Ayurvedic Treatment for Schizophrenia
Nowadays human beings work like a machine. They do not take proper rest. Due to which they are suffering from physical and mental fatigue. People suffer from different mental disorders. Schizophrenia is one of the mental disorder which is common all over the world. About 1% of adults suffer from this problem. It is characterized by distorted thinking, abnormal behavior of individual.
According to Ayurveda, the mental health is a state of mental, spiritual and intellectual wellbeing. Ayurveda is an ancient medical science that deals with different diseases in natural way. There are many herbs which are used in Ayurveda to manage mental problems. These herbs are Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri), Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Ajmoda (Carum roxburghianum), Shwet jeerak (Cuminum cyminum), Krishna jeerak (Carum carvi), Sonth (Zingiber officinale), Marich (Piper nigrum), Pippali (Piper longum) and Patha (Cissampelos pareira) and these also support the good health of brain.
What is Schizophrenia?
Schizophrenia is a serious mental disorder in which person has difficulty to think properly. The person has difficulty to distinguish between reality and imagination. It is often shown in adolescence or early childhood. They have difficulty in expressing normal emotions.
What are the Schizophrenia Signs and Symptoms?
Schizophrenia Symptoms may vary from person to person. The common Schizophrenia signs and symptoms are explained below:
The symptoms are categorized into three categories:
1. Positive symptoms:
People with positive symptoms may lose their belief in reality. Symptoms may include:
- Hallucinations
- Delusions
- Thinking disorders
- Disorders related to body movements.
2. Negative symptoms:
In this there is disruptions to normal emotions and behaviors. Symptoms may include:
- Reduced feeling of happiness in their life, reduced normal expressions (flat affect) like facial or voice tone.
- Reduced speaking.
- Excessive sleep or insomnia.
3. Cognitive symptoms:
These symptoms may include memory related problems. Symptoms may include:
- Problems with working memory.
- Difficulty in focusing.
- Poor functioning i.e. inability to understand information.
What are the Schizophrenia Causes
The exact cause of Schizophrenia is unknown. It may be due to several factors which are given below:
- Genetic
- Birth defects
- Drug abuse
- Environmental factors
- Psychological factors like stress, depression, anxiety
- Imbalance of neurotransmitters
Schizophrenia Ayurvedic Outlook
As per Ayurveda, Schizophrenia is known as Unmaad. It is similar to atatwabhinivesh in Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda there are three physical energies (vata, pitta and kapha) are responsible for healthy life. Imbalance of any psychic energies (satva, raja, tama) supported by imbalance of physical energies (vata, pitta, kapha) are believed to cause various mental disorders like schizophrenia. According to Charak, the person who has vitiated doshas evade the person’s brain whose mind is under rajasik and tamasik influences and block channels of mind and nerve impulses. It affects the functioning of brain and intelligence. In that case person fails to differentiate between real and imaginary world. To manage Unmaad there are many herbal formulation present in Ayurveda that detoxify and clear the blockage in brain. These products act naturally and have no side effects.
Management of Schizophrenia in Ayurveda
Ayurvedic medicine is a holistic approach for management of mental disorders from mild stress to severe condition. Ayurveda employs several therapies like meditation, medicines or spiritual therapy for management of mental disorders. Ayurveda first works on the balancing of all three energies including psychic and physical energies.
The Goodnews!?
The good news is that Schizophrenia is preventable and reversible, but can only be possible by using holistic approach, the one advocated in Ayurveda that addresses the issues from the very root.
Since ancient times, Ayurveda has defined diseases with their symptoms, causes and healing methods with nature.
If you are having any of the above mentioned symptoms, don’t assume it is Schizophrenia yet without any proper diagnosis because there are other mental related diseases that comes with the same symptoms. Consult with a Doctor for accurate diagnosis to find out if Schizophrenia is what you are having or any other related disease.
Vine-Health Approach to Schizophrenia
As a holistic health clinic, we take accurate diagnosis very seriously in order to ascertain the root cause of a particular illness. You will be consulted with our doctor to know the type of test or scan to run base on your symptoms to detect exactly the root cause of your issue to ascertain if Schizophrenia is your issue or not to ensure appropriate treatment.
Accurate diagnosis is the key to the treatment of any disease.
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