • Swelling in ankle and feet
  • Chest pain may also result because of accumulation of fluid around lining of heart.
  • Shortness in breath, if fluid accumulates in lungs.
  • High blood pressure

Before switching to the treatment part, let’s see the causes associated with kidney failure

  • Major causes include diabetes and high blood pressure.
  • Heart disease.
  • Kidney stones.
  • Blood clots in urinary tract.
  • Alcohol consumption.
  • Dyes used in imaging tests.
  • Use of analgesics like ibuprofen, aspirin and naproxen.
  • Use of antibiotics like vancomycin, methicillin, sulfonamides and ciprofloxacin.

Ayurvedic outlook

According to Ayurevda three are three doshas – vata, pitta and kapha which are important for a healthy body. Imbalance of any of three energies results in health complications. In Ayurveda kidney failure is called a disease of mutravaha srotas. Imbalanced Kapha dosha is responsible for the blockage of small body channels called as srotas. Whereas imbalanced vata dosha is responsible for the destruction of kidney structure. There are various herbs present in Ayurveda like Varun (Crataeva nurvala), Kaasni (Chicorium intybus), Punarnava (Boerrhavia diffusa), Bhumi alma (Phyllanthus niruri), Shirish (Albezzia lebbok) Apamarg (Achyranthes aspera) and Shigru (Moringa oleifera) which help to provide the relief in the symptoms associated with renal failure. These herbs also improves kidney functioning and strengthen the excretory system.

HERBAL TREATMENT FOR KIDNEY FAILURE BY PLANET AYURVEDA

Planet Ayurveda offers a miraculous revive kidney pack which is quite effective for the treatment of kidney failure. This pack is prepared with the combination of various herbs which are beneficial for the treatment of kidney failure without any side effects.

Herbal Remedies for Kidney Failure

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

1. Mutrakrichantak churna

This herbal remedy is quite effective for kidney failure and helps to strength the kidney system. This natural supplement is an amazing blend of various natural ingredients which are given below

LIST OF INGREDIENTS

  • Varun (Crateva nurvala)
  • Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)
  • Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris)
  • Kaasni (Chicorium intybus)
  • Bhumi amla (Phyllanthus niruri)
  • Shirish (Albezzia lebbok)
  • Shigru (Moringa oleifera)
  • Apamarg (Achyranthes aspera)

Benefits

Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa) – This herb has the great medicinal importance and quite beneficial for the treatment of kidney failure. This herb is also called as “hogweed” and helps to remove the waste from body hence improves

varun (Crateva nurvala) – Varun is an important ingredient of mutrakrichantak churna and helps to provide the relief in renal stones and urinary tract infections which are also responsible for kidney failure.

Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris) – This herb has great medicinal importance from ancient times. It is useful to flush out waste material from body. It helps in regeneration of kidney cell and thus supports the good kidney health and also reduces the chances of dialysis.

Kaasni (Chicorium intybus) – This herb helps to manage the various problems like renal stones and nephrotic syndromes which may lead to kidney failure.

Bhumi amla (Phyllanthus niruri) – Bhumi amla is an important ingredient of mutrakrichantak churna. It helps to flush out waste materials from the body. It is helpful in the treatment of renal stone , hepatitis and viral infections which may also be responsible for kidney failure. Thus this supports the good kidney health.

Shirish (Albezzia lebbok) – This herb is also beneficial for kidney failure treatment because it helps in the regeneration of kidney cells.

Shigru (Moringa oleifera) – This herb helps in excretion of waste materials from body. Thus helpful in the treatment of kidney failure.

Dosage

One tablespoonful two times in a day with plain water. Alternatively one tablespoonful of powder should be mixed in 400 ml water. This should be boiled until 100 ml water is left and it should be consumed two times in a day.

2. RENCURE FORMULA CAPSULES

Rencure formula capsules are an effective supplement of planet Ayurveda for the treatment of kidney failure. This product is an amazing blend of various herbs which are discussed below

  • Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)
  • Varun (Crateva nurvala)
  • Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris)
  • Kaasni (Chicorium intybus)
  • Palaash (Butea monosperma)

Benefits – Planet Ayurveda offers renure formula capsules for kidney failure.

