AYURVEDA HELPS IN CEREBRAL PALSY

Cerebral palsy refers to a group of neurological disorders that appear in infancy or childhood and permanently affect body movement and muscle co-ordination. 

Symptoms:

• Lack of muscle co-ordination when performing voluntary movements (ataxia)
• Stiff or tight muscles and exaggerated reflexes (spasticity)
• Walking with one foot or leg dragging
• Walking on the toes, a crouched gait, or a 'scissored ' gait
• Muscle tone that is either too stiff or too floppy

Causes:

Cerebral palsy is usually due to brain damage in the first few months or years of life, brain infections such as bacterial meningitis or viral encephalitis, or head injury.

Ayurveda treatment for Cerebral Palsy:

Ayurveda has shown very good results in patients of Cerebral palsy. Though cerebral palsy may not be fully cured, Ayurvedic treatment can definitely help to reduce disability and improve the functioning of the affected individual to a great extent.The Ayurvedic treatment of cerebral palsy focuses on treating the presenting symptoms and attempting to reverse the brain damage.

Medicines which help in improving the functional capacity of the brain and may also help in regeneration of damaged brain cells are:

• Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri)
• Mandukaparni (Centella asiatica)
• Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis)
• Jyotishmati (Celastrus paniculatus)
• Kushmand (Benincasa hispida)
• Ustukhuddus (Lavandula stoechas)
• Yashtimadhu (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
• Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
• Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
• Vacha (Acorus calamus)
• Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
• Abhrak bhasma
• Suvarna bhasma
• Suvarna prashan

Some of these medicines are also useful in preventing or reducing convulsions.

Medicines which helps in the formation of the muscles and tissues are:

• Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
• Amalaki (Emblica officinalis)
• Musta (Cyperus rotundus)
• Panch tikta ghrita
• Panch tikta ghrita guggul
• Brahmi ghrita
• Pancha gavya ghrita

Medicines are used to improve nerve conduction and muscular co-ordination are:

• Kaishor guggul
• Yograj guggul
• Vata Gajankush ras
• Mahavatvidhwans ras
• Tapyadi loh ras
• Vishtinduk vati

Panchkarma therapy:

Panchakarma therapies which are useful in this condition are:

• Abhyangam: Massage of the entire body with medicated oils like Mahanarayan oil, Maha-Mash-oil and Maha-Saindhav-oil are very useful.
• Pinda sweda
• Shirobasti
• Shirodhara
• Basti

Yoga:

Yogic postures useful in Cerebral palsy are as follows:

• Dandasana
• Trikonasana
• Bharadvajasana
• Tadasana
• Uttanasana
• Balasana
• Supta Padangusthasana
• Adho mukha Svanasana

All these therapies and medicines show miraculous effect on the patients suffering from cerebral palsy.

(P.S: As every human being is different according to Ayurveda, all have different cures. So, kindly consult us or an Ayurveda doctor before taking any herbal treatments.)

This post is written by Dr.Jaina Patwa who is a Chief Ayurvedic practitioner based at Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. She is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant on Skype. Skype ID - vishwacare

VishwaCARE offers Ayurvedic treatment globally for all chronic and refractory health problems. Dr.Jaina Patwa uses high quality organic herbal extracts which are easy to take, effective and completely safe for long-term use.

For authentic ayurveda treatments or queries, kindly email us on vishwacare.jaina@gmail.com or contact us on +919833998817

AYURVEDA CURE FOR MIGRAINE

Migraine is very common these days and is considered as a problem of the nervous system.
Migraine is defined as a condition where you have severe and recurring headache accompanied by nausea. The frequency and the nature of pain vary from person to person and in general the headache is felt only on one side of the head.

Symptoms:

• Mainly mild, moderate or severe pain in the head, part of the head, forehead or the eyes.
• Uneasiness
• Loss of appetite
• Nausea
• Difficulty in sleeping

Causes:

Ayurveda states that a humour called “Vata” controls the nervous system and brain activity. Due to imbalance in vata, migraine happens. Vata imbalance are the result of mental or physical stress, improper metabolism, poor elimination, sleeplessness, reading with insufficient light, viewing TV for long period etc.

The main reasons behind Migraine are discussed below:

Lifestyle Reasons

• Life full of tension and worry out of hectic schedule and overloaded with responsibilities

• Some immediate problems like financial problems

• Continuous exposure to toxins and chemical pollutants

• Due to the habit of chain smoking

• Unexpected change in climate

• Too much viewing of television with lot of visual and sound effects

• Improper sleep pattern

• Due to pubertal changes in Girls

• Due to starvation

• Extreme excitement or sorrow can ignite migraine.

Diet Reasons

• Ajinomoto in food (Monosodium Glutamate)

• Foods rich in oil and spice can cause migraine

• Foods that are fermented with too much yeast

• Saccharin

• Consuming beverages like tea, coffee and colas

• Over usage of diary products

• Meat products that are not fresh

• Grapes and raisins

• Using dry fruits such as nuts and peanuts

• Alcohol consumption

Due to Certain Medications

• Usage of nitroglycerine that dilate blood vessels

• Excessive use of pain killers

• After the withdrawal from using pain killers

• Use of birth control pills

• Medicines like aminophylline used for asthma

• Drugs like reserpine, nifedipine and diuretics used for blood pressure

Ayurvedic Treatment for Migraine:

Panchakarma Treatment: To flush out toxins. It includes the pre-purification therapies consisting of Nasya, Shirodhara, etc.

Ayurvedic Treatment: To nourish the body and to bring back the doshas to normalcy or balance. It also regenerates the body. Ayurvedic medicines useful for Migraine are: 

• Shira shooladi vajra rasa
• Maha vata vidhwansa rasa
• Pathyaadi kwath
• Brahmi vati
• Praval panchamrit
• Dashmoolaasava, etc.

Diet Regulation: Maintaining a diet recommended by the ayurvedic physician according to the imbalance of dosha (Vata, Pitta or Kapha)

Yoga and Pranayama: Doing Yoga and Pranayama are highly beneficial.

Changes in Life Style: By bringing the life style changes prescribed by your physician would do well.   
                                                                                                                          Ayurvedic treatment begins only after meticulous analysis of the patient’s conditions and after identifying his body constituency. The treatment processes vary from person to person and a good ayurvedic physician can surely help you in this.

(P.S: As every human being is different according to Ayurveda, all have different cures. So, kindly consult us or an Ayurvedic doctor before taking any herbal medicines.)

        This post is written by Dr.Jaina Patwa who is a Chief Ayurvedic practitioner based at Vile Parle, Mumbai, India. She is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant on Skype. Skype ID - vishwacare

VishwaCARE offers Ayurvedic treatment globally for all chronic and refractory health problems. Dr.Jaina Patwa uses high quality organic herbal extracts which are easy to take, effective and completely safe for long-term use.

For authentic ayurveda treatments or queries, kindly email us on vishwacare.jaina@gmail.com or contact us on +919833998817