Piles, also known as hemorrhoids, is a disorder of the anal passage, primarily caused by chronic constipation. Excessive consumption of spicy, oily, and outside food leads to constipation, making stool hard and dry. This results in straining during bowel movements, which can cause hemorrhoids.

There are two main types of piles:

1. Bleeding Piles (Khooni Bawasir): When blood oozes out in drops during bowel movements.
2. Dry Piles (Wadi Bawasir): When lumps resembling peas or grapes form around or inside the anus without bleeding.

Symptoms of Piles

• Formation of fleshy lumps (hemorrhoidal masses) around the anus.
• Inflammation and burning sensation in the affected area.
• Severe pain while sitting or moving.
• If left untreated, the lumps may burst, leading to pus and excessive bleeding.
• Weakness, dizziness, and difficulty in walking.

Types of Piles

1. Pittaj Piles: Yellow, blue, or black lumps with a foul smell and thin bleeding.
2. Kaphaj Piles: Deep lumps with mucus, slight pain, and itching.
3. Vataj Piles: Hard, dry, red, or black lumps causing severe pain.
4. Sannipataj Piles: A combination of all three types.
5. Hereditary Piles: Passed down through generations.
6. Bleeding Piles: Red, pea-sized lumps that bleed excessively.

Causes of Piles

• Constipation: The primary cause of piles, leading to hard stools and excessive straining.
• Poor Digestion: Eating too many spicy and oily foods.
• Lack of Fiber & Water: Dry stools cause anal wounds and lumps.
• Delayed Treatment: Can lead to chronic piles and increased pain.

Home Remedies for Piles

1. Night Jasmine (Harsingar)

• Soak 2 grams of Harsingar flowers in 30 ml water overnight. Mash and strain in the morning. Mix 1 tsp sugar and drink on an empty stomach for one week to cure piles.
• Grind 10 grams of Harsingar seeds (without peel) with 3 grams of black pepper into a powder. Make small pills and take one pill with lukewarm water twice daily.
• Apply a paste of Harsingar seed powder with black pepper on the affected area to heal dry piles.

2. Camphor Remedy

• Mix 10 grams each of camphor, Rasot, Chaksoo, and neem flowers into a fine powder.
• Slice a radish (mooli) and fill it with the powder mixture. Wrap it in a cloth, coat it with mud, and roast it.
• After roasting, remove the outer cover, grind it, and make pea-sized pills.
• Take one pill every morning on an empty stomach for a week for permanent relief.

3. Wild Cabbage (Van Gobhi)

• Extract juice from wild cabbage leaves and apply on hemorrhoidal lumps 3-4 times daily.
• This remedy shrinks the lumps within a week.

4. Radish (Mooli) and Jalebi Cure

• Soak 100 grams of jalebi in 125 ml radish juice for an hour.
• After an hour, eat the jalebi and drink the juice.
• Doing this daily for one week cures piles completely.

5. Soapnut (Reetha or Aritha) Powder

• Burn soapnut shells to make charcoal powder.
• Mix it with an equal amount of Papriya Kattha (Catechu) to prepare a fine powder.
• Take ¼ gram of this powder with butter or cream every morning and evening to relieve itching and wounds.
• Alternatively, mix 1 gram of soapnut ash with honey and consume daily to stop bleeding piles.

6. Plumbago (Chitrak) Paste

• Apply a paste made from fresh Chitrak flowers on the affected area twice daily.
• This remedy eliminates piles within 10 days and provides relief from pain.

These natural home remedies provide effective relief from piles without any side effects. However, maintaining a healthy diet, drinking plenty of water, and avoiding spicy foods can prevent recurrence.