Author: Dr. Vikram Chauhan

November 14, 2016

Natural and Alternative Remedies for Seasonal Allergies

Abstract

When the spring season comes, everything on this world cherishes. Trees, plants, animals, birds and humans. This season is a season of joy. It is a nature’s way of saying, “lets party”. But sometimes this happy journey unfortunately takes a wrong turn. A turn, where a person comes in contact with itchy and red eyes, sneezing, cough and running nose etc. this is called as seasonal allergies. These are generally happening around spring season. These allergies are very annoying for an affected person. There is a best way to treat the allergies, the natural and alternative remedies. These consists of homeremedies, herbs and mixture of herbs that known as great herbal remedies for allergy.

Seasonal Allergies

This herbal treatment comes under a class of medication and that class is known as Ayurveda. Ayurveda is an ancient medicinal form of India. This form uses all the elements of life i.e. water, air, space, earth and fire. Ayurveda shows its effect not only on suffered body parts but also on mind and soul. So it is a great healing medicinal field that inhibits stress levels, body ailments and mind imbalance. Ayurveda works on the basis of three natural constituents or doshas which consists of all the elements of life and control all body functions.

Ayurveda has great impact on the treatment of allergies. There are ayurvedic remedies for allergies that can treat and manage seasonal allergies.

Ayurvedic view point of seasonal allergies

  • In Ayurveda, the main cause of seasonal allergy is a toxin in the body, known as Amavisha. This toxin is formed due to Ama that is formed due to incomplete digestion.  This ama can eventually travel to various organs or tissues in the body and just lodge there.
  • If this ama cannot be flushed out through the body, this interacts with other organ, tissues and functions of the body. Here it settle down and develops into toxin, amavisha. On this allergens add extra effect. When these allergens interact with amavisha, a reaction is created that enhances the allergic reactions.

The seasonal allergies shows symptoms like

  • Watery and itchy eyes
  • Watery nose
  • Itchy throat
  • Ear congestion
  • Headache
  • Postnasal drainage
  • Cough
  • Wheezing
  • Shortening of breath

These allergies can be treated through natural and alternative remedies

  • In the class of natural remedies, Ayurveda plays a great role.
  • Ayurveda has various herbs that can lower and maintain the seasonal allergies.
  • This includes herbs and the combination of herbs that leads to various formulation, to treat allergic reactions.
  • The herbs that helps to reduce the allergies are
  1. Tulsi : This has various properties to treat seasonal allergies. This helps to lowers the eye reaction, cough, sneezing and many more symptoms.
  2. Mulethi : This treats the symptoms like sneezing, cough and congestion.
  3. Haridra : This is known to consist of properties like anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant. These help to treat allergic reactions.
  4. Ashwagandha : This herb is very useful to improve the strength and has properties like anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. These all things are helps to treat seasonal allergies.
    • These herbs known as great herbal remedies for allergy.
    • Except these other herbs that counter allergies are anantmool, shirish and vasa etc.

Planet Ayurveda has great fruitful herbal formulations that is known to contain these herbs

  1. Tulsi Capsules
  2. Praanrakshak Churna
  3. Aller-G Care
  4. Curcumin Capsules


Allergy Care Pack

Product Description

1. ALLER- G- CARE

Aller- G- Care capsules formulated by planet Ayurveda which contains mixture of herbs that are very beneficial to treat the problem of seasonal allergies like swelling of eyes, congestion problems of nose and chest, vomiting, skin rashes and redness of eyes. These medicinal properties are due to its anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant actions. This is a natural ayurvedic remedy for allergies.

The herbs present in these capsules are

  • Shrish (Albezzialebbock)
  • Aswagandha (Withania sominefera)
  • Haridra (Curcuma longa)
  • Neem (Azadirachtaindica)

Dosage :  2 capsules, two times a day after meals.

2. TULSI CAPSULES

Tulsi is enriched with properties like anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-allergic, immunity enhancer, anti-microbial and many more that help to treat the symptoms of seasonal allergies.

