Craving for activated charcoal and stones - #26733
I crave activated charcoal sometimes and occasionally I eat/ lick it. I see people eating some stones and I crave that too but have never taken it. I would like to overcome this craving. What would you recommend.
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Medications: 1. Triphala churna 5gm, shankh bhasma 500mg, mandoor bhasma 250mg make this a combined powder and divide it 20 packets for 10days and take it twice daily after meals with honey or warm water. 2. Shankh vati-1-0-1 3. Tab chitrakadi vati 1-0-1(if no blood pressure related issues,otherwise avoid) 4. Arjunarishta 15ml twice daily with same amount of lukewarm water
Pathya- add ghee to ur diet, also have 1glass of warm milk with 1/2tsp of ghee mixed in the evening, oatmeal, lentils,nuts, chickpea, green vegetables,beetroot juice, have seasonal fruits.
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It seems that you are having a condition called PUCA. Where person wants to eat non food substances lik charcoal clay stone soil usually seen in iron deficiency anaemia Once get your CBP SERUM IRON and VIT D LEVELS KEEP YOURSELF hydrated Eat mineral rich foods lik sesame pumpkin seeds jaggery dates ragi almonds

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