⇨ The scientific name of Vitamin B1 is Thiamine Hydrochloride.
⇨ Adults require 1 mg of Vitamin B1 daily.
⇨ Pregnant women require 5 milligrams of Vitamin B1 throughout the pregnancy.
⇨ When the amount becomes excessive, Vitamin B1 is excreted through urine.
⇨ Vitamin B1 plays an important role in increasing life span.
⇨ Deficiency of Vitamin B1 causes Beri-Beri disease, so scientists also call it Beri-Beri Vitamin.
⇨ If there is a deficiency of vitamin B1 in the food, the body is not able to use carbohydrates and phosphorus completely. Due to this, a toxic acid gets accumulated and gets mixed in the blood and starts damaging the nervous system of the brain.
⇨ In Beri-Beri disease, which is caused by deficiency of Vitamin B1, the patient feels pain wherever his muscles are touched and after that there is a feeling of numbness.
⇨ Vitamin B1 is found in abundance in root shoots.
⇨ Deficiency of vitamin B1 in breast-feeding infants causes disorders like heartburn and stomach ache.
⇨ Vitamin B1 helps in digesting salty food.
⇨ Due to deficiency of Vitamin B1, the patient loses his appetite and his weight starts falling rapidly.
⇒ Deficiency of Vitamin B1 causes weakness in heart and brain and many other defects.
⇨ Deficiency of Vitamin B1 causes severe damage to the digestive organs, which the patient does not understand at first, but when its dreadful results become apparent later, it is too late and the danger of death looms.
⇒ Carbohydrates and phosphorus can be fully utilized in the body only when sufficient amount of Vitamin B1 is present in the body.
⇨ Due to deficiency of Vitamin B1, the patient of Beri-Beri disease becomes so weak that once he sits down he cannot muster the courage to get up again.
⇒ People who do hard work require more amount of Vitamin B1 than normal people.
⇒ Due to deficiency of Vitamin B1, the patient gets tired after doing little work.
⇒ A patient of Vitamin B1 deficiency often suffers from indigestion.
⇒ Beri-Beri disease occurs especially in those people who consume machine ground wheat and machine polished rice in large quantities.
⇒ There are two types of Beri-Beri disease, first dry and second wet.
⇒ The pulse of the patient suffering from wet beriberi disease beats very fast and his heart becomes weak.
⇨ The patient of dry Beri-Beri becomes weak, frail, inferior, helpless, frail and incapable day by day.
⇨ Sometimes, symptoms of both dry and wet Beri-Beri disease are found in some patients.
⇨ A patient with dry and wet symptoms has many heart related disorders. On examining his heart, it feels expanded like a football bladder.
⇨ If symptoms of dry and wet beriberi are seen simultaneously in a patient, his treatment should be started as soon as possible. Negligence and irresponsibility can pose a threat to life.
⇨ Due to deficiency of vitamin B, the Vata system gets affected and hence there is pain in the Vata nerves.
⇨ Vomiting during pregnancy can be said to be an indicator of Vitamin B1 deficiency.
⇨ Abnormality in pregnancy is caused due to deficiency of vitamin B1, hence, when vitamin B1 is fulfilled, abnormality in pregnancy gets eliminated.
⇨ Many skin diseases are suffered due to deficiency of Vitamin B1.
⇨ The first symptom of vitamin B1 deficiency is loss of appetite without any reason.
⇨ Keep in mind that Beri-Beri disease can also prove fatal.
⇨ Vitamin B1 is present in large quantities in plants, leafy vegetables and yeast.
⇨ Deficiency of vitamin B1 is also the reason behind anemia.
⇨ Deficiency of Vitamin B1 causes problems like vomiting of thin objects and nausea.
⇨ Due to deficiency of Vitamin B1, the peritoneum gets filled with water.
⇨ Obese people have greater requirement of Vitamin B1.
⇨ Enlargement of the heart due to deficiency of Vitamin B1 is said to be an indicator of death.
⇨ Vitamin B1 is present in the highest quantity in dry ferments.
⇨ Due to deficiency of Vitamin B1, fluid gets accumulated in the membrane of lungs. Due to its deficiency, fluid also gets accumulated in the testicles.
⇨ This vitamin has a special contribution in strengthening the intestinal muscles.
⇨ If there is adequate amount of Vitamin B1 in the body, the muscles remain strong.
⇨ Adequate amount of Vitamin B1 maintains protection from intestinal infections. This keeps the intestinal membrane strong. Due to this strength, germs are unable to attack it.
⇨ This vitamin keeps the functioning of the liver healthy.
⇨ If the digestive system is healthy and strong then it should be understood that sufficient amount of Vitamin B1 is present in the body.
⇨ People who do not eat green vegetables definitely become victims of Vitamin B1 deficiency.
⇨ This vitamin is responsible for keeping the cells of the brain and nervous system healthy.
⇨ This vitamin maintains the proper balance of proteins in the liquid part of human blood.
Diseases caused by deficiency of vitamin B1
The following diseases arise in the human body due to deficiency of Vitamin B1, but when the use of Vitamin B1 is complete in the treatment then these diseases get cured.
Diseases- digestive disorders, lack of appetite, poor digestion, indigestion, Loss of appetite, indigestion, slimy stools, diarrhea, weakness of stomach and intestines, syphilis, chronic dysentery, liver disorder, urinary tract disease, less urination, difficulty in urination, fast heartbeat, heart failure, heart palpitations, fainting, unconsciousness, rapid pulse, difficulty in breathing, respiratory disease, back pain, joint pain, rheumatism, arthritis, vertigo, dizziness, tetanus, convulsions of the limbs, stiffness of the limbs, numbness of the limbs, tremors of the limbs, paralysis, inflammation of the nervous system, paralysis of the face, headache, vertigo, pain in the limp, insomnia, nervous weakness, lethargy, loss of memory, irritability, lack of enthusiasm in sexual intercourse, pregnancy disorders, vomiting, nausea, vomiting, constipation, indigestion etc., difficulty in conceiving a child, loss of the ability to breastfeed. Diseases like hypoxia, Beri-Beri, pain in the nerves, constipation, disorder in the circulatory system, pregnancy related problems, anemia, heart weakness and skin diseases etc. occur.
Vitamin B1 rich foods
Dried ferments, fresh yeasts, In wheat sprouts, In wheat grains, In wheat bread, Peas, Green Vegetables, Potato, Milk, Egg Yolk.
