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Siddha and Ayurveda Treatment for Psoriasis
A skin disease that spreads across the body like fish scales is one terrible ailment amongst people that causes distress. This is an auto immune disease which is treated successfully at herbal health care with the indigenous Ayurvedic herb “Kodiveli” and anti depressant natural herbs. Most of the diseases that are categorized by modern medicine as incurable are easily and effectively cured using natural herbs and therapies in herbal health care.
Psoriasis:
The Skin has encircled by three main layers. Epidermis (top layer), Dermis (second layer), and the Subcutaneous or Hypodermis ( bottom layer). There are plenty of reasons to get attacked by Psoriasis. The skin renews its layers every month and if it stops, all the layers deadlock in a place. This lead to psoriasis. When your skin doesn’t have enough immunity power or grime stuck in your skin you will have this disease. It’s not a pandemic one. Though it’s a long-term disease. Siddha medicine is advisable. ‘Herbal Health Care’ is the best Siddha hospital in Chennai.
Characteristics:
Psoriasis is a chronic condition that builds up swiftly on the skin cells, makes silvery-white scaly patches, flaky, and leads to dry and itchiness. This varies a person to person. It is a chronic autoimmune disease. Dr.Arun in ‘Herbal Health Care’ analyzes the root cause of the disease (Psoriasis) and decreases the level to control.
WHY-Psoriasis?
Psoriasis doesn’t have the proper cause. It can be a genetic predisposition, sunburn, skin injury, infection like cold, foods, certain medicines, smoking, and liquor drinking, etc. Smoking and Drinking are the best companions of Psoriasis. People who smoke and drink will stick to skin disease and hardly it cures. The other reasons are Obesity, blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, and stress both physically and mentally.
Symptoms of Psoriasis:
- Crack in the skin
- Dryness and redness
- Tiny bumps or large patches
- Burning and itching on the patches
- Swollen joints with pain
- At times nail can be misshapen
It can appear anywhere on your skin especially on knees, scalp, joints, neck, or lower back.
Types of Psoriasis:
- Scalp Psoriasis
- Inverse Psoriasis
- Guttate Psoriasis
- Plaque Psoriasis
- Pustular Psoriasis
- Nail Psoriasis
- Psoriatic Arthritis
Scalp Psoriasis:
It is the most common disease. It leaves the scalp dry, scaly, red patches. When once the skin psoriasis occurs, scalp psoriasis will be usual.
Inverse Psoriasis:
Inverse Psoriasis enters on the bent areas such as armpit, knee, groin, and elbow. It will be having red with glossy patches but not scaly.
Guttate Psoriasis:
As the meaning of ‘Gutta’ is a droplet in Latin, the Guttate Psoriasis has small, red, or pink drops like surface (papules). It generally comes in the trunk part of the body.
Plaque Psoriasis:
It’s a usual disease that appears with raised with red and silver scale on its patches. 80% of people get this disease. It is also known as ‘Psoriasis Vulgaris’. Mainly, it occurs on the elbows, hands, knees, lower back, or scalp.
Pustular Psoriasis:
Pustular Psoriasis is a very serious form of psoriasis and occurs on hand and feet bound with red and white patches. It must be treated immediately.
Nail Psoriasis:
The Nail may be changed as shapeless or small and yellowish or brownish is called ‘Nail Psoriasis’.
Psoriatic Arthritis:
Psoriatic Arthritis = Psoriasis+Arthritis. When you have both of these, that is called ‘Psoriatic arthritis’. Morning stiffness and painful joints are the symptoms of this disease.
Siddha treatment for Psoriasis:
Chemical treatments can lead to side effects. So, natural treatments are the best and safe. It safeguards you on herbal therapies or medicines with a healthy lifestyle. By Siddha treatment, you can get your normal life back. You need to sleep and eat properly. Late night dinner and sleep can trouble you and make you worse. The habits that must be changed including:
Ø Smoking
Ø Alcohol
Ø Food control
Ø Yoga
Ø Meditation
Ø Controlling infection
Smoking:
The people who smoke can easily be affected by Psoriasis and hard to get rid of. You should avoid smoking to live a Psoriasis free life.
Alcohol:
As mentioned above, smoking and drinking alcohol are close friends of Psoriasis. It will not leave. If you want to be away from Psoriasis, you need to quit them.
Food control:
Sour tastes can be avoided. Psoriasis patients are recommended to avoid non-veg. In vegetarian too some exceptions required. (like brinjal and tamarind)
Yoga:
Yoga helps to keep you healthy and energetic.
Meditation:
Stress is also one of the main causes of Psoriasis and that hardens to recover. To keep you stress-free, meditation is a wonderful recipe. Stress caused both physically and mentally. When you have a skin allergy, being stressed allows you to continue your psoriatic path.
Controlling infection:
Infections like cold and throat infection may even cause Psoriasis. So, try to control the infections as much as possible.
In Ayurveda, there is a belief that we must balance three energies of our body. They are Vata, Pitta, Kapha. When it goes out of control, there the disease enters. Keeping those three in a balanced state is the Ayurvedic therapy.
‘Shadhya chodhanam’ is followed to the acute condition of Psoriasis.
Panchakarma Therapy:
The medication and the period of curation exactly depend on the depth of the disease. Panchakarma therapy is known for Psoriatic treatment in Ayurveda. In Panchakarma therapy administering the ghee plays a vital role. For a chronic condition, this therapy is used.
The basic home remedies that Ayurveda insists:
- Neem is good at removing impurities in the blood.
- Turmeric helps to control inflammation, swelling, and reduce gradually.
- Garlic in food boosts the immunity power and purifies the blood. It also reduces stress.
- The stress reliever ‘Ashwagandha’ has anti-stress goods and it’s widely used on herbal remedies to reduce stress.
Some say that Psoriasis has no cure and a life-time disease. But, when you treat with natural Ayurvedic therapies, you can be back to your usual life.
Caution: Chemical treatments lead to difficulties and side effects