This herbal product consists various herbs which are packed with miraculous properties for the treatment of renal failure. This product helps to provide the relief in the problems associated with kidney failure and helps to increase the urine output. It helps to remove all the waste material from body. This herbal product also helps to reduce the dialysis sittings.

Dosage – 2 capsules, two times in a day with plain water.

3. VARUNADI VATI

Varunadi vati is an amazing natural supplement of Planet Ayurveda which is prepared by the combination of various herbs. This herbal product is quite effective for the treatment of kidney failure.

LIST OF INGREDIENTS

  1. Varun (Crateva nurvala)
  2. Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)
  3. Gokshur (Tribulus terrestris)
  4. Shuddha guggulu (Commiphora mukul)

Benefits – Varunadi vati contains the various herbs which are quite effective for the treatment of renal failure. This product helps to provide the relief in the problems associated with kidney failure and helps to increase the urine output. It helps to remove all the waste material from body and also effective to reduce dialysis sittings.

DOSAGE – 2 tablets, thrice in a day with plain water.

4. PUNARNAVA MANDOOR

This herbal remedy for kidney failure is very beneficial and gives positive results in patients. Punarnava mandoor consists various natural ingredients which are given below

LIST OF INGREDIENTS

  • Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa)
  • Shunti (Zingiber officinale)
  • Pippali (Piper longum)
  • Maricha (Piper nigrum)
  • Amalaki (Emblica officinalis)
  • Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
  • Piper chaba (Chavya)
  • Haridra (Curcuma longa)
  • Vidanga (Embelia ribes)
  • Chitrak mool (Plumbago zeylanica)
  • Mandoor bhasma (Ferric oxide calx)

Shunti (Zingiber officinale) – This herb is an important ingredient of punarnava mandoor and quite effective for the treatment of kidney failure. It helps in regeneration of kidney cells and support good kidney health.

Pippali (Piper longum) – This is most common spice used in Indian kitchen and helps to balance the vata and kapha doshas which are main cause of kidney failure. It helps to extrude all the waste material from body.

Maricha (Piper nigrum) – It helps to open up urine channels and thus improves the filtration capacity of kidneys.

Amalaki (Emblica officinalis) – Amalaki has the great medicinal importance as it supports the overall good body health. It is also useful for the treatment of kidney failure.

Haritaki (Terminalia chebula) – This herb helps to provide the relief in symptoms associated with kidney failure like slow urine output, weakness, chest pain and swelling in ankle or feet. Thus this herb is quite beneficial for the treatment of kidney failure.

Benefits – This herbal remedy for kidney failure is quite effective and gives the satisfactory results in the patients. This herbal product contains herbs which are packed with miraculous properties and supports good kidney health. This product even reduces the dialysis sittings.

Dosage – 2 tablets, thrice in a day with plain water.

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March 1, 2017

BENEFITS OF USING SHILAJIT AS DAILY HEALTH SUPPLEMENT

Nature is overloaded with green and natural supplement. The green are nothing but plants, trees, herbs etc. These are enriched with medicinal properties that can provide various helpful cure for various diseases. These are in plenty and present in nature. This can be found very easily. So a medicinal healing system, Ayurveda uses these herbs and natural supplements and their therapeutic properties to treat ailments. One of the natural supplement, is shilajit.

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In Ayurveda shilajit is known as a great natural king medicine. Shilajit is not classified under plant category. It relates with minerals that sludge from the Himalaya rocks. It is a mixture of organic plants and humus that had been compressed by layers of rocks mixed with various microbial metabolites.

The Charaka Samhita states that, “Stones of metal like gold etc., in the mountains get heated up by the sun and the exudates that comes out of them in the form of smooth and clean gum is called siläjatu”.

Shilajit is a Sanskrit word which means rock-invincible or destroyer of weakness. In Ayurveda it is known as a rejuvenator and adaptogenic.

How shilajit came in origin?

