Pericarditis is a medical condition in which the membrane surrounding the heart gets inflamed and later on either sticks to the heart, or accumulates excess fluid. This condition can cause toxicity within the body and effect the normal functioning of the heart. While the cause for pericarditis is unknown in a majority of affected individuals, some patients may develop this condition after a heart attack or after a severe infection of the heart or lungs. Pericarditis may have serious implications with respect to morbidity and mortality in the affected individual.
The Ayurvedic herbal treatment for pericarditis involves the use of herbal medicines which reduce swelling and inflammation in the pericardium, and also treat symptoms such as fever, chest pain, breathlessness, and heart failure. These medicines rapidly resolve the pericarditis and prevent long-term complications related to the condition. Rapid commencement of treatment after diagnosis of the condition can prevent complications like constrictive pericarditis and cardiac tamponade, which can both have serious consequences for the affected individual. Medicines are also given to reduce the collection of fluid in the pericardial sac, so that a direct pressure on the heart can be avoided. If left untreated, the pericardium in some individuals constricts considerably and exerts pressure on the heart, thereby preventing or reducing the contraction of the heart. This results in a reduced cardiac output, and can thereby adversely affect the whole body.
Affected individuals who have pericarditis also need to be treated for any possible bacterial or viral infections which have caused the condition. A correct diagnosis of this condition and aggressive treatment rapidly resolve the pericarditis and prevent toxins from the infection from spreading to the body. Ayurvedic herbal treatment, if given judiciously, rapidly cures the infection and prevents permanent damage of the heart as well as other important internal organs.
Ayurvedic herbal treatment can thus be utilised efficiently to treat and cure pericarditis.
The writer, Dr. A. A. Mundewadi, is available as an online Ayurvedic Consultant at www.ayurvedaphysician.com
