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AYURPATRA Your monthly health e-newsletter
Vol:
1-Diseases of - Above Shoulder region SERIES
URDHWAJATRUGATA XXVII–
JAN 2007 |
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This
monthly e-feature “Ayurpatra” is a sincere effort for the welfare of
the mankind through Ayurveda. Our web site (www.ayurplanet.com)
has helped millions of people. Ayurpatra is loaded with lots of
information, events and happenings related to Ayurveda including featured
articles, details of very useful herbs, beauty tips and various herbal
products and health supplements. The aim of this Newsletter is to serve
humanity from health aspect by natural means. FEATURE HEALTH ARTICLE: Vata governs certain activities,
organs and tissues in the body, irrespective of one’s dosha. In
everyone, Vata runs movement—the movement of the breath in and
out, the movement of cellular respiration and cellular division. Vata
moves and coordinates muscles. It moves food through the digestive tract .
Speech, hearing, sensory perception, and the movement of thoughts and
feelings are functions of Vata. Normal speech may seem effortless, but it's actually a
complex process that requires precise timing, nerve, and muscle control
and this function is governed by Udan Vayu. Speech is affected mostly because of weakness in the
muscles of articulation — the tongue, the palate and the lips — and
because of lack of breath support for speech. It's the tongue, which is
composed of multiple muscles, that's primarily responsible for forming the
sounds that we make into words. So, even if you can make a sound, it
becomes very difficult to form it into words that can be understood,
because the tongue is no longer moving as effectively as it once did. The "energy" for speech and for sound is breath
support. When you breathe in and prepare to speak, the vocal cords come
together and you build up pressure below them. When you begin to speak,
they come apart, allowing the air to rush between them and causing them to
vibrate quickly, which generates sound. Some Common Speech Disorders
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Stuttering is a problem that interferes with fluent speech. A
person who stutters may repeat the first part of a word (as in
wa-wa-wa-water) or hold a single sound for a long time (as in caaaaaaake).
Some people who stutter have trouble getting sounds out altogether.
Stuttering is complex, and it can affect speech in many different ways. Ř
Cluttering is another problem that makes a person's speech difficult
to understand. Like stuttering, cluttering affects the fluency, or flow,
of a person's speech. However, the difference is that cluttering is a
language disorder, while stuttering is a speech disorder. A person who
stutters has trouble getting out what they want to say, and a person who
clutters says what they are thinking, but it becomes disorganized while
actually speaking. Because of this disorganization, someone who clutters
may speak in bursts or pause in unexpected places. The rhythm of cluttered
speech may sound jerky, rather than smooth, and the speaker is often
unaware of the problem. Ř
Articulation
disorders encompass a wide range of errors
people can make when talking. Substituting a "w" for an
"r" ("wabbit" for "rabbit"), omitting sounds
("cool" for "school"), or adding sounds to words
("pinanio" for "piano") are examples of articulation
errors. Lisping
refers to specific substitution involving the letters "s" and
"z." A person who lisps replaces those sounds with "th."
sounds into words. Speech problems from brain or
nervous system damage
Speech is an
important function of the main area of the brain. Three common speech
problems that may be caused by damage to the brain or nervous system are:
What Causes Speech Problems?
The ability to understand language and produce speech is
coordinated by the brain. So a person with brain damage from an accident,
stroke, or birth defect may have speech and language problems. Some people with speech problems, particularly articulation
disorders, may have hearing problems. Even mild hearing loss may have an
impact on how a person reproduces the sounds they hear. Certain birth
defects, such as a cleft palate, can interfere with someone's ability to
produce speech. When a person has a cleft palate there is a hole in the
roof of the mouth, which affects the movement of air through the oral and
nasal passages. There also may be problems with other structures needed
for speech, including the lips, teeth, and jaw. Genetics may also play a role in some speech problems. For
example, stuttering seems to run in some families. MANAGEMENT
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NASYAM: It is one of the panchakarmas . It is a process
by which drug is administered through the nostrils. Ř
Many nerve endings which are arranged in the
peripheral surface of mucous membrance, olfactory, trigeminal etc will be
stimulated by Nasyadravya (the medicine used to give nasya) and impulses
are transmitted to the central nervous system. This results in better
circulation and nourishment of the organs and the diseases will subside.
Most of the drugs described for nasya therapy have got katu (bitter),
ushna (hot) and theekshna (sharpness) properties. These drugs produce
draveekaranam (liquifaction) and chhedanam (expulsion) of vitiated doshas.
The kashaya rasa (astringent taste) drugs produce astringent effect while
madhura rasa (sweat) drugs produce cooling and nourishing effect. In conclusion it may be stated that The nose is the
doorway to the brain and it is also the doorway to consciousness.Prana or
life energy enters the body through breath taken in through the nose.
Nasal administration of medication helps to correct the disorders of prana
affecting the higher cerebral, sensory and motor functions.the brief study
of the mechanism of nasya can be summed up in a single statement made in
the ayurvedic classics, "Nasahi Shirasodwaram" ie., nose
is a pharmacological passage into the head. Ř
Shirovasti
, Shirodhara,
Shiroabhyanga Ř
Herbs & Herbal formulations—Vacha,Brahmi,dugdhika,
saraswatarisht, Brahmi ghrit, Brahmirasayan,Medha Capsule formulated by
Ayurveda India proves to be a great help in such illness. You
may consult our Ayurveda experts through on
line consultation or personally. HERB
OF THE MONTH: VACHA-
Acorus calamus powder is used in India since Vedic ages.
Vacha is a 'sattvic' herb which feeds and transmutes the 'kundalini'
energy. Pharmacological Action: nervine, antispasmatic, sedative,
stomachic, expectorant, emetic, laxative, diuretic Clinical Research: The essential oil free alcoholic
extract of the rhizome was found to possess sedtive and analgesic
properties; it has moderate hypotensive and respiratory depressant
effects. When administered to experimental animals the oil reduces muscle
tone and response to tactile and auditory stimuli. Asarone and beta-asarone
are the constituents credited with the sedative and nervine effects. The
alcoholic extract has also shown antifungal effects. Traditional Uses: It has been used for centuries,
Ayurvedic medicine as a renowned rejuvenator of the nervous system for
conditions of anxiety, hysteria, insomnia, neurasthenia, and other nervous
complaints. As a rejuvenative for the brain and
nervous system, Acorus calamus powder is used to promote cerebral
circulation, to stimulate self-expression, and to help manage a wide range
of symptoms in the head, including neuralgia, epilepsy, and shock. It is useful in all conditions of excess vata and is known
to enhance awareness and improve memory. A decoction of the root acts as a
carminative removing discomfort caused by excess intestinal gas. According
to Duke, Orientals use the root decoction in bronchitis and as an
aphrodisiac. A small piece of the root is chewed to overcome mental
fatigue. The skin of the root is hemostatic. It has been used in
dyspepsia, dysentery, headache, gout, and rheumatism. The juice of the
root is applied to boils, carbuncles, and painful joints. In large doses
it is emetic. The powdered root is used as a snuff to relieve nasal
congestion and mental weariness. BEAUTY TIPS: FOR CHAPPED LIPS ** Mix 2 drops of
glycerine with 1 tsp of cream on the top of milk and apply to
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