Nails and Naturopathy
Introduction: Nails are one of the indicators of the body ailments.
- Press and release the nails suddenly - this gives an idea of blood circulation.
- Diseases like syphilis and psoriasis could be detected by nil examination.
- If thyroid functioning is not proper then the nails will show brittleness.
- Long use of nail polish is also responsible for brittleness of nails.
- Sometimes in hypochromic anemia also nails have brittleness.
- In ailments like eczema, nails are affected particularly when the disease has erupted near fingers or toes.
- Faulty methods of using shoes and chappals also cause nail problems.
A CASE:
A lady of 42 years visited my clinic 2 years back for her nail problems. On examination, poem of her finger nails had uneven dark - redness and also depression. On further investigations I found that it was a case of psoriasis.
Treatment:
Initially the lady was kept on monomeal diet for five days. Diet consisted of leafy vegetables, boiled cereals and coconut water. From 6th day onwards the patient was kept fasting for 10 days with only lime juice, water and honey. She was admitted to hospital during these fasting days and kept under observation. After 7th day onwards her psoriasis marks started becoming pale. After 10 days the patches were difficult to identify. After 10th day of fasting the lady was kept on wheat grass juice and Bahama grass juice (Durva juice) for a period of 15 days along with uncooked diet. During the treatment she was given neem enema, sitz bath cold body pack, sun bath and mud pack, foot bath on alternate days. After a total treatment of about one month, her psoriasis started disappearing and her nails also started getting pinkish uniform colour. Nail depressions also started vanishing slowly. During the treatment period she was advised to apply castor oil on her nails regularly.
After treatment she was advised to continue strict bland diet for a further period of four months. Thereafter she has kept well.
