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Asthma (Ayurvedic Name – Tamak Shawas)

Asthma (Ayurvedic Name – Tamak Shawas) — Asthma is a lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. In today’s stressful and modern urbanised life style, increase in environment pollution, population are some of the factors that increase cases of Asthma. About 16% of Indian population suffers from Asthma and 11% (approax.22million) cases are found in the USA. Ayurveda says …

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Asthma

Asthma — A chronic disease, asthma is related to problems in the respiratory system. Asthma is an ancient Greek word, which means ‘panting or short drawn breath’. Age is not a factor for this disease, as it can affect young and old alike. Asthma causes shortness of breath, constriction of the airways, coughing, wheezing and excess mucus in the air …

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Ascites (Ayurvedic Name – Jalodar)

Ascites (Ayurvedic Name – Jalodar) — Ascites term refer to the accumulation of free fluid in peritoneal cavity cirrhosis is the common cause for ascites. According to ayurveda ascites is known as jalodar and vat (air) is the pradhan(main) dosha in ascites in ayurveda it is describes that when vat dosha block the all air source for water in body …

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Arthritis

Arthritis — Arthritis literally means ‘inflammation of the joints’. The term has been derived from two Greek words, ‘athron’ (which means joints) and ‘itis’ (which means inflammation). A chronic disease, arthritis can be classified into various types, two being the most commonly found – osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The former usually occurs in the older people, when their joints become …

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Anorexia

Anorexia — Anorexia nervosa, more popularly known as Anorexia, is an eating disorder that is usually associated with women. Although, in today’s world, men are no exception to this disorder, it is more profoundly seen in women or girls. The disorder usually starts in the teenage years. An eating disorder, it is characterized by low body weight and body image …

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Anaemia

Anaemia — One of the most commonly found ailments; anemia can be described as the loss of red blood cells or hemoglobin in blood. Hemoglobin is the carrier of oxygen to the various parts of our body. Decrease in red blood cells means decrease in the carrying capacity of the blood. Anemia is, primarily, the result of nutritional deficiency in …

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Amnesia

Amnesia — The term ‘Amnesia’ refers to the state where a person faces partial or complete memory loss. The patients of amnesia suffer from forgetfulness and poor memory. The ailment can be broadly classified into types – anterograde and retrograde. While in the former, a person is unable to remember new events, the latter causes him to forget the past …

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