#Vedana Nutrition

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Pomegranate has some nutritional and medicinal properties.

Pomegranate or Vedana has various disease resistant properties. However, many people do not want to eat pomegranate because it is a bit expensive. Regularly eating pomegranate has many benefits for the body. Let's find out about the health benefits of pomegranate. Nutrition of pomegranate Pomegranate is a fun and nutritious fruit. The fruit has a lot of nutritional value. One cup of pomegranate seeds contains 30% of your daily requirement of Vitamin C, 36% of Vitamin K, 16% of Vitamin B9 and 12% of Potassium. It contains a lot of phosphorus, which is four times that of oranges, apples and mangoes, twice that of quinces and grapes, and about seven times that of plums and pineapples. For every 100 grams of pomegranate, 8 percent water, 1.5 percent meat, 0.1 percent fat, 5.1 percent fiber, 14.5 percent sugar, 0.6 percent minerals, 10 mg calcium, 12 mg magnesium.

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Amavata and Ayurveda

Amavata- means accumulation of Ama (apakwa rasa) in joints leads to the disease called as Amavata.

This is very painful condition of arthritis.

Ama- Viated dosha causes agnimandya (sluggish diagestion).Due to agnimandya the diagestive juice which was formed was Apakwa (unproperly diagested/immature). This apakwa rasa goes through the circulation in all over tissue and body organs. As it is immature tissue can take it but can not metabolise it .Therefore it remains as it is in cell.This Ama was sticky in nature.It blocked the all small channels in the body due to this body cells and tissues  do not get proper nutrition. And this leads to the multiple damage of organs and tissues.

Causes-

Viruddha ahar sevan

Ati guru ahar sevan-Heavy food

Atibhojan/Ajirnashana- Intake of food in very much quantity or intake of food befor its diagestion

Mandagni-sluggish diagestion

Avyayama-Lack of exersice

Nischala-sedentory life style

Snigdha,madhur bhojanam-intake of oily food and sweet things

Diwaswap-Day sleeping

Intake of fermented food

Pathogenesis-

Due to all mentioned causes ama is formed in body.The viated Vata pushes this ama to all over the body through blood circulation.This viated vata pushes this ama mainly in to the shleshma sthana(kapha Pradesh) i.e in joints and muscles.This viated vata and kapha was combined with morbid pitta which cause the further corrosing of ama .This corrosive ama destroys any tissue and organs with which it comes in to contact.

Pre dormal Signs And Symptoms(Purvaroopa)

Angamarda-Fatigue

Aruchi-tastelessness,lack of appetite

Trishna-excessive thirst

Aalasya-loss of energy,lethargy

Jwar-fever

Gaurava-body heaviness

Shunyata-swelling over joints

Muscle and joint aches

Main Signs and symptoms-

Saruja shopha-Painful swelling over the all joints

Vrishikadanshavata vedana-Pricking sensation injoints

Praseka-excessive salivation

Aruchi

Gourav

Utsaha hani-lack of enthusiasm

Daaha-burning sensation in joints

Bahumutrata-increased frequency of urine

Shool-pain in all over body

Kukshi kathinya—Hardness of abdomen

Bhrama-giddiness

Murchha-Faintaing

Anaha-Flatulence

Stiffness of joints, especially during morning hours (morning stiffness)

Also, during flares joints becomes warm, red and swollen. The small joints of both hands and wrists are usually involved.

Tests-

Blood tests-ESR

RA Factor

X-ray of Joint

Management Of RA With Ayurveda

Modern science has no known cure for rheumatoid arthritis. The role of treatment in RA is to reduce joint inflammation and pain, maximize joint function and prevent joint destruction and deformity.

Physical therapy has no curative effect for arthritis nor does it alter the course of the disease process. The objectives of physical therapy are analgesia, maintenance of normal ranges of motion in involved joints, maintenance of normal power in muscles involved, protection of joints against additional trauma that might result in further structural deterioration / deformity.

Amavata: The Ayurvedic Correlation To Rheumatoid Arthritis

In Ayurveda, the clinical correlation of RA is Amavata. The following line of treatment is explained in the classical Ayurvedic texts for Amavata.

Langhana (Fasting)

Shodhana chikitsa (purification of the body)-Done by Panchkarma

Shamana chikitsa (treatment to reduce symptoms)-Done with Using medicines

Panchakarma-

Swedan-By valuka pottali,or patrapottali

Virechana-purgation by medicines like shunthi siddha eranda tail,abhayadi modaka

Vasti-Medicated oil’s enema

Generally vaitaran basti or kshar basti or dashmula eranda basti is used in Amavata

Dhanyamla dhara

Upnaha-Poultices

Lepanam-Application of medicated paste on affected part

Raktamokshana-Jalukavacharana- withdrawl of blood with the help of Leech

Shaman-

Tikta ,katu dravya sevan-deepaniya dravyasevan-which promotes the diagestion

Mdicines like

Sunthyadi kwath

Pippalyadi kwath

Guduchyadi kwath

Eranda tail

Panchkola churna

Sihnaad guggul

Triphala guggul

Amrutadi guggul

Maharasnadi guggula

Mahayograj guggul

Rasnaerandadi kashayam

Amritarishtham

Amavatari Rasa

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RA Diet And Lifestyle Regimen

Avoid curd, fish, milk, urad dal and jaggery

Exposure to cold and clumsy weather should be avoided

Fermented products should be avoided

Avoid use of curd

Consume horse gram, ginger, bitter gourd and drumsticks

Intake of garlic is advised

Avoid day time sleep

Evacuate bowels regularly

Always use warm water to drink and for taking a bath

Reduce stress by practicing yoga and meditation

Weight should be controlled, avoid a high fat diet