Epilepsy — seizures; medicines continue, food is only supportive.
Also known as: mirgi · मिर्गी · अपस्मार · apasmara · seizures · दौरे · fits
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Mango: pound half a kilo of green mango leaves into a paste, warm in sesame oil until the water burns off, cool and strain; massage this oil on the body.
CautionNever stop or reduce epilepsy medicine on your own — this massage is alongside it, not in place of it. A fit lasting past five minutes, or fits coming one after another, is a hospital emergency.
pound half a kilo of green mango leaves into a paste, warm in sesame oil until the water burns off, cool and strain; massage this oil on the body.
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
Regular sleep and meal hours are the foundation. Shavasana and Bhramari daily; never Kapalbhati.
Cold spinal sponge morning and evening.
Classical Formulations
ब्राह्मी वटी · Brahmi Vati
Dose: 1–2 tablets (250 mg) · Warm milk at night
Poor memory and concentration, mental fatigue, anxiety, disturbed sleep, children who cannot focus.
Foods that help
आम · Mango
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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