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Showing posts with label congestive cardiac failure. Show all posts
Showing posts with label congestive cardiac failure. Show all posts

Thursday 19 August 2021

Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF) – Modern (Allopathic) Versus Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment

 The heart acts as a mechanical pump to supply oxygenated blood along with nutrients to all parts of the body. Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is a medical condition in which the heart loses its normal efficiency. If left untreated, this condition worsens over time and may lead to a complete failure of the heart, thereby causing death. CCF can be caused due to coronary artery disease (CAD), heart attack, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, high blood pressure, valvular diseases of the heart, as well as general medical conditions like thyroid disease, and kidney disease.

Common symptoms of CCF include breathlessness on exertion or at rest, congested lungs, fluid and water retention (causing swelling of feet and – later on - bloating of the entire body), loss of appetite, nausea, dizziness, fatigue and weakness, and rapid or irregular heartbeat. Not all symptoms may be present in all affected individuals; and some may have no symptoms at all, at least in the initial phase of the disease.

Early diagnosis and management of this medical condition is important in order to prevent permanent and irreversible damage to the heart and increased mortality. The goal of the modern (Allopathic) system of medicines is to treat the known cause, ease symptoms, improve quality of life, prevent the condition from worsening, and reduce the need for hospitalization as well as the risk of death.

Some of the medicines commonly used include ACE inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta blockers, blood vessel dilators, digoxin, calcium channel blockers, diuretics, potassium, magnesium, and heart pump medications. Regular graded exercises, lifestyle modifications and regular, lifelong medical follow ups are important to maintain a good quality of life and achieve good heart control with medications. Lifestyle modifications include quitting smoking and alcohol consumption, changing diet, and reducing weight.

For patients with specific causes and advanced or severe disease, surgical treatment options may be offered. These include coronary artery bypass graft (CABG), heart valve surgery, implantable left ventricular assist device (LVAD), and heart transplant. Heart failure management is thus a team effort and includes the services of cardiology physicians and surgeons, nurses, dietitians, physiotherapists, social workers and counselors.

In addition to modern conservative care, institution of aggressive Ayurvedic treatment to treat both the cause and effects of CCF can result in highly gratifying results. Ayurvedic medicines are very effective in quickly controlling high blood pressure; this reduces the work load on the heart thereby reducing heart muscle fatigue and compromised pumping action. Herbal medicines work very well to reduce atherosclerosis and obstruction in narrowed coronary vessels so as to improve the blood flow to the heart muscles. Damage to heart muscles due to valvular insufficiency, heart muscle disease, or alcohol and drug abuse can be corrected using specific herbal therapy for the same. Work efficiency of the heart can be improved using appropriate herbo-mineral therapy.

With regular treatment, affected individuals notice a definite improvement in symptoms like swelling, breathlessness, fatigue and reduced appetite. Objective tests like chest x-ray and 2-d echo test reveal improvement in such parameters as reduction in the size of enlarged heart chambers, improved valvular efficiency, improved heart ejection fraction, reduced load on the lungs, and resolution of swelling in and around the pericardium.

Ayurvedic herbal treatment can thus be judiciously used to treat refractory patients having CCF. Concurrent Ayurvedic treatment can dramatically improve the overall outlook of long term treatment of CCF and significantly bring down mortality resulting from this condition.

The writer, Dr A A Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at https://www.mundewadiayurvedicclinic.com and http://www.ayurvedaphysician.com To start Ayurvedic herbal treatment for CCF, kindly click here

Saturday 10 February 2018

Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF) - Successful Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment

Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is a medical condition in which the heart is unable to pump oxygenated blood to the body with its normal efficiency. CCF, if left untreated, becomes gradually progressive over time and leads to symptoms like chest pain or discomfort, breathlessness, fatigue, pain in abdomen, swelling in feet and abdomen, increased nocturnal urination, and decreased appetite.

Early diagnosis and management of this medical condition is important in order to prevent permanent and irreversible damage to the heart and increased mortality. In addition to modern conservative care, institution of aggressive Ayurvedic treatment to treat both the cause and effects of CCF can result in highly gratifying results. Ayurvedic medicines are very effective in quickly controlling high blood pressure; this reduces the work load on the heart thereby reducing heart muscle fatigue and compromised pumping action. Herbal medicines work very well to reduce atherosclerosis and obstruction in narrowed coronary vessels so as to improve the blood flow to the heart muscles. Damage to heart muscles due to valvular insufficiency, heart muscle disease, or alcohol and drug abuse can be corrected using specific herbal therapy for the same. Work efficiency of the heart can be improved using appropriate herbo-mineral therapy.

