It is quite common in spring to see people sneeze. Allergic rhinitis commonly known as hay fever is in full swing and you feel the urge to rub your nose, eyes and ears. The throat is constantly sore and itchy. This is all due to the immune response to airborne pollens from different plants and flowers. In Ayurveda, a disease is a state of imbalance in the three doshas present in the human body, namely vata, pita and kapha.
Allergic rhinitis is also one of those diseases. The most common cause of allergies is pollen from grass, trees, weeds, and mold. Rhinitis can range from a mild nasal congestion to skin rashes. It can be extremely infectious, as in the case of the common cold, and non-infectious when it comes to seasonal and allergies.
Signs and symptoms
The symptoms of vataja prathisyaya (Ayurvedic name for rhinitis) are: Nasanaha is nothing but nasal obstruction, Kaphasruti is runny nose, runny nose and Kshava is sneezing. Sneezing may include paroxysms of 10 to 20 sneezes. The rhinorrhea is profuse, thin and watery. Headaches and earaches may accompany nasal congestion, and prolonged congestion may cause impaired or loss of smell and taste. Treatment of allergic rhinitis includes antihistamines, decongestants, and immunotherapy. The line of treatment in ayurveda is nasya and dhoomapana. Shamana drugs like lakshmivilas ras, panchamrutha, septilin tablet, amrutharishta etc can be used.
ayurvedic approach
Certain foods produce more mucus, and Ayurvedic medicine recognizes these foods as Kapha foods. Dairy, wheat, sugar, the nightshade family like potatoes, tomatoes, bell peppers, bell peppers, and bananas, oranges, tangerines, and grapefruit are all considered Kapha foods, aggravating allergies . A diet rich in large amounts of fruits and vegetables of different colors is recommended, since they provide photochemicals, which reduce susceptibility to allergies. Neti is a nasal douche using salt and baking soda for the nostrils, which helps soothe irritated mucous membranes. Ayurvedic herbs like Guggul, Shilajeet, Amla and Pippli also help tremendously. Shilajeet is a mineral pitch that helps boost the immune system.
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