Acceleration of Vertigo in Sept-October

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Vertigo accelerates in September-October

 

 

One of the patients has sent a personal query giving detailed

symptoms, pulse classification, life-style details, and other

history. It is clear that the patient is suffering from vertigo. The

discussion here is posted for comments/suggestion by other group

members.

 

The frequent fainting is termed Vertigo in modern science. Patient

feels that world is going round him and looses balance. Has to lie

down for few hours. Hyperacidity, loose motion after initial hard

delivery, sometimes even watery motions, nose bleeding, headache,

hemorrhagea, boils in the mouth are other symptoms infrequently

experienced. When relaxes for few hours in cool surroundings,

recovers a little. The ailment increases in intensity during Sept-Oct

months as well as March-April. This fainting is slightly different

from the epilepsy symptoms. Patient does not loose the sense of

surroundings.

 

Acharya Sushrut describes three reasons for this ailment: vitiation

of Vata, Pitta and Rajas dosha. Rajas, Tamas and Satva are humors of

the mind. The vertigo under Vata unbalance and rajas unbalance will

be subject matter of some other post, since it is clear that this

particular case falls under Pitta unbalance.

 

 

Many patients of Vertigo find that the intensity increases in

September-October. This is `Sharad' rutu in India. The monsoon has

just ended and the excess heat removes seepage water in earth by

vaporization. Due to chemical changes in the body as a result of

Sun's transit through Leo (a fire sign ), Virgo, and Libra

(debilitation of sun) Pitta dosha vitiates. In addition to fainting,

hyperacidity, loose motions, nose bleeding, headache, hemorrhagea,

boils in the mouth etc are the symptoms commonly experienced by those

suffering from increased Pitta. Vertigo fainting, if it happens even

when patient is relaxing on bed without much movement, they are due

to Pitta.

 

Ayurveda has several herbs and pharmacy medicines to balance Pitta.

However, if fainting is mainly due to Pitta, `Chandrakalaras' is the

best medicine in authors opinion. During the student days of this

author, he suffered a educational year due to chronic headache and

sometimes fainting. He was suggested this medicine by an eminent Guru

and hence the author remembers this for lifetime. Several patients of

Vertigo have been cured by this single medicine. Todays post is in

the memory of Guru.

 

It contains several cooling herbs and bhasmas, sixteen ingredients

which basically purify blood by removing excess pitta and cool down

the heat present in blood. Here heat does not mean temperature. This

medicine is so much cooling that one feels the cold of the moonlight

of full moon day. It cools down all inflammation of the body, the

blood going through urine, stool, vomit, menses will be reduced due

to its anti-hemorrage, blood-coagulant properties. Though it is

highly cooling formulation, it does not reduce appetite, on the other

hand, is itself an appetizer. If vertigo is due to Pitta, this

medicine will cure it, no matter what intensity. Two tabs of 125 mg

each for elders and one tab for children, morning and evening with

sweetened milk, date crush or grape crush can be taken. Heem of cumin

seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds can be taken twice or thrice a

day as `Anupana'.

 

Avoid Tomatoes, bakery items, fermented items, sandwiches, pizza,

Pavbhaji, fried items. Reduce pickles, apalam(Papad). Chilies,

garlic, onion, jaggery (not soaked), Bajra roti, Papaya, Drumstick,

asfoetida, black pepper, Peeperimul. Avoid going out in hot sun and

intoxicants like nicotine and alcohol.

 

Though the above list of 'forbidden' items has attracdted comments

from some members as too restrictive, author finds that a disciplined

diet is 50% medicine itself.

 

Dr Bhate