Dosage : 2 capsules, two time a day after meals.

3. CURCUMIN CAPSULES

Curcumin Capsules are prepared from haridra, also known as turmeric. This herb is known to consist of anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and anti-allergic properties that are known to treat infections like sneezing, rashes, skin itching, wheezing, running nose and eyes etc. This formulation is known as natural ayurvedic remedy for allergies.

Dosage : 2 capsules, two times a day after meals.

4. PRAANRAKSHAK CHURNA

Praanrakshak Churna consists of various herbs that are known to reduce the symptoms of seasonal allergies.

These herbs are

  • Shirish (Albezzia lebbock)
  • Vasa (Adhatoda vasica)
  • Kantkari (Solanum xanthocarpum)
  • Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
  • Anantmool (Tylphora asthmatica)
  • Twak (Cinnnamomum zeylanica)
  • Bharangi (Clerodandrum serratum)

Dosage : one teaspoon two times daily or use by making its decoction. Consume after breakfast and dinner.

  • Except these natural remedies there are alternative remedies are also there that can helps to treat seasonal allergies.
  • These alternative remedies include home remedies and appropriate foods in the problem of seasonal allergies.

Home Remedies

Citrus drinks are very helpful to treat seasonal allergies. Fruits like lemon, lime and oranges are citrus fruits. Make their juice and consume daily.

How to prepare the juice?

Squeeze the juice from the oranges and lemon. Chill this juice for several hours. Stir it in the honey, add ice cubes and drink every day.

Honey

Raw honey is very useful to enhance immunity and controls the symptoms of seasonal allergies.

How to use?

Simply take honey up to one teaspoon every day.

Foods helpful to treat seasonal allergies

  • Apple cider vinegar
  • Onion
  • Kiwi
  • Kefir
  • Garlic
  • Ginger
  • Tuna

Foods to be avoided in this condition

  • Banana
  • Melons
  • Alcohols
  • Shellfish
  • Peanuts
  • Chamomile
  • Whrat
  • Chocolate
  • Bottled citrus fruits And caffeine etc.
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November 9, 2016

Ulcerative Colitis Diet Plan – Best and Worst Foods

Introduction

Ulcerative colitis is a condition where lining of the large intestine and the rectum become inflamed. It is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Inflammation produces tiny sores called ulcers on the lining of colon. The inflammation causes the bowel to move its contents rapidly and empty frequently. As cells on the surface of the bowel die, this leads to the formation of ulcers. It can affect people of all ages. The ulcers may cause bleeding and discharge of mucous and pus.  It is considered as a chronic disease by modern physicians. The cause of disease is also unknown. Treatment of ulcerative colitis in modern medicine generally includes prescription of steroids and anti-cancer drugs or surgery. Long term intake of steroids lead to certain side effects. Modern medicine believes that there is no cure for ulcerative colitis.

Best And Worst Foods For Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis according to Ayurveda

  • It is known by the name ‘Pittaj Grahani ‘ in Ayurveda. There is a mention of this disease in the 19th chapter of Charak Chikitsa Sthana. According to Ayurveda, this disease is caused by the increase of Pitta Dosha with varying degree of Vata invovement in some cases.  Pitta in the body is increased by the intake of hot and spicy foods in the diet. This disease is completely curable and the patient can lead healthy life. Various herbs which are astringent and cooling and thus aid digestion are prescribed by Ayurvedic physicians in ulcerative colitis. Such herbs are easily available and there are no side effects at all as experienced by the patients who take modern medicines for the disease. There is a big chapter in Ayurveda which deals with the digestive problems.
  • Ayurveda believes that this disease is 100% curable while modern medicine considers it as an incurable disease. The excessive consumption of Pitta-aggravating foods and lifestyle leads to the formation of Ama which gets deposited in the villi of intestines damages both rakta dhatu (blood tissue) and mamsa dhatu (muscle tissue), thus a smooth coating is formed which impairs the normal function and immunity of the intestines. Vata Dosha in the colon is also aggravated and in the early stages blocks the Pitta and Kapha channels, causing inflammation.
  • It has been seen that now a days majority of the young population is suffering from ulcerative colitis due to the wrong eating habits. It is the time period of one’s age when the digestive fire must be good. The digestion of the people must be strong enough during young age. Suffering from such digestive problems in the young age is a cause of concern. Unfortunately, due to the lack of knowledge youngsters keep on mugging junk food which ultimately increase the ‘Pitta’ level in the body. Junk food mainly contains maida (refined flour) which is one of the major cause of ulcerative colitis.

