- Nasal polyps are painless and benign (not cancerous) growths. They’re found in nasal passages and sinuses, hollow spaces within the bones around your nose. They form from mucous membranes — thin, soft tissue that lines these body parts.
- IN AYURVEDA defines nasal polyps to be closely associated with Nasa arsha. It adds, it’s a condition that arises thanks to increased Kapha Dosha. Vitiated Kapha Dosha promotes the expansion of polyps within the wall of blood vessels yet as within the surrounding muscular tissues to convey rise to swelling.
- In this condition, the patient may feel a blockage within the nasal canal that reduces the perception of a smell. In ayurvedic literature, Sushruta had explained about 4 forms of Nasarsha: Vataja, Pittaja, Kaphaja and Sannipataja and also mentioned the 4 varieties of treatments for nasarsha which were Aushadhi, Ksharkarma, Agnikarma, and Shastra Karma
- Ayurveda defines nasal polyps to be closely associated with Nasa arsha. It adds, it’s a condition that arises because of increased Kapha Dosha. Vitiated Kapha Dosha promotes the expansion of polyps within the wall of blood vessels further as within the surrounding muscular tissues to offer rise to swelling.
- In this condition, the patient may feel a blockage within the nasal canal that reduces the perception of a smell
SYMPTOMS OF NASARSHA OR NASAL POLYPS:
- Difficulty in breathing
- Rhinitis
- A stuffy nose that continues to be persistent
- Reduced sensation of smell
- Snoring
- Itchy sensation around eyes and a sense of foreign body sensation
AYURVEDIC TREATMENT OF NASAL POLYPS:
- Turmeric milk: Turmeric powder contains curcumin that’s known to exert potent anti-inflammatory properties. To use turmeric, try mixing a spoonful of turmeric powder in half a cup of lukewarm milk. Apply this mixture twice daily and see the scale of nasal polyps reduce in size.
- Hot spices: Spices like hot pepper and spice, which contains capsaicin can help clear sinuses by relieving inflammation. It also enhances immunity, promotes opening from the nasal passages controlling the nasal polyp symptoms and its causes.
- Tea-tree oil: Tea tree oil may be a well-known volatile oil. Research supports it may also control symptoms of sinusitis like itching and inflammation. Tea tree oil inhibit the expansion and multiplication of bacteria by exerting the antimicrobial effect.
- Chamomile: This tea flower has been used for hundreds of years to assist allergies and inflammation- two major contributing factors for nasal polyp
- Nasal irrigation: employing a neti pot also called nasal irrigation, may help symptoms caused by nasal polyps. it should also help address polyp causes, like allergies or sinus infection. Nasal irrigation involves the utilization of atiny low pot to run a warm distilled or sterilized salt water solution through nasal passages and sinuses. It can relieve common symptoms of nasal polyps like sinus inflammation-induced headaches
CAC MEDICATIONS:
- KAPHA BALANCE TABLET: Kapha tablet is a healthy blend of herbs formulated to balance Kapha doshas without aggravating Pitta and Vata doshas. It can also be used to alleviate any temporary Kapha imbalance. It is very effective in Kapha season that is late winter and spring. It consists of warming and astringent herbs that help to balance the system throughout the cold season. The main use of Kapha tablets is to remove excess Kapha doshas from the system and helps in the management of weight, healthy lungs, and the immune system.
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.
- KANCHNAR GUGGUL: Kanchnar Guggul is an Ayurvedic and Herbal medicine. It is available in the form of a tablet and it is to be taken orally. They are processed by decreasing the decoction of vegetable substances to a thick density and after pouring some powders for creating a pill mass. CAC Kanchnar guggul is pure herbal medicines which checks and treats any kind of abnormal growth in the body, healing of ulcers, thyroid disorders, hernia, lesions and cancer.
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.
- TRIKATU SYRUP: Trikatu Syrup is purely Ayurvedic formulation made up of three herbs. CAC Trikatu Syrup helps to eliminate excess Kapha or mucous from the body, supports respiratory system, manages weight, helps to take out impurities or ama from the body, supports healthy detoxification, reduces swelling. It shows anti-inflammatory, analgesic, expectorant, antioxidant properties. This syrup is made up of equal parts of three herbs such as Pippali (Piper longum), Shunthi (Zingiber officinale), & Marich (Piper nigrum) that maintains the metabolism in the body.
Recommended Dosage: Take 2 tablespoon twice daily with normal water.
- COUGH DETOX POWDER: Cough Detox Powder is herbo-mineral sachets which are purely Ayurvedic formulation. These sachets mainly balance Vata and Kapha Doshas. It is a good Expectorant, expels phlegm from lungs, relieves exhaustion, and provides energy. It is a mixture of some ayurvedic ingredients containing talisadi churna, abharak bhasam, godanti bhasam, lakshmi vilas rasa, yashti madhu churna, tankan bhasma, kaph ketu ras. These ingredients have antitussive and mucolytic properties which help in loosening the mucus accumulated in the chest and makes it easy to cough out.
Recommended Dosage: Take 1 sachet twice daily with normal water.
