Kamala ( Jaundice ) In Ayurveda..

Kamala ( Jaundice )

A condition characterized by the yellowish staining of the skin, whites of eyes, mucous membranes and body fluids along with the excessive secretion of bile pigments in urine, faeces, and another body secretion due to various Pre Hepatic, Hepatocellular, and post hepatic causative factors.

Hetu and Lakshan ( Causes and Symptoms )

Jaundice is the condition in which liver becomes inflamed know as hepatitis. In infection or obstructed bile duct due to cirrosis, the liver cells fail to neutralize bile pigments (bilirubin, bilverdine ) . then these pigment reach in the various part of the body through blood circulation and stain them.

They Yellow colour first apprears in the white of the eyes (sclera ) and then spreads to the whole skin. Excess of bile pigment circulating in the blood gives the skin in Yellow colour. The bile does not go into the intestine as it should and so the stools of the jaundice patient lose their typical brownish colour and become clay white, in severe cases are almost whitish, There is loss of appetite and impairment of digestion. The liver is unable to digest fat and there may be sense of fullness at the time. Nausea may also be present in certain cases because of defective digestion. If the liver is inflamed, there is also pain in the region of the organ and it is tender to touch.

Chikitsa ( Treatment for Jaundice ) Kamala

The Treatment of Kamala (Jaundice) must start with purgation. The basic theory is that no burden be placed on the liver and for that, a daily purgative is recommended. A diuretic may also be administered to encourage the flow of urine. Which will expel most of the bile from they system.

Daily consumption of Triphala powder (10gm) Soaked in water overnight.

Regular intake of Guduchi Juice 10gm twice or thrice a day.

Daily intake of neem juice is also useful for jaundice.

Mix equal quantity of kutaki and chirayata and take about he 10gm of mixture soaked in water with sugar.

Take regularly alum powder and sugar twice or thrice a day as a diuretic in jaundice

Regular intake of Avipattikar churna about one- teaspoonful twice a day with hot water.

Arogyavardhani vati 2-2 tablets regularly with hot water twice a day.

Pathya ( Diet for the liver disorder )

Food should be Non oily and non spicy.

It should be easy to digest.

Wheat , rice, java, green gram, redgram, is use full for jaundice.

Green leaves of raddish are beneficial in the treatment of jaundice, the leaves should be Pounded and there juice expressed out through a piece of thin cloth

Lemon juice and water, beets tops and beet juice and dandelion or black radish extract are good for rebuilding and cleansing the liver.

Coconut water, buttermilk with cumin seeds are also advisable in jaundice.

Sugar cane Juice, Fruit Juice and dry grapes are also useful.

Complete bed rest is also essential for the patient.

Apathya ( Diet restriction )

One should avoid maize, pearl millet, <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place>Bengal</st1:place> gram, black gram.

The vegetables like potato, cauliflowers, brinjal

Fruits like Papaya, Guava, rose Apple and mango should be avoided.

Curd coffee and tea should be restricted.

Always take Time to time food.

Food should be non – oily and non spicy food.

Always have food, which is easy to digest.

Have lots of green vegetables and fruits.

Have lots of water regularly.

Note:- This treatment is define very normal and average condition and symptoms and if patient wont getting relief in quick time then there is more preparation of Ras and herbs are there in Ayurveda.