What is Allergies

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ALLERGIES Meaning

Allergies are a type of defense mechanism of the human body to protect itself against harmful effects of a foreign particle. It is generally caused by the body when it reacts against a matter that the body perceives to be dangerous. as a danger to itself. Allergies are not a common happening for every individual. These may occur for a lot of foreign particles that may actually not be harmful and hence end up creating trouble to the sufferer.¹

The immune system of the body produces ‘antibodies’ that protect form these harmful foreign particles. In allergies, often the body produces a powerful reaction to a substance (through producing antibodies) even though the allergen may not be harmful for the body. The severity of an allergic reaction varies from being a minor localized irritation, to a full fledged medical emergency called anaphylaxis.¹

In Ayurveda, the texts mention symptoms that are similar to an allergic reaction under the concept of ‘Dooshivisha’ (Irritating toxins). A regular exposure to unhealthy habitat, season, food and diwaswap (day sleep) tends to aggravate dhatus (the tissues), thereby causing irritating symptoms. Hence the toxins are called as dooshivisha.²

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