Hypothyroidism--Ayurvedic aspect

○Thyroid function =controlled by pitta dosha(All metabolic action by thyroid gland)

○In hypothyroidism - Kapha and meda dhatu coating and prevents pitta dosha (fire principle in cellular level function).

○ Treatment aim = removal of coating of kapha and meda dhatu.

○ Management =

• Procedures -

1. Appetizing( Deepan)

2. Digestive (Pachan)

3. Hot( Ushana)

4. Penetrating (Teekshna)

5. Minute (Sukshma)

6. Scraping (Lekhana)

• Herbs -

1. Guggul (Commiphora mukul)

2. Kanchnara (Bouhenia veregata)

3. Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa)

☆ In all type of diseases AGNI is important part to treat them.

Here, many action are depend on agni like

•Digestion of food

•Absorption

•Assimilation

•Cellular metabolism

•Regulation of hormones at the level of neurons.

☆In Food digestion, absorption and assimilation parts= •Vaat- Smaana and Apaana vayu

•Pitta- Pachaka pitta

•Kapha- Kledaka kapha.

[ ] General treatment=

1. Powder massage- fat burning

2. Steaming and other heating procedures- remove blockage of srothas

▪︎oils never use for it

3.Virechana or medicated purgative- remove coating of agni

4.Vasti or enema - remove meda dhatu and kapha coating

▪︎Lekhana basti best for it

5.Nasya - Vacha( Acorus calamus)or other to stimulate thyroid gland

6.Yoga and meditation

▪︎Asana-

• Sarvangasna- Put pressure on thyroid gland and increase circulation squeezing out stagnation secretion

•Matsyasan

•Halasan

•Surya namskara

•Uttanapadasan

• Yashtikasana

• Pavanmuktasana

•Suptavajrasana

•All forward and backward bending asana

7.Pranayama- Focus on Nafis are useful to thyroid gland

▪︎Pingala nadi is with its energy of the sun

▪︎Saraswati nadi branching out from throat chakra supplying prana to mouth and throat area are of importante to thyroid.

8.Diet -

• Milk(adequate quantities)

• Old rice

• Barley

• Green gram

• Black gram

• Cucumber

• Sugarcane juice

☆Drinking water stored overnight in a clean copper vessel is beneficial.

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