Anorexia (loss of appetite) - A symptom of disturbed digestion

Anorexia, meaning loss of appetite, is a symptom of disturbed digestion and common results from failure of activity of the stomach and secretion of gastric juices due to low vitality which, in turn, can be due to various causes. 

Symptoms:
  • Person suffering from this disease may refuse to eat .
  • Generally they suffer from Insomnia also. 

Acne - Blackheads, pimples

It is an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands and hair follicles which primarily targets teenagers.

Symptoms
Blackheads, pimples, small superficial sebaceous cysts and scars affect your forehead, temples, cheeks, chin, chest, back and in rare cases the whole body.

Root Causes: 
  • Irregular hours of eating, excessive consumption of starch, sugar, fried & fatty foods.

Anaemia -Weakness, dizziness and quick exhaustion

Termed `pandu’ in Ayurveda, this is a very common ailment, wherein the haemoglobin and RBC (red blood corpuscles) counts fall from their normal levels of 15 gm of haemoglobin per 100 ml. of blood and approximately five million red cells per cubic millimetre of blood.

Symptoms

  • Weakness, dizziness and quick exhaustion.
  • A haggard look, lined with premature wrinkles.


Ailments & Remedies

Any imbalance in the three doshas leads to ailments - at least 80 specific types in case of imbalanced vata, 40 for an imbalanced pitta and another 20 in case of kapha being out of balance. The following chart will give you some indications of the problems that you are likely to face in each case :

Ayurveda

Ayurvedic medicine is a system of traditional medicine native to the Indian subcontinent and practiced in other parts of the world as a form of alternative medicine. In Sanskrit, the word ayurveda consists of the words ayus, meaning "longevity", and veda, meaning "related to knowledge" or "science". Evolving throughout its history, ayurveda remains an influential system of medicine in South Asia. The earliest literature on Indian medical practice appeared during the Vedic period in India.