5 Best Ayurvedic Solutions For Joint Pain | Ayursesha

List For Ayurvedic Solutions For Joint Pain

Joint Pain can arise due to a number of reasons like injury, age-related diseases, bad lifestyle, and others. However, joint pain is a common problem in middle-aged and senior citizens. The reason may be a deficiency of calcium, or vitamin D, hectic schedules, and long hours of work without much mobility. These factors can single-handedly or combined cause problems that can cause little to extreme discomfort in some people. 

Certain symptoms like swelling, pain, inflammation, and reduction in mobility/flexibility act up as the first symptoms of joint pain. These may show up as a single symptom or a combination of multiple symptoms. Obesity, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, etc can be the reasons for the same.

There are many ayurvedic solutions that can work wonders to relieve joint pain. Ayurvedic remedies can be easily done at home without getting much into hassle. Many ayurvedic herbs and components are easily available in the majority of Indian households. Also, another benefit of following ayurvedic solutions is that they do not have side effects like allopathic medicines which often come with lots of side effects and are dangerous for the body in the long run.

You can try out some herbs that can be consumed in multiple forms. The herbs that work best for joint pain are as follows:

Nirgundi: A popular herb, Nirgundi is used to treat all types of pains in joints. It works to reduce excessive pain as well as swelling because of its antioxidant, anti-convulsing, and anti-inflammatory properties. Consuming Nirgundi helps to keep the joints healthy. The leaves have the maximum healing effect and the stem and seeds come next to it. This herb has a bitter taste with hot potency that makes it even better for joint pain. When it comes to using it, you can use it in the form of leaf decoction, paste, or even oil and apply it on the ailing area.

Ajwain: Ajwain, also called carom seeds possesses excellent anti-inflammatory properties. This works even better during the winter season as it also has anesthetic properties. For using ajwain, you can crush the seeds for making a paste and applying on the affected area. You can also put ajwain in drinking water or put them in a hot water tub and soak the affected joints in water. This will help in reducing the pain & swelling.

Dashmool: The word Dashmool itself means ‘ten herbs’ (five belong to trees and five belong to herbs). Dashmool exhibits sedative, analgesic, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that work to relieve the pain in joints. This can be consumed in the form of powder with water or milk. Dashmool oil is also available in the market which can be applied to the joints to cure the pain.

Shallaki: Shallaki possesses the properties of relieving joint pain and strengthening them. It is available in the form of oil as well as powder.

Ginger: Ginger, a superfood found in Indian households that has multiple properties for benefitting the overall health. It has anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. It increases blood circulation which further reduces the pain. You can use ginger in the form of oil, and ginger paste and also consume ginger tea.

Further changes in diet can be made like adding healthy fats like ghee and nuts. Reduce the amount of junk food. Also, avoid eating stale food and try to consume only food that has been freshly prepared. 

Apart from following these remedies, keep a close check on your symptoms as well. If you notice or experience any kind of extra discomfort than the usual minor ones, check with your doctor as soon as possible. Timely treatment from the right doctor can prevent major damage. 

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