ELAKKIZHI

ELAKIZHI-PATRAPOTALA SWEDAM

Ingredients:

Shigru leaves (Moringa Olifera)-150g

Dhatura leaves(Dathura Alba)-150g

Nirgundi(vitex Nigundo)-150g

Arka(Calotropis Procera)-150g

Chincha(Tamarindus Indica)-150g

Karanja(pongamia Pinnata)-150g

Shachara(Strobilanthus Beynianus)-150g

Vathagnee(Justicia Gendarus)-150g

Lemon – 2

Garlic- 1

Coconut- 1 grated

Turmeric powder- 1tsp

Shatahva-(anethum graveolens)-30g

Saindhavam-Rock salt-1tsp

Methika-fenugreek-50g

Preparation:

Pour neem oil into pan and add the chopped leaves. When leaves are sauted properly add lemon, garlic and grated coconut. Stir till coconut is brown and then add the herbal powders. Stir again for a few minutes and switch off flame.

How to do elakkizhi?

Kizhi is used to treat rheumatic arthritis, joint pain, frozen shoulder, back pain, cervical spondylosis etc.

To start kizhi, first of all apply oil(choose a suitable one) all over the body and massage for 15 mts.

Kizhi is heated up in an iron pan. Use a small quantity of oil in the pan while heating up kizhi.

Now massage gently over affected area with kizhi. The positions for kizhi are the patient in sitting, supine, left lateral, prone, right lateral, supine and again sitting positions. But if the patient has any limitations in movement, the physician can make necessary changes with this. Kizhi is changed when temperature of kizhi reduces. It is heated up again in the pan. This is continued for 45 mts.

                                                                                                                                                                                     

MANAGEMENT OF CHICKEN POX WITH AYURVEDA

MANAGEMENT OF CHICKEN POX WITH AYURVEDA:
Chicken pox is very common during summer.It usually occurs in children of age group 3-12yrs,but rarely in adults too.
Symptoms: The disease starts with fever,cold,runny nose and cough.Red papules appear mainly on chest,back,and face .But it may spread to limbs and scalp too.Papules turn into blisters and then scabs in later stages.This will last for about 12 days.
MANAGEMENT:
1)Apply a paste of neem powder and turmeric over the blisters twice daily.It is not necessary to wash off.
This will relieve itching and also has a disinfectant action.(Practical tip: If neem powder is not available for those who are not in India,you can purchase Himalaya brand neem capsules and use the powder from capsules).There will be only minimum level of scarring if the paste is used as explained.
2)Take easy to digest food and drink plenty of water.Include vegetables like cucumber and raisins in diet to cool body.
3)Rinse eyes with cold water.Apply soothing eyedrops in eyes thrice daily.Eg:Itone eye drops,sunetra eyedrops.
4)have 1 tablespoon of septilin syrup to relieve the problems of respiratory tract.
5)Mahathiktakam kashayam has antiviral and antibacterial properties.
In children give half tablet in morning and evening with honey so that the symptoms can be under control.Those who are staying with the patient in the house can take this kashayam tablet as a preventive medicine.In adults the dosage is 1 tablet twice daily.
6)After the scabs are gone use Nalpamaradi oil all over the body to get rid of scars.