Toothache is pain in the region around the tooth. It is a result of tooth decay (due to the degradation of tooth enamel) causing extreme sensitivity to the tooth. As this is a common problem therefore it is needed to understand its cause. It is caused when oral nerves are irritated. Brushing properly after every meal can reduce the chances of toothache. One should visit a dentist atleast in six months, so that any infection could be spotted out immediately.
Causes of Toothache:
1. Dental (tooth) infection, decay, injury, or loss of a tooth are the most common causes of dental pain.
2. Tooth decay is cause by special type of bacteria which works in the presence of sugar or sucrose and release acids that decays the tooth.
3. It is also caused due to gum inflammation and tooth fractures.
4. Consumption of tobacco and other similar items, eventually lead to serious dental problems and are the main cause of toothache.
5. Improper brushing techniques are responsible for inadequate cleaning of mouth and thus create space for bacterial breeding.
6. Trauma (injury) and Malocclusion (teeth out of their normal position) is also responsible.
Symptoms of Toothache:
1. Excessive pain during chewing of food.
2. There may be severe pain to pressure, or to hot or cold stimuli.
3. Brown spots on the tooth could be bacterial houses which will slowly invade the entire region around it.
4. Bleeding and swelling of gums.
5. Inability to eat very cold items such as ice-cream, cold drinks as they may cause pain.
Precautions for toothache:
1. Maintain oral hygiene by proper brushing and flossing daily to remove the formation of plaque.
2. Use of water picks and mouthwashes after having meals.
3. Regular dental check-up from the doctor.
4. Chewing and stimulation of flavor receptors on the tongue increase saliva production and thus lower the ability of acid bacteria to attack the tooth.
5. Lower intake of sugary food or food rich in sucrose could help curbing the problem.
6. Use of dental sealants (plastic like structures which are used o prevent trapping of food inside pits and spaces between the teeth) is a means of prevention.
7. Increasing calcium intake of body and eating food rich in vitamins and minerals could also help.
8. Do not neglect toothache as it may be a sign of serious tooth decay.
9. Prevent tooth decay with fluoride. Fluoride is a natural element which is effective in preventing tooth decay in children.
10. Wear a protective dental guard or headgear while playing sports to help prevent injury.
Remember: In case of toothache prevention is better than cure.
Home Made Remedies for Toothache:
1. Chewing the soft leaves of guava tree with your teeth helps you get relief from toothache.
2. Take the leaves of guava tree and boil it in water. Add some alum to it and gargle regularly with it to get relief from toothache.
3. In warm water add a few drops of Ankol oil (Alangium salvifolium) and gargle regularly to get completely cured from toothache.
4. Take a small branch of the tree neem (Azadirachta indica). Chew it slightly to make it like a brush. Then brush with such branches regularly to make your teeth strong. After developing a toothache brushing your teeth with this also helps a lot in relieving the patient from toothache.
5. Take powdered black pepper 3gm and powdered ock salt 3 gm and grind it in a kharal (its a vessel). Add about 3 gm mustard oil to it and apply it on your teeth for about 5-7 minutes to get instant relief from toothache. Applying it on your gums will give relief form aching gums also.
6. Roast some cumin seeds 3 gm, powder them and some powdered rock salt. Finely grind them and apply them on your teeth to get cured from the toothache.
7. Grind 3 cloves, mix with 5 gm lemon juice and apply it on your teeth or the hollow part on your teeth to get relief from toothache.
8. Applying the juice of a ripe pineapple on an cotton and putting that cotton on the aching tooth to get relief.
Cough
Cough is a reflex action which clears the breathing passages like throat and respiratory tract from irritants, foreign material, and phlegm.
It is very common among the masses and it is not a sign of danger until it persists for more than three weeks (in this case you must consult a doctor). Coughing is good for the lungs as it clears air passage and thus increasing space for oxygen intake to the body, therefore it’s not wise to suppress it.
Cough usually goes away within few days and therefore they do not need much attention.
