Herbal Remedies for Ankylosing Spondylitis

What is Ankylosing Spondylits?

Ankylosing spondylitis is one of the rheumatic disease, which is a chronic, inflammatory that causes arthritis of the spine and sacroiliac joint - the joint at the base of the spine where the spinal column joins the pelvis. "Ankylosis" means the fusion of verterae to each other. The vertebrae fuse together because of thechronic inflammation and irritation of the spinal joints. Ankylosis is a debilitating condition that can cause decreased range of movement in the spine and loss of spinal mobility and function, thereby, severely impact a person's quality of life. Ankylosis can spread to other joints as well since Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic rheumatic disease, it can lead to inflammation in other parts of the body such as the joints of the hips, knees, or shoulders.

Ankylosing Spondylitis - According to Ayurveda

The explanation of Ankylosing spondylitis may seem weird to modern world people but Ayurveda is an ancient healing science utilizing herbs for centuries and still in practice. According to Ayurveda, Rheumatic pains are due to formation of toxins in the body called "Ama". According to modern science, these toxins can be corelated with auto-antibodies which are body's own defence system destroying body's own tissues. These toxins are known as "aama" in Ayurvedic terminology. So the concept of treating Ankylosing spondylitis is digesting the " aama" by giving herbs like Curcumin, Aamvatantak Churna, etc. Controlling the vata is also very important, after clearing the "Aama". Vata- the kinetic energy of the body is regulated by regular massage with Ayurvedic oils, internal consumption of medicated Cow's ghee with anti-inflammatory herbal tablets like Sinhnaad Guggul, Swarn Guggul (Guggul with Gold), Kaishore Guggul and any formulation containing Guggul like Joint Aid Plus. Herbal products like Aam vatantak Churna can be used for digestion of "aama" and together with Joint Aid Plus is useful in managing pain and inflammation. Punarnava mandoor tablets are useful in reducing inflammatory edema around the joints and also helps in rebuilding the strength.

Sometimes the pain is quiet acute in ankylosing spondylitis. This pain painful condition in Ankylosing spondylitis and inflammation needs to be tackled quickly. So the herbal combination of various herbs which work instantly for painful joints is given.

There are very common herbs for painful joints which work insantly. The herbs are like Dry Ginger, Guggul, Turmeric (curcumin), Fenugreek, Ashwagandha, Sallaki (Boswellia), and Giloy (Tinospora). The extracts of these herbs are more effective in reducing the pain and inflammation of all types of arthritis and joint pains. Our product Joint aid plus contains herbal extracts of such herbs which are useful in painful joint conditions.

Constipation must be avoided at all costs in Ankylosing spondylitis. Constipation leads to vitiation of Vata, which may increase bouts of increased pain.

Causes of Ankylosing Spondylitis

The exact cause of Ankylosing Spondylitis is not known however, research has demonstrated that this tends to run in families. Although there is evidence for a possible genetic predisposition to this disease is that a specific Human Leukocyte Antigen (HLA) tissue type called HLA-B27 occurs in about 90% of individuals with Ankylosing Spondylitis.

Ankylsoing spondylitis is more prevalent among men than in women. Most of the patients are generally young men in the age group of 20 to 35 years and 60 to 70 % patients are generally men.

Home Remedies for Ankylosing spondylitis

Use Ginger, Black Pepper or any good digestive with your meals. It will help detoxify your body.
1 tablespoonful of Turmeric should be consumed once everyday, after boiling it in milk for half an hour.
Constipation must be avoided at all costs. Constipation may increase pain in Ankylosing spondylitis.
Herbs have divine healing powers and they have the ability to cure any disease From the root. They were gifted to us by God when he created life. So believe in God if you want to get rid of your problems !
Ayurvedic herbs are unique natural remedies for Ankylosing spondylitis. Ayurvedic principles are different in many ways From modern medicine for example - Drinking water From a copper pan after keeping it overnight is also very useful in Rheumatoid arthritis and Ankylosing spondylitis.
Consuming castor oil at night with milk or alone is a very useful herbal remedy for arthritis, especially rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis.
Improve your nutrition as first step.It plays important role to fight diseases. When nothing works, nutrition works a lot !
Use herbal juices like Aloe vera juice (Kumari Saar) and Amla Juice ( Amla Saar) in routine. Amla is the richest source of natural Vitamin C. Vitamin C improves the natural immunity of the body. 100 gm of Amla juice contains 30 times more vitamin C than 100 gm of oranges.