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The monsoons have arrived. And rains are a great delight especially after the scorching heat of summer. The cloudy sky, the downpour and lush greenery all around make the season a beautiful time to enjoy and get relief from the harsh and sweaty summers.

But monsoons also brings several diseases due to change of weather, food and water contamination, and breeding of mosquitoes in stagnated waters. Many people get sick during the monsoon as the damp and filthy conditions give the insects...more

Have you ever noticed any unusual red spots on your child's skin after they have been playing outside? perhaps your daughter has been sneezing more often since she started petting the neighbor's cat, or your preteen son might have been rubbing his itchy, red eyes after mowing the lawn. ;



If you have observed any of the above mentioned symptoms in your child, it is important to know that they might be related, and there are ways you can help ease your littl...more

Ayurveda home remedies for Urticaria/Hives (Sheetapitta)

If your skin has raised, itchy rashes and pain in the areas like eyes, throat, cheeks, lips, hands then you may be the sufferer of "Urticaria" which is a very common skin disease. Urticaria rashes range in size, from a few millimeters to several inches in diameter. It isalso known as allergic skin reaction.

In Ayurveda this is called as Sheetapitta . According to Ayurveda, aggravation of kapha (water) and vata (air) occu...more

Home remedies

Anything that is easily available in or around your home, and has a medicinal use, may be used as a home remedy. Most ayurvedic home remedies are a blend of commonly used herbs and spices to cure common symptoms or prevent any ailment.

Substances such as clove, cinnamon, black pepper, cumin, fennel, rock salt, turmeric, coriander, ginger, honey, licorice, garlic, onion, basil and mint are generally regarded as effective home remedies. Ayurveda also prescribes...more

Whenever there is some injury or bite as you say there forms a scar and the color of the scar is different in every person according to their complexion and skin type if it is not giving any problems please forget about it just apply coconut oil on that to make it lighter.

Do steaming and gargling with plain hot water drink milk with turmeric at night honey with ginger in the morning.

Common cold can be defined as a viral infection affecting one s upper respiratory tract (throat and nose) characterized by mild fever, sneezing, body aches and headaches, congestion, cough, sore throat, runny nose and a general feeling of being unwell. It takes around 10 days to recover completely from the sickness. Although there is no treatment as such for common cold, however, few remedies might ease the symptoms.

Stay Hydrated: Lemon and honey mixed with lukewarm water, in addition ...more

1. Take one tablet of levocetrizine at bed time
2.Apply panderm plus ointment over the affected area twice daily
3. consult doctor, if no relief

Apply buttermilk to skin, keep for 10 minutes and then wash off thoroughly for softening, cleansing and radiating effect.

Ayurveda believes health is managed by 3 components i.e. pitta, vata and kapha dosha. The type of skin that a person has also depends on which of these is predominant. Accordingly, in people where pitta is dominant, it is warm to the touch and more prone to breakouts and moles and freckles. In people where vata is dominant, the skin is thin and remains cool, gets dehydrated easily and is easily affected by dry weather. In people with kapha dominance, the skin is thick and greasy and is more tole...more