Recurrent rhinitis or common cold is usually is supposed to be a trivial ailment; however, this condition is responsible for significant loss of man-hours and school-hours for both adults as well as children. Commonly, adults are affected by recurrent rhinitis about 2 to 4 times in a year, while children are affected about 5 to10 times in a year; however, some individuals may be affected by recurrent common cold almost daily or every few weeks, thus making their lives miserable.
Recurrent rhinitis is usually believed to be caused by viral infection, allergies to different offending substances, and a reduced immunity of the respiratory mucosa. Ayurvedic herbal treatment for recurrent rhinitis is aimed at treating the local pathology of the disease as well as boosting specific and general immunity of the affected individual. Ayurvedic medicines which are used in this condition in the acute phase usually help to remove the congestion and swelling in the nose and the upper respiratory tract. These medicines also help to remove other associated symptoms like fever, bodyache, headache, and weakness.
Once the acute phase of this condition has passed, other Ayurvedic medicines are used in order to build up the specific immunity of the nasal mucosa as well as the mucosa in the throat and lungs. The medicines useful for boosting this sort of immunity act on the respiratory mucosa and normalise the hairy linings in the mucosa, so that susceptibility to allergy and infection is reduced, and it can easily expel offending substances from the respiratory tract. In addition, Ayurvedic medicines are also given to boost the general immune status of the affected individual, so as to bring about a feeling of well-being and good help.
Most individuals affected with recurrent rhinitis usually require an initial treatment period of about four to six weeks, followed by an immune-boosting treatment for about 2 to 4 months. With this treatment, a majority of patients affected with recurrent rhinitis report significant improvement or a complete cure in this condition.
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