Dr Harikrishnan N. Menon

The term prathisyaya is derived from 2 words, “prati” which means towards or in the direction of and “shaya” means moving or flowing. “prati kshanam shyayate iti prathisyaya” continuous secretion from nose is known as pratishsayaya. It is caused by vega dharana, indigestion, excessive speech, anger, seasonal vagaries, excessive exposure of the head to the heat, remaining awake at night, day sleep, exposure to cold water and frost, sexual intercourse and weeping in excess and exposure to the smoky atmosphere. The above mentioned factors aggravate vathadi doshas giving rise to prathishyaya. Prathishyaya is one among the common diseases affecting respiratory…

Humans are social animals, and nowadays we spend most of our time on social media platforms, which are dominated by before and after videos, pics of weight loss and gain, which happens in a short span of time. In this era of cyber dominance, everyone is sharing their experience of transformation and asking others to follow their methods, who don’t possess nutritional or medical degrees. Thus, the common public follow them blindly without knowing the side effects. As per Ayurveda, the constitution of an individual is different from the other or as we say in Ayurveda, everyone is having their…