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Ayurveda approach to Genital Herpes
Dosha theory which help in diagnosis of the diseases
According to ayurveda three doshas or three energetic forces
control the activities of the body. These doshas are 1. Vata 2.
Pitta 3. Kapha
VATA: The Vata dosha is the most important of the three doshas.
It has been said in ayurveda classic books that " pitta , Kapha
and all other body tissues are considered lame without
assistance of VATA ." Vata dominates the lower part of the body,
which is below umbilicus. The movements of body fluid,
metabolism, elimination of waste products, semen ejaculation,
pushing the fetus out of body, relaying stimulus to brain and
response to organs and tissues, heart beat, respiration, body
movements etc are assisted by VATA.
Vata dominated regions are intestines, lumbar region, ears,
bones and skin.
Vata gets vitiated due to following reasons. 1. Controlling
natural urges like urination, defecation, hunger, thirst, etc.
2. Late nights. 3. Irregular food habits. 4. Talking in a high
pitch. 5. Over physical and mental exertion. 6. Consumption of
spicy, dry, bitter foods. 7. Exposure to severe dry and cold
climate.
The opposites of above-mentioned reason normalize the vitiated
vata.
PITTA: The pitta dosha assists the body fire or Agni, which
plays a major role in body's metabolic activities. The locations
where pitta dominates are digestive system, skin, eyes, brain,
and blood. Pitta maintains body temperature. The secretions like
digestive juices pigments like melanin (bhrajaka pitta),
hemoglobin (ranjaka pitta) are all types of pitta.
Pitta is dominant in regions of Umbilicus, stomach, sweat,
lymph, blood, eyes and skin.
Vata gets vitiated due to following reasons. 1. Excess
consumption of spicy, sour, salty foods. 2. Consuming alcohol in
excess. 3. Over exposure to hot sunny climate. 4. Short
temperedness. 5. Using dried vegetables. 6. Indigestion of food.
The opposites of above-mentioned reason normalize the vitiated
pitta.
KAPHA: Kapha provides bulk to body, lubrications, moistness,
fertility, stability, strength, and memory. Helps in binding
process wherever necessary. This is heaviest of all doshas.
Kapha dominated regions are chest, neck, head, stomach, body
fat, nose and tongue
Kapha gets vitiated due to following reasons. 1. Sleeping in
daytime. 2. Consuming sweets , chilled food, in excess. 3.
Consuming fish, sesame, sugarcane, milk and milk products.
The opposites of above-mentioned reason normalize the vitiated
kapha.
When these doshas are in balanced condition the body remains
healthy. If these doshas get imbalanced the body succumbs to
diseases. Doshas get imbalanced frequently due to change in
climate, seasons, lifestyles, diet etc. The treatment is to
bring back the doshas to normalcy and expel the toxin or ama
produced during the imbalanced condition.
Causes of Genital Herpes
Herpes is caused by a virus the herpes simplex virus (HSV),
which belongs to the same family of viruses that cause
chickenpox. There are two types of herpes simplex viruses 1.
Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV-1) and mostly causes oral herpes 2.
Herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2). And mostly causes genital herpes
However, both type-1 and type-2 can occur in the genitals, oral
area or both. Due to unhealthy life styles and diet the delicate
balance between doshas get disturbed. This disturbs the body
fire or Agni.
(Agni is the body fire, which is responsible for transformation
of one substance to another. It breaks down the food substances,
eliminates toxins and wastes, maintains body temperature, and
resists the invasion of microbes by maintaining strong body
immunity. The body fire, which is assisted by balanced doshas,
digests the food completely to form Pakwa Anna rasa (the liquid
form of food which is completely digested by digestive enzymes),
which is ready to get absorbed by body tissues. According to
ayurveda Pakwa Anna Rasa nourishes the body and its components
to keep the body devoid of diseases. But when body fire is
impaired there will be an incomplete digestion of food forming
Apakwa Rasa (indigested food). The indigested food fails to
nourish the body components leading to lowered body resistance.)
The disturbed Agni fails to digest the food and toxins get
accumulated in body due to improper metabolism. Accumulation of
toxins reduces the body immunity and paves the way for invasion
by microbes.
When a person who has low immunity comes in contact with HSV
virus, he/she gets the genital or oral herpes.
Unhealthy lifestyle
1. Over eating 2. Sleeping in afternoons. 3. Over physical
exertion. 4. Over mental exertion 5. Consuming food frequently
even when not hungry. 6. Constant exposure to hot sunny climates
Unhealthy diet
Excessive consumption of 1. Salty, sour, hot, spicy food. 2.
Sour curds 3. Alcohol. 4. Cheese 5. Charred and overcooked food.
6. Sesame, Bengal gram, horse gram, sesame oil, rice flour,
garlic, fish.
