Cures and Treatments
There are a lots of medicinal systems all over the world. They include:
Allopathy is coined fron two Greek words: állos meaning other, different + páthos meaning suffering. It is now the most used medicine system in the world. Who has not heard of aspirin tablets? Aspirin tablets are not only good for headaches, but they are also used to cure deadly diseases such as the Kawasaki. For treating Kawasaki, doctors prescribe high doses of gamma globulin (purified antibodies). Vitamin-K injections are given to prevent bleeding during jaundice. Antibiotics like Chloroquine, Mefloquine, Tetracyclines, Primaquine, Pyrimethamine, Proguanil and Quinine are still in use to cure malaria. Newer drugs like Halofantrine, Artesunate and Qinghaosu are being used for cases of Chloroquine-resistant malaria. Allopathic cures are not much effective against viral diseases, such as measles and chicken pox. So they have to be treated with antimicrobials. Analgesics, anti-pyretics, and broad-spectrum antibiotics are used during the acute phase to minimise the risk of secondary infection in Dengue fever. Medications in the form of ointments, drops or pills may be recommended to help kill the germ infecting the eye, relieve allergic symptoms and/or decrease discomfort during conjunctivitis.
The medicines are prepared by the process of dilusion and succussion. It was founded by Samuel Hahnemann. Most of the diseases can be cured with these types of medicines. Some of the homeopathic medicines include Arnica, Sepia, Silica, Ruta, Belladona, etc. these medicines are available as pills, tablets, powder, oil, liquid and ointments. The base of the homeopathic medicines is alcohol, oil, gel, sugar of milk or Vaseline. The medicines Ferum Phos and Aconite is usually used in case of fever. Rutagi is used in case of knee pains.They are always safe and sound for babies, children and the senior citizens. Medicines stimulate and encourage the body`s natural healing forces of recovery in this healing process.
As a traditional medicine system native to India, Ayurveda is also used in other parts of the world. Ayurveda mainly focus on aahaar (diet) and bihaar (exercise etc). According to Ayurveda,
There are some remedial measures that you can take to counteract prickly heat during summer: - Make a paste by taking equal parts of the powders of sandalwood (chandan), coriander seeds, the tubercle of nutgrass (tungamusta) and the roots of khus-khus grass. Mix with rose water and apply on the body to get immediate relief from prickly heat. - A cold-water bath taken after the application of the watery paste of gram flour on the body brigs relief. - The powder of sandalwood used as dust all over the body is very efficacious in bringing relief in prickly heat. - Chandanabala taila is very good application for prickly heat.
During winter, agni (digestive fire) becomes stronger and it can effectively digest heavy and large quantities of food. If you do not eat the right food, agni may even absorb the dhaatus (tissues). To arrest this, take plenty of food. Consume milk, ghee, fat, oils and new rice as dietary staples. Include sour, sweet and salted soup or meat of aquatic and marshy animals in the diet. Try wine ninegar and honey in the diet . Regularly massage the body with oil. Apply oil on the head. Use room heaters or spend time in heated chambers. Expose the body to the sun's rays. Avoid light and cold foods, bitter, pungent and astringent tastes etc. To prevent drying up of the skin, take 100ml of milk; add 5 drops of olive oil and 8 drops of rose water to it. Massaging of skin with mustard oil is good for the skin during winter. Sunrays will enhance the good effects of this procedure. Eat plenty of greens and seasonal fruits.
Many herbal cures have been discovered since the time of Charaka and Sushruta, the great Indian physicians.
Acupoints used in treatment may or may not be in the same area of the body as the targeted symptom.The Chinese system of medicine, theory for the selection of such points and their effectiveness is that they work by activating certain organs resulting in the stimulation of yin, yang and qi (also spelled "chi" or "ki"). This theory has no analogue in western medicine. Five Transporting Points are as follows:
- Jing-well points
- Ying-spring points
- Shu-stream points
- Jing-river points
- He-sea points