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‘Flu’ also known as Influenza is a viral infection of the upper respiratory tract. It may appear similar to the common cold often is more severe. Considers winter and spring seasons to be associated with kapha dosha. Kapha has cold, wet, slimy, heavy hard, and sticky qualities that manifest mostly …

Arthritis is generally a very painful disease and if left unchecked it may lead to deformities.   It is also one of the most common ailments in the world today. Ayurveda has been found very effective in curing Arthritis as it uses natural remedies with herbs and other natural processes to restore …

Ashwagandha is an Indian herb and it is often known as the Indian counterpart of ginseng. There are many Asian therapies that use ashwagandha. Stress-relieving is one of the major ashwagandhas uses and there are many stress-relieving medicines that use this herb as its major constituent. Rheumatic diseases, tuberculosis, and …

Anxiety can be described as the stress-filled state of mind in other words tension, apprehension, jitters, etc.  The term includes different forms of abnormal and pathological fears where the person feels nervous all the time. This is a kind of mental disorder that is usually accompanied by panic attacks and compulsive behavior. …

Bronchodilators in Ayurveda are medicines that are used in the treatment of breathing disorders known as Bronchial disorders.   Bronchodilators are medications to expel the accumulated mucous and other allergic substances from the lungs, trachea, and bronchi of the patient. Depending upon the severity of the condition and symptoms the drugs are …

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is the inflammation of the lining of joints or lining of internal organs. It may be chronic or can occur intermittently. The inflammation causes swelling, pain, stiffness, redness, and heat in the affected area.  The cells of the inflamed lining release certain enzymes that can harm the …

An allergy is a disorder of the human body’s immune system. It occurs due to environmental substances called allergens. Allergy is the extreme inflammatory response of the body to excessive activation of white blood cells. The number of people getting affected with allergies keeps increasing and it is estimated that 1 …

Insomnia is the name of the condition in which the person has trouble falling or staying asleep.  The person may complain of inadequate or poor quality of sleep waking up frequently during the night and difficulty in returning to sleep or waking up too early in the morning and feeling un-refreshed. Lack …

Headache involves pain in the head which can be a symptom of some other disorders or maybe a disorder by itself.   The most common type of headache is the one that occurs due to tension. Some others have headaches when they are dehydrated or hungry.  There are many types …

The inner walls of the heart’s arteries become lined with substances like cholesterol etc leading to coronary artery disease. The accumulation of fat reduces the amount of blood flow that could travel through the arteries, eventually stopping the blood supply to the heart muscle. This condition will result in heart attacks …