Types of cough:
1. Non-Productive Cough (Dry Cough): The name of this type is self-explanatory, i.e., it is dry and irritating. In this case the phlegm is much more thickened and as a result it is not easily expelled out. It affects the patient by exhausting and tiring him completely. Due to excessive coughing, there is acute pain in the chest region and throat. The sufferer may like to scratch his throat due to itchiness in the region as a result of dryness. It can have allergic origin or could be due to the reaction of an item that may cause coughing.
2. Productive Cough (Chesty cough or Wet Cough): This type of cough contains phlegm which is yellowish green in color. It is a result of viral or bacterial attack on the body and needs medical cure. In this cough, body expels harmful microbes and other toxins from the body in the form of phlegm, and therefore this phlegm should be expelled from the body, otherwise it could induce fever to the body.
3. Congested Cough: It generally occurs when the body is attacked by some flu or during common cold. The sufferer is first attacked by non-productive cough which is followed by a productive cough. Running nose and sore throat is usually very common during this time.
Causes of Cough:
1. Sore throat with swollen lymph nodes which occurs due to some allergy or viral or bacterial infection. The trickling of mucus from nose to throat causes irritation and make you tired mentally.
2. Asthma can cause constriction in the air passages and thus introduces cough to the body.
3. Air pollution, dust, smoking, temperature and environment changes could also be responsible for dry coughs.
4. Inflammation of larynx or pharynx.
5. Bronchitis is also responsible for cough. The bronchial pipes are clogged with foreign material and thus prove to be an obstacle in air passway.
6. If the cough is persistent for more than four weeks, then it needs immediate medical care as it may be tuberculosis also.
Symptoms of Cough:
1. Sore throat followed by feeling of itchiness all around the region.
2. The affected cells may cause pain in the area and dryness may spread all around it.
3. Person may also develop fever followed by running nose.
4. Vomiting, headache, pain in the chest region is also seen during this disorder.
Precautions during Cough:
1. Suppressing coughs may reduce the ability of the body to fight for infection.
2. Always put your hanky before your mouth while coughing or sneezing so that the infection may not spread to others.
3. Milk and milk products are harmful during this condition as they may increase the phlegm and therefore there consumption should be lowered.
4. Vegetables and fruits (like oranges, melon, tomatoes, raspberry and spinach) should be consumed in greater amount. Remember to wash them thoroughly before intake.
5. Drinking lots of water and exercising can also help to remove phlegm from the body soon.
6. Cough medicines should be taken in minimum amount as they may cause sleepiness, drowsiness and dizziness. Infact below listed remedies could prove to be a miracle during treatment of deadly cough.
Home Made Remedies for Cough:
1. If you are suffering from wet cough then take about 10-12 leaves of the plant tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), two black peppers, 1 tsp rock salt. Add to 2 cups water and boil it. When half a cup of water is left remove it and add one spoon of sugar and mix it. When the water becomes mildly warm filter it and drink it while sleeping. Take this for about 3-4 days and you will see immense relief.
2. Take one big spoon of pure ghee (clarified butter) and 15-20 black peppers. Add them to a bowl and heat them on a flame. When the ghee and peppers start to crackle then remove it from the flame. After it cools a little add 2tbs of grinded crystalline sugar (mishri) and mix it. When it is lukewarm and eat it while chewing properly. Do not eat or drink anything till about 1 hour after the above intake. Repeat this treatment twice a day for 2-3 days and even your oldest coughs will get cured.
3. This a solution or whooping cough (pertussis). This generally happens to children in which the child coughs very frequently and his face reddens. Relief is felt only after the child vomits. To cure this take a few leaves of tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) and grind it with pure honey. Take about half spoon of this and give it two the child every morning and evening on an empty stomach. Give him to drink 1-2 spoon cold milk to drink on top of this. There will be an immnse relief in his cough.
Precaution: Avoid the child to get in contact with coldness or cold winds.
4. This is a remedy for an infant who has cough. Not only the milk fed child gets disturbed but this is also a problem for the mother. We have a simple cure for this. Take some turmeric powder. Dip your hands in mustard oil and apply this with the turmeric powder on the babies neck, chest and back. Massage with very soft hands. Then take a clean cotton and roll and heat it very gently and put it on the back of the child and tie it there gently with a cloth. Take a warm cloth and heat it gently and cover the child with it and put him to sleep. The babies cough will be cured within 2-3 days.
