Tag: Leptospirosis in humans

January 21, 2023

Treatment of Leptospirosis in Humans – Herbal Remedies

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“Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet” it’s a very beautiful line which is applicable to almost all the animals which are domestic or can be kept at home. We all know that animals are adorable and they are born as who they are and we have to accept it. They live with greater peace than people do. Most of the animal lovers understand this thing but there is one more truth that diseases, bacterias and viruses do not spare animals also and these diseases, bacterias and viruses can spread from host animals to the humans too. This article is all about one such disease and its name is leptospirosis. The details of this condition along with symptoms, diagnosis and at last its Ayurvedic management is also mentioned.

Leptospirosis in Humans

Introduction

Leptospirosis is a disease which is caused by the bacteria leptospira. Leptospira is a flexible, spiral shaped, gram negative spirochete with internal flagella. It enters the host’s body through mucous or through broken skin and thus results in bacteremia. Its spirochetes can affect multiple organs and the most common target is the central nervous system, kidneys and liver. The infective bacteria are then shed from kidneys in the form of urine and through the fecal matter or urine the infection can spread to humans as well.

Causes of Leptospirosis

Leptospirosis as mentioned before is a condition which has its impact on humans and animals both. But here in this article we will discuss the causes that cause this infection in humans. The causes are following:

Coming in contact with the urine of infected animals. The urine gets mixed with soil and water and this can survive in soil for months or much longer. Now, they get infected when they come in contact with such soil through skin cracks or through mucous membranes of eyes, mouth or nose.

Symptoms of  Leptospirosis

Humans have following Symptoms of Leptospirosis:

  • Headache which can be mild to severe
  • Vomiting or sensation to vomit
  • Skin rashes with fever
  • Fever with chills
  • Jaundice can also be there as a symptom
  • Diarrhea of varying frequency
  • Pain in muscles

Explaining Symptoms, it’s Important to Discuss two Phases of Leptospirosis.

First phase 

This phase is less severe and has symptoms like vomiting, fever, chills and muscle aches.

Second phase

This phase is severe and patients can have symptoms like liver failure, kidney failure, meningitis that is inflammation of layers of brain and spinal cord.

Diagnosis of  Leptospirosis

When a patient visits the physician with a lot of complaints like mentioned above then there are many conditions that struck the mind. Actually leptospirosis is quite similar to many infectious and viral conditions like influenza, malaria, dengue and others. So it is really important to rule out the condition. Usually an antigen detection test is done with help of ELISA and this test has proven helpful in diagnosing the condition. Molecular tests are PCR, which is a polymerase chain reaction test for diagnosing this condition.

Treatment in Allopathy Medicine

The treatment of leptospirosis depends on the administration of antibiotics. Antibiotics can be given orally and through intravenous routes.

Herbal Formulations For Leptospirosis in Humans By Planet Ayurveda

Planet Ayurveda is a renowned Ayurvedic company which deals with the manufacturing and preparation of herbal formulations. These formulations are prepared using potent herbs and their extracts which are really effective in managing many conditions like leptospirosis. The formulations or products prepared by Planet Ayurveda do not contain any kind of adulterants, dyes, additives, fillers etc. These medications are really potent in supporting the recovery of the body from this infection and hence giving positive noticeable results. The medication or formulations offered by Planet Ayurveda for the management of leptospirosis are as follows:

  1. Liver Detox
  2. Ashwagandha Capsules
  3. Mahashankh Vati
  4. Mutrakrichantak Churna
  5. Yakrit plihantak Churna

Herbal Remedies For Leptospirosis in- Humans

Herbal Remedies For Leptospirosis in Humans

Products Description

1. Liver Detox Formula

Liver detox formula has herbs like Kutki (Picrorhiza kurroa), Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa), Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata), Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Kasni (Cichorium intybus) and many others. The liver detox formula helps in clearing the toxins that are accumulated in the liver and also helps in enhancing the liver enzymes secretion. It also helps in balancing the pitta dosha thus leading to proper digestion and no accumulation of endotoxins. It is a very effective formulation which helps in treating various ailments. Liver detox formula has herbs like kalmegh that have liver protective effect too and also help in liver cell regeneration. In this condition liver detox works by protecting and detoxifying the liver.

Dosage: One capsule twice daily after meals

2. Ashwagandha Capsules

Ashwagandha capsules are prepared from the standardized extract of ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) alone. Ashwagandha also helps in improving the body’s ability to maintain the physical effort of the body thus decreasing the weakness and muscle pain in this condition. The herb is very well used for managing fatigue, weakness in muscles, body pain and strengthens all over the body. These capsules help in building stamina, enhance your resistance to stress and promote general well-being. In leptospirosis it also acts for reducing the headache and is really helpful.

