Preventive measures against Black fungus – Ayurveda perspective. (Blog – 18)

Posted on May 25, 2021

Seeing the cases increasing at such a tremendous speed and the complications of fungus being vision loss….It is better to take maximum preventive measures and stay safe from the disease.

As for fungus, we should understand in which environment does fungus grow faster….The answer is very simple…..Unhygienic and humid climate.

So the preventive measures would also be on same lines i.e……Hygiene and dry ventilated climate.

– Stay in well ventilated rooms

– Minimise use of Air conditioners

– Use clean masks and cloths. Avoid sharing each other’s mask, towels , pillows , handkerchiefs etc.

– Disinfect intimate clothing with dettol , dry them properly or iron them.

Ayurvedic Perspective –

1) Ayurveda says that for any disease to happen the balance in Panchamahabhutas I.e. earth (pruthvi), water (jal) , fire (tej), air (vaayu) ,and space (aakash) should be disturbed.

So according to ayurveda, if water is favouring the growth of fungus then eatables and environment having more water should be avoided.

2) Ayurveda states that as fungus grows fast on things which become stale fast, spoil fast….So such things should be avoided. On other hand, the things which when kept at room temperature doesn’t spoil fast have good potency in them like awla, honey etc

So it’s easy to make list of eatables-

– Most important according to ayurveda is AVOID MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS COMPLETELY.

-Avoid fermented products and products which spoil very fast when kept at room temperature like bakery products like bread, cake

– Prefer dry, roasted things like chapati to rice, pops to gravies.

-Prefer spicy things to sweet things.

-Prefer soups to cold drinks

And MOST IMPORTANTLY keep IMMUNITY high by following healthy lifestyle that is early to bed early to rise, eat on time and MOST IMPORTANT EXERCISE.

Sweating after exercise improves skin circulation ,opens pore and helps in proper excretion of dirt through sweat also helps maintain body temperature…But taking a proper bath after exercise is equally important…And proper drying after bath.

DANTAMANJAN- After brushing teeth….Apply DANTAMANJAN POWDER to gums, teeth and tongue….Keep it for 4 mins and then wash off with warm water.

DHUMPAAN – that is taking medicated fumes of triphala powder to nose and mouth.(not steam…No water…Burn the powder on pan)

UDAVARTAN -Apply dry medicated powder or triphala powder (utane/ubatan) to skin after bath.

TRIPHALA is very good for skin so 1 teaspoon triphala powder on empty stomach in the morning keeps bowel, digestion, skin healthy and immunity high.

And last but not the least as it is a communicable disease

MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING.

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How to keep IMMUNITY high in rainyseason (Blog – 08)

Posted on July 18, 2020

As discussed earlier in our last blog ” HOW TO KEEP IMMUNITY HIGH” , Immunity is lifestyle change according to change in season…..which our hrishi’s named as “HRITUCHARYA” (Change in diet and routine according to season)

” As in nature so in our body”

In rainy season, WETNESS, SOURNESS, VAAT (AIR) ,COLDNESS increases in environment as well in our body. So we tend to fall sick with diseases that increase these qualities in body.

NATURE	BODY	DISEASES
SUN IS NOT PRESENT	BODY FIRE DECREASES	LESS APPETITE
VAAT INCREASES	VAAT INCREASES	JOINT, MUSCLE, EAR, TEETH ,STOMACH ALL KINDS OF PAIN
SOURNESS	SOURNESS	SWELLINGS
WETNESS, COLDNESS	KAPHA INCREASES	COUGH, COLD, FEVER, FUNGAL INFECTIONS

Nature-Body-Disease chart

So diet and routine opposite to above will keep mahabhutas in balalnce in our body and thus keep us healthy…in short it will keep our immunity high.

The MANTRA for IMMUNITY of rainy season would be-

DRY, SPICY, OIL, HOT,LIGHT

So the ideal routine would be –

Drink a glass of hot water in the morning.
After brushing teeth , massage gums, teeth and tongue with dry dantamanjan powder( dry powder of mixed herbs). This powder removes excess KAPHA from mouth and throat, strengthens gums, removed tartar, cleans coating of tongue, removes bad breath and thus keeps our mouth (the first door of digestion) healthy.
Drink hot tea, preferably without milk, add herbs like sunth, tulsi, a pinch of turmeric.
Vaat increases in this season, so apply and lightly massageoil to whole body ….prefer oil with warm qualities like til oil ( sesame oil).
According to ayurveda, LIGHT exercise should be done in rainy and summer season.
Applying oil before exercise is beneficial as it reduced VAAT as well helps avoid strains, aches, sprains following exercise.
Non – strenous exercise is preferred in this season. Do exercise which increases warmth in our body and increases digestive fire…like SURYA NAMASKAR , Pranayam (Especially, Kapal-bhati and Bhastriya Pranayam)
Take HOT WATER bath. Add a few NEEM leaves to bath water. Neem has antibacterial and anti fungal properties. Fungal infections tend to happen more in rainy season so neem is good preventive measure for it.
Eat garlic chutney in diet. ( Garlic has very good anti- viral property…but shouldn’ t be eaten in raw form as might cause stomach ulcer…..make a chutney of garlic with coconut, salt, sugar and red chilly powder in it). In rainy season, viral infections like viral cold, cough, flu, fever are in boom. So this chutney acts as a protective umbrella against these rainy diseases.
Use alot spices ( garam masala i.e. pepper, ginger, cinnamon, cardammon, cloves, bay leaf, cumin seeds etc) in diet …avoid green chillies.
Last but not the least, LIGHT DINNER is very very important in this season as digestive powder is less in this season .
Eat rosated food. Avoid fruits, Eat dryfruits.
Keep yourself Dry. Wear sleepers at home.
Avoid things which have qualities similar to the qualities which have increased in season .

So IMMUNITY Mantra is Avoid – WET,SOUR, COLD, HEAVY TO DIGEST

To sum up, nature provides different things in different seasons to maintain health.Like in summer season heat increases alot so nature provide us with all watery, citrous, sweet, juicy fruits to maintain health. And the same nature doesn’t give any fruits in rainy season.

So , we should maintain health by eating seasonal fruits and vegetables and following HRITUCHARYTA.

The RAINY SEASON hritucharya ( called as VARSHA HRITUCHARYA) can be coined in today’s terms as “IMMUNITY BOOSTERS OF RAINY SEASON”)