Ayurvedic Medicine is a form of natural medicine that seeks to find out the cause that is behind chronic fatigue syndrome and once the cause is known, to eliminate it. Practitioners of this natural healing discipline believe that a weakened immune system is one reason that both chronic fatigue syndrome as well as fibromyalgia develops. Keeping in mind the mind-body connection associated with all branches of alternative health, it is thought that burn out, stress and too much work can lead to these types of health problems.
There are herbs that can be prescribed to boost the immune system and these include shilajit and shatavari. There are also herbs that help to reduce the level of pitta in the body and therefore decrease the potential for viruses and infections to set in. These herbs serve to cleanse the liver as well as the bloodstream, the spleen, the gall bladder and the lymphoid system. Examples of these herbs include bhumldmalaki, kajuka, manjishtha, turmeric, yellow dock and bhringaraj. Healing and rejuvenation can be encouraged when these herbs are consumed on a more or less steady basis.
An herbal formula strongly recommended by Ayurvedic practitioners includes five parts of shatavari, four parts of bala, three parts of vidari and ¼ part of kama dudha. For best results consume 1/2c teaspoon of this herbal concoction two to three times per day and also consume one teaspoon of shatavari ghee. This herbal formula will serve to improve the functioning of the liver tremendously and will help to relieve the excessive fatigue that accompanies chronic fatigue syndrome.
Metabolism and digestion are given a great deal of emphasis in Ayurvedic Medicine. In order for the digestive system to be working to its optimum best a person needs to have plenty of agni or gastric fire. When a person's agni is on the low side, the digestive process will work slowly and this means that the absorption of good nutrients from the foods that are eaten will be of a poor quality. If a person is not receiving ample nourishment from food then automatically their energy levels will be very low and insufficient.
In order to keep your agni or gastric fire at a normal rate, it is recommended that you drink very few cold drinks or drinks that have ice in them, this is especially the case during meals as well as at the end of meals. As an example, instead of drinking cold water or ice cold water, (bottle or tap water) opt for drinking warm to tepid water with a squeeze of lemon in it or opt for herbal tea with a meal or afterwards.
An excellent herb to help keep your gastric fire up to par is ginger, which is also an excellent herb for a variety of stomach upsets. Before you sit down for a meal, grate up or chop a tiny bit of fresh ginger purchased from the produce department of your local grocery store or an alternative health food store. Next add in a few drops of lime juice, followed by a pinch of salt and then chew the herbal preparation. If you prefer you can simply cut up a thin, small slice of ginger (just make sure that it is fresh) and then add a speck of salt before putting it in your mouth and chewing it.