It is not a story of today but of many years back, approximately 50 million years ago. Many years back, Indian continent collided with Asia and this formed a mountain range, Himalayas. As these formed, many of tropical forests were crushed and compressed between these boulders. With time, these forests enriched with minerals and other nutrients and by mixing with humus, shilajit is formed. Now in every summer, as mountains get warm, it oozes out from rocks.

What kind of phytochemicals are present in the shilajit?

  • Shilajit consists of phospholipids, alpha pyrones, low molecular phenolic acids and triterpenes.
  • Humins and humic acid
  • Fulvic acids, the carrier molecules.
  • Other molecules include amino acids, eldagic acid, sterols, aromatic carboxylic acids, polysaccharides and lignins etc.
  • Trace elements like iron, magnesium, potassium, copper, calcium and zinc etc.

The first class compounds, low molecular compounds are the major entities. Next in the row are fulvic acids that act as carrier molecules for the bioactive substances during transportation. The trace elements have various medicinal properties.

How can you estimate the purity of shilajit?

The real shilajit is a great natural substance and is very costly in India due to which market has both the mixture of pure and low grade mixed shilajit. So how to choose. The answer is purity tests.

1. FIRST TEST IS ITS SOLUBILITY

Take warm water or warm milk and dissolve shilajit in it. It starts to dissolve slowly and with time finally dissolve fully. It produces golden or reddish liquid.

2. INSOLUBILITY

Shilajit is insoluble in alcohol and vodka. It makes clots when gets dissolved in these substances.

3. PLIABILITY

Take shilajit in your hands. It starts to melt and gets sticky. It becomes hard when keep in refrigerator.

4. FLAME TEST

When you put shilajit on flame, it start bubbling but is not burnt.

By checking the purity of shilajit it can be used in the treatment of diseases.

BENEFITS OF USING SHILAJIT AS DAILY HEALTH SUPPLEMENT

Shilajit mainly known for its anti-aging properties but is also enriched with other properties also such as anti-stress, immunomodulation, anti-ulcer, nutritive, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, blood sugar lowering, aphrodisiac, neurochemical and anti-allergic etc.

ANTI-AGING PROPERTIES

Shilajit helps to slow down the aging process in many ways. It is a natural antioxidant, consists more than 85 minerals that strengthen the immunity and keeps the disease away. It also helps to keep the calcium in the bones that makes the bone stronger.

APHRODISIAC OR SEXUAL PROPERTIES

Shilajit is also known as Indian Viagra. It improves the male sexual health, libido, impotency, premature ejaculation and sexual performance in natural way.

BLOOD SUGAR REGULATORY PROPERTIES

Shilajit helps to promote the cells regeneration of pancreas that helps to maintain good level of glucose.

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PROPERTIES

This helps to generate new cells and improves the conditions of damaged tissues. All these enhance the healing process and reduce the inflammatory damage.

PHYSICAL BENEFITS

In Ayurveda it is known as destroyer of weakness and enhances the physical performance. This helps to improve stamina, physical activity, brain functioning and activity and recovery after workout. Shilajit also helps to increase muscle mass in the body.

Kinds of diseases on which shilajit can act upon

  • Jaundice
  • Alzheimer’s disease
  • Arthritis
  • Diabetes
  • Stress
  • Anemia
  • Kidney stones
  • Epilepsy
  • Nervous disorders
  • Kidney stones
  • Digestive problems
  • Obesity
  • And many more.

There should be some caution lines while using shilajit and these lines are

  • While taking iron supplement during the consumption of shilajit, there can be very high amounts of iron in the body.
  • It could aggravate the blood pressure in some cases.
  • Make sure you are taking pure shilajit. Low quality shilajit can create problems.
  • It is best to consume shilajit with food to reduce giddiness.

Shilajit formulations are there in the market.

Planet Ayurveda has a great beneficial natural formulation of shilajit.

shilajit-capsules

This is known with the name shilajit capsules. These are very beneficial for anti-aging, male reproductive problems and many more. Dose of shilajit capsules- two capsules two times in a day. It can be taken with water or milk.

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