Opposite foods
1. Curds, salt, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, sour fruits, meat,
prawn, pork, should not be consumed with
milk. The
above-mentioned foods should not be consumed by mixing one item
with another. 2. Sprouts, honey and milk should not be consumed
with meat and fish. 3. Fish & milk: fish &sugarcane juice;
jaggery & pork; honey & pork; milk & mango; banana & milk; are
opposite foods.
The Transmission Of genital Herpes
A person can get genital herpes in following conditions 1. If he
is sexual active and when he performs sex (oral or genital) with
infected partners.
2. A person who has oral herpes transmits herpes to genital
organs of a partner during oral sex and a person who has genital
herpes transmits this to his partner during coitus when they
have a genital contact.
3. The disease gets transmitted when mucous membrane comes in
contact with infected area.
The disease gets transmitted mostly during active phase. But it
may spread even during asymptomatic (when person is free of
symptoms for a particular duration) phase. The virus needs a
fluid media for its transportation. The body fluids like saliva,
semen, vaginal tract secretions etc. Mucous membranes in mouth,
vagina, urethra or open wounds facilitate the virus invasion due
to their moistness. In Genital herpes there is an imbalance of
all three doshas (VATA, PITTA, KAPHA), which in turn vitiate
lasika (lymph), blood (rakta), muscle (mamsa) and skin (twacha).
The imbalanced doshas vitiate skin and the immunity of skin
cells is lowered. The virus attacks these weak cells and starts
exhibiting symptoms on affected area.
Local symptoms
1. Pricking sensation 2. Edema 3. Pain 4. Feeling of
constriction 5. A sensation of ant creeping 6. Many small
eruptions gathering in a small area. 7. These eruptions or
blisters burst soon with exudates. 8. These blisters will have
different colors according to involvement of doshas. (Blackish
red or blue in vata, red, yellow, copper colored in pitta,
shades of white in kapha).
The weakened body immune system tries to resist the virus
invasion but fails to achieve the goal. In this futile attempt
the following systemic symptoms are exhibited.
Systemic symptoms 1. Fever 2. Weakness 3. Indigestion 4.
Impaired bowels 5. Increased frequency of urination. 6. Body
pain. 7. Increased thirst.
Imbalanced vata causes the symptoms like pain, swelling and body
ache
The imbalanced pitta and vitiated blood and skin cause 1.
Blisters, 2. Change the color of skin, 3. Cause burning
sensation, and fever.
The imbalanced kapha and vitiated lymph cause itching, tingling
sensation.
After the first attack the virus moves from skin through the
nerve paths to base of the nerve and becomes inactive. Now the
herpes infected person will be devoid of all symptoms. But the
imbalance of doshas still persists. Reactivation of Virus to
cause outbreaks At unpredictable times, the virus becomes
active. It multiplies and resurfaces on skin by traveling
through the nerve path and exhibits the symptoms locally. The
severity of symptoms of out break depends on the strength of
body immunity. The pelvis or shroni, nerves and skin are
dominated by vata. When vata gets vitiated due to precipitating
factors, it reactivates the virus dormant in base of nerve end
and the virus travel through nerve paths to reach the skin
surface.
Precipitating Factors
As we know the outbreaks have few precipitating factors like 1.
Excessive exposure to sun. 2. Illness, 3. Poor diet, 4.
Emotional stress 5. Physical stress, 6. Friction, 7. Steroids 8.
Menstruation. 9. Emotional stress. 10. Genital trauma and
intercourse. 11. Repeated infections such as a cold or
pneumonia. These factors increase vata and increased vata
activates the virus, which is dormant. Low Immunity The
systemically imbalanced doshas interfere with the body
metabolism by vitiating the body fire (agni). This leads to
indigestion and malassimilation of nutrients, which in turn
causes poor immunity. Due to decreased immunity the body fails
to offer resistance to outbreaks.
Ayurveda Tips to avoid outbreaks
Avoid 1. Spicy, sour, fried and junk food, which aggravates
vata. 2. Precipitating factors. 3. Sleeping in afternoon. 4.
Meat products over fried or deep fried in oil or fat. 5.
Charred and overcooked food. 6. Consuming opposite food like
fish and milk etc 7. Physical exertion after a meal 8. Taking
bath immediately after exercise or heavy outdoor work.
Include honey, pomegranate, and fruits of Emblica officinalis,
legumes, dates and raisins in your diet. Practice Yoga and
Meditation to control emotional disturbances Ayurveda References
1. Sushruta Samhita 2. Charaka Samhita 3. Madhava nidana 4.
Ashtanga Sangraha 5. Yoga Ratnakara
About the author:
Dr.SavithaSuri has been an Ayurvedic Practitioner since 1989.
After getting a graduation degree in ayurveda (Bachelor of
Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery) in 1988 from University of
Mysore, India, she started practising ayurveda .Her articles
about ayurveda have been published in news papers and websites.
She is a regular health columnist to a regional news paper.
http://www.ayurhelp.com email doctor@ayurhelp.com
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