Home Remedies for Rheumatism
14 April, 2009

Rheumatism or rheumatic arthritis is one of the commonest complaints of old age. As the age advances, there is wear and tear in the joints of the body. This causes the rheumatic pains. Ayurveda calls this condition as Ama Vata. It considers rheumatism to be caused due to the build up of ama in the body, which is caused due to a low digestive fire.

Rheumatism is swelling. It is characterized by swelling and pain found on the muscles, joints, ligaments and tendons. The term is used for a variety of related ailments in the past. Yet recently, rheumatism was subdivided into several conditions, which gave rise to more specific ailments.

Rheumatism Causes:

- Toxic waste products in the blood

- Infection of teeth, tonsils and gall-bladder

Rheumatism Symptoms:

The most common symptoms of the onset of rheumatism are sudden fever, intense soreness, pain and stiffness of the muscles and the affected body components.

Treatment of Rheumatism:

1. Mix some dry ginger, black pepper and rock salt in the juice of a fresh ginger stem. Make a powder of this. Take this in quantity of three grams with honey.

2. Massaging with the oil extracted from Bishop’s Weed seeds directly on the painful joints helps to relieve the pain.

3. The juice of tomatoes is very effective in rheumatic pains that arise in the joints of the hands and legs. Tomatoes can be had either in the form of a juice or raw. About four to five tomatoes must be eaten in a day.

4. A paste of garlic should be made and applied directly on the affected parts. This will reduce the pain day by day till it completely disappears.

5. The Indian aloe is traditionally taken for the treatment of rheumatism. The pulp of one leaf of the aloe taken once a day is enough to bring about good results.

6. A daily consumption of the Indian gooseberry, or the amalaki, helps in speedy recovery from rheumatism.

7. People with rheumatic problems are prescribed tea made from the alfalfa leaves.

8. The rosemary herb is used in a slightly unconventional manner in the Ayurvedic treatment of rheumatism.

9. Remedy using this herb seldom fails and may prove very beneficial for the sufferer. The stalk of rhubarb must be pounded along with an equal amount of sugar

10. It is by far, easier to extract the juice form the bitter gourd than with potato. A cup of this juice combined with a teaspoon of honey must be taken daily to treat rheumatism.

11. It is more convenient to extract the juice of the vegetable itself for treating rheumatism but the more effective way of doing it is by means of extracting the seeds.

12. For more efficient result, the sufferer will have to drink the juice of three lemons everyday.

13. Walnuts must be thoroughly eaten to arrive to its beneficial effects. Half a dozen each day may be sufficient in treating rheumatism.

14. People with rheumatic problems are prescribed tea made from the alfalfa leaves.

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