What are the causes of Ulcerative Colitis?

Modern medicine believes that cause of this disease is unknown but Ayurveda believes that this disease is caused by-

  1. Regular intake of junk food in diet like- food made of refined flour
  2. Stress
  3. Intake of fermented foods
  4. Consumption of alcohol
  5. Spicy, hot foods in diet

What are the symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis?

  1. Abdominal pain
  2. Bloody stools
  3. Fever
  4. Rectal pain
  5. Weakness
  6. Anemia
  7. Diarrhea
  8. Malnutrition
  9. Increased abdominal sounds
  10. Nausea
  11. Vomiting

What are the complications of Ulcerative Colitis?

  1. It can increase the risk of colon cancer.
  2. Sepsis(blood infection)
  3. Severe dehydration
  4. Thickening of the intestinal wall
  5. Hole in the colon

Best foods for ulcerative colitis

A strict diet rich in astringent principles helps to keep the disease under control. Diet which is not very heavy and which aids in digestion is beneficial in ulcerative colitis.

  1. Buttermilk (lighter in nature) if prepared from cow’s milk or goat milk can be taken.
  2. Fresh pomegranate juice if taken regularly can give excellent results as it controls bleeding and very useful in diarrhea.
  3. Banana is rich in astringent principles, avoids diarrhea and bleeding through rectum.
  4. Honey due to its astringent properties aids in wound healing thus having soothing and cooling effect on the intestinal wall. It is quite useful as patient suffers from dehydration and lack of proper absorption.
  5. Ginger improves digestion and corrects enzyme balance of stomach and intestines.
  6. Bael fruit is natural anti-inflammatory.
  7. Nutmeg is soothing and heals the wounds of intestines.
  8. Taking cumin seeds are also very helpful as they improve digestion.
  9. Fresh coriander leaves balances Pitta because it is a natural coolant.

Worst foods for ulcerative colitis

Diet control is crucial in managing ulcerative colitis treatment. Foods that are hard to digest that cause increase in Pitta and fiber rich diet must be avoided.

  1. Wheat, barley rich in fiber initiates bowel movements hence must be avoided in the initial stage of treatment.
  2. Black gram take long time for digestion hence must be avoided.
  3. Peas cause Vata imbalance in intestine and cause bloating hence must be avoided.
  4. Milk and milk products are not recommended.
  5. Junk food made of refined flour like-bread, biscuits, burger, noodles, pizza, pasta, momos, spring rolls must be strongly avoided.
  6. Alcohol, tea, coffee, meat, hot, spicy foods must be avoided.

Various Ayurvedic medicines like- Kutajghan vati, Vatsakadi churna can be taken alongwith astringent and cooling diet for ulcerative colitis as diet plays a major role in this disease. Medicines are of no use if proper diet is not followed.

It is strongly advised to take fresh fruits, green leafy vegetables in the diet and say a big NO to refined flour (maida), alcohol, hot and spicy junk food. As this disease is a result of unhealthy eating habits only, so it can be corrected by making changes in the diet.

By taking healthy food, our body feels fresh and energetic thus we can work better. It is unfortunate that even in country like India from where Ayurveda originates, there are many people suffering from ulcerative colitis due to the lack of awareness. India must not follow the path of west from where concept of junk food originated which is destroying the health of our young generation.

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