Allergic rhinitis

[Birla_Ayurveda]

Around 20-30% of Indian population suffers from allergic rhinitis.
If you sneeze a lot, if your nose is often runny or stuffy or of your eyes, mouth or skin often feels itchy you may have allergic rhinitis, a condition that affects 20-30 % of Indians.

llergic rhinitis, like skin rashes and other allergies, develops when the body's immune system become sensitized and overreacts to something in the environment that typically causes no problem in most people.

Signs and Symptoms :

1.) Sneezing
2.) Rhinorrhea
3.) Nasal Congestion
4.) Itchy nose , eye, palate and ears
5.) Tears in the eye
6.) Fever

Diagnosis

1.) Skin-prick tests
2.) Blood tests
3.) Allegic tests
4.) Based on symptoms

Ayurvedic view of allergic rhinitis :
Bhrushakshava

Virudhahara like fish and milk, fruit juice with milk, clarified butter with honey, cold drinks or fruits at night after dinner etc.

Ama(toxic) formation in the stomach

Kapha vitiation in the body

Agni mandyam(reduces digestive fire)

Vata aggravation
Rasa-rakta dhathu vitiation
Ojus khaya (reduces immunity)


When the same person exposed to the following factors
Vihara like suppression of natural urges like faeces
Inhalation of thikshna dravyas like peper, chilli, and dust.
Over exposure to sun
Vata aggravating factors like cold wind, cold food ete
Aggravated vata will move to nasal cavity and it will get obstructed by vitiated kapha at Sringataka marma(head), causes continous sneezing
Treatments in Ayurveda :

Panchakarma
In Severe and chronic conditions
Vamana
Virechana
Nasya

Internal medicines
After the detoxification and in mild conditions.
To balance Kapha - Vata dosha.
Improve immunity and strengthen the upper respiratory tract.
Rasayana like Agasthya rasayana, dasamoola rasayana, haridra khanta.

External therapies
Thalam
Shiro abhyangam
Haridra dhuma
Taila dhara

Home Remedies
Boil ½ teaspoon of freshly grated ginger in milk. Add 2 pinches of turmeric powder. Take 2 times a day. Turmeric is a natural immune booster and very effective in allergic rhinitis.

Diet management
Take Light food, lukewarm water, Kapha nashaka foods like little spicy food, saindhav salt, legumes, soups etc.
Avoid heavy food, fermented food, too hot or too cold food, soar food, non vegetarian food, sweets, banana, curd, ice creams, deserts, cakes, yellow grams, etc.
Avoid Alcohol and cold beverages.

Lifestyle improvement
Use mask while driving vehicle or going through public places.
Always take warm water bath.
Do not expose to hot sunrays.
Regularly take inhalation of steam.
Regularly go for morning walk in warm weather.
Do sufficient exercise.
Do not get sleep at day time or immediate after dinner.
Take sufficient rest.

Yogasanas
Ardha chandrasana
Veerabhadrasana
Salamba sarwangasana
Setu bandhasana
ComplicationsAsthma
Allergic conjunctivitisAtopic dermatitis
Around 20-30% of Indian population suffers from allergic rhinitis. That 15% develops Asthma later in life.

Conclusions & experience
Ayurvedic remedies start to show improvements within two days. The treatment must be continued for minimum three months to cure it completely for long years.