Description
The prevalence and severity of allergic diseases has been on an uprising trend recently. Blame it on urbanization or changing lifestyle, it affects almost a quarter of the world population in some way or the other.
Ayurveda classifies, “Allergy” an untoward reaction, caused by the accumulation of Ama (toxins) with other triggering factors. According to the ancient treatise Charaka Samhita, disease manifestations are due to either seasonal change (kaalaviparyaya) or allergens (asatmyadravya).