Note: Infants are very delicate so massage the child as delicately as possible. Also the things that are to be warmed should be as slight as possible and touchable easily by bare hands as a baby is sensitive and it may burn his skin. Also tie the cotton gently as it may hurt the child. Please take care of this.
5. Get some Liquorice (mulethi) from the market and grind it as finely as possible. Take twice a day daily with lukewarm water and you will see immense relief from your cough.
6. As we all know ginger is a herb that cures many diseases that we ail from. Here also ginger comes to save the day. This is the easiest of all the remedies if you have a simple cough. Obtain the juice of ginger by crushing it and then filtering. Add this with pure honey and warm it slightly. Take 1-2 tbs twice daily and see great results.
It is very common among the masses and it is not a sign of danger until it persists for more than three weeks (in this case you must consult a doctor). Coughing is good for the lungs as it clears air passage and thus increasing space for oxygen intake to the body, therefore it’s not wise to suppress it.
Cough usually goes away within few days and therefore they do not need much attention.
Types of cough:
1. Non-Productive Cough (Dry Cough): The name of this type is self-explanatory, i.e., it is dry and irritating. In this case the phlegm is much more thickened and as a result it is not easily expelled out. It affects the patient by exhausting and tiring him completely. Due to excessive coughing, there is acute pain in the chest region and throat. The sufferer may like to scratch his throat due to itchiness in the region as a result of dryness. It can have allergic origin or could be due to the reaction of an item that may cause coughing.
2. Productive Cough (Chesty cough or Wet Cough): This type of cough contains phlegm which is yellowish green in color. It is a result of viral or bacterial attack on the body and needs medical cure. In this cough, body expels harmful microbes and other toxins from the body in the form of phlegm, and therefore this phlegm should be expelled from the body, otherwise it could induce fever to the body.
3. Congested Cough: It generally occurs when the body is attacked by some flu or during common cold. The sufferer is first attacked by non-productive cough which is followed by a productive cough. Running nose and sore throat is usually very common during this time.
Causes of Cough:
1. Sore throat with swollen lymph nodes which occurs due to some allergy or viral or bacterial infection. The trickling of mucus from nose to throat causes irritation and make you tired mentally.
2. Asthma can cause constriction in the air passages and thus introduces cough to the body.
3. Air pollution, dust, smoking, temperature and environment changes could also be responsible for dry coughs.
4. Inflammation of larynx or pharynx.
5. Bronchitis is also responsible for cough. The bronchial pipes are clogged with foreign material and thus prove to be an obstacle in air passway.
6. If the cough is persistent for more than four weeks, then it needs immediate medical care as it may be tuberculosis also.
Symptoms of Cough:
1. Sore throat followed by feeling of itchiness all around the region.
2. The affected cells may cause pain in the area and dryness may spread all around it.
3. Person may also develop fever followed by running nose.
4. Vomiting, headache, pain in the chest region is also seen during this disorder.
Precautions during Cough:
1. Suppressing coughs may reduce the ability of the body to fight for infection.
2. Always put your hanky before your mouth while coughing or sneezing so that the infection may not spread to others.
3. Milk and milk products are harmful during this condition as they may increase the phlegm and therefore there consumption should be lowered.
4. Vegetables and fruits (like oranges, melon, tomatoes, raspberry and spinach) should be consumed in greater amount. Remember to wash them thoroughly before intake.
5. Drinking lots of water and exercising can also help to remove phlegm from the body soon.
6. Cough medicines should be taken in minimum amount as they may cause sleepiness, drowsiness and dizziness. Infact below listed remedies could prove to be a miracle during treatment of deadly cough.
Home Made Remedies for Cough:
1. If you are suffering from wet cough then take about 10-12 leaves of the plant tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum), two black peppers, 1 tsp rock salt. Add to 2 cups water and boil it. When half a cup of water is left remove it and add one spoon of sugar and mix it. When the water becomes mildly warm filter it and drink it while sleeping. Take this for about 3-4 days and you will see immense relief.
