Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine

Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine: Dashamoolaarishtam15-30 ml twice dailyBhaishaji...

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Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine:
Dashamoolaarishtam
15-30 ml twice daily
Bhaishaji...: Dashamoolaarishtam 15-30 ml twice daily Bhaishajiaratnaavali Vajeekaranaadhikaram This is a divine medicine which ...

2012-02-05T22:21:00.000-08:00

Dashamoolaarishtam

15-30 ml twice daily

Bhaishajiaratnaavali

Vajeekaranaadhikaram

This is a divine medicine which increase ojas, seminal and general strength. Indicated

in gas troubles, hiccough, cough sprains, urinary disorders like calculus, gravels and strained micturition etc.

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Dantiarishtam

Constipation, ascites etc.

Mild laxative.

15-30 ml twice daily

Ashtangahrudayam Arshas chikitsa

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Chitrakaasavam

Leucoderma, skin diseases, anemia etc.

15-30 ml twice or thrice daily.

Ashtangahrudayam

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Chandanaasavam

Spermatorrhoea, burning micturition etc.

15-30 ml twice or thrice daily.

Bhaishajiaratnaavali

Suklameha chikitsa

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Balaarishtam

Rheumatic and nervous diseases.

15-30 ml twice or thrice daily.

Bhaishajiaratnaavali Vaatachikitsa

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Ayaskriti

Diabetes,piles,leucoderma, skin diseases, anorexia, worms, obesity and grahani.

15-30 ml daily after food.

Ashtangahrudayam

Prameha chikitsa

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Aravindaasavam

Diseases of Children

5-15 ml twice daily after food

Sahasrayogam

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Ashwagandha- arishtam

Dullness, loss of memory, epilepsy, Insanity and EMACIATION. IT INCREASES THE OJAS AND NOURISHES ALL DHATUS

15-30 ml, twice daily after food.

Bhaishajiaratnaavali

Moorchaaroga chikitsa.

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Ashokaarishtam

Menorrhagia, metrorrhagia, vaginal discharge etc.

15-30 ml, twice daily. Bhaishajiaratnaavali

Pradara chikitsa

Amrutaarishtam

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Amrutaarishtam

All types of fever, malaria, indigestion etc.

15-30 ml, twice daily after food.

Bhaishajiaratnaavali

Jwara chikitsa

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Abhayaarishtam

Piles, constipation, ascitis and dropsy. Remove obstructions to urine

15-30 ml, twice daily after food.

Ashtangahrudayam

Arshas chikitsa

Aaragwadhaadiaasavam

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Aaragwadhaadiaasavam

All skin diseases, kapha based ailments, itching, leucoderma, and wounds.

This is a special medicine in psoriasis treatment

15-30 ml twice daily.

Ashtangahrudayam

Shodhanaadi ganam

Aamalakaasavam

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Aamalakaasavam

Diabetes, Excessive thirst & General weakness.

30 ml twice daily before or after food.

Ashtangahrudayam

Prameha chikitsa

Ancient Ayurveda Texts

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Ancient and Modern Ayurveda Texts and Books

Long before the days of paper, books in India were written on palm leaves. Palm leaves can be preserved only for a few years and people needed to rewrite the content of a set of palm leaves to another.
Some of such books that offer some light into the past of India and the knowledge that was available thousands of years ago are the Vedas, Upanishads and other literature.
Ashtanga Hridaya, Sushruta Samhita, Charaka Samhita and a host of ancient Ayurvedic texts were retrieved in the form of palm leaf scripts.
Practitioners of Ayurveda started the practice of jotting down their knowledge somewhere from 3,000 to 600 BC. Ashtanga Hridaya is younger than Sushruta Samhita and Charaka Samhita and is believed to be written in sixth or seventh century AD.
All the original texts were in Sanskrit language, which has translations to different Indian languages like Malayalam and Tamil.
The practitioners of different times have also published their observations and directions on the use of medicines and lifestyle directions. Thus Ayurveda literature today is a vast subject with books available in all specialties.

Ashtangahridaya; the Essence of Eight Branches of Ayurveda

The term Ashtanga Hridaya literally means the heart of eight organs (of Ayurveda). Asthangahridaya tells what you can find in this great Ayurvedic classic by Vagbhata, written in the fifth century AD.

“kaya-bala-grihordhwanga salya-damsthra-jaravrishan ashtanganithasyahu schikitsayeshu samsritha”

The above slogan tells that kaya chikitsa (treating physique or body), bala (baala) chikitsa (pediatrics), griha chikitsa (psychiatry), urdhvanga chikitsa or shalakya tantra (eye, ear, nose and parts above neck), salya tantra (surgery), damsthra chikitsa (toxicology) and jara chikitsa or rasayana chikitsa (rejuvenation therapy), vrishya chikitsa or vajeekarana chikitsa (aphrodisiac therapy) are the eight branches or organs (angas) of Ayurveda.

Ashtanga hridaya is the book that tells in detail about all the eight angas of Ayurveda. It is the sum total of all knowledge spread across millions of slogas from thousands of books written by eminent Ayurveda practitioners and teachers from the past. All topics regarding Ayurveda are concentrated to some 7000 slogas in Ashtangahridaya.

