LIPOMA AND ITS AYURVEDIC MANAGEMENT

Lump of fatty tissue which grows under skin is known as Lipoma. It is not hard and feel rubbery when touched and tends to move with slight pressure of fingers. It is usually painless and can appear anywhere on body but most commonly appears on trunk, back, shoulders, neck and arms. They tends to grow slowly and are non-cancerous. Most of the lipomas do not require any treatment but if individual feel bothered it can be removed.

WHAT ARE THE CAUSES OF LIPOMA?

Proper cause of lipoma is not determined but some conditions can contribute in formation of lipoma in the body. The conditions includes:

• Gardner Syndrome : It is a form of Familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) which causes lipomas along with range of health problems.
• Dercum’s Disease : It is rare disorder that causes growth of painful lipomas mostly on legs, arms and trunk. It is also known as Adiposis dolorosa or Anders’ syndrome.
• Madelung’s Disease : This condition is found mostly in men with drinking problem. It is also known as Multiple symmetric lipomatosis which causes growth of lipomas around the shoulders and neck.
• Hereditary Multiple Lipomatosis : It is also known as Familial multiple lipomatosis and is an inherited condition.

WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS OF LIPOMA ?

They are generally painless but can be uncomfortable if press against nerve or develop near joint. The lipoma are usually :

• Mostly Painless but can cause pain and discomfort depending upon their size , location and if there is presence of blood vessels.
• Encapsulated : It do not spread to surrounding tissues
• Round or Oval shaped : They are lumps of fatty tissues which are generally symmetrical in nature.
• Moveable : Lipomas are situated just beneath skin surface and tends to move when touched with fingers.
• Smaller than 2inches in diameters.

AREAS WHERE LIPOMAS GROW :

They can develop in any  place in body and they rarely grow on muscles, brain or internal organs. Mostly they develop under skin on the :

• Neck
• Shoulder
• Arms or legs
• Trunk
• Shoulders
• Forehead

WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF LIPOMA ?

There are different type of lipomas which includes :

• Conventional : It contains white fat cells and is most common type of lipoma
• Angiolipoma : This type of lipoma that contains blood vessels and fat and are often painful.
• Fibrolipoma : It is made up of fibrous and fat tissues.
• Myelolipoma : These types of lipomas contains fat and tissues that produces blood cells.
• Pleomorphic : These type of lipomas contain fat cells of different shapes and size.
• Hibernoma : This type of lipoma have brown fat. Brown fat cells tends to generate heat and helps to regulate temperature.
• Spindle cell : The shape of fat cells in this type of lipoma is longer than normal fat cells.

AYURVEDIC APPROACH :

In Ayurved it can be correlated with Medoja granthi. Due to exposure to etiological factors the vata gets vitiated. The Vitiated vata further vitiates the kapha ,meda dhatu , rakta dhatu and mansa dhatu thus giving rise to elevated, round growth in the body. The Granthi consist of excessive amount of Meda.

HERBS :

• Haridra
• Chitraka
• Ativisha
• Kushtha
• Arka
• Shankhini

PANCHAKARMA :

• Vaman
• Virechan
• Udvartan
• Lepam
• Parishek

CHANDIGARH AYURVED CENTRE MEDICATIONS FOR LIPOMA

1. 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.

2. Trikatu Syrup:

Trikatu combines the goodness of Black pepper, Ginger and, Long pepper to create an herbal remedy for digestive ailments, sluggish metabolism, obesity, and high cholesterol. This syrup has best results in anti-inflammatory, pain-relieving, and expectorant. It also help to tackle the weight problems or obesity. It can modulate your body’s immune response while cutting the characteristic inflammation associated with the back pain.

Recommended Dosage–Take 2 teaspoonful twice a day before meal with normal water.

3. Kanchnaar Guggulu:

Kanchnaar guggulu is considered as the best medicine for skin problems such as wounds, pimples, boils, etc. The tablet is composed of Kanchnaar (Bauhinia variegata), Pippali (Piper longum), Shunthi (Zingiber officinale), Guggulu (Commiphora mukul), Twak (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), etc. These tablets pacifies all the three doshas and helps in reducing the symptoms of pimples. This medicine checks and treats any kind of abnormal growth in the body, healing of ulcers, thyroid disorders, hernia, lesions and cancer. All kind of unwanted growth and fluid retentions in the body is treated by Kanchnar Guggul and it reduces all kinds of lumps in the body.

Recommended Dosage:Take 1 tablet twice daily with normal water.

4. Nerve up tablet

These tablets are pure ayurvedic formulation. Nerve up tablets help in balancing the vata doshas and kapha dosha. It acts as nervine stimulant. It shows effective results in improving the central nervous system. It contains natural ingredients like shudha kuchala, shudha shilajeet, praval pishti, shankh bhasma etc. This tablet helps in Backache, knee pain, headache, bronchitis, depression.

Recommended Dosage– Take 1 tablet twice daily.

5. Orthocare Oil

CAC ortho care oil is ayurvedic and purely herbal formulation. It helps to relax your muscles, joint pain and muscles cramps thus helpful in relieving pain. It balances all the three doshas of your body thus maintaining proper blood circulation. It provides soothing effect to the affected area of pain. It contains various combinations like Mahanarayan Tail, Mahavishgarbh tail, Laxadi tail etc. All these are natural pain relievers and having anti-inflammatory properties.

Method of Applying: Rub this roller onto your skin where you feel pain, then massage for few minutes.