AYURVEDIC REMEDIES FOR PRICKLY HEAT
PRICKLY HEAT: It is an acute form of heat rash
associated
with excessive sweating,
specially during humid climate. In Ayurveda this is known as a type of pidaka.
It consists of small superficial eruptions which look like grains of sand. It affects almost any part of the body. Pricking, burning sensation and itching cause a lot of discomfort,
and
may cause secondary bacterial infection.
Ayurvedic Treatment for Prickly heat: Persons having paittika type of physical constitution are more prone to get this skin trouble. As far as possible, such patients should avoid heat and
humidity. Intake of
Pravala pishti in a dose of 0.5 gms, twice a day, with honey, helps both in preventing and curing this disease.
Diet to taken by prickly heat patients: Almond and almond oil, grapes, specially dry grapes, are very useful for these patients. Fruit juice should be given to them in plenty.
Other regimens: Use of fresh air and physical exercise helps both in preventing and curing this condition. Care should be taken to see that the sweat is wiped off the
body as soon as
it appears.