Ashtanga vaidyas of Kerala learned and practiced all of the eight branches of Ayurveda. There are different vaidya families that concentrated on specific angas only. Pampinmeykkattu family is still known for damsthra chikitsa, mainly treating snake venom related conditions.

Astagahridaya tells in detail about dinacharyas (daily routine), ritucharyas (seasonal routines) etc. Ritucharya is the method of adjusting our daily activities like taking bath, food and drinks, work and travel, entertainment, rest and sleep etc. It also details the methods of controlling our thoughts, words, action, and even what we look at and see.

There is a sloga in Ashtangahridaya, which we can regard as the corner stone of health; Nityam hithahara vihara sevii Sameekshyakaree vishayeshuasakthaha Datha samassthya paraha kshamava Napthopaseveecha, bhavatya rogaha

The meaning of the sloga goes like this –Take good food, do moderate physical exercise, think well before starting risky ventures, live a life of self respect, give alms according to your capacity, love all alike, tell only truth, maintain composure under pressure, be forgiving, mingle with good people –

The brief sloga tells about the ingredients of good physical and mental health. Deviating from this lifestyle can cause diseases.

The Reliability of AshtangahridayaVagbhata Acharya, in the concluding part of Ashtangahridaya inscribes a sloga as follows.

Idamagamasidhathwal Prathyakshaphaladarsanal Manthraval Samprayokthavyam Na Meemamsyam Kadhanjana

The translation goes like this – this much (the scripts of ashtangahridaya till this point) is an accumulation of memories from past experiences. Practicing them will give scalable results. Continuously recite this as a mantra. Thus, you will get the powers and you can utilize this knowledge with confidence.

Ashtangahridayam indeed is the concentrated form of all knowledge of practitioners of Ayurveda till the time of Vagbhata. All the knowledge in Ashtangahridaya is in highly processed (samskrita) form. One can be said to be a vaidya if he has this knowledge.

No one can prove even a word in Ashtangahridaya untrue. It not only have the treatment methods, medicines, etc listed, but also the lifestyle requirements, the root-cause of diseases, etc are all true according to the uncountable Ayurvedic practitioners that bear witness to the effectiveness of Ayurveda.

Charaka Samhita by Acharya Charaka

Charaka samhita is the main Ayurvedic text that deals with medicines and non-surgical methods of Ayurvedic treatment. Charaka Acharya lived in third or second century BC. Charaka Samhita is one of the three major classics of Ayurveda. Sushruta Samhita and Ashtanga Hridayam being the other two.

Charaka compiled the work of a student of Athreya Acharya, Agnivesha on general medicine, which was mainly the teachings of the Acharya.

Just like most ancient Ayurvedic scripts, Charaka Samhita too is in poetic form, mainly to facilitate easy memory by the students. It generally discusses kaya chikitsa, one anga (branch) of Ashtanga Ayurveda.

Charaka Samhita treats life as a form of consciousness and knowledge. Charaka Samhita (charaka samhitha, charaka samhidha, etc) tells in detail about health, hygiene, diet, lifestyle and medicine. Snehan and Swedan karmas are also described in detail. It also has directions about the method of constructing a vaidya sala (hospital).

Charaka samhita tells about the root causes of diseases, diagnosis of diseases and treatment of different diseases. Human anatomy, sense organs, physiology, panchakarma, etc.

Charaka samhita has a typical slogan which tells that a person has better chance of survival if he is hit by lightning than if he is treated by a fake vaidya (Ayurvedic practitioner).

Bhavaprakasa by Bhava Minsra

Bhavaprakasa by Bhava Minsra is believed to be written in 16th century AD.

Bhava minsra (also Bhava Misra, Bhava minsara, Bhava Minshara) describes in detail the basic concepts of Ayurveda. It tells about healthy living, causes of diseases, symptoms of diseases, and cure of all diseases. It also tells about preparation of medicines from plants, animal products and minerals.

An Ayurveda practitioner must be open to new ideas. Bhavaminsra describes about medicines from outside India. It is also the comprehensive source for accurate information about the origin of Ayurveda in India. The origin and development of India was in a systematic manner till the time of Bhavminsara. Foreign invasions caused the ruin of this science of life in the 16th and 17th century, which saw a revival in 18th and 19th centuries.

Sarngadhara Samhita

Sarngadhara Samhita is a practical handbook for Ayurveda practitioners. It is regarded as one among the top six ancient scripts of Ayurveda. While Sushruta samhita, Charaka Samhita and Ashtangahridaya are considered the major triad of Ayurveda, Sarngadhara Samhita, Madhavanidana and Bhavaprakasha are considered the minor triad.

In Sharngadhara Samhita, Acharya Sharngadhara make deliberate attempts to make the language simple and easily understandable. He also omitted a lot of details, mainly due to the spread of the major triad of Ayurveda classic writings. It is believed that the book was written in the 15th century.

The book is divided into three sections.

