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Effective Ayurvedic management for pain, swelling, and burning at nail bed and around the tip (Ayurveda Specialist)
Dr. Ishwar Chandra Rai., BAMS, MD AYURVEDA
Medical Case Details:
Hello Doctors,A 60 year old female patient came to me with lesions in her nail bed. She is suffering from pain, swelling, and burning of the nail bed and around the tip of the fingers since 20 days.
She is a housewife and mostly works in the kitchen. It occurs frequently and subsides after applying antifungal creams.
She was also advised by an ayurveda physicians to take Gandhaka Rasayana and Arogyavardhini Vati, and she showed me her prescription. She wants a permanent solution to this problem. Kindly share your clinical experience about this case.
Regards,
Dr. Ishwar Chandra Rai
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Dr. Vinod Kumar Gupta
Ayurveda Specialist
Hi she should cut extra nails, clean these properly.
and take homeo medicine-
-- calendula 30- 3 to 4 times a day for 10 days. she will be cured
Ayurveda Specialist
Hi she should cut extra nails, clean these properly.
and take homeo medicine-
-- calendula 30- 3 to 4 times a day for 10 days. she will be cured
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24.May, 04:11pm
Dr. Vinod Kumar Gupta
Ayurveda Specialist
Hi further if she can do-- take calendula flowers/ leaves, crush into paste, add some water to it, keep her hands into it for some time daily , morning/ evening
Ayurveda Specialist
Hi further if she can do-- take calendula flowers/ leaves, crush into paste, add some water to it, keep her hands into it for some time daily , morning/ evening
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24.May, 04:14pm
Dr. Ishwar Chandra Rai
Ayurveda Specialist
Thank you Dr Vinod Kumar Goyal to your response and well described suggestions.
Ayurveda Specialist
Thank you Dr Vinod Kumar Goyal to your response and well described suggestions.
24.May, 05:53pm
Dr. Pratibha Jain
Ayurveda Specialist
Give her shudh gandhak powder for dipping her fingers in gandhak mix warm water than apply some antifungal cream like psora cream overnight.
Ayurveda Specialist
Give her shudh gandhak powder for dipping her fingers in gandhak mix warm water than apply some antifungal cream like psora cream overnight.
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24.May, 06:15pm
Dr. Gandhidas Sonajirao Lavekar
Ayurveda Specialist
It is chronic Fungal infection, may take 6 to 8 weeks for cure.
1. Ask to prepare a paste of Dry Ginger=Sonth in water + add few drops of Coconut oil or Glycerol and to be applied on affected swollen nail bed and sides, at night and clean in morning; there after ask to dust Turmeric powder, this is to be done daily for 4 weeks.
2. Kaishor guggulu tablet 500 mg 2 tablets twice daily with plain water, to be continued for 4 weeks.
Progress may be informed in between if required.
Ayurveda Specialist
It is chronic Fungal infection, may take 6 to 8 weeks for cure.
1. Ask to prepare a paste of Dry Ginger=Sonth in water + add few drops of Coconut oil or Glycerol and to be applied on affected swollen nail bed and sides, at night and clean in morning; there after ask to dust Turmeric powder, this is to be done daily for 4 weeks.
2. Kaishor guggulu tablet 500 mg 2 tablets twice daily with plain water, to be continued for 4 weeks.
Progress may be informed in between if required.
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24.May, 10:28pm
Dr. Mohd Zahoor Bhat
Ayurveda Specialist
Dear Dr Ishwar,
Yes it is true that this is a chronic fungal infection.
Change vihar more than anything else, plz check if she has recently changed any dishwash bars or so.
Gunjadi oil locally overnight should be the DOC, also to prevent recurance ghandak rasayan vati and tiktkam kashayam or nimbadi kashayam can be used for few weeks.
Hope that helps
Ayurveda Specialist
Dear Dr Ishwar,
Yes it is true that this is a chronic fungal infection.
Change vihar more than anything else, plz check if she has recently changed any dishwash bars or so.
Gunjadi oil locally overnight should be the DOC, also to prevent recurance ghandak rasayan vati and tiktkam kashayam or nimbadi kashayam can be used for few weeks.
Hope that helps
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24.May, 10:42pm
Dr. Ishwar Chandra Rai
Ayurveda Specialist
Thank you Doctors to your valuable suggestions and advice.
Ayurveda Specialist
Thank you Doctors to your valuable suggestions and advice.
25.May, 07:45am
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