Help with queries on Siddha Medicine

hii i have a doubt is ghee good for health than oil/olive oil?? i just want to know because in olde days my grandma used to cook with ghee and still now she is so healthy???

Hello Dr Charu,

My father is 59 yrs old n he has dry-throat problem. He has to constantly clear his throat. Also he is not able to have a sound sleep bcoz his throat gets too dry n he has to wake up n drink some water..He is having this problem since many years..He went to some Doctors also but they are not suggesting anything useful.pls suggest some remedy..thanks in advance..

Hello Dr. Charoo,

I am bit Anemic.( Vegetarian by diet) Dr. suggested Vitamin B12 Shots. I would like to know any natural medicine. I read somewhere if one is Anemic Coffee & Tea should be avoided. Any other beverage I can take instead of coffee or tea ?

Best regards

Hi Meghu,

According to our system of medicine ghee is good for health. But it doesnt fit our lifestyles now to have more ghee. Initially in days of our grand mom they dint ve much choice in cooking oils. Butter ,ghee, vanaspati, gingely oil, coconut oil, groundnut oil, palm oil were the ones that were vailable. Outta which vansapati n butter r ruled out due to their harmful effects like causing cancer n too fatty respectively. The groundnut oil n palm oil r also less healtheir compared to the options they had. So in the older day cooking they mostly used gingely oil n ghee which are moderately healthy. But now lifestyles have changed. We don do as much physical work as they do. Remember they washed clothes by ahnd took water from river r well, reared cows n other animals, cleaned houses n swabbed them by sitting ( not vaccuaming r mopping with mop sticks) made all the festival preparations. they used to grind rice flour n all for diwali sweets at home. Now our lifestyle has changed to numerous human n mechanical helps n more fats foods n less walking n exercises. At this present state of life ghee is not healthy due to the limited exercise we ve. I would suggest u to use oils rich in PUFA n MUFA(they r fatty acids). The choices I suggest r as follows

1. Canola oil, olive oil, sunflower oil ( canola has more pufa sunflower has more mufa n olive oil s gud in both.

2. Ranked second is gingely oil, corn oil, n saff oil

3. coconut n groundnut oils

4. margarine

5. vanaspati , butter n ghee

its always better to use two three oils in day to day cooking as pufa mufa balance ll be there instead of using only one oil.

Like use canola r sunflower oil for deep frying stuff, olive oil for tempering stuff n gingely oil for seasoning

If u use a variety of oils like this the balance of fatty acids ll be maintained.

And restrict use of ghee butter n coconut oils to the stuff which really need them.

I am advising all these to fairly healthy ppl with no bp sugar n active lifestyles.

Or else stick with sunflower canola n olive oils with touch of gingely oil now n then
all others r best taken in little amounts.

Hope I cleared the doubt fully

Regards,
CC

Hi Fresh hope,

U dint state abt the otehr health conditions of ur father. So am assuming he s fairly healthy with no other problems except this dry throat. Dry throat may be due to a lot of factors like mouth breathing or loss of body fluids or less mucosal secretions in mouth. Also might be due to old age as it gets ur glands to go dry r shrink n reduce their production.
I am giving u a simple home remedy. Try this n get back with other details abt health conditions too if u ve more doubts.

1. Take one tsp of butter plain n mix it with little sugar n mix with fingers till it becomes a litttle melted. I would suggest he take one fingerful of this evry now n then. but remember this is for a whole day. one tsp butter only for one day. if he has problems like high bp r cholesterol this option is ruled out.

2. Take honey with everything like milk, fruits, biscuits, bread, dry fruits. or if he prefers alone 4 to 5 teaspoons a day is a must. This option is gud only if he s not diabetic on insulin injection. If he is mildly diabetic on oral tablets inform me abt his latest sugar levels before starting anything. If i know more abt his medical history I can suggest some medication. But as of now if all these conditions are fullfilled go ahead n try these remedies n get back if u ve more doubts.

Regards,
CC

Hi Veen,

IF u r anemic its better to avoid coffee n tea n go for health drinks and or date syrup with milk. u should also eat lot of greens, sprouts, beets, apples, pomegranate, dates n u can eat jaggery sweets more than sugar sweets. All these if done consistently ll help u . Like if u want ur haemoglobin to go up by 0.1 u should take one apple a day n eat one green r sprout a day for one month without fail. I insist consistency in eating balanced diet ll help u.

Regards,
CC

Hello Dr. Charu,

I have Gastroenterology problem. This problem is there for nearly 4 years and I am still continuing medicines. My stomach pains alot and rush to toilet(sometimes along with blood). But, it gets stopped in between and starts back again. I do not understand the reason and here the doctor doesn't explain us everything clearly. Could you please suggest if there is any Siddha medicines for this problem. Please Advice Doctor.

Thanks in Advance

Hello Dr Charu,
Gd day.
i hav a daughter of 2 1/2 year old.here the climate changes every now n then sometimes very rainy n othertimes hot.its very humid too.pls wuld u suggest me a complete veg diet plan for my kid.as she is more prone to getting phelgm(symptom is when shes full she vommits out n tht mostly is sticky with some items).v had consulted the pedia here n they said it is very common at this age n asked us to control in her food only.
pls do help me out.
warm regards
raji

Thanks a lot Dr Charu for suggesting these home remedies...My father has cholestrol problem so he wont be able to take butter..but he can take honey frequently.
Actually he has sinus problem since a long time n this dry throat problem might be related to that. He also has acidity problem because of which he has to take some medications regularly.
His throat becomes very dry because of which his sleep is very disturbed n he has to get up n drink water from time to time.
i will suggest the remedies given by you to him.
Thanks again for your valuable guidance.

Hi lahy15,

U have not expalined ur problem fully. I assume u have stomach aches n bleeding thru anus. I wud like to ve the following clarifications.

1. Does ur stomach hurt when its full r when say 2 to 3 hrs after food? do u get a burning sensation ?

2. hows ur bowel movement? u ahve constipation alternating with diarrhea? how often u get the feel to rush to toilet ? is it specific like after taking food ?

3. how often u get blood in ur stool? is it like the whole stools mixed wioth blood r u get streaks of bleed on stool?or is it like fresh blood after passing stool?

4. wat other symptoms u have like burning r pain when u sit? vomitting r gas problems?
I can answer u better after u reply to all these.

As a first step to all ur gastro problems I suggest u reduce spicy foods, deep fried foods. use less spices n ur food should be very less in spice n oil.

Regards,
CC