Do you have Buerger’s Disease? Ayurveda Has it’s Solution
What Is Buerger’s Disease?
Buerger’s disease is a rare condition that occurs in the arteries and veins of the arms and legs/hands and feet. The inflammation and swelling of blood vessels take place. The vessels also get blocked due to blood clotting.
What Are The Causes Of Buerger’s Disease?
The specific cause of Buerger’s disease is not known. The risk of developing this disease is the use of smoking and tobacco. The chemicals present in tobacco irritates the blood vessel linings and cause swelling there. The two other possible cause of this disease is the abnormal functioning of the immune system and genetic factor.
1. Genetic factor:It may be hereditary
2. Immune system: It may be due to autoimmune response when the immune system attacks the healthy tissues by mistake.
What Are The Risk Factors Of Buerger’s Disease?
1. Gender: Males are more likely to develop this disease than females.
2. Age: It can be occur in the people below 45 years old.
3. Tobacco and smoking: These increases the risk of Buerger’s disease.
4. Long-term Gum disease:The presence of gum infection for long time can cause the Buerger’s disease.
The pain in affected areas is the starting symptom of Buerger’s disease.
Other symptoms it includes are the following:
- Pain in feet and hands/ arms and legs
- Open wounds and sores on toes or fingers
- Numbness in hands or finger
- Reddish, pale blue- tinted hands and feet
- Inflammation in veins
- Fingers or toes becomes pale when comes in contact with cold temperature
What Is Ayurvedic Aspect For Buerger’s Disease?
There is no specific description of Buerger’s disease in Ayurveda. But depending on the pathogenesis, signs, and symptoms, it is associated with Vataraktavyadi. Vata and Rakta play an important role in the development of this disease.
What Is Ayurvedic Treatment For Buerger’s Disease?
There are various herbs provided by Ayurveda which treats Buerger’s disease naturally. These herbs balance the tridoshas in the body, detoxify the body and improves the functioning of the organs.
Some herbs for Buerger’s disease are the following:
- Amla
- Arjuna
- Gotu kola
- Bibhitaki
- Giloy
1. Amla:
It holds many properties such as analgesic, antipyretic, antitussive, anti-inflammatory, antiatherogenic, adaptogenic, cardioprotective, and wound healing, etc.
2. Arjun:
It possesses various properties anti-atherogenic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, hypotensive, anti-mutagenic, and anti-carcinogenic, etc.
3. Gotu kola:
This herb holds anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antidiabetic and hepatoprotective properties.
4. Bibhitaki:
It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, antibacterial, hypercholesterolemic, hepatoprotective, hypotensive and cardioprotective properties.
5. Giloy:
This herb is packed with several medicinal properties such as anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic, anti-malarial, anti-diabetic, anti-spasmodic, anti-oxidant, anti-stress, immunomodulatory, anti-leprotic, anti-allergic, hepatoprotective, and anti-neoplastic, etc.
These herbs are used in the preparation of herbal products to manage Buerger’s disease. The best herbal products for Buerger’s disease are offered by Planet Ayurveda.
What Are The Herbal Products For Buerger’s Disease By Planet Ayurveda?
The above-mentioned herbs individually are very effective to treat Buerger’s disease and show synergetic effects when comes together in the formulation also. Planet Ayurveda formulates the best herbal remedies for Buerger’s disease by adding the best quality herbs in them. These remedies are pure and do not contain any chemicals and preservatives. These also do not cause any side effects.
Products it include are the following:
- Arjuna Capsules
- Gotu kola Capsules
- Arogyavardhini Vati
- Kaishore Guggul
- Navkarshik Churna
Product Description
1. Arjuna Capsules
These capsules consist of a pure extract of Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna). This effective herbal formulation is used to control heart problems such as atherosclerosis, congestive heart failure, myocardial infarction, etc. This herb strengthens the heart muscles and clears the blockage in the arteries, increases the HDL cholesterol and decreases the LDL cholesterol.
Dosage: 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meal.
2. Gotu kola Capsules
Gotu kula capsules are formulated by adding the pure extract of the Gotu kola (Centella Asiatica) herb. This herb promotes the health of the brain and thus very helpful to control the symptoms of Buerger’s disease such as delirium. Therefore Gotukula capsules are very useful in the treatment of Buerger’s disease.
Dosage: 1 twice daily with plain water after meal.
3. Arogyavardhini Vati
The herbal ingredients of Arogyavardini vati are Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellirica), Amlaki (Emblica Officinalis), Shuddh Shilajit (Asphaltum), Shuddh Guggulu (Commiphora Mukul), Chitrak Mool (Plumbago zeylanica), Kutki (Picrorhiza kurroa). These herbs help to balance all three doshas i.e. Vata, pitta, and Kapha in the body and help in the treatment of Buerger’s disease by reducing the symptoms such as pain, numbness in hand and feet and inflammation of veins and arteries. Arogyavardini vati is also useful in other diseases such as obesity, thyroid disorders, psoriasis, etc. It maintains a healthy level of cholesterol in the body. It is also very effective for liver-related diseases. It promotes the healthy functioning of the immune system.
Dosage: 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meal.
4. Kaishore Guggul
The very effective herbs are used to prepare this formulation such as Kachnar bark (Bauhinia variegata), Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Amalaki (Emblica Officinalis), Bibhitaki (Terminalia bellerica), Shunthi (Zingiber officinale), Marich (Piper nigrum), Pippali (Piper longum), Varuna (Crataeva religiosa). These herbs are also useful to balance the Tridoshas (Vata, Pitta, and Kapha) in the body. The imbalance of these doshas leads to the development of the disease. It helps to increase the blood supply and remove harmful toxins from the blood. So, these tablets are useful in the treatment of Buerger’s disease.
Dosage: 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meal.
5. Navkarshik Churna
Navkarshik churna is a wonderful combination of many herbs which are helpful to control gangrene. It includes Amla (Emblica Officinalis), Haritaki (Terminalia chebula), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Neem (Azadirachta indica), Bahera (Terminalia bellerica), Katuki (Picrorrhiza Curran), Manjishta (Rubia cordifolia), Giloy (Tinospora cordifolia), and Daruhaldi (Berberis aristata). These herbs help to purify the blood. It possesses anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. Navkarshik churna is very effective to provide relief in the symptoms associated with Buerger’s disease.
Dosage: 1 twice daily with plain water after meal.
References:
- https://www.researchgate.net/publication/296706780_Medicinal_Property_of_Gotu_kola_Centella_asiatica_from_the_Selection_of_Traditional_Applications_to_the_Novel_Phytotherapy
- https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f1ee/5977a0c5ef00027807accf3f634c0e67ffe9.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21317655
- http://medind.nic.in/ibi/t03/i2/ibit03i2p83.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5198828/