The first section (prathama khanda) of the book tells in detail about the weights and measurements, time and place to collect herbs, the effect of seasons on the quality of herbs, methods of diagnosis, human anatomy and physiology, human constitution (dosha types), appropriate food and diet, etc. Diagnosis of condition by studying pulse is described in detail.

The middle section (madhyama khanda) describes the methods of preparation and mixing of herbal extracts to make medicines. The mixing methods of fresh juices, hot and cold infusion, mixing of powders (choornas), preparation of Gulika (gutika-pills), oils, ghee, arishta, dhatusudhi or purification of metals or minerals and Rasa (medicines with mercury).

The last section (uttara khanda) describes in detail all the five karmas of panchakarma – sneha, swedan, vaman, virechan and basti. It describes different kinds of basti (enema).

Sarngadhara samhita is also spelt – sarngadhara samhitha, sarngadara samhita, sarngadara samhitha, sarangadara samhita, sarangadhara samhitha, etc.; – accurate spelling is pending

Madhava Nidana

Madhava Nidana or Madhava Nidanam is an ancient book that comments to some extent on Sushruta samhita, Charaka samhita and Astangahridaya. It doesn’t tell in detail about treatment options by tells clearly about different diseases and deals with kaya chikitsa, bala chikitsa, shalya tantra, damstra chikitsa and shalakya chikitsa

Sushruta Samhita by Acharya Sushruta — Ancient Ayurveda Books

Sushruta samhita written some 3000 years ago by an ancient acharya of Ayurveda, Sushruta is regarded as the basic knowledge of surgery. Sushrutha was a great surgeon of ancient times. It is also regarded as one of the four principal books on surgery. In his book, sushrutha samhitha, he also describes the methods of Panchakarma.

Surgery is an anga (branch) of Ashtanga (eight-branched) Ayurveda and is named Shalya Tantra or Shalakya Tantra.

Dhanvatary, who is considered the god of medicine and surgery is believed to hand over the knowledge of surgery to Sushruta. In the ancient times, physicians practicing surgery were known as Dhanwantareyans, because of their perceived connection with Lord Dhanwantary.

Sushruta’s main forte is plastic surgery. His description of procedures of plastic surgery in this ancient book closely follows suite with modern plastic surgery procedures.

Sushruta says there are 76 conditions that affect eyes. He prescribes accurate surgical methods for 51 of them.

Sushruta also describes the sastras (weapons) to use for surgery. The weapons are sharp, with long handles and have striking similarities with modern surgical equipments. He lists weapons to make deep but sharply targeted cuts, remove or replace tiny parts, needles to sew severed flesh and muscles together, etc. He also suggests hygienically cleansing the room, weapons, hands of the surgeons, etc by smoking appropriate herbs, washing the weapons in boiled water and with appropriate herbal additions.

The Indian names of surgery is sastrakriya or sastra karma. Both means an action with a weapon.

Sushruta recommends surgery only for situations where medicines are incapable of curing the condition.

In addition to details of surgery, Sushruta Samhita also describes more than a thousand diseases and conditions, problems associated with aging and mental illnesses.

He also tells in detail about prasoothi tantra or Ayurvedic midwifery.

Sushruta Samhita lists 700 medicinal herbs. He also tells the methods of preparation of medicines.

Sushruta Samhita is spelt in many different forms. A few among them are susrutha samhitha, sushrutha samhitha, susruta samhita, sushruda samhida, susruda samhida, susrudha samhidha, etc.

Astanga Samgraha

Astanga Samgraha, written by an Ayurveda acharya named Vagbhata in 6th century AD is the compilation of the works by both Charaka (Charaka Samhita) and Sushruta (Sushruta Samhita). Vagbhata later concentrated Astanga Samgraha to a new book Ashtangahridya (ashtanga hridaya). The essence of Ashtanga Samgraha is visible in Astanga hridaya).

Another difference between Ashtanga Hridaya and Ashtanga Samgraha is that the former is written in prose and the latter in poetic (verse) form. There are also doubts whether the two are written by the same person or by two different persons with the same name.

Ashtanga means eight branches and samgraha means compilation in concentrated (abstract) form.

Ashtanga Samhita, ashtanga samhitha, etc also refer to astanga samgraha.

Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine

2012-01-30T20:39:00.000-08:00

Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine

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This is a case with sneezing and reduced sleep since 5 years reduced after 12 days of ayurveda treatment. the patient also has increased ESR level and con stipation

Diagnosis: Kshavathu/ Nidranasham

Clinical Notes: Sneezing in the mornings, reduced sleep, swelling on the neck.

