Hay fever is an allergic response causing cold-like symptoms. It is also known as allergic rhinitis.
- SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER
- CAUSES OF HAY FEVER
- PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HAY FEVER
- DIAGNOSIS OF HAY FEVER
- TREATMENTS FOR HAY FEVER
- PROGNOSIS OF HAY FEVER
- COMPLICATIONS OF HAY FEVER
- HAY FEVER AND AYURVEDA
- NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HAY FEVER
- PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER
- SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HAY FEVER
- LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER
- AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HAY FEVER
- CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
- AYURVEDIC LOCAL TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
- AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
- AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
- COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HAY FEVER
- HOME REMEDIES FOR HAY FEVER
- DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HAY FEVER
- YOGA FOR HAY FEVER
- RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HAY FEVER
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER
- Running nose
- Sneezing
- Nasal congestion
- Postnasal drip
- Sore throat
- Watery eyes
- Throat irritations
- Loss of smell
- Cough
CAUSES OF HAY FEVER
- Allergens like dust, pollen, spores
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HAY FEVER
When exposure to an airborne allergen the body produces an antibody called immunoglobulin E (IgE), it releases the chemical histamine. Histamine causes symptoms.
DIAGNOSIS OF HAY FEVER
- Diagnosis is based on the proper examination of signs and symptoms
- Chest X-ray – to find out other underlying pathology
TREATMENTS FOR HAY FEVER
- Decongestant nasal drops or sprays
- Antihistamines
- Immunotherapy
PROGNOSIS OF HAY FEVER
- Symptoms are manageable with appropriate treatments
COMPLICATIONS OF HAY FEVER
- Sinusitis
- Otitis media
- Asthma
- Sleep disturbances
HAY FEVER AND AYURVEDA
- In Ayurveda, hay fever can be managed based on pinasa or pratishyaya chikilsa.
NIDANA- AYURVEDIC CAUSES OF HAY FEVER
- Excess consumption of unctuous, cold food
- Vegasandharana – Suppression of natural urges.
- Raja (dust)
- Rtuvaishamya (seasonal variation)
- Ambusheeta (cold water)
- Dhooma(smoke)
PURVAROOPAM- AYURVEDIC PREMONITORY SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER
- Shirogaurva (heaviness of head)
- Kshavathu (sneezing)
- Nasasrava
- Netra srava – watery eyes
SAMPRAPTI – AYURVEDIC PATHOGENESIS OF HAY FEVER
The etiological factors lead to vitiation of vata and other dosas individually or collectively associated with or without raktha accumulating in the head, producing pratishyaya.
LAKSHANA- AYURVEDIC SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HAY FEVER
- Nasasrava – Running nose
- Ghrana uparodha – nasal obstruction
- Aruchi – anorexia
- Swarabheda – hoarseness of voice
- Shira sula – headache
- Kasa – cough
AYURVEDIC PROGNOSIS OF HAY FEVER
- Sadhya – curable
CHIKITSA- AYURVEDIC TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
Ayurvedic local treatment for HAY FEVER
- Svedam – local fermentation in throat and chest
- Pain-relieving lepa application in the case of headache associated with hay fever
AYURVEDIC SAMANA TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
- Dasamulam katutrayam kashayam
- Haridrakhanda
- Elakanadi kashayam
- Vyoshadi vatakam
- Talisapathradi churna
AYURVEDIC SHODHANA TREATMENT FOR HAY FEVER
- NASYA- anutaila ( in late stages of hay fever – pakwa pratishyaya)
COMMONLY USED AYURVEDIC MEDICINES FOR HAY FEVER
Internal administration
- Dasamulam katutrayam kashayam
- Haridrakhanda
- Elakanadi kashayam
- Vyoshadi vatakam
- Talisapathradi churna
HOME REMEDIES FOR HAY FEVER
- Steam inhalation
- Drinking water boiled with dry ginger
DIET AND BEHAVIOUR FOR HAY FEVER
- Avoid food items which produce dosha imbalance like cold and dry food, hard to digest. Because dosha imbalance aggravates the symptoms.
- Consume easily digestible food items, lukewarm water
- Avoid head bathing
- Avoid exposure to the cold environment
YOGA FOR HAY FEVER
- Nadi Shuddi Pranayam – Cleans the respiratory passage removes the nasal congestion
The patient needs to be seated in a meditative posture with the head and spine erect, with the body relaxed. The patient has to close his one nostril (e.g. left nostril if using the right hand and vice versa) with the thumb and exhale completely through the other nostril. Again, he will have to breathe in deeply through the other nostril while the opposite nostril is still closed with the thumb.
RESEARCH PAPERS OF AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT OF HAY FEVER
1. Standard treatment guidelines in ayurveda for pratishyaya
- Role of pradhamana nasya and trayodasanga kwadha in dushta pratishyaya
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3221066/
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