AYURVEDIC TREATMENT OF STRESS

Everyone wants to live a stress free life and wants to be happy rather than becoming rich or famous. Responsibility, Society pressure, inferiority complex, any failures, frictions in relationships and many more factors lead to worries and over thinking which results in stress. Stress has become the serious health issue and we must talk about this thing openly. It is well said that good mental health is essential for the overall health of body. It is miserable that people of all age groups (child, youngster, mid aged and old aged people) suffering from this complication. It is not possible to get rid from stress very soon. To manage the stress, some changes with life style are also required. For the stress management nothing could be better than ayurveda.

In Ayurveda description of the Total health is considered as a state of mental, spiritual and intellectual well being. Ayurveda is a science of life whose focus is not only to manage the ailments but also prolong the life. To manage the stress there are various herbs present in Ayurveda like Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera), Tagar (Valeriana wallichii), Brahmi (Bacopa monnoieri), Vacha (Acorus calamus), Ajmoda (Carum roxburghianum), Shwet jeerak (Cuminum cyminum) and Krishna jeerak (Carum carvi) which support the good brain health and help to get rid from stress.

WHAT IS STRESS?

Stress is the response of our body to any kind of feeling like good or bad experiences. In stress there is release of stress hormones which cause hyperactivity in hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) system which causes the disruption of the normal levels of serotonin (brain chemical, important for feeling of well being). Stress can reduce the quality of life to a greater extent. Stress may lead to the serious health complications like heart diseases, high blood pressure, leads to stroke, cancer, weakened immune system due to that susceptibility to infection increases, weight gain, gastrointestinal complications , sexual/ reproductive dysfucntioning and many other complications.

WHAT CAN BE THE SYMPTOMS OF STRESS?

Cognitive symptoms may include:

• Worrying
• Anxious thoughts
• Negativity
• Lack of concentration
• Memory loss
• Over thinking

Emotional symptoms may include:

• Mood swings
• Short temper
• Feeling of loneliness and isolated
• Feeling of sadness

Physical symptoms may include:

• Body aches
• Dizziness
• Lethargy
• Diarrhea
• Constipation
• Increased heart beat
• Pain in chest
• Loss of sexual desires

Behavioral symptoms may include:

• Eating too much or too less
• Insomnia
• Sleeping too much
• Cut off from everyone
• Irresponsibility
• Getting nervous e.g. nail biting
• Consumption of alcohol, smoking and use of drugs to make you relaxed

AYURVEDIC VIEW

In ayurveda there are three energies - vata, pitta and kapha which are liable for the good health. When there is an imbalance in any of three energies, it becomes the cause of disease. Stress is due to the imbalance of all the three energies. According to ayurveda there are three sub doshas which govern mind. Vata has the sub dosha named as prana vata which regulates the sensory perception, brain and mind. Whereas, tarpaka kapha is the sub dosha of kapha which helps to govern cerebro spinal fluid. Sadhak pitta is the sub dosha of pitta which governs the emotions and their impact on heart. So the vitiation in any of these sub doshas results in stress.

HERBAL REMEDIES FOR STRESS BY PLANET AYURVEDA

Planet Ayurveda provides effective herbal remedies such as Stress Support, Ashwagandha Capsules, Brahmi Capsules & Medhya Churna for ayurvedic treatment of stress. These herbal remedies are prepared from using best quality herbs and strictly follow the principles of Ayurveda. All these herbal remedies of Planet Ayurveda are 100 percent pure, natural and vegetarian. These are free from chemicals, additives and preservatives. These are safe to use as these are free from side effects.

1. STRESS SUPPORT

Planet ayruveda's stress support capsules are an amazing herbal formulation for stress management. This herbal product is available in the form of capsules. Stress support capsules are the combination of three herbs which are given below:

• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
• Tagar (Valeriana wallichii)
• Brahmi (Bacopa monnoieri)

DOSE - 2 capsules twice daily with plain water after meal.

Benefits:-

All the three herbs mentioned above are very helpful to manage the stress. These help to pacify the nervous system and also help to increase the mental and physical performance.

2. ASHWAGANDHA CAPSULES

Ashwagandha capsules are prepared from the pure extract of herb Ashwagandha which is known to be stress buster. Thus ashwagandha capsules are an amazing herbal formulation for stress by planet ayurveda.

• Sanskrit names - Ashwagandha, varahakarni, Palasparni, pivari and pushtida.
• Scientific names - Withania somnifera.
• Family - Solanaceae.
• Common names - Winter cherry, ginseng.

Benefits:-

Ashwagandh is nervine tonic. It helps to strength the nervous system. It is also useful to provide relief in symptoms associated with stress like over thinking and insomnia.

DOSGAE - I-2 capsule two times in a day with plain water after meals.

3. BRAHMI CAPSULES

Brahmi capsules are the wonderful herbal formulation for stress by Planet Ayurveda. This herbal product is pure extracts of herb Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri). This herb has the great medicinal importance in ayuredva as it helps to manage the several neurological problems. It helps to provide the relief in the symptoms associated with stress like anxiety, loneliness, insomnia, sleep for too long, negative feelings and loss of concentration etc.

DOSAGE - 1 capsule two times in a day with plain water.

4. MEDHYA CHURNA

Planet Ayurveda offers Medhya churna to manage the stress in a natural way. This herbal formulation is 100% pure and free from any color, chemicals, preservatives and starch. Herbs used in the formulation of medhya churna are given below:

INGREDEINTS:-

• Vacha (Acorus calamus)
• Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera)
• Ajmoda (Carum roxburghianum)
• Shwet jeerak (Cuminum cyminum)
• Kishna jeerak (Carum carvi)
• Sonth (Zingiber officinale)
• Marich (Piper nigrum)
• Pipali (Piper longum)
• Patha (Cissampelos pareira)
• Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis)
• Brahmi (Bacopa monnierri)

Benefits:-

Herbs used in the formulation of medhya churna help to maintain the good brain health and help to calm the nervous system. This herbal formulation is very effective to manage the stress problem and gives the satisfactory results in patients.

DOSAGE - 1/4 spoon once daily with plain water.

DIET AND LIFESTYLE

• Eat walnuts and almonds etc.
• Eat green vegetables like spinach, French beans, cabbage and cauliflower.
• Consume fruits which are rich in antioxidants like Blueberries, raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries etc.
• Avoid junk food, smoking and drinking.

WHY PLANET AYURVEDA?

• We check the efficacy of the herbs in the labs before preparing any herbal formulation. This is done to provide best services to the people across the world.
• Vegetarian capsules are used which are prepared from plants.
• All products are prepared under the guidance of experienced Ayurveda doctors.
• Products are free from any color, preservatives, chemicals and starch.
• All products undergo various trials before they reach to costumers.