Dosage: One capsule twice daily after meals with lukewarm water

3. Mahashankh Vati

Mahashankh vati is the best classical formula which helps in the improvement of digestion and also effectively relieves symptoms like bloating and indigestion. This formulation is also mentioned in classics and contains pippali (piper longum), chitrak (Plumbago zeylanica), danti (Baliospermum montanum) and many more. The formulation helps in naturally dealing with indigestion, loss of appetite, hyper acidity along with gas and other digestion related problems. In leptospirosis mahashankh vati helps relieve the sharp spasm which are common while passing stool or due to diarrhea. It also helps in protecting the gastrointestinal mucosa as well. The tablet is having an appetizing effect and digestive effect as well.

Dosage: One tablet twice daily 10 min before meals with lukewarm water.

4. Mutrakrichantak Churna

Mutrakrichantak churna is a classical herbal formulation that has ingredients like Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa), Gokshura (Tribulus terrestris),  bhumi amla (Phyllanthus niruri) and varuna (Crataeva nurvala). They help in reducing inflammation and prevent infections. The impact of leptospira on the functioning of kidneys is in a negative order and it hampers their functioning and filtration rate of fluids. But with these formulations the damage to kidneys can be prevented as well as reversed. The formulation is really good and gives very effective results especially when it comes to protection of kidney parenchyma.

Dosage: Half tsp twice after meals. Mix it in 100ml of water and boil it till it reduces to half. Filter the content and drink after cooling down a bit.

5. Yakrit Plihantak Churna

The ingredients of this formulations include Bhumi Amla (Phyllanthus niruri), Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata) Katuki (Picrorhiza kurroa) Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)  Makoy (Solanum indicum) Sharpunkha (Tephrosia purpurea)  Kaasni (Cichorium intybus) and Bhringraj (Eclipta alba).  All over the formulation is exclusively given for maintaining and supporting liver health. This patient’s liver is at risk due to infection and digestion is also hampered so yakrit plihantak churna helps in both situations. It eliminates the toxins from the body and has a pitta balancing effect. The herbs in this formulation have their effect on kapha and vata dosha also.it also helps in detoxification of rakta or blood.

Dosage: Half tsp twice daily after meals with lukewarm water

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Conclusion

Leptospirosis is a condition which is very common in people who are spending the maximum of their time with animals. Animals are the main carrier of this bacterial agent and may not have any symptoms for a very long duration but still can spread it to humans. So taking care of all these things it is very important that whosoever are working with animals, or have pets at home take care of yourself as well as of your pets because we know you love them but still taking care of your health is also a priority. In case of any query kindly visit WWW.planetayurveda.com

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March 5, 2022

Natural Cure For Leptospirosis

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Are you an avid pet lover? Do you go about ‘oohing’ and ‘awww’ing when you see a dog or a cat passing by and unable to keep your hands to yourself? We love our entertaining visits to the zoo right! Most of us prefer the companionship of an animal friend and rejoice in the mutual fondness of the same! We, irrespective of being an animal lover or not, may find ourselves coming in contact with animals in any setting, directly or indirectly which brings us to the concern of ‘zoonotic disorders’.

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Let’s learn about zoonotic diseases

Animals are also living beings, just like us, that live, hunt and most of the time, die in groups, so it might be no wonder that they often fall ill or die of diseases! These diseases are likewise in humans, maybe communicable or not. This may raise the obvious question, whether they can be transmitted to humans as well? Answer is yes, these creatures may carry within themselves harmful germs that perhaps could be spread to people and hence termed as zoonotic diseases. These so-called harmful microbes may be bacteria, fungi, viruses or even parasites and hence the variation is widely marked in the presenting diseases which could be even fatal!

Let’s talk about leptospirosis

Aforementioned, let’s continue discussing a specific and a widely known bacterial disease leptospirosis also known as Weil’s disease, and for this let’s introduce the bacterial villain here!

Leptospira interrogans is a gram negative spirochete bacterium and obviously causes the infection named leptospirosis, which can lead to potentially fatal infections of the kidney, liver, lung or even brain and heart! Clearly this zoonotic bacterium is not everyone’s favorite! 

Biography of leptospira so that we can keep check on it

For starters, this bacterium is very species friendly and infects multiple species such as cats, dogs, horses or even human beings! Warm wet climate is their friend hence monsoon season should be looked out for and can very well invade through moist, softened skin or through mucous membranes!

Leptospira is a very motile bacterium and beware, it may survive in your environment for months! It viciously attacks the tissues of the species in order to commence the infection carefully by colonization! This bacterium then works its way down to the renal epithelial cells but unfortunately is our macrophages next meal! Leptospirans then may find any other animal in the surrounding area and infect them through the water they live in, i.e contaminated water!

