Ayurveda

Loss of Appetite (Ayurvedic Name – Aaruchi) — According to the modern science loss of appetite is known as ‘anorexia’. There are so many factors responsible for anorexia. It can be developed due to cancer that is known as cachexia or cancer. Induced anorexia and anorexia nervosa are the another forms of anorexia mainly developed in adolescence and predominantly affect …

Leucorrhoea — Leucorrhea, more popularly known as whites, is a condition that occurs only in females. It is characterized by a white discharge from the genitals. Leucorrhea can lasts from a few days to a few months. However, if not treated at the initial stages, the condition can become chronic. Some of the causes of leucorrhoea include toxicity in the body, …

Leucoderma (White Patches) — Leucoderma is a skin disease also known as white patch (the development of circumscribed depigmentred patches). There is complete loss of melancytes from the affected patch. There may be positive family history of the disorder in those generalized leucoderma and this type is associated with auto-immune diseases such as diabetes and thyroid. Interms of Ayurveda: According …

Leucoderma — Leucoderma is a condition in which the skin layers experience loss of skin-pigment. Also known as vitiligo, leucoderma causes white patches on the skin surface. It is more common in women than in men and is mostly seen on the hands, neck, back and wrist. The main causes for leucoderma are excessive mental worry and chronic or acute …

Lethargy — Lethargy is a condition that makes a person feel sluggish, drowsy and tired. In such a state, a person feels least interested in his surroundings, in inactive, displays low energy level and carries an attitude of indifference. Some of the symptoms in a lethargic person are change in appetite and bowel movements, pain in different parts of the …

Leg Cramps — Leg cramps is the term used in reference to a state where a muscle of the leg gets contracted, thereby causing pain and uneasiness. Though leg cramps can affect any person, it occurs more in elderly people. The calf muscle, hamstring and quadriceps are the areas most susceptible to leg cramps. Some of the causes for leg …

Kidney Stones — Kidney Stones home remedy treatment is quite effective. Following are some Kidney Stones cure home remedies. Read on for home remedy for Kidney Stones: Prepare a potion by boiling two figs in a cup of water. Drink this on an empty stomach in the morning for one month. Mix 1 tsp of the juice of Holy basil …

Jaundice (Ayurvedic Name – Kamla) — Jaundice is the term that refers to the state in which appearance of the skin, sclera and mucus membrane is yellow due to the increased concentration of billrubin in body fluids. Jaundice is detectable clinically by liver functioning test. In Ayurveda jaundice is known as kamla .The increased pit dosha is responsible for this …

Jaundice — One of the most popular liver disorder, jaundice results in the yellowing of skin and whitening of the eyes. It is a condition caused by high-level of pigment bilirubin in the body. The major causes for jaundice are hemolytic anemia, blockage in the bile ducts, acute hepatitis, pancreatic cancer and alcoholic liver disease. Extreme weakness, headache, fever and …

Itching — Itching is the irritation of the skin. There is a yearning to scratch the affected area. Almost everybody meets up with this disease at one point of lifect. Scratching the affeerd aea can create further problems as the skin might get bruised and sore. It can even be painful at the later stages. There are various causes for …