Amyloidosis is a group of diseases that result from the abnormal deposition of a particular protein, called amyloid, in various tissues of the body. This condition can be either localized or systemic. The protein that deposits in the brain of patients of Alzheimer's disease is a form of localized amyloid. Systemic amyloidosis can be primary, secondary or hereditary. Long-standing kidney failure can cause Beta-2 micro globulin amyloidosis.
Symptoms in patients with amyloidosis result from abnormal functioning of the involved organs like the heart, kidneys, liver, intestines, skin, nerves, joints and lungs. The Ayurvedic treatment of this condition is aimed at treating the presenting symptoms and preventing organ failure. Medicines which act specifically on the seven dhatus (tissues) of the body are used according to known tissue and organ involvement. Specially, medicines which act on the 'Rakta', 'Mansa' and 'Meda' dhatus are used to prevent or reduce the protein deposition. These medicines include Patol (Tricosanthe dioica), Kutki (Picrorrhiza kurroa), Saariva (Hemidesmus indicus), Patha ( Cissampelos pareira), Musta (Cyperus rotundus), Triphala (Three fruits), Nimba (Azadirachta indica), Kutaj (Holarrhina antidysentrica), Chirayta (Swertia chirata),Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia), Chandan (Santalum album) and Vishwa (Zinziber officinalis) .
In addition, medicines like Arogya-Vardhini, Triphala-Guggulu, Punarnavadi-Guggulu and Medohar-Guggulu are used for a generalized therapeutic action on the whole body. The most frequent cause of death in systemic amyloidosis is kidney failure. To prevent this, special emphasis is placed on treating the kidneys, using medicines like Gokshuradi-Guggulu, Chandraprabha-Vati and Punarnavadi-Qadha. Medicines like Suvarna-Malini-Vasant, Laghu-Malini-Vasant and Abhrak-Bhasma are used to stabilize the damaged tissues and organs.
Amyloidosis is frequently discovered after significant organ damage has already occurred. An early and definite diagnosis of this condition is therefore, very important.
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