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Natural Cure for Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative Colitis

Ulcerative colitis is explained to be formed as a consequence of inflammatory conditions inside the lining of the colon which is the last portion of your large intestine leading to rectal opening. It is mainly caused because of the faulty immune response of our body as it gets activated thinking about the food we eat, the good gut bacteria inside us and the cells lining the inner walls of the colon are invaders. They start acting against it via white blood cells leading to the formation of inflammation and ulcers. In Ayurveda it is explained as a Pitta predominant Vata vyadhi which affects the Purusha Vaha srotas (excretory pathway). It is managed in Ayurveda by balancing the normal levels of Vata and Pitta doshas.

Symptoms of Ulcerative Colitis

The prior condition which could be explained as a mild form of ulcerative colitis is known as ‘Ulcerative proctitis’ and the symptoms visible might only be rectal bleeding. Other signs that could be examined are bloody diarrhea, painful belly cramps, the absence of necessary bowel movement helping you to pass out the stools although you get the urge to, in other cases weight loss and fatigue are also found. Similar changes in the body to be paid attention to include

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Anemic conditions or a decrease in red blood cell count.
Feeling as if you couldn’t pass the stool completely even after using the toilet.
Irregular bowels, maybe too vague or too frequent.
Not being able to have minor control over stools.
Lack of hunger and dehydration can also be sometimes observed.

Natural Remedies For Ulcerative Colitis

Any health issue can be controlled to a certain extent by maintaining a good healthy diet. When it comes to Pitta predominant diseases, administer foods that are of cold potency and that which have opposite properties than that of Pitta dosha like dry, soft, sweet, astringent etc. These qualities will help curb Pitta dosha and prevent inflammatory disruptions.

1. Turmeric

Having a little bit of turmeric in your diet everyday will help to keep the inflammatory levels in check as the curcumin prevention in turmeric is found to be effective in that case.

2. Vitamin B12

Be high on food items rich in Vitamin B12, folate, and iron. Low Red blood cell count, and iron content in blood can be found in cases of ulcers and the same might lead to bleeding as well. So being high on iron helps in controlling the bleeding and Vitamin B12 as well as folate will directly boost Red blood cell production.

3. Manage stress and Practice daily exercise

What you feel affects your body just like what you eat affects your body. So it’s important to be healthy inside out. And for the same you have to pay attention to avoid aggressive negative emotions, stress and should engage your body into a healthy diet combined along with corresponding necessary physical activities.

4. Probiotics

Biggest pros of it being that they will introduce healthy gut bacteria into our stomach and assist in keeping up the natural microbial flora inside our body for necessary metabolic reactions.

5. Avoid

Alcohol
Dairy products to some extent.
High carbonated drinks.
High carbohydrate food.
Pitta aggravating food articles.
Vata deteriorating food articles.

You can also put an extra effort into trying natural herbal supplements to aid your gut feelings

Planet Ayurveda’s Ulcerative Colitis Care Pack

Planet Ayurveda’s ulcerative colitis care pack consists of four herbal supplements which are specially formulated to maintain the balance between the three basic entities in the body Vata, Pitta and Kapha, and help in the maintenance of healthy intestines. They are specially designed for providing natural aid to overall body health and are free from any sort of chemicals or preservatives, and are made free of starch, additives, synthetic colors, yeast, and binders/fillers.

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1. Arjuna Capsules

Amongst the thousands of Ayurvedic herbs which are potent enough to charm our health, Terminalia Arjuna is extensively found useful in helping with peptic ulcers along with its anti-inflammatory properties. It helps in managing the ulcerative conditions by increasing the amount of adherent mucus on the gastric walls to a remarkable amount. It also helps to bring a hike up in the quantity of protein bound carbohydrate complexes amongst the other components of gastric juice. It is also significantly helpful in facilitating smooth bowel movements by bringing in hydration level balance.It is soothing as well as cool in potency and maintains the optimal Pitta levels of the body. Planet Ayurveda’s Arjuna Capsules thus possess the richness of an herb that is a known cardiotonic as well. It helps to relieve gastritis and similar burning sensations experienced inside and outside of the body. Planet Ayurveda’s Arjuna Capsules helps to make the body resilient towards external stress and uplifts the body’s digestion and metabolic endurance towards disease-causing factors. The capsules are known to be an effective anti-dyspeptic, and a digestive. The anthelmintic and appetizing properties of the same help them have a permanent solution for ulcerative colitis.