History: Sneezing started gradually since 1 month. constipation

Investigation: Hb: 11.47g%, ESR: 22mm/hr

Medicines at the time starting treatments:

1. Vyagryadi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Chukkumtippalyadi tab 1 all together to be taken in morning empty stomach & in evening 6PM

2. Dasamoolarishtam+Vasarishtam+Lohasavam 30ml at noon and night after food.

3. Agastya rasayanam 1 tsp +Vyoshadi vatakam 5 g taken at night bed time followed by a cup of boiled water

4. Nirgundyadi coconut oil to be applied on the head

5. Nimbamruthadi tailam+Dhanwantaram kuzhambu+ Prabhanjanam kuzhambu to be applied on the body

Treatments:

1. Abyangam

2. Pichu: Dhawantaram tailam

3. Takradhara:

4. Podikizhi: Satahwadi Churnam

Change of medicines:

1. Sukhavirechanam churnam

Condition at the time of discharge: swelling on the neck reduced. Sneezing relieved

Follow up medicines: continue same internal medicines for 1 month

MUSCULAR PAIN

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This is a special case of pain in my clinic

Clinical Notes: whole body muscle pain

History: The complaints started since his childhood. It aggravates with sit or stand for long time. It reduces with rest. He consulted allopathic doctors and diagnosed as Murphan’s syndrome. He did knee surgery for cartilage removal and eye surgery. Myopia and glaucoma along with bullous retinopathy is present in right eye. Mild MR, annulo aortic ectasia present

Investigation: BP:130/90mmHg

Medicines at the time starting treatments:

1. Dhanwantaram kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Mahabala tailam 10 drops all together to be taken in morning empty stomach& in evening 6PM

2. Balarishtam + Draksharishtam 30ml added with Dhanwnataram tab 1 at noon and night after food.

3. Dasamoolahareethaki leham 1 tsp taken at night bed time followed by a cup of boiled water

4. Madhuyashtyadi tailam to be applied on the head

5. Ketakimooladi tailam + Mahamasha tailam + Mahanarayana tailam to be applied on the body

Treatments:

1. Tailadhara:

Podikizhi: Kolakulathadi Churnam

after 2 weeks the patient got considerable improvement to his complaints

Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine: cosmetics

2012-01-22T22:48:00.000-08:00

Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine: cosmetics: Kumkumadi tailam

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Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine: Ayurveda: Medicine Of The Past, Medicine Of The Future

2012-01-17T22:46:00.000-08:00

Kerala Traditional Ayurveda Medicine: Ayurveda: Medicine Of The Past, Medicine Of The Future

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayurveda

cancerous food

2012-01-17T20:40:00.000-08:00

Foods Causing Cancer

In Short ;
By heating whatever food, hundreds of different mutagenic substances originate. The more protein that food contains, the more mutagenics originate due to cooking etc. If we only live long enough, these substances eventually will cause cancer.
The activity of antioxidants is very limited ; not even large amounts of all the (semi-) antioxidants in the world combined can disarm a substantial part of these mutagenics.
The only way to effectively prevent cancer, is to prevent absorption of mutagenic substances from prepared food. Consume as little prepared food (proteinous prepared food in particular) and as much fruits and some fresh raw animal food regularly (like sashimi or fresh raw egg yolk, requiring an hour rest to digest by the way).

Mutagenics in Prepared Food

Consuming prepared meat increases the risk of contracting lung cancer breast cancer prostate cancer and colon cancer
This only means that prepared meat contains more mutagenic substances than prepared food. Of course vegetarians get cancer too, though in general a little less , because vegetarians do consume prepared food, but no prepared meat.
Prepared vegetables contain less mutagenic substances than prepared meat. Therefore, 2 out of 3 scientific investigations show that consuming prepared Soya beans instead of prepared meat, causes less cancer. And therefore these scientists conclude that 'soy is protective against cancer'. This however only means that, on an average basis, soy (and other vegetables) causes less cancer than prepared food.
Generally, consuming vegetables ‘proves to be protective against cancer’, simply because consuming vegetables is less cancerous than consuming other prepared foods.

However ; all prepared foods (including vegetables) contain mutagenic substances. Foods increasing cancer risk the most, are prepared foods containing higher quantities of protein (like meat and fish , most fat cholesterol (like eggs) or iodide (like sea-fish, crustaceans and mollusks)
Food that has been intensively heated, smoked , or salted , also highly increases cancer risk.

All prepared foods also contain non-HCA damaged protein, which is partly decomposed in the blood, originating free radicals. All prepared foods therefore will eventually cause cancer, ....if you live long enough.

Whenever again a scientific investigation proves that consuming vegetables is ‘protective’; remember that this only proves that a murderer is more criminal than a petty thief. And as releasing a petty thief does not prevent crime, consuming vegetables does not prevent cancer.
Vegetables are as healthy as 'healthy cigarettes containing 50% less mutagenic substances'.
Prepared vegetables are less cancerous than prepared meat, but to really lower cancer risk you should consume as little of all prepared foods. Consume as much fruits, some fresh raw animal food (like sashimi) and munch-foods to satisfy your cravings.

Anti-oxidants
We don't like to change our diet. We rather believe that supplements or vegetables will provide us with substances that protect us against cancer. Unfortunately, such substances do not, and never will exist.