Okay, so how do human beings get infected with this bacteria

This animal host, most of the time may show no signs of clinical symptoms and then release these bacteria through urine into the water! So next time when you go out swimming, kayaking, rafting etc.Watch out for these bacteria villains! So, human beings infect themselves with leptospirosis by contact with urine, fecal matter or any other body fluids of the host animal, or contaminated soil, water of the same!

Manifestations of leptospirosis in human beings

You might either experience zero to minimal symptoms or a plethora of symptoms that are really common such as high fever, nausea, chills, muscle aches, jaundice, red eyes, diarrhea, abdominal pain etc. but it can be identified neatly as it occurs in two stages or phases –The second phase is more severe and might include kidney damage, meningitis, liver failure which is usually followed by a recovery period from the first phase which is marked by fever, chills, headaches, or any of the symptoms previously mentioned.

Let’s fight this bacterium with a dash of ayurveda

The holistic science of ayurveda catalogs leptospirosis under a very important category of ‘krumiroga’

Krumiroga– a significant infection portrayed in ayurvedic science and is depicted exhaustively concerning its etiology, clinical elements and treatment. The term krumi denotes small creatures which live in the human body. Idea of krumi and their connection in the advancement of illness is portrayed in practically all ayurvedic samhita. Acharyas likewise portray krumi as an etiological component in different sicknesses.

Herbal Remedies From Planet Ayurveda

Planet ayurveda simplifies your task of supplementing your medicinal, in fact overall health needs in the form of perfectly suiting supplements that are 100 percent vegetarian. Our products are also free of any preservatives and carefully crafted by experienced Ayurvedic physicians! Planet Ayurveda’s natural supplements and medications have certificates of legitimacy and all supplements have been prepared as told in classical Ayurvedic texts.

Every item is made with the most perfect natural herbs well suited to fit in your daily diet and the diseases you might be battling against. The products are available with tested purity measures and consistency. Undoubtedly, planet Ayurveda offers the best scope of natural supplements, which is great to keep up with your general wellbeing. Such tailor made products for Leptospirosis include:

  1. Yakrit Plihantak Churna
  2. Liver Detox Formula
  3. Ashwagandha Capsules
  4. Mahashankh Vati
  5. Mutrakrichantak Churna

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Product’s Description

1. Yakrit Plihantak Churna

Yakrit means liver and pliha suggests spleen in Ayurveda. This polyherbal formulation in powder form contains handpicked phenomenal herbs with a goal to improve and maintain your liver and spleen health thereby providing symptomatic as well as root cause relief from Leptospirosis. This remarkably set up churna involves 8 herbs which help in detoxifying and disinfecting liver used in obsolete and standard prescription . It also pacifies Pitta dosha and cures jaundice which is an associated symptom in Leptospirosis.

Dosage : Recommended dosage is 1/2 teaspoon twice daily.

2. Liver Detox Formula

Alongside the liver rejuvenating diet and lifestyle practices your primary care physician has prescribed for you, this polyherbal formulation in the form of capsules is an optimal solution to eliminate the liver of toxic substances and flush it out. A sound and a healthy liver freed from toxins is the principle for the body to work optimally. It also manages Jaundice, diarrhea and other digestive ailments associated with Leptospirosis.

Dosage : 1 Capsule twice daily, with plain water, after meals.

3. Ashwagandha Capsules

It is a mono-herbal extract of Ashwagandha in capsule form. ‘A pearl of incredible value’- flexible, prestigious and most significant herb usually referred to as winter cherry is exploited as a single herb capsule , held as a first class apoptogenic tonic and finds a significant part in traditional ayurvedic compositions.It is alluded as ‘ayurvedic ginseng’ as it combats both physical and mental pressure gainfully! This is well known among the laymen as an ayurvedic rejuvenator, bearing a significant part of innumerable ayurvedic definitions. Ashwagandha is a gem considering its effect on the vata dosha thereby helping with pain and muscle aches in Leptospirosis. This herb is also beneficial for revamping the muscles. It is proven to be beneficial regardless of any age and sexes.

Dosage: One capsule twice a day.

4. Mahashankh Vati

Mahashankh vati is a herbomineral preparation that liberates us from any kind of stomach related turmoils. It helps with re-establishing the digestive fire, enhances the appetite and removes digestive endotoxins found in Leptospirosis. It relieves us from Jaundice, abdominal pain and other digestive disorders seen in Leptospirosis.

Dosage: One tablet twice daily 10 min before meals.

5. Mutrakrichantak Churna

Mutrakrichantak churna is a polyherbal formulation in powder form. It ensures a germ free urine thereby relaxing and rendering a healthy Urinary tract that might be capable of warding off any toxicity that comes its way! . It optimizes the renal functions and thereby helps in curing the second phase of Leptospirosis which involves the Kidney and liver anomalies. It soothes the urinary tract thereby providing a root cause treatment.

Dosage: Half teaspoon twice daily

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