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
