Joint pain and swelling — morning stiffness, painful movement.
Also known as: joint pain · गठिया · संधिवात · sandhivata · osteoarthritis · जोड़ों का दर्द
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Apple: helpful when urine tests acidic. Eat apples daily for joint pain and arthritis; boiled, mashed apple can also be applied as a poultice on the painful area.
Half a teaspoon of dry-ginger (sonth) powder in warm water, twice daily.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
हरड़ · Harad
Harad powder, half a teaspoon at night with warm water, clears the ama behind joint pain.
Traditional
लहसुन · Garlic
Two cloves of garlic boiled in milk each morning.
Traditional
CautionNot in supplement doses alongside blood thinners. Stop before surgery.
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सेब · Apple
helpful when urine tests acidic. Eat apples daily for joint pain and arthritis; boiled, mashed apple can also be applied as a poultice on the painful area.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Hot and cold fomentation alternately, three minutes each, four cycles. Gentle joint movement daily — never rest a joint completely.
Sun bath on the affected joint; mud pack for pain.
Classical Formulations
दशमूल क्वाथ · Dashamoola Kwath
Dose: 40–80 ml decoction · Warm, on empty stomach
Vata disorders, body ache, post-fever weakness, respiratory & inflammatory conditions.
Bhojanveda
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