Dosage- 2 cap twice daily with plain water after meals

2. Vatasakadi Churna

Planet Ayurveda’s Vatasakadi Churna is the Ayurvedic formulation of herbs that are found effective for conditions like diarrhea, ulcerative colitis, Irritable bowel problems or irregular digestion and problems occuring as a consequence. The main ingredient of the churna being the best quality herb Holarrhena antidysentrica, is popular for its mind-blowing property of keeping the normal healthy levels of Kapha and Pitta doshas in check. Locally known by the name ‘Kutaja’ or ‘Kurchi’, It is found as the main ingredient in a number of Ayurvedic preparations for curing gastric disorders. The herb possesses anti-carcinogenic, anti-fungal, anti-diarrheal and hypotensive properties. The churna is combined along with the powders of relevant spices like Dhania, Saunf, and Choti Elaichi which are recorded in Ayurvedic classics to be effective in speeding up digestion and maintaining healthy intestines.

Dosage- 1 tsp twice daily with plain water after meals

3. Pitta Balance

As the name suggests, the bottle consisting of 60 pure herbal capsules helps in keeping the normal levels of Pitta dosha in check. The capsules could be taken by people of all categories irrespective of their age.Pitta dosha is responsible for the inflammatory conditions in the body and it is the dosha that abets all enzymatic reactions to unclog their way into fanning up the bio-fire and nurture digestive functions. Pitta is the synonym of fire in Ayurveda and it’s balance helps in bringing about the balance of negative emotions like aggression, anger, and frustration which inturn affects the intensity of bio-fire inside the body via enteric nervous responses. Enteric nervous system directly influences the gastrointestinal system and a balanced Pitta dosha not only provides mental clarity and healthy digestion, but also thus enhances the circulation of blood and body fluids along different subtle and gross body channels by proper nervous responses which are also controlled by Vata dosha generally. The high calcium content within the Capsules helps in bone health and is found beneficial for females during menopause.

Dosage- 2 cap twice daily with plain water after meals

4. Kutajghan Vati

The 100% natural Kutaj herb extracts which are present inside Planet Ayurveda’s Kutajghan Vati capsules are found extremely useful in gastrointestinal conditions including diarrhea, colic ulcers and digestive errors. Kutaj herb is Ropana that is healing in action and is of cool potency. They provide quick healing of the affected area along with providing a cooling effect that soothes the tissue around the damaged region. For the same reason it is highly effective when it comes to Pitta dosha imbalance. It fixes the normalcy of Pitta dosha and frees the body from burning sensations.

Dosage- 2 tab twice daily with plain water after meals

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Conclusion

The impure water and food articles, toxins or at times mental stress can result in ‘Agnimandya’ or weakened bio-fire which causes Vata aggravation and digestive irregularities. It directly influences the imbalanced levels of Pitta dosha and forms intestinal ulcers. Planet Ayurveda’s Kutajghan Vati capsules help to fix the issue by assisting the body in dealing with the root causes responsible for causing such gastrointestinal disorders.

Top 7 Pain Relieving Remedies in Ayurveda Without Aspirin

Painkillers or analgesics are one of most widely categories of medicines. Analgesics are used at every instance, either it is traumatic or other complications. These are used for a variety of health conditions such as joints pain, migraine, arthritis, stomach pain, toothache etc.

As per modern classification, there are two categories of analgesics:

Narcotics
Non-narcotics

The basic principle of these painkillers is that they break the message transmitted from the affected part to the brain through neurons. Analgesics either break the pain signals arriving from the body parts to the brain or interrupt the brain to receive the message by neurons transmitting the pain signals. The side effects of these analgesics are obvious such as nausea, diarrhoea, pruritus (itching sensation), tenderness, jaundice and severe pain in the right upper quarter of the abdomen.

It has been proved in the research that the treatment with a product containing diclofenac sodium as topical applicants is linked with liver dysfunction, resulting in severe hepatic reactions, liver transplantation or even death.

Management of Pain according to Ayurveda

Ayurvedic approach to pain is holistic and looks to place the root cause of the disease, in contrast to simply dealing with the symptoms only.
The classical Ayurvedic text specifies about the species of plants that are used for muscularity relaxants and for other pain management.
Ayurveda uses single drug or multiple drug mixtures of herbs as well as mineral compounds for relieving pain.

