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Ailments
& Remedies
Epilepsy
Referred
to as `Apasmara' in Ayurveda, epilepsy, more
popularly known as the falling disease, is a serious disorder of
the central nervous system that affects both children and adults
alike. Afflicting infants and early teenagers the most, it is categorised
into two main types – Petit Mal & Grand Mal. Depending on the dominance
of the three doshas and their combined effect it can come in four
types – a fifth type, called Yoshapasmara, denotes
hysteria which is more prevalent among women.
Root Causes
- Petit
Mal results from a strained nervous condition.
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Grand Mal is due to hereditary influences, serious shock or injury
to brain or nervous system and diseases like meningitis and typhoid.
- Allergic
reaction to certain food substances.
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Circulatory disorders.
- Chronic
alcoholism.
- Lead
poisoning.
- Use
of cocaine.
- Mental
conflict.
-
Deficient mineral assimilation.
Symptoms
- In
case of petit mal, there is momentary loss of consciousness with
no convulsions except a slight rigidity. In this case, the attack
stops within a few seconds.
- Grand
mal, on the other hand, has a dramatic effect. Violent convulsions
accompanied by a sudden loss of consciousness, twitching of the
muscles, biting of the tongue, distorted fixation of limbs, rotation
of the head and deviation of the eyes continues for much longer.
Healing
Options
| Herbs |
- Brahmi
(Bacopa monniera)
- Shankha
Pushpi (Evolvulus
alsinoides)
- Malkagni
(Celastrus
paniculatus)
- Jatamansi
(Nardastachys jatamansi)
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Ayurvedic
Supplements |
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| Diet |
- Avoid
pungent, fried & greasy food, sugar & sweets, strong tea
& coffee, alcoholic beverages, condiments & pickles.
- Adopt
the following well-balanced diet
Seeds: Alfalfa seeds
Vitamin B 6: Rice,milk,brewer's yeast, cereals, legumes,
carrots, peanuts, green leafy vegetables. Fruits: Oranges,
grapes, grapefruits, peaches, pears, pineapples and melons.
- Don't
get yourself overstuffed
.Go for frequent small meals rather than an elaborate one.
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| Lifestyle |
- Should
follow a daily routine
(dinacharya)
- Try
to keep tensions at bay. Keep yourself busy so that
you get no time to brood.
- Avoid
excitements of all kind.
- Go
for an invigorating head and soles of the feet massage
with sesamae oil daily.
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| Yoga |
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