2. Take one big spoon of pure ghee (clarified butter) and 15-20 black peppers. Add them to a bowl and heat them on a flame. When the ghee and peppers start to crackle then remove it from the flame. After it cools a little add 2tbs of grinded crystalline sugar (mishri) and mix it. When it is lukewarm and eat it while chewing properly. Do not eat or drink anything till about 1 hour after the above intake. Repeat this treatment twice a day for 2-3 days and even your oldest coughs will get cured.
3. This a solution or whooping cough (pertussis). This generally happens to children in which the child coughs very frequently and his face reddens. Relief is felt only after the child vomits. To cure this take a few leaves of tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) and grind it with pure honey. Take about half spoon of this and give it two the child every morning and evening on an empty stomach. Give him to drink 1-2 spoon cold milk to drink on top of this. There will be an immnse relief in his cough.
Precaution: Avoid the child to get in contact with coldness or cold winds.
4. This is a remedy for an infant who has cough. Not only the milk fed child gets disturbed but this is also a problem for the mother. We have a simple cure for this. Take some turmeric powder. Dip your hands in mustard oil and apply this with the turmeric powder on the babies neck, chest and back. Massage with very soft hands. Then take a clean cotton and roll and heat it very gently and put it on the back of the child and tie it there gently with a cloth. Take a warm cloth and heat it gently and cover the child with it and put him to sleep. The babies cough will be cured within 2-3 days.
Note: Infants are very delicate so massage the child as delicately as possible. Also the things that are to be warmed should be as slight as possible and touchable easily by bare hands as a baby is sensitive and it may burn his skin. Also tie the cotton gently as it may hurt the child. Please take care of this.
5. Get some Liquorice (mulethi) from the market and grind it as finely as possible. Take twice a day daily with lukewarm water and you will see immense relief from your cough.
6. As we all know ginger is a herb that cures many diseases that we ail from. Here also ginger comes to save the day. This is the easiest of all the remedies if you have a simple cough. Obtain the juice of ginger by crushing it and then filtering. Add this with pure honey and warm it slightly. Take 1-2 tbs twice daily and see great results.
Gray Hair
When the hair starts loosing its coloring pigment, the condition is called graying of hair. It is the first visible sign of aging, which is a natural process, but it is not always the case and hence young people are also facing this problem.
Different ethnic groups have different hair colors which are due to genetic factors or influence of environment. There is diversity in hair colors all around the world.
Causes For Grey Hair:
1. A chemical called melanin is secreted by the pigment cells present in the hair follicles which is responsible for the pigmentation of the hair color. In case there is lower melanin (in old people it is due to dying of pigment cells), the hair are silvery white in color.
2. Albinism is a genetic abnormality in which little pigment is found in human hair as a result of which the hair is white or pale blond.
3. Stress, malnutrition or constant worrying are some of the causes for premature graying. This has been proved medically also.
4. People suffering from Werner syndrome or pernicious anemia also have grey hairs.
5. Using hair gels, washing hair in hot water, washing hair in dead water (salty water), using hair dryers and using chemical based hair products are also responsible for grey hair.
6. Dandruff or unclean scalp can also eventually lead to graying of the hair color.
7. Chronic constipation, sinus, headache, restlessness are also fairly responsible for this disorder.
Symptoms of Grey Hair:
1. Excessive roughness and dryness in the hair.
2. Excessive falling of hair after bathing or washing or during combing the hair.
3. Continuous increase in the number of grey hair.
4. Pain in the hair roots when you agitate them while bathing.
Precautions For Grey Hair:
1. Do not use any chemical based products to color your hair or for any other purpose. They look good but they severely harm your hair.
2. Apply henna (mehndi) paste in your hair as it serves as a natural dye and provides softness to the hair.
3. Do not use hair gels as they provide the most severe damage to your natural hair.
4. Hairs are fragile when they are wet. So do not agitate them much at that time otherwise it may cause hair fall.
5. Have a proper diet full of green and leafy vegetables and fruits to prevent premature graying of hair.
6. Have a proper treatment for hair dandruff.
7. Have a hair message atleast thrice a weak with coconut oil or any other oil which you prefer. It is really going to help because it enhances blood circulation and thus lower the chances of dying of pigment cells (refer above) and thus saves you from graying of the hair.
