Cataract (Timira / Linga-nasha) — described by Sushruta. Once formed, surgery is the only cure.
Food Remedies
Main remedy
A formed cataract has one treatment — modern lens-replacement surgery (10-minute phaco). Amla-rasayana and sugar control only slow progression. Sushruta's couching is history's first eye surgery — honour it by choosing its modern descendant.
1 tsp amla juice with honey each morning — the classical netra-rasayana; slows lens ageing, cannot clear a formed cataract.
Traditional
गाजर · Carrot
Carrot, green leafy vegetables and ghee daily — vitamin A and lutein for the ageing eye.
Traditional
घी · Cow Ghee
1 tsp cow ghee in warm milk at night — the base of every classical netra-rasayana, and it carries the fat-soluble vitamins the lens needs. A cataract already formed clears only with surgery.
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
UV-protective glasses in strong sun; control sugar and BP.
Foods that help
आँवला · Amlaगाजर · Carrotघी · Cow Ghee
What to cut down
धूम्रपान · Smokingबिना नियंत्रण मधुमेह · Unchecked diabetes
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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