Vulvodynia

The term angioma means a noncancerous, vascular tumor that's made up of blood or lymph vessels. Venous vascular malformations, also known as venous angiomas or, more properly, developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), represent congenital anatomically variant pathways in the normal venous drainage of an area of the brain. A venous angioma in the basal ganglia is a malformation of the veins that drain blood from the brain. This malformation is present at birth.

Developmental Venous Anomalies provide normal venous drainage for a section of brain and removal or thrombosis results in venous infarction and/or hemorrhage in that area. Most cases are found incidentally and although isolated reports of hemorrhage associated with a DVA exist, the incidence of associated symptoms is extremely low.

CAUSES

The term angioma means a noncancerous, vascular tumor that's made up of blood or lymph vessels. Venous vascular malformations, also known as venous angiomas or, more properly, developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), represent congenital anatomically variant pathways in the normal venous drainage of an area of the brain. A venous angioma in the basal ganglia is a malformation of the veins that drain blood from the brain. This malformation is present at birth.

Developmental Venous Anomalies provide normal venous drainage for a section of brain and removal or thrombosis results in venous infarction and/or hemorrhage in that area. Most cases are found incidentally and although isolated reports of hemorrhage associated with a DVA exist, the incidence of associated symptoms is extremely low.

CAUSES

* In most cases, venous angiomas cause no signs or symptoms.
* They're often found incidentally on brain imaging studies done for some other reason.
* Unlike many other vascular malformations, venous angiomas rarely bleed.
* Treatment usually isn't recommended because it may lead to complications.
* These malformations can affect other areas in the brain as well.

TREATMENT
* Treatment for Venous Angioma is not recommended because it can be very complicated and also it could damage other parts of the brain.
* The brain’s venous network acts as a conduit to drain blood from the brain so that this blood can be re-oxygenated by the lungs.
* Even though DVAs are anomalous structures, they are fully integrated with the body’s venous system and provide the brain with normal blood drainage function.
* Diagnosis is either via an incidental finding during imaging of other lesions, or during autopsy.
* Conventional computed tomograms may not always document DVAs sufficiently, although newer high resolution CT scans with thin cuts and contract enhancement, and CT angiogram (CTA) reconstructions can image these lesions, as well as MRI/MRA and conventional angiograms.
* With these non-invasive modalities, the vast majority of suspected DVAs should not be subjected to the risk of catheter angiography, except in rare instances where a true AVM may be suspected clinically.
* In most cases, venous angiomas cause no signs or symptoms.
* They're often found incidentally on brain imaging studies done for some other reason.
* Unlike many other vascular malformations, venous angiomas rarely bleed.
* Treatment usually isn't recommended because it may lead to complications.
* These malformations can affect other areas in the brain as well.
TREATMENT

* Treatment for Venous Angioma is not recommended because it can be very complicated and also it could damage other parts of the brain.
* The brain’s venous network acts as a conduit to drain blood from the brain so that this blood can be re-oxygenated by the lungs.
* Even though DVAs are anomalous structures, they are fully integrated with the body’s venous system and provide the brain with normal blood drainage function.
* Diagnosis is either via an incidental finding during imaging of other lesions, or during autopsy.
* Conventional computed tomograms may not always document DVAs sufficiently, although newer high resolution CT scans with thin cuts and contract enhancement, and CT angiogram (CTA) reconstructions can image these lesions, as well as MRI/MRA and conventional angiograms.
* With these non-invasive modalities, the vast majority of suspected DVAs should not be subjected to the risk of catheter angiography, except in rare instances where a true AVM may be suspected clinically.

Venous Angioma

The term angioma means a noncancerous, vascular tumor that's made up of blood or lymph vessels. Venous vascular malformations, also known as venous angiomas or, more properly, developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), represent congenital anatomically variant pathways in the normal venous drainage of an area of the brain. A venous angioma in the basal ganglia is a malformation of the veins that drain blood from the brain. This malformation is present at birth.

Developmental Venous Anomalies provide normal venous drainage for a section of brain and removal or thrombosis results in venous infarction and/or hemorrhage in that area. Most cases are found incidentally and although isolated reports of hemorrhage associated with a DVA exist, the incidence of associated symptoms is extremely low.

CAUSES

The term angioma means a noncancerous, vascular tumor that's made up of blood or lymph vessels. Venous vascular malformations, also known as venous angiomas or, more properly, developmental venous anomalies (DVAs), represent congenital anatomically variant pathways in the normal venous drainage of an area of the brain. A venous angioma in the basal ganglia is a malformation of the veins that drain blood from the brain. This malformation is present at birth.

Developmental Venous Anomalies provide normal venous drainage for a section of brain and removal or thrombosis results in venous infarction and/or hemorrhage in that area. Most cases are found incidentally and although isolated reports of hemorrhage associated with a DVA exist, the incidence of associated symptoms is extremely low.

CAUSES

* In most cases, venous angiomas cause no signs or symptoms.
* They're often found incidentally on brain imaging studies done for some other reason.
* Unlike many other vascular malformations, venous angiomas rarely bleed.
* Treatment usually isn't recommended because it may lead to complications.
* These malformations can affect other areas in the brain as well.

TREATMENT

* Treatment for Venous Angioma is not recommended because it can be very complicated and also it could damage other parts of the brain.
* The brain’s venous network acts as a conduit to drain blood from the brain so that this blood can be re-oxygenated by the lungs.
* Even though DVAs are anomalous structures, they are fully integrated with the body’s venous system and provide the brain with normal blood drainage function.
* Diagnosis is either via an incidental finding during imaging of other lesions, or during autopsy.
* Conventional computed tomograms may not always document DVAs sufficiently, although newer high resolution CT scans with thin cuts and contract enhancement, and CT angiogram (CTA) reconstructions can image these lesions, as well as MRI/MRA and conventional angiograms.
* With these non-invasive modalities, the vast majority of suspected DVAs should not be subjected to the risk of catheter angiography, except in rare instances where a true AVM may be suspected clinically.
* In most cases, venous angiomas cause no signs or symptoms.
* They're often found incidentally on brain imaging studies done for some other reason.
* Unlike many other vascular malformations, venous angiomas rarely bleed.
* Treatment usually isn't recommended because it may lead to complications.
* These malformations can affect other areas in the brain as well.
TREATMENT

* Treatment for Venous Angioma is not recommended because it can be very complicated and also it could damage other parts of the brain.
* The brain’s venous network acts as a conduit to drain blood from the brain so that this blood can be re-oxygenated by the lungs.
* Even though DVAs are anomalous structures, they are fully integrated with the body’s venous system and provide the brain with normal blood drainage function.
* Diagnosis is either via an incidental finding during imaging of other lesions, or during autopsy.
* Conventional computed tomograms may not always document DVAs sufficiently, although newer high resolution CT scans with thin cuts and contract enhancement, and CT angiogram (CTA) reconstructions can image these lesions, as well as MRI/MRA and conventional angiograms.
* With these non-invasive modalities, the vast majority of suspected DVAs should not be subjected to the risk of catheter angiography, except in rare instances where a true AVM may be suspected clinically.

Vaginismus

Vaginal tightness, or difficulty or inability to allow penetration for intercourse is the primary symptom of Vaginismus. Normally, the vaginal sphincter keeps the vagina closed until (sexual stimulation) the need to expand and relax. This relaxation allows intercourse, childbirth, medical examination and insertion of tampons. Therefore, vaginismus occurs when the vagina is unable to relax and permit the penetration of the penis during intercourse however, when vaginismus does occur, the sphincter goes into spasm resulting in the tightening of the vagina.

With some women, vaginismus prevents all attempts at successful intercourse. Vaginismus is not uncommon and may occur later in life, even if a woman has a history of enjoyable and painless intercourse. Vaginismus is involuntary spastic constriction of the lower vaginal muscles, usually from fear of vaginal penetration. This disorder may coexist with dyspareunia and, if severe, may prevent intercourse. Vaginismus affects females of all ages and backgrounds. The prognosis is excellent for a motivated patient who doesn't have untreatable organic abnormalities.

Some women with vaginismus have a history of sexual abuse, rape or other trauma and have an intense fear of further pain, penetration or violation. The tightening of the vaginal muscles may be an unconscious effort by these women to protect them.

CAUSES

* Vaginismus may be physical or psychological in origin.
* It may occur spontaneously as a protective reflex to pain or result from organic causes, such as hymenal abnormalities, genital herpes, obstetric trauma, and atrophic vaginitis.

PSYCHOLOGICAL CAUSES

* Childhood and adolescent exposure to rigid, punitive, and guilt-ridden attitudes toward sex
* Fears resulting from painful or traumatic sexual experiences, such as incest or rape
* Early traumatic experience with pelvic examinations
* Fear of pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease, or cancer.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

* The female with vaginismus typically experiences muscle spasm with constriction and pain on insertion of any object into the vagina, such as a tampon, diaphragm, or speculum.
* She may profess a lack of sexual interest or a normal level of sexual desire.
TREATMENT

* Treatment is designed to eliminate maladaptive muscle constriction and underlying psychological problems.
* In Masters and Johnson therapy, the patient uses a graduated series of dilators, which she inserts into her vagina while tensing and relaxing her pelvic muscles.
* The patient controls the amount of time that the dilator is left in place and the movement of the dilator. Together with her sexual partner, she begins sensate focus and counseling therapy to increase sexual responsiveness, improve communication skills, and resolve any underlying conflicts.
* Kaplan therapy also uses progressive insertion of dilators or fingers (in vivo/desensitization therapy), with behavior therapy (imagining vaginal penetration until it can be tolerated) and, if necessary, psychoanalysis and hypnosis.
* Practitioners of both Masters and Johnson and Kaplan therapies claim a 100% cure rate.
HEALTH EDUCATION

* Pelvic examination may be painful for the patients with vaginismus, so, proceed gradually at the patient's own pace.
* Support the patient throughout the pelvic examination, explaining each step before it's done. Encourage her to verbalize her feelings, and take plenty of time to answer her questions.
* Teach the patient about the anatomy and physiology of the reproductive system, contraception, and human sexual response. This can be done quite naturally during the pelvic examination.
* Ask if the patient is taking any medications that may affect her sexual response, such as antihypertensives, tranquilizers, or steroids.
* If she has insufficient lubrication for intercourse, tell her about different types of lubricating gels and creams that are available over-the-counter.
* If a woman finds intercourse painful, she should seek medical evaluation right away.
* When pain continues to be endured as part of sex, it increases the risk of conditioning a vaginismus response.

Hysteria

The term "hysteria" has been in use for over 2000 years and its definition has become broader and more diffuse over time. Hysteria is a mental and nervous disorder arising from intense anxiety and is characterized by lack of control over acts and emotions and by sudden conclusive seizures and emotional outbursts.

A neurotic disorder characterized by a wide variety of somatic and mental symptoms resulting from dissociation, typically beginning during adolescence or early adulthood and occurring more commonly in women than men. Hysteria, as classically defined, is a chronic poly symptomatic illness chiefly affecting women.

The term is derived from the Greek word hystron, meaning uterus. The diagnosis dates back to ancient Greek medicine, according to which a variety of symptoms were attributed to a wandering of the womb through the body. The recorded history of the diagnosis begun in ancient Egypt with the Kahnus Papyrus dating from about 1900 BC, which enumerates a series of morbid states attributable to displacement of the uterus. In the Middle Ages hysteria was associated with ideas of demoniacal possession, witchcraft and religious fanaticism. Later it came to be solely related to the female sex.

Osler, an eminent psychiatrist defines hysteria as "a disorder chiefly of young women, in which emotional states control the body, leading to perversion of mental, sensory, motor and secretory functions."
TYPES OF HYSTERIA
1. Conversion disorders whereby the emotional turmoil is expressed unknowingly as a bodily symptom.
2. Dissociative states.
CAUSES

The most common causes of hysteria are sexual repression, perverted habits of thought, and idleness. Heredity plays an important part in its causation. A nervous family background and faulty emotional training when young are predisposing causes. The emotional situations may be mental, strain, stress, fear, worry, depression, traumatism, masturbation, & prolonged sickness.

Hysteria is an extremely mental phenomenon, which may take varying forms. In certain types the disorder may result from some situation to which one is unable to adapt oneself such as marriage, engagement, position of responsibility, the death of relations or loss of love. Factors involving the sexual life in some way are frequently present.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

Hysteria may be a defense mechanism to avoid painful emotions by unconsciously transferring this distress to the body. There may be a symbolic function for this, for example a rape victim may develop paralyzed legs. Symptoms may mimic a number of physical and neurological disorders, which must be ruled out before a diagnosis of hysteria is made. The main symptoms include

* Inappropriate elation or sadness,
* crying without cause,
* almost conclusive laughter,
* deep sighing,
* cramps in the limbs,
* mild rumblings in the belly and
* sense of constriction in the throat.

The physical symptoms include:

* weakness of the will,
* craving for love and sympathy, and
* tendency towards emotional instability.

Hysterical trances may last for days or weeks. A patient in a trance may appear to be in a deep sleep, but the muscles are not usually relaxed.

In severe cases, additional symptoms are noticeable; these may include:

* wild and painful cries,
* incomplete loss of consciousness,
* an enormously swollen neck,
* violent and tumultuous heartbeats,
* involuntary locomotor muscle contraction,
* frightening generalized convulsions, and violent movement.
TREATMENT AND CURE

Herbal treatment designed to improve symptoms, correct imbalance and adjust immune system, and most importantly, to boost energy and strong body for better health and quality of life. The purpose of herbal treatment is not to take the place of necessary orthodox medical treatment. Combination of the both is a better choice.

HOME REMEDIES

LETTUCE:

Lettuce is considered valuable in this disease. A cup of fresh juice of lettuce, mixed with a teaspoon of Indian gooseberry (amla) juice, should be given every day in the morning for a month, as a medicine in the treatment of hysteria.

HONEY:

Honey is regarded as another effective remedy for hysteria. It is advisable to take one tablespoon of honey daily.

ASAFOETIDA:

Asafoetida has also proved beneficial in the treatment of this disease. Smelling this gum prevents hysterical attacks. If taken orally, the daily dosage should be from 0.5 to 1.0 gm. An emulsion made up of 2 gm of the gum with 120 ml of water is a valuable enema in hysteria, when the patient resists taking the gum orally.

BOTTLE GOURD:
Bottle gourd is useful as an external application in hysteria. Macerated fresh pulp of this vegetable should be applied over the head of the patient in the treatment of this disease.

RAUWOLFIA:

The herb rauwolfia is very useful for hysteria. One gram of the powdered root should be administered with one cup of milk in the morning as well as in the evening. Treatment should be continued till a complete cure has been obtained.

NOTE: Regular aerobic exercises and outdoor games are important. They should relax the mind and keep away from self and induce cheerfulness. The patient should avoid alcohol, tea, coffee, tobacco, white sugar and white flour, and products made from them.

Hyperprolactinemia (galactorrhea), is inappropriate breast milk secretion. It generally occurs 3 to 6 months after the discontinuation of breast-feeding (usually after a first delivery). It may also follow an abortion or may develop in a female who hasn't been pregnant; it rarely occurs in males. Normal ovulation is a complex process that requires many things to happen properly and at the correct time with the proper hormone levels. Often subtle hormonal imbalances or ovulation abnormalities result in decreased fertility. One hormone imbalance that can affect fertility is prolactin levels. An excessive prolactin level in nonpregnant women is known as hyperprolactinemia.

Hyperprolactinemia creates:

• Inadequate progesterone production during luteal phase after ovulation
• Irregular ovulation and menstruation
• Absence of menstruation
• Galactorrhea (breast milk production in non-nursing woman)

CAUSES

Hyperprolactinemia usually develops in a person with increased prolactin secretion from the anterior pituitary gland, with possible abnormal patterns of secretion of growth hormone, thyroid hormone, and corticotrophin. However, increased prolactin serum concentration doesn't always cause hyperprolactinemia.

THER FACTORS THAT MAY PRECIPITATE THIS DISORDER:

1. Endogenous - pituitary (high incidence with chromophobe adenoma), ovarian, or adrenal tumors and hypothyroidism; in males, pituitary, testicular, or pineal gland tumors.
2. Idiopathic - possibly from stress or anxiety, which causes neurogenic depression of the prolactin-inhibiting factor
3. Exogenous - breast stimulation, genital stimulation, or drugs (such as hormonal contraceptives, meprobamate, and phenothiazines).

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

In the female with hyperprolactinemia, milk continues to flow after the 21-day period that's normal after weaning. Hyperprolactinemia may also be spontaneous and unrelated to normal lactation, or it may be caused by manual expression. Such abnormal flow is usually bilateral and may be accompanied by amenorrhea.

TREATMENT OF HYPERPROLACTINEMIA

Treatment varies according to the underlying cause and ranges from simple avoidance of precipitating exogenous factors, such as drugs, to treatment of tumors with surgery, radiation, or chemotherapy.

Therapy for idiopathic hyperprolactinemia depends on whether the patient plans to have more children. If she does, treatment usually consists of bromocriptine; if she doesn't, oral estrogens (such as ethinyl estradiol) and progestins (such as progesterone) effectively treat this disorder. Idiopathic hyperprolactinemia may recur after discontinuation of drug therapy. For patients with idiopathic hyperprolactinemia, medical therapy should be the mainstay. For patients whose condition is a result of other medical problems, it is usually enough to treat the underlying cause.

CONSIDERATIONS

• Watch for central nervous system abnormalities, such as headache, falling vision, and dizziness.
• Maintain adequate fluid intake, especially if the patient has a fever. However, advise the patient to avoid tea, coffee, and certain tranquilizers that may aggravate engorgement.
• Instruct the patient to keep her breasts and nipples clean.
• Tell the patient who's taking bromocriptine to report nausea, vomiting, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, dizziness, fatigue, numbness, and hypo tension.
• To prevent GI upset, advise her to eat small meals frequently and to take this drug with dry toast or crackers.
• After treatment with bromocriptine, milk secretion usually stops in 1 to 2 months, and menstruation recurs after 6 to 24 weeks.

Home remedies for Eye stye treatment

The term stye refers to small painful boil, an inflamed hair follicle or an infection of a sebaceous gland in the edge of the eyelid. The infecting organism is usually a staphylococcus. This disease occurs due to debilitated condition of the system. Some children seem more prone to these infections than others. Stye has all the signs of inflammation, swelling, redness, pain and heat or warmth and occurs on the edge of the eyelid.

CAUSES

Stye results from an infection of the hair follicles of the eyelid, which leads to blockage of the hair follicles. It may also results from blocking of the gland by dirt or due to error of refraction. Recurrent stye occurs because the child rubbing it to relieve itching spreads the infection from one hair shaft to another, often.

The real cause of stye is the toxic condition of the child's system brought about by wrong eating habits, especially consumption of foods such as white bread, refined cereals, boiled potatoes, pudding, pies and confectionery. The disease makes its appearance when the child is in a run down condition and below par. Eyestrain is also a subsidiary factor in the onset of stye.

SYMPTOMS

A stye gives rise to a throbbing pain, which can go out of proportion. It can be felt for a day or two even before the stye is visible. It is accompanied by redness, swelling and edema of the lid and conjunctiva. Sometimes, the infection disappears quickly, without forming into a red swelling. But other styes worsen rapidly until the eyelid swells up. In the final stages, the stye will burst and discharge pus, causing the eyelid to stick together during the night in severe cases.

HOME REMEDIES TO TREAT A EYE STYE

Use herbal home remedies at the first signs of discomfort, i.e., pain, redness or watering.

* Boil a teaspoon of turmeric in two cups of water. Reduce it to one cup. Cool. Strain 4-5 times through a fine muslin. This extract can be used as an eye drop - a drop in the infected eye 3-4 times a day. Helps to get rid of a stye.
* Boil a teaspoon of coriander seeds with a cupful of water for a while, like a herbal tea preparation. Use this to wash the eyes 3-4 times a day.
* Guava leaves, warmed and placed on a warm damp cloth, and then used as a compress, reduce the redness, pain and swelling.
* Take a cup of water. Dissolve 2-3 granules of alum in it. Use as an eyewash.
* The use of clove. This spice should be rubbed in water and applied over the stye. This will give relief from the stye. Helps to get rid of a stye.
* Boil a handful of acacia leaves in two cups of water. Make a decoction and use as a compress on the eyelids. It reduces swelling and pain. Helps to get rid of a stye.
* A grated potato used as a poultice, reduce swelling in inflamed eyes.
* Slit an aloe leaf lengthwise (the leaves are thick). Place the pulpy side on the sore eye. It reduces itchiness in inflamed and sore eyes.
* Another poultice is made by baking or grilling an apple. Mash it, wrap it in a damp cloth and while it is still very warm, but not enough to cause burns, use it as a poultice. Helps to get rid of a stye.

All above the best natural home remedies to treat a stye and also beneficial for reducing the pain and swelling in a stye.

Surgical drainage of the stye may also be necessary if the stye is not responding to these above home treatment.

Preventive measures for eye stye include always washing hands before touching the eyes and keeping good eye hygiene, especially for contact users.

Many eye infections are contagious, and eye styes can certainly be passed on from one person to another very easily. A high standard of hygiene is necessary with no sharing of towels or facecloths.

PREVENTION TIPS

* Wash hands thoroughly before touching the skin around the eye. Careful attention to cleaning excess oils from the edges of the lids may help prevent styes in susceptible persons.
* Avoid sharing eye makeup, especially if you're prone to recurring styes.
* Stress and strain to eyes especially working for a long time on the computer.
* Contact lenses should not be worn during infection or drainage of a stye.

Home remedies for Chilblains

A chilblain is a small, itchy blue or red swellings occur in the winter on the toes but can occur on the finger, face and the nose. Chilblain usually occurs several hours after exposure to the cold in temperate humid climates. Chilblain start during the winter (when the weather gets colder) - the initial symptoms includes burning and itching in the area of the developing chilblain. These symptoms are often intensified when going into a warm room.

CAUSES

In chilblains, freezing causes the terminal blood vessels to shut down. This is called vasoconstriction. The local tissue metabolism being at extremely low ebb, the requirement for oxygen is much more, due to extreme cold. Vasoconstriction decreases blood supply, which leads to tissue damage.

Chilblain appears as small itchy, red areas on the skin. Chilblain becomes increasingly painful as they get congested and take on a dark blue appearance. Factors that contribute to tendency to chilblain include -

* a familial tendency.
* poor circulation.
* anemia.
* hormonal changes.
* some connective tissue disorders and some bone marrow disorders.

Damp living conditions may also increase the risk for chilblains.

They occur due to cold that's restricts blood circulation in the extremities. You should keep your legs and body warm to prevent chil- blains. If your feet do get cold, allow them to warm up slowly - do not put them straight in front of a source of heat (this gives a chance for the circulation to respond to the warming skin). Do not let the feet become exposed to any source of direct heat, especially if the foot is very cold - this is a common factor causing chilblain.

SIMPLE TREATMENT FOR CHILBLAINS

* Keep your feet warm to prevent chilblains - wear several layers of clothing, which trap body heat more efficiently than one bulky layer. Keep your fingers warm by wearing the gloves to prevent the chilblain.
* Soak hands/feet in a warm infusion of marigold flowers to a spoonful of sea salt has been added. Helps to reduce chilblains.
* Padding and pressure relief may give some relief for the chilblain symptoms.
* The part of the body that has chilblains should be elevated. This will reduce the swelling. Stay indoors in a warm room and let the body adjust to the warm room temperature naturally. Only then start with gentle, slow massage.
* Avoid scratching, and apply the anti-itch creams, calamine lotion and keep the effective chilblains toe and fingers in warm condition.
* The best treatment is to avoid having the chilblain problem in the first place by - wearing proper protection against the cold.
NATURAL HOME REMEDIES
ONION IS BEST FOR CHILBLAIN

Cut a raw onion. Use the cut edge all over the chilblains; let the juice soak into the skin. The severity of itching dies down almost instantly and also helps in reducing the chilblain.
EGG AND HONEY CAN ALSO REDUCE CHILBLAIN

Take a tablespoon of honey, a little glycerin, and one egg white and add to this a little flour. Mix in to a paste. Apply all over the chilblain. Leave it on for 6-8 hours. Wash off. Cures your chilblain very quickly.

POTATO IS TREATMENT FOR CHILBLAIN

Slice a potato. Sprinkle some salt on it. Rub it all over the chilblain. Helps to soothe the itching and redness.
REGULAR MASSAGE WILL HELPS TO REDUCE CHILBLAINS

Regular massage of hands and feet in winter with any warmed vegetable oil, with a few drops of lemon added, improves circulation. Use the discarded halves of lemons to cup them around fingers/toes, and rub them for a while. Wash off with warm water. Helps in reducing the chilblains.

BLACK PEPPERCORNS WITH MUSTARD OR SESAME SEED OIL

Grind a few black peppercorns and fry them in a tablespoonful of hot mustard or sesame seed oil. Filter and while still warm, use this oil for massage. Make sure the skin is not abraded or bruised, or else this will cause pain and inflammation in the chilblains.

GARLIC JUICE REDUCES THE ITCHING OF THE CHILBLAIN

Fresh juice and warm oil helps in reducing itching of chilblain. Rinse out hands in warm water, or the pungent garlic smell will remain.

All above are the best treatment to cure chilblains, but prevention in this as in most cases, is better than cure. Avoid smoking, Keep warm, be adequately clothed, keep dry and keep moving.
Severe chilblain needs immediate medical care.

Home remedies for Amoebiasis

Amoebiasis

Amoebiasis is a contagious disease caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica. Amoebiasis is a parasitic infection of the large intestine. It is a difficult infection to treat with allopathic drugs, and repeated courses of specific medication are needed. Amoebiasis can affect anyone; however, the disease mostly occurs in young to middle aged adults.

Causes and symptoms

Amoebiasis is characterized by non specific diarrhea with loose, semi formed, foul smelling stools, or dysentery with mucous, traces of blood and small quantities of stools passed repeatedly. Often there is an ineffectual urge to defecate again and again, with very little stool actually being passed. There is much flatulence with abdominal cramps. In severe cases, the liver and other organs may get affected, causing specific conditions related to organ, e.g., hepatitis, cysts, abscess, etc. The most common symptoms of amoebiasis are diarrhea (which may contain blood), stomach cramps and fever.

Mode of spread

Amoebiasis occurs when Entamoeba histolytica parasites are taken in by mouth and the most common way this happens is by person-to-person spread. Amoebiasis can also be spread by:

* Drinking contaminated water.
* Eating contaminated raw vegetables and fruit.
* Unprotected oral-anal sexual contact.

Natural Home Remedies For the Treatment of Amoebiasis.

* Remove the kernal from the dried seeds of the bael fruit, and also the mango seed kernal. Take equal quantities of these two kernels. A teaspoonful of each should be ground together. One fourth of the mixture should be taken with a cup of rice gruel once a day for 3- 4 days. Helps to cure the amoebiasis.
* A once a week intake of ripe bael sherbat keeps the bowels in a healthy condition.
* Roast unripe bael fruit on a open fire and remove its pulp. This should be eaten with a little jaggery or a sugar, a teaspoonful daily is especially beneficial for blood diarrhea with mucus.
* Take the jam made with the semi ripe or unripe bael fruit - a teaspoonful on a empty stomach every morning keeps the digestive system healthy. Helps in curing the amoebiasis.

Prevention of Amoebiasis

* Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and hot running water for at least ten seconds before preparing food and eating.
* Wash your hands after smoking and going to the toilet.
* Foods which are best to avoid are uncooked foods, particularly vegetables and fruit, which cannot be peeled before eating.

Home remedies for Amebic Dysentery

Dysentery is a serious condition affecting the large intestine. It is characterized by inflammation and ulceration of the bowel, a colic pain in the region of the abdomen and passing of liquid or semi formed stools with mucus and blood. Children are more prone to this disease than adults.

Two organisms, protozoa and bacilli cause the pathological condition of dysentery. The dysentery caused by former is generally known as amebic dysentery and by latter as bacillary dysentery. An attack of amebic dysentery is milder in comparison with bacillary dysentery. But while bacillary dysentery can respond quickly to treatment, amebic dysentery does not, unless the patient is very careful. Dysentery is prevalent all over the world, except in very cold countries. Places, where poor sanitary condition prevails are particularly affected. This disease is most common in late summer & in hot, tropical climates.

SYMPTOMS

* Dysentery in children may be acute or chronic.
* This acute form is characterized by pain in the abdomen, diarrhea and dysenteric motions.
* Yellowish white mucus and sometimes only blood from the intestinal ulcers is passed with stools. The evacuations are preceded by pain and tenesmus.
* The child feels a constant desire to evacuate his bowels, although there may be nothing to throw off except a little mucus and blood.
* There is a feeling of pain in the rectum and along the large intestine.
* With the advance of disease, the quantity of mucus and blood increases.

CAUSES

Either protozoa or bacilli cause dysentery. However, the germs develop in the colon as a result of putrefaction of excessive quantities of animal protein food, fried substance, too spicy foods and hard to digest fatty substance. Thus dietary indiscretion and eating of excessive amounts of flesh food in hot weather or tropical climate results in indigestion of such foods.

The incidence of amebic dysentery is very high in areas devoid of proper sanitary facilities. The infection may occur due to contamination of water with human sewage containing amebic cysts. Various foods may be contaminated by being fertilized with human sewage or by files exposed to infection or by careless food handlers who have the disease. Children may infect themselves by playing in mucus, contaminated with amebic cysts.

TREATMENT FOR DYSENTERY

The treatment of dysentery should aim at removing the offending and toxic matter from the intestines and for alleviating painful symptoms, stopping the virulence of the bacteria and promoting healing of the ulcer. The child patient should be kept on liquid diet for the first 24 hours. The use of buttermilk will be especially beneficial as it combats offending bacteria and helps establishment of helpful micro organisms in the intestines.

HOME REMEDIES FOR AMEBIC DYSENTERY

* At the start of the problem, if an herbal decoction is made with two tablespoons of dried coriander seeds, and taken with plain water or buttermilk, the intestinal lining is soothed and the quantity of mucus in the stools decreases.
* Fresh lemon juice: Have the juice of two lemon added to glass of water, with rock salt and sugar to taste, 3-4 times a day.
* Take a tablespoon of fenugreek seeds. Grind and keep aside. One fourth of a teaspoon of this powder with a cup of fresh yogurt had 2-3 times a day, clears the mucus in the stool. Alternatively, a tablespoon of the juice of fenugreek leaves, taken with1-2 black raisins will also relieve dysentery.
* The use of pomegranate (anar) rind is another effective remedy for dysentery. About 60 grams of the rind should be boiled in the 250ml of milk. It should be removed from the fire when one third of milk has evaporated. It should be administered to the patient in three equal doses at suitable intervals. It will relieve the disease very soon.
* Apple is also considered beneficial in the treatment of acute and chronic dysentery in the children. Ripe and sweet apples should be turned into soft pulp by steaming and given to the child several times a day, from one to four tablespoons. According to age of the patient.
* Take a tablespoon of dried orange peel, crushed and ground to a powder. Add a tablespoon of large black raisin seeds. The fruit part of the raisin is laxative in nature, whereas the seeds and add it to the crushed, powdered, dried orange peel. Take a teaspoon of this mixture once a day. The combination heals the ulcers in the intestines and stops the passage of mucus in stools. This helps to cure the amebic dysentery.