Home Remedies for Grey Hair:
1. Grind the roots of Oleander with milk and apply it in the roots of your hair slowly to blacken them.
2. Take Indian Gooseberry (Amla) and the inner part of the seeds of mango in the same proportions and grind it with water. Then apply this on your hair to blacken them naturally.
3. Take powdered Triphala 3 gm and take it daily with water to naturally blacken gray hair.
4. Apply coconut oil in your hair or eat the pulp of coconut or drink its water to make your hair long and strong.
5. If their is excessive falling of your hair take the leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) and boil it with water. Then filter this water and wash your hair with it to get long, black and strong hair.
6. Take the leaves of tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)and powdered Indian Gooseberry(amla) and mix it with water at night. Early in the morning apply this for 15-20 minutes on your hair and leave it to dry. After that wash your hair clean with water.Your hair will blacken after regular usage.
7. Click nails to reduce grey hair.
Note: These remedies are to blacken your hair permanently and not temporarily as in the case of synthetic dyes.
Different ethnic groups have different hair colors which are due to genetic factors or influence of environment. There is diversity in hair colors all around the world.
Causes For Grey Hair:
1. A chemical called melanin is secreted by the pigment cells present in the hair follicles which is responsible for the pigmentation of the hair color. In case there is lower melanin (in old people it is due to dying of pigment cells), the hair are silvery white in color.
2. Albinism is a genetic abnormality in which little pigment is found in human hair as a result of which the hair is white or pale blond.
3. Stress, malnutrition or constant worrying are some of the causes for premature graying. This has been proved medically also.
4. People suffering from Werner syndrome or pernicious anemia also have grey hairs.
5. Using hair gels, washing hair in hot water, washing hair in dead water (salty water), using hair dryers and using chemical based hair products are also responsible for grey hair.
6. Dandruff or unclean scalp can also eventually lead to graying of the hair color.
7. Chronic constipation, sinus, headache, restlessness are also fairly responsible for this disorder.
Symptoms of Grey Hair:
1. Excessive roughness and dryness in the hair.
2. Excessive falling of hair after bathing or washing or during combing the hair.
3. Continuous increase in the number of grey hair.
4. Pain in the hair roots when you agitate them while bathing.
Precautions For Grey Hair:
1. Do not use any chemical based products to color your hair or for any other purpose. They look good but they severely harm your hair.
2. Apply henna (mehndi) paste in your hair as it serves as a natural dye and provides softness to the hair.
3. Do not use hair gels as they provide the most severe damage to your natural hair.
4. Hairs are fragile when they are wet. So do not agitate them much at that time otherwise it may cause hair fall.
5. Have a proper diet full of green and leafy vegetables and fruits to prevent premature graying of hair.
6. Have a proper treatment for hair dandruff.
7. Have a hair message atleast thrice a weak with coconut oil or any other oil which you prefer. It is really going to help because it enhances blood circulation and thus lower the chances of dying of pigment cells (refer above) and thus saves you from graying of the hair.
Home Remedies for Grey Hair:
1. Grind the roots of Oleander with milk and apply it in the roots of your hair slowly to blacken them.
2. Take Indian Gooseberry (Amla) and the inner part of the seeds of mango in the same proportions and grind it with water. Then apply this on your hair to blacken them naturally.
3. Take powdered Triphala 3 gm and take it daily with water to naturally blacken gray hair.
4. Apply coconut oil in your hair or eat the pulp of coconut or drink its water to make your hair long and strong.
5. If their is excessive falling of your hair take the leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) and boil it with water. Then filter this water and wash your hair with it to get long, black and strong hair.
6. Take the leaves of tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum)and powdered Indian Gooseberry(amla) and mix it with water at night. Early in the morning apply this for 15-20 minutes on your hair and leave it to dry. After that wash your hair clean with water.Your hair will blacken after regular usage.
7. Click nails to reduce grey hair.
Note: These remedies are to blacken your hair permanently and not temporarily as in the case of synthetic dyes.
Fever
The variation in internal body temperature above or below the normal conditions (98.6°F) is termed as fever. It is also termed as pyrexia. Body’s temperature is controlled by hypothalamus gland located inside the brain and is characterized by its thermo regulatory set-point. It is seen that kids develop high body temperