Auto Immune Diseases
A disease in which the body's immune system attacks healthy cells. There are more than 80 types of autoimmune diseases. They can affect almost any part of your body. For example, alopecia areata is an autoimmune disease of the skin that causes hair loss. Autoimmune hepatitis affects the liver. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system attacks the pancreas. And in rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system can attack many parts of the body, including the joints, lungs, and eyes.
What are the most common autoimmune diseases?
Addison disease. Celiac disease - sprue (gluten-sensitive enteropathy) Dermatomyositis. Graves disease. Hashimoto thyroiditis. Multiple sclerosis. Myasthenia gravis. Pernicious anemia.
Alternative Therapies @ Indopathy
Ayurveda
Ayurveda is found to provide better relief in some autoimmune disorders. Herein, we report a 40-year-old male of autoimmune bullous skin disorder (Visphoṭaka) who failed to respond to allopathic medicines and was subsequently treated with Ayurvedic medicines and achieved complete remission.