Anaemia

Anaemia is that typical condition when the blood stream lacks haemoglobin or the red blood corpuscles (RBCs). It is important to know about the functions of the bloodstream to understand the condition known as anaemia. CONSEQUENCES OF INADEQUATE RED BLOOD CORPUSCLES The red blood corpuscles (RBCs) flowing in the blood stream transport oxygen to all [...]

Heart Disease Causes Treatment & Dietary Regimen

Heart disease is basically a clinical syndrome. It is characterised by pain in the chest. Such pain is generally caused due to over-exertion. Simply because one experiences such occasional pain after hard labour should not be a cause of worry. Rest can bring relief. Such a condition is normal as the heart is over-taxed. More [...]

High Blood Pressure Treatment, Dietary Regimen Symptoms & Causes

In Ayurvedic tomes, the condition of High Blood Pressure is deemed to occur owing to the vitiation of Vayu. High blood pressure can lead to many other ailments and complicacies. There are many causes of high blood pressure. To understand the condition one should understand how the human heart functions. HOW DOES THE HEART OPERATE? [...]

Jaundice “yellowish discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, the conjunctival membranes over the sclerae (whites of the eyes)” Causes, Diet & Treatment

Jaundice is known in Ayurvedic terminology as Kamala. SYMPTOMS OF JAUNDICE The typical symptom of jaundice is that the eyes appear yellowish. There are other symptoms as well. The tongue also takes that yellowish hue. The urine of the patient as well becomes dark yellow in colour. Even the characteristic colour of the patient’s stool [...]

Oedema “accumulation of fluid beneath the skin or cavities” Dietary regimen, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, risks and treatment

Oedema refers to non-inflammatory swelling in the body. OEDEMA SYMPTOMS Oedema is characterised by excessive accumulation of water within the body tissues. The treatment for oedema is to first take out the accumulated water from the affected portions. CAUSES OF OEDEMA There are many cause of oedema. The primary ones are anaemia, as well as [...]

“Cardio Vascular” Scurvy deficiency of vitamin C Causes Symptoms & Treatment

CARDIO-VASCULAR & BLOOD SYSTEMS AILMENTS This vital section on the ailments afflicting the human cardio-vascular and blood system has been divided into the following six sub-sections. (1) Scurvy; (2) Oedema; (3) Jaundice; (4) High Blood Pressure; (5) Heart diseases; and (6) Anaemia. Let’s analyze them in details: 1. SCURVY Scurvy is primarily a disease of [...]