Many 'experts' say that anti-oxidants are 'good', preventing cancer, and oxidative radicals are 'bad'. But that is nonsense. The only reason why they do so, is because you can make lots of money by selling antioxidants to people who are afraid of getting cancer.
Stating that radicals are bad substances is criminal and misleading ; to obtain energy from sugars for example, these sugars first have to be oxidized, requiring oxidative radicals. Oxygen radicals also kill bacteria and clean up drug-residues, and are needed to compose hormones, to keep the veins flexible and to regulate blood pressure. Without oxygen radicals, you can't live !!!
However, if external radicals enter the body, these radicals can damage enzymes, organs or cell-DNA/RNA, and cause cancer.
By nature, our body uses antioxidants to prevent damage by natural radicals. But though antioxidants can actively bind to radicals, they can never ever disarm all dangerous exogenous radicals.

Where do those external radicals come from ?

From inhaling polluted air and from consuming prepared foods, containing damaged proteins or too much minerals.
Most damaged protein cannot easily be decomposed by enzymes in the digestive tract. Both decomposed- and partly-decomposed proteins are absorbed into the lymph and the blood. And in the blood radicals and enzymes decompose all substances that shouldn’t be there, step by step. Decomposing these substances, very often radicals originate. And sometimes these radicals damage cells before they are completely decomposed.

Can consuming more antioxidants prevent cancer ?

Only if your body has too little antioxidants at its disposal. Though toxic HCA originate oxidative radicals , and decrease antioxidant level , extra antioxidants cannot prevent the damaging effects of toxic HCA.
To absorb sufficient antioxidants, you only need to consume lots of fruits, containing all the antioxidants you need. Consuming more antioxidants can impossibly prevent cancer. Don't force your body to absorb more antioxidants by taking supplements. Supplements are far too concentrated, not allowing the body to avert excessive antioxidants.

But how can too much antioxidants ever be bad ?

Antioxidants like vitamin C, E and beta-carotene actively bind to radicals. Antioxidant excess inhibits the useful functions of radicals, like decomposing tumor-cells, and can therefore enhance cancer !! Radicals also kill mutagenic substances from cigarette smoke. Consuming supplementary ß-carotene therefore inhibits protective action of radicals, increasing lung cancer risk.
Excessive vitamin C can cause cancer by activating mutagenic HCA from food and can also enhance cancer because tumors need vitamin C to grow. Vitamin C also increases transformation of harmless iron into pro-oxidative free iron.

To prevent antioxidants from causing damage, you should not take supplements. Simply eat as much fruit as you can, and some fresh raw animal food, to allow the body to absorb sufficient, but not too much antioxidants. Your body can much more effectively regulate absorption of antioxidants from food.

Note : Some people are allergic to specific substances in specific fruits, so increase fruit consumption gradually to make sure you can safely eat those fruits.

Semi-antioxidants
Some people refer to phenols, flavonoids, phyto-estrogens and phytate in vegetables and grains as antioxidants too. And again, people think that these semi-antioxidants are 'good', and radicals aren't. But again, these people are wrong;

These semi-antioxidants are not selective ; they are not 'smart bombs' knowing exactly what substances to kill. It is true that some of these substances can easily bind to radicals, to mutagenic substances, or to enzymes activating mutagenic substances. But substances that are most toxic, like cyanide, also most effectively bind to such pro-cancerous substances. And of course, that does not make them 'good'. It only makes them dangerous to mutagenic substances as well as to nutrients and healthy cells. Just like chemotherapy is effective because these drugs are toxic, enabling them to kill both cancer- and non-cancer cells. But should we therefore preventively use chemotherapy or antioxidants ?

Phyto-estrogens are 'weak' estrogens, and can replace common (powerful) estrogens. (23) And because excessive estrogen can cause breast cancer, these phyto-estrogens are regarded as 'good' substances. Soya contains most phyto-estrogen.

Absorbing phyto-estrogens and lignin’s stimulates SHBG production (Sex-Hormone Binding Globulin), intercepting common estrogens and phyto-estrogens. Decreasing too-high estrogen levels decreases prostate cancer- and breast cancer-risk. (23) In vegetarians SHBG level is increased. (24) Soya can contain very high levels of phyto-estrogens (like genisteine and daidzeine, also present in beer) (25). Genistein and daidzeine also inhibit enzymes activating mutagenic substances. (These enzymes however, are naturally designed to protect the body against natural mutagenics, absorbed through inhaling smoke from forest fires for example. Inhibiting those enzymes eliminates that protection.)

However, consuming high amounts of soy increases the level of some hormones (DHEA-sulphate) Consuming soymilk for 3 months can already decrease estradiol level 27%, and lengthen menstruation cycle by 2 days. Messing with your hormones is of course not a good thing. Estrogen for example is not a 'bad' substance, but essential. Therefore phyto-estrogens can cause infertility and liver-diseases.
The main phyto-estrogen, genisteine, is even mutagenic !!! Like coumestrol (also a phyto-estrogen), genisteine can damage DNA of common cells in our body , which can cause cancer. Like daidzeine (also a soy-phyto-estrogen), genisteine damages sperm cells. And different phyto-estrogens, like genisteine, enhance prolactin-producing brain-tumors

Phyto-estrogens have to be regarded as drugs or chemotherapy ; both dangerous and useful. And being a healthy person, you don't take chemotherapy to prevent cancer, do you ?
For more scientific info about the down-sides of soy, click here.

To prevent cancer caused by estrogens, you should not use hormonal contraceptives , nor consume dairy products. Consuming alcohol also increases estradiol level. (beer makes men grow 'breasts')

Genisteine inhibits tyrosine kinase and topoisomerase 2. These enzymes are essential to build up DNA, for constructing new cells. Without these enzymes you can't compose new cells, but tumors also can't multiply.
Herbs containing phyto-estrogens have been used as medicines for ages ; phyto-estrogens from oregano, verbena, thyme, red clover and diamana can bind to progesterone-receptors, lowering progesterone level. Phyto-estrogens from liquorices, red clover, thyme, hop and verbena can bind to estrogen receptors.

Also, Soya bean is unnatural food for humans ; it contains different substances inhibiting digestion and absorption of nutrients. Consuming lots of soy enhances vitamin A, -B12, -D and -E deficiencies. These inhibiting substances are partly destroyed due to the preparation process, but the preparation process unfortunately also originates new mutagenic substances in soy.

Soya beans are high in insoluble fiber, enhancing bacterial decomposition of nutrients in the intestinal tract, originating gasses. Soya flour contains high amounts of polyurones, which can only partly be decomposed in the colon. Soy also contains phytate, which is only partly destroyed by heat, inhibiting absorption of minerals and probably vitamin B1. Soy also contains arabinoxylanes and tannins inhibiting digestion.

Phenols, from vegetables for example, are regarded as semi-antioxidants, preventing cancer. Polyphenols can bind to mutagenic substances , because they're so aggressive. That's why concentrated phenols are used to clean up bacteria and moulds.

Flavonoids for example, are polyphenols ; some flavonoids (like flavone, chrysine and apigenin) are anaesthetic. Many flavonoïds become mutagenic by preparation. Quercetine is the main flavonoid, and is also mutagenic. Because quercetine (and caffeic acid in Lamb's lettuce) is that aggressive, it can inhibit enzymes activating other mutagenic substances, and is therefore regarded as an antioxidant. Those enzymes originally are designed to eliminate natural mutagenics. Some flavonoids inhibit those activating enzymes other flavonoids act in an opposite manner. Flavonoids / phyto-estrogens in soy, rye and linseed also easily bind to iodide, causing iodide deficiencies.

Fiber, phytate, oxalate ; Even fiber, phytate and oxalate sometimes are regarded as antioxidants, because they can bind to lots of different substances, but especially to calcium, iron and zinc. And again, that does not at all make them 'good'. Especially grains (bran in particular), peas and beans contain too much insoluble fiber (6 times more than average fruit), causing bacterial decomposition of foods in the digestive tract (gasses).
Beans and cereals contain too much phytate, which isn't decomposed completely by preparation. Vegetables like mangold, rhubarb, spinach, purslane, beetroot and bamboo shoots contain too much oxalate.

Lignins are indigestible, and regarded as antioxidants because they bind to cholesterol and mutagenic nitrosocompounds But cholesterol is a very valuable, essential nutrient. Why not regard diarrhea as anti-oxidative ; diarrhea also prevents absorption of cholesterol !!!
Lignins also easily mineralize, causing the loss of minerals. Especially beans (and dried currants) contain about 4 to 140 times as much lignin as the average fruit has.

Isothiocyanates ; vegetables like broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and Brussels sprouts contain isothiocyanates, which can both inhibit or stimulate enzymes activating mutagenic substances. Thiocyanates and nitrite (in vegetables) are also pro-oxidative. Isothiocyanates can become mutagenic through reacting upon aromatic amines due to the influence of heat.

Other mutagenics / toxins ; Many unnatural foods contain mutagenic substances by nature, or contain substances that originate toxins when partly decomposed in the body of the consumer, to prevent being consumed by animals like humans ;

Consuming beans containing pyrimidins (isouramile, divicine) and peas containing nitriles and toxins can highly stimulate the release of oxygen radicals.
Millet contains dhiurrin, originating toxic cyanide. Potato, cassava and sweet potato also contain cyanogenic substances. Cooking only partly destroys these substances. Rhubarb can contain mutagenic emodine. Parsley, celery, dill and fennel contain furocoumarins, which can become tumor-stimulating. Cacao, nutmeg, laurel, anis, mace, black pepper and ginger contain tiny amounts of carcinogenic saffron.
These 'foods' actually are not foods, but medicines, and therefore should not be commonly consumed.
Furthermore, grains, meat, milk and cheese (through feeding contaminated grains to cows) can contain very cancerous aflatoxins. If nuts are shelled and stored 'en masse', they can contain aflatoxins too. Buy un-shelled nuts.
Grains also can contain cancerous polychloridebiphenyles, arsenium (cancerous to the skin), cadmium (decreases serotonine level) and lead (probably cancerous).

leucorrhea

2012-01-17T20:31:00.000-08:00

Diagnosis: Swetapradaram

Clinical Notes: leucorrhea

History: Patient is having leucorrhea since 5 years. She is taking allopathic medication for it and did nit get considerable relief.