Ayurveda Categorises The Painkillers into 3 Groups

Local Analgesics
Central Analgesics
Body-ache medications

Local Analgesic : These analgesics are topically applied to a particular part of the body and include paste preparations such as Belladonna.

Central Analgesics : These analgesics are more powerful than local analgesics and sometimes are combined with strict dietetic restrictions such as Dhatura.

Body-ache Medications : These analgesics are used in Ayurvedic practice to fight against stress and fatigue. There are more than 100 plants in Ayurveda that are recognised to have pain relieving properties such as Patala and Balam.

Various Herbs and Plants Described in Ayurveda as Natural Painkillers are

Garlic for Earache:

Garlic has been traditionally used in rural India for earache.
Garlic contains certain active ingredients such as sulphur, selenium and germanium which have positive physiological effects on pain.

How to use: Pour 2 drops of warm garlic oil into the affected ear for 7-10 days until it is completely cured.

Honey for Mouth Ulcers:

As a part of lifestyle, Ayurveda suggests honey gargle for mouth sores.
It is recommended for better voice, improved speech and to prevent all types of infections and inflammation.
It is very effective in decreasing painfulness and heals the tissues as well.

Vinegar for Acid Reflux and Heartburn:

In a research, it was concluded that there are good results of vinegar in heart burn and acid reflux particularly the Apple cider vinegar.

How to use: Take 30 ml vinegar mixed with water after a heavy meal to make digestion and metabolism smoother.

Clove for Toothache Relief:

Cloves have been used by Indians since thousands of years. It contains eugenol which works as anaesthetic and has anti-bacterial effects.
It has also been reported that the consumption of 2 gm clove powder improves the cholesterol level and maintains pH in the gastro-intestinal tract that in turn avoids all kinds of oral infections.

How to use: Apply clove oil to the affected tooth or chew 1-2 cloves.

Ginger Root for Muscle Pain:

Ginger has positive effects on reducing swelling and stiffness as well. The main element of ginger is Gingerols that is effective in treating muscular pain.

How to use: Include 5 gm fresh ginger or 2 gm dried ginger as a part of your diet to prevent muscular and joint pains.

Treatment of Diabetic Pain with Turmeric:

Ayurveda suggests the use of turmeric as a part of diet to avoid the problems of diabetes as well as pain associated with it. It is considered as one of the most effective natural pain relievers known to exist and also possesses anti-inflammatory properties. It contains curcumin as an active ingredient which is responsible for its properties.
Turmeric decreases the pain and irritation experienced by patients suffering from arthritis, fibromyalgia, IBS, arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory properties.

Buttermilk for Pre-Menopause:

Ayurveda suggests buttermilk for pre and post-menopausal syndromes as well as for menstrual pain. It is also effective in curing vaginal infections as well as itching. It is also effective in curing yeast infection. It is quite favourable in treating gynaecological conditions.

How to use: Take a plain glass of buttermilk with cumin seeds. You can buttermilk twice or thrice a day. The calcium content in buttermilk dispassionate the physical and psychological irritability associated with PMS.

Cherries:

Cherries are packed with certain anti-oxidants known as anthocyanins which are responsible for giving them red colour and for relieving pain.
Research has indicated that anthocyanins, an active element in cherries is ten times more beneficial in lowering pain than common painkillers such as Ibuprofen without causing any side effects.

Epsom Salt Bath for Leg Pain:

Epsom salt that is rich in magnesium, is an excellent pain reliever. This remedy is also helpful for patients suffering from arthritis as it soothes leg pain. Salt also possesses anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties which makes it effective in relieving pain. Regular soaking of infected parts in warm salt water acts better than topical painkillers and antibiotics.

Massage/Snehana:

In the world of Ayurveda, oil massage or sneham is considered as a very rewarding therapy for treating pain and other ailments. It pacifies Vata, mobilises the toxins, maximises circulation and therefore relaxes the overall body.

Cumin:

Cumin is an aromatic spice and mild pain reliever.

How to use: For stomach pain, make a mixture of 1/3 tablespoon of cumin powder, a pinch of asofaetida and a pinch of rock salt. Mix and chew it thoroughly followed with a drink of warm water

Natural Cure for Ulcerative Colitis