Stress and Anxiety

Symptoms -

  • Insomnia (Sleeplessness)
  • Worries
  • Anticipation of the worst
  • Feeling of tension
  • Restlessness
  • Acidity
  • Constipation / Looseness of bowels
  • Weakness
  • Fatigue etc

Lot of stress and Anxiety is a causative factor of various diseases and it leads to hormonal diseases, Gastro-intestinal diseases, heart diseases, hypertension and many other health problems.
Hence, prevention of stress and Anxiety is of utmost importance.

What Ayurveda can offer for STRESS and ANXIETY ?

PREVENTION
Snehana :
  1. Prevents the rate of ageing
  2. Alleviates Vata
  3. It improves eyesight especially foot massage
  4. Increases stamina
  5. Induces sleep
  6. It gives soothing effect to the whole body
  7. Relieves muscular spasms caused due to stress and Anxiety
  8. Relieves mental fatigue
  9. Increases blood circulation in the body which helps to keep the body energetic and relaxed.
Nasya :
  1. Relieves mental strain and stress
  2. Reduces Anxiety
  3. Increases mental alertness
  4. Makes all the sense organs alert
  5. Reduces graying of hair due to stress
  Manasrasayana :
  1. It includes treatment on Dhi (grasping) , Dhruti (concentration) and Smruti (memory).
  2. Counselling relieves all the symptoms. Hence, techniques like meditation, Yoga therapies are useful in psychosomatic diseases.
    Eg) Medications
    1. Yashtimadhu (Glycerrhiza glabra) churna + milk
    2. Shankpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis) paste
TREATMENT
Shirodhara :
  1. Highly effective in insomnia
  2. Imparts deep relaxation by relieving mental stress and generates sound sleep
  3. Helps to reduce Anxiety

Shirobasti :

  1. Helps in recollecting sensation in diseases like paralysis
  2. Excellent effects in facial palsy
  3. Insomnia
  4. Dryness of nose
  5. Headache
Padabhyanga :
  1. It induces sound sleep.
  2. Helps to relieve stress and anxiety
  3. Helps in achieving mental calm
  4. Gives soothing effect and feeling of relaxation to the whole body
  5. Stimulates all the important points of the body as in Acupuncture.
 

Remedies :

  1. STRESSCON
    1. Mental irritability
    2. Stress and Strain
    3. Generalized Anxiety Disorders
    4. Fatigue
    5. Psychotic symptomatology
    6. Psychosomatic disorders
    7. Depression
Dose: 2 tablets twice a day