Investigation: BP:110/70mmHg

Medicines at the time starting treatments:

1. Musalikhadiradi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Vaiswanaram churnam 1 tsp all together to be taken in morning empty stomach.

2. Musalikhadiradi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Mahabala tailam (8drps) all together to be taken in evening 6PM

3. Pushyanugam churnam 5g added with kanjikam+ honey at noon and night before food

4. Balarishtam+Saraswatarishtam 30ml at noon and night after food.

5. Dasamoolahareethaki leham 1 tsp taken at night bed time followed by a cup of lashuna ksheeram

6. Bhujagalathadi coconut oil to be applied on the head

7. Prabhanjanam tailam+Mahanarayana tailam +Dhanwnataram Kuzhambu to be applied on the body

8. Taleesapatradi vatakam frequently for cough

Treatments:

1. Tailadhara: Rasnadi tailam

2. Pizichil:

3. Navarakizhi: with ajamamsam

4. Snehavasti: Pippalyadi Anuvasana Tailam

5. Udwarthanam :Grihadhumadi Udwarthana Churnam+ Dhanyamlam+Takram

6. Bashpaswedam: Dasamoolam Kasayam

7. Kashayavasti:Madhutailikam Vasti,Erandamooladi Vasti,Rajayapanam Vasti,

8. Yonipichu:Mahatiktakam gritam

Change of medicines:

1. Satavaree gulam + musali ksheeram at BT

Condition at the time of discharge: leucorrhea absent

Follow up medicines:

1. Chandanadi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Ksheerabala (101) 5 drps all together to be taken in morning empty stomach & in evening 6PM

2. Pushyanugam churnam 5g added with honey at noon and night before food

3. Balarishtam+Saraswatarishtam 30ml at noon and night after food.

4. Satavaree gulam 1 tsp taken at night bed time followed by a cup of boiled milk

5. Bhujagalathadi coconut oil to be applied on the head and do gentle massage before bath

6. Mahanarayana tailam to be applied on the body and do gentle massage before bath

(For 2 months)

OTHER LINKS
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leukorrhea
http://www.babycenter.com/0_vaginal-discharge-during-pregnancy_270.bc
http://www.justmommies.com/pregnancy/first-trimester/leukorrhea-what-it-what-does-it-mean
http://womenshealth.about.com/od/vaginaldischarg1/g/0607_Leukorrhea.htm
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/337760/leukorrhea
http://www.americanpregnancy.org/pregnancyhealth/vaginaldischarge.html
http://wikiparenting.parentsconnect.com/wiki/Leukorrhea_%E2%80%93_Vaginal_Discharge_during_Pregnancy

cervical spondylosis

2012-01-17T20:21:00.000-08:00

Diagnosis: Apabahukam

Clinical Notes: Neck Pain with radiation to right shoulder and hand

History: The joint pains started since 3 years but it was reduced with previous ayurveda treatments. Now the neck pain started since 1 year and it gradually radiates to right shoulder and upper arm. Her menstruation is regular after ayurveda treatments. She is allergic to dust

Investigation: FBS-75mg%, T3-1.48, T4-10.03, TSH-3.57

Medicines at the time starting treatments:

1. Adarikadi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Balatailam 8 drops all together to be taken in morning empty stomach &in evening 6PM

2. Navagugglu tab 1 added with hot water at noon and night before food

3. Dasammolahareethaki leham 1 tsp+ Manasamitram tab 1 followed by a cup of boiled water taken at night bed time

4. Valiyachandanadi oil to be applied on the head

5. Ketakeemooladi kuzhambu+ Prabhanjanam Kuzhambu+ Narayana tailam to be applied on the body

Treatments:

1. Takradhara:

2. Podikizhi: Satahwadi Churnam

3. Kativasti: Dhanwantaram Tailam

4. Snehavasti: Pippalyadi Anuvasana Tailam

5. Udwarthanam :Grihadhumadi Udwarthana Churnam+ Dhanyamlam

6. Bashpaswedam: Dasamoolam Kasayam

7. Kashayavasti:Madhutailikam Vasti,Erandamooladi Vasti,Ardhmatrikam Vasti

Change of medicines:

1. Sooth rub

2. Karpooradi tailam

Condition at the time of discharge: Neck Pain with radiation to right shoulder and hand relieved

Follow up medicines:

1. Varanadi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Gorochanadi tab 1 all together to be taken in morning empty stomach& in evening 6PM

