Bronchitis — Bronchitis is an inflammation of bronchi, the airway in the respiratory tract that carries air into the lungs. Its main symptom is a persistent cough that produces considerable quantities of phlegm. The other symptoms of bronchitis are coughing up extra mucus, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, apart from hoarseness, pain in the chest and loss of appetite. Bronchitis …
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Bone Spur — Medically known as osteophytes, bone spur can be described as the growth of an extra bone over the normal bone. Bone spur is mostly seen in people who are above the age of 60. It mostly occurs along the joints, especially those of the spine, feet, shoulders, hips, hands and knees. While bone spur is not painful, …
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Boils — Boils are nothing, but a skin disease, caused by the infection of hair follicles. The problem is usually caused by Staphylococcus, a strain of bacterium that normally lives on the skin surface. While some boils which come and fade away on their own, without causing any trouble, others last a long time and cause pain and irritation. Face, …
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Body Rashes — Body rash is nothing, but an inflammation on the skin. Also known as skin rash, it causes a change in color and texture of the skin on the affected area. While some rashes appear on the whole body, a few occur on specific body parts only, such as back, face, neck, etc. The cause of body rashes …
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Body Odor — Body odor is the unpleasant smell which comes from a person’s body, beacuse of the bacteria growing on it. The notion amongst people that perspiration or sweating causes body odor is wrong. It may surprise you, but it is not perspiration that causes leads to body odor, but the bacteria that gets accumulated on the skin. The …
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Blackheads — ‘Blackheads’ is the name given to blackish bumps or plugs on the skin. They are nothing, but blocked pores that are filled with oil deposits and dead skin cells. A part of skin disease called acne; they usually appear on the face, back, chest and other parts of the body that have sebaceous glands. Blackheads are higher in …
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Backache — Backache, also known as lumbago, is one of the most widespread ailments found in people. It can be described as mild to sever pain in the lower back region of the sufferer. The pain may, at times, be excruciating and unbearable. Backache results in difficulty in bending forward, backward or even sideward. The problem is not restricted to …
Read More »बालों की रुसी (Dandruff)
बालों की रुसी (Dandruff) को दूर करने के लिए कुछ घरेलु उपाय: नारियल के तेल में निम्बू का रास पकाकर रोजाना सर की मालिश करें। पानी में भीगी मूंग को पीस कर नहाते समय शैम्पू की जगह प्रयोग करें। मूंग पाउडर में दही मिक्स करके सर पर एक घंटा लगाकर धो दें। रीठा पानी में मसलकर उससे सर धोएं। मछली …
Read More »Ayurveda Hair Care Tips
Ayurveda Hair Care Tips — Ayurvedic Remedies for Dandruff Mix up a spoon of camphor to half a cup of coconut oil. Instead of coconut you can use neem oil otherwise. Keep this mixture in a air tight container, preferably a glass container and use this oil to massage your scalp before going to bed. Practice this continuously for at …
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Ayurveda Skin Care Tips — As we all know skin always needs precaution and care especially in today’s life, because of polluted atmosphere and un-hygienic diet system. The topic of the skin care is even hotter during the summer season. In our previous article we started our discussion on the particular skin problems and today I would like to share …
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