The conjunctiva is a mucous membrane, which extends from the undersurface of the lids & stretching upto the anterior part of the eyeball, an infection or inflammation to Conjunctiva is known as conjunctivitis.

If the 3 bodily humors like Vata, Pitta & Kapha get vitiated by causative factors, they affect the covering thin layer of the eyes & there by causing “Abhishyanda” a painful condition of the eyes.

Root Causes

     1) Infective Conjunctivitis – This is due to an infection of the conjunctiva  by microbial agents like bacteria, viruses’ etc.

      2) Allergic Conjunctivitis – This is due to hypersensitive reaction of the conjunctiva by non specific agents like dust, smoke, pollens etc.

Symptoms

• ·    Discomfort & foreign body sensation in the eyes
• ·    Redness of the eyes 
• ·    Photophobia i.e. difficulty to tolerate light
• ·    Sticking together of the lid margins due to profuse discharge.

Useful Herbs

• Guduchi (Tinospora cordifolia)
• Amla (Emblica Officinalis)
• Haritaki (Terminalia chebula)
• Baheda (Terminalia Belerica)
• Nirmali (Strychnos potatorum)

Ayurvedic Supplements

• Saptamrit lauh                   
• Maha Tripha ghrita           
• Arogyavardhini bati