2. Shaddharanam tab 1 added with hot water at noon and night before food

3. Dasamoolahareethaki leham 1 tsp+Manasamitram tab 1 followed by a cup of boiled water at night bed time

4. Valiyachandanadi tailam to be applied on the head and do gentle massage before bath

5. Ketakimooladi kuzhambu+ Prabhanjanam kuzhambu to be applied on the body and do gentle massage before bath

(For 2 weeks)

other links
http://www.arthritisresearchuk.org/arthritis-information/conditions/neck-pain.aspx?gclid=CM-o4tzc2K0CFYYa6wodrywpDA
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001472/
http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Cervical-Spondylosis.htm
http://www.patient.co.uk/forums/discuss/browse/cervical-spondylosis-437
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cervical-spondylosis/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cervical-spondylosis/Pages/Symptoms.aspx
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1144952-overview
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000436.htm http://www.cks.nhs.uk/file_not_found?aspxerrorpath=/patient_information_leaflet/cervical_spondylosis
http://uk.ask.com/web?q=severe%20cervical%20spondylosis&askid=aa823b3d-8819-4b5b-801e-46acb698e7db-0-uk_gsb&kv=sdb&qsrc=2089&o=41648126&l=dir

Kidney disease- clinical experience

2012-01-17T20:12:00.000-08:00

Clinical Notes: swelling in the (B/L) shoulder joint and right knee with multiple joint pain since 10 months, increased body weight, headache, cold

History: The patient is having the swelling in the multiple joints since 10 years and consulted nephrologists. It was found that the size of the right kidney reduced. She also has recurrence of urinary tract infection and used to take allopathic medication. She is having the neck pain (cervical spondylosis) and multiple joint pains. The body weight increased gradually and recurrent headache. She had a discomfort to breath and found that mild thickening of the thyroid gland. She did the thyroidectomy surgery . Swelling in the (B/L) shoulder joint and right knee is seen after that. She takes allopathic medicines for HTN, hyper cholesterol, increased uric acid and thyronorm, calcium tablets.

Investigation: BP: 120/80mmHg. Wt: 73Kg

Medicines at the time starting treatments:

1. Guggulu thiktakam kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and dhanwantaram (7) ½ tsp all together to be taken in morning empty stomach & in evening 6PM

2. Shaddharanam churnam 5g added with warm water at noon and night before food

3. Dasamoolahareethaki leham 1 tsp taken at night bed time followed by a cup of boiled water

4. Nirgundyadi coconut oil to be applied on the head

5. Nimbamruthadi tailam + Pinda tailam + Prabhanjanam tailam to be applied on the body

Treatments: (Panchakarma)

1. Takradhara(head):

2. Matravasti : Pippalyadi Anuvasana tailam

3. Podikizhi : kolakulathadi churnam

4. Nasyam: anu tailam 6drps

5. Snehavasti: Pippalyadi Anuvasana tailam

6. Kashayavasti:Kseera vasti, Madhutailikam vasti, ekaikaprasrutham vasti

7. Udwarthanam:Grihadhumaadi Udwarthana churnam+ dhanyamlam

8. Bashpaswedam: dasamoolam kasayam

9. Mukhaabyangam: kumkumadi tailam

Change of medicines: Nil

Condition at the time of discharge: after 3 weeks treatment- Swelling in the (B/L) shoulder joint and right knee reduced, multiple joint pain reduced, body weight reduced (65Kg), no headache, cold relieved

Follow up medicines:

1. Amruthotharam kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Twakeladi churnam 1 tsp all together to be taken in morning empty stomach& in evening 6PM

2. Navaguggulu tab 1 added with warm water at noon and night before food

3. Dasamoolahareethaki leham 1 tsp taken at night bed time followed by a cup of boiled water

4. Asanaeladi coconut oil to be applied on the head and do gentle massage before bath

5. Prabhanjanam tailam to be applied on the body and do gentle massage before bath

6. Nasyam with anu tailam 3drops,every day in alternative weeks (after 3 weeks)

(For 1 month)

other articles
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidney
http://www.drinkaware.co.uk/campaigns/missless/festivals/why-does-alcohol-make-you-pee-more?gclid=CNb5tZzb2K0CFc166wod6Ukklg
http://www.kidneyresearchuk.org/?gclid=CIr5np3b2K0CFc566wodnHgEwg
http://www.kidneyfund.org.uk/?gclid=CKGUjJ7b2K0CFYYa6wodrywpDA
http://www.medicinenet.com/kidney_failure/article.htm
http://www.nhs.uk/conditions/kidney-infection/Pages/Introduction.aspx
http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/physical_health/conditions/in_depth/kidneys/
http://www.kidney.org.uk/
http://www.britishkidney-pa.co.uk/

2012-01-10T22:57:00.000-08:00

Asthma Ayurveda Treatment

1. Dasamoolakatutrayam kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Kasturyadi tab 1 all together to be taken in morning empty stomach.

2. Vyagryadi kasayam 15ml added with 45 ml lukewarm water and Chukkumtippalyadi tab1 all together to be taken in evening 6PM

3. …Vyoshadi vatakam 5g added with hot water at noon and night before food

4. …Vasarishtam+Saptachada rasam 30ml added with Swasanandam tab 1 at noon and night after food.

5. …Swasajeevanam leham 1 tsp taken at night bed time followed by a cup of boiled water

6. …Thekaraja tailam to be applied on the head

7. …Karpooradi tailam to be applied on the chest before hot water bath

http://www.asthma.org.uk/
http://www.lunguk.org
http://myasthma.com