Rheumatoid arthritis: These Ayurvedic remedies will help relieve swelling, pain
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ANNU
Dr. Dixa Bhavsar Savaliya said that Rheumatoid arthritis is caused due to indigestion and not due to joint friction like other arthritis.
According to Dr. Vishwajeet Chavan, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Apollo Spectra Hospital, Pune, Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of joint pain caused to older people or adolescents or those who have recovered from Covid-19. Around 15-20 percent of young patients (35-40 years) also suffer joint pain.
It is an autoimmune disease affecting the joints, skin, eyes, lungs, heart, and blood vessels. According to Vikas Chawla, Ayurveda expert, founder, and director, of Vedas Cure, Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition when a person’s immune system begins attacking body tissues
The symptoms in A 2014-Research Gate study as
*Warm, swollen joints
*Symmetrical pattern of affected joints
*Fatigue, occasional fevers, loss of energy
*Joint inflammation that often affects the wrist and finger joints
*Joint inflammation sometimes affects the joints in the neck, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, ankles, and feet.
RA can be treated under good medications with sufficient rest and regular exercises, and sometimes surgery. A healthy diet consisting of fresh vegetables, dairy products, nuts, seeds, and fish and consuming sunlight(for vitamin D) advised by Dr. Mihir Khatri, an ayurvedic practitioner who shared some natural remedies.
Fenugreek seeds
Have a spoonful of fenugreek seeds powder with water after meals or soak seeds (spoonful) in a cup of water overnight. Chew them in the morning and drink the water for a better effect.
Ginger tea
Take dry ginger powder (about 2.5 grams or half a spoon) in two cups of water. Boil the mixture till it becomes one cup. Strain the liquid and put castor oil to consume it.
According to Dr. Khatri, it is best for pain with swelling as it removes toxins from the gut. He further added that Ginger reduces pain and swelling. Castor oil helps against the burning sensation.