With regular treatment, affected individuals notice a definite improvement in symptoms like swelling, breathlessness, fatigue and reduced appetite. Objective tests like a chest x-ray and 2-d echo test reveal improvement in such parameters as reduction in the size of enlarged heart chambers, improved valvular efficiency, improved heart ejection fraction, reduced load on the lungs, and resolution of swelling in and around the pericardium.

Ayurvedic herbal treatment can thus be judiciously used to treat refractory patients having CCF. Concurrent Ayurvedic treatment can dramatically improve the overall outlook of long term treatment of CCF and significantly bring down mortality resulting from this condition.

The writer, Dr A A Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at https://www.mundewadiayurvedicclinic.com and  www.ayurvedaphysician.com  For Ayurvedic herbal treatment of CCF, kindly click on this link https://www.mundewadiayurvedicclinic.com/product-page/congestive-cardiac-failure-ccf 

Friday 15 July 2011

Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment for Congestive Cardiac Failure (CCF)

A normal heart provides oxygenated blood to the entire body and also keeps all the cells of the body healthy and nourished.  Congestive cardiac failure, also known as congestive heart failure is a condition in which the unhealthy heart is not able to keep up its pumping action in the required manner.  The common symptoms of CCF include fatigue, breathlessness, edema of the lower limbs, increased urination, and decreased appetite.  A simple x-ray of the chest shows an enlarged heart.  CCF can be caused by related medical conditions such as heart attack, high blood pressure, diseases of the valves of the heart, and long-term alcohol and drug abuse.


The Ayurvedic herbal treatment of CCF includes symptomatic treatment to strengthen the heart as well as treatment of the known causes for the condition.  Alcohol and drug abuse needs to be discontinued at the earliest, in order to prevent further damage to the heart.  High blood pressure and diseases of the heart valves need to be treated, since these medical conditions over-exert the heart.  Once the known causes of CCF have been controlled or treated, Ayurvedic herbo-mineral medicines are used in order to strengthen the heart muscles and improve oxygen supply to the heart.  These medicines significantly improve the working capacity of the heart as well as its efficiency, in spite of the damage sustained by the heart.

The Ayurvedic herbal treatment of CCF needs to be continued for at least four to six months in order to bring about significant improvement in individuals affected with CCF.  The advantage of Ayurvedic herbal medicines is that these not only bring about an improvement in the working efficiency of the heart, but these changes are also maintained over time, so that the patient continues to experience the benefits even after discontinuing the medicines.

Ayurvedic herbal treatment can thus bring about dramatic improvement in patients affected with CCF.

The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at https://www.mundewadiayurvedicclinic.com. and http://www.ayurvedaphysician.com

Wednesday 6 July 2011

Ayurvedic Herbal Treatment for Mitral Valve Regurgitation and Aortic Valve Regurgitation

The flow of blood in the heart is uni-directional because of the valves present in the heart.  The heart has four main valves out of which the mitral valve and the aortic valve have special clinical significance.  Stenosis of the valves is related to a narrowing of the flow inlet through the valves, because of which blood flow is at a higher velocity through a narrow opening, leading to increase workload on the previous injecting chamber of the heart.  On the other hand, regurgitation relates to backflow of the blood because of incompetence in the closure of the valves.  The clinical condition associated with this regurgitation is named after the affected valves, in this case, it is known as either mitral valves regurgitation or aortic valve regurgitation.  These conditions lead to an increase in size of the heart, which in the longer run can cause heart failure.

The treatment of mitral valve regurgitation and aortic valve regurgitation in the modern system of medicine is mainly surgical, which usually involves replacement of the defective valve.  Ayurvedic medicines can be utilised to treat mitral valve regurgitation and aortic valve regurgitation either before surgery or in patients who cannot be operated upon for various reasons.  The Ayurvedic medicines which are useful in these clinical conditions act upon the heart muscle as well as the tendons connecting the heart muscles to the valve leaves.  The overall effect of these medicines is that the regurgitation of blood reduces significantly and the overall pumping action of the heart improves to such an extent that the major clinical symptoms of the affected individual can be controlled very well.  In addition, these medicines have a corrective action on the heart, so that symptoms do not recur even after stopping the treatment.

Ayurvedic treatment for the management of mitral valve regurgitation and aortic valve regurgitation can therefore be considered to be quite effective in a majority of the patients.  Most people affected with these conditions require Ayurvedic medicines for a period of four to six months.  The important thing is that Ayurvedic treatment can significantly alter the lives of people affected with mitral valve regurgitation and aortic valve regurgitation.

The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at www.ayurvedaphysician.com