Obesity — Obesity is the condition where a person has excessive deposit or storage of fat in his/her body. It can affect a person in any and every age group and is also not restricted by sex. Obesity is found more in people who consume food in large quantities and lead a sedentary live. A serious health hazard, the extra …

Nausea — Nausea can be described as a sensation of unease and discomfort in the stomach, with an urge to vomit. It is not a sickness in itself, rather a symptom, which might be experienced in case of numerous diseases or disorders. Nausea can be seen in case of indigestion, morning sickness, motion and sea sickness, stress, chemotherapy, consumption of …

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 …

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 …

Intestinal Worms — The human body especially the stomach and the intestine is home to a number of parasites such as hookworms, roundworms, flatworms, etc. These parasites are helpful in the digestive process. However, at times, the parasites also create several problems. There are various causes for the problems caused – contaminated food, dirty fingers and food, faulty living, etc. …

Hysteria — Hysteria is a neurological condition which causes mental and nervous disorder. It makes the patient emotionally disturbed as he / she does not have any control over feeling and sentiments. Such patients usually suffer from any phobia, lack of self-discipline, depression and seizures. Some of the causes of hysteria are sexual excess or sexual repression, idleness, hereditary, mental …

Home Remedy for Eczema — Eczema is a group of skin disorder which has derived its name from a Greek word which means ‘to boil’. A chronic skin disorder, it is the result of inflammation of the skin which results in the formation of eruptions in the skin. Eczema is mostly formed in children and infants and is seldom seen …

Hiccups — Hiccups are involuntary actions over which we have not control. These reflex actions are caused due to the contractions in the diaphragm muscles. The diaphragm muscle divides the chest from the stomach. Hence, irritation in this causes breathing to be erratic, which causes the sound. Other causes of hiccups are eating too much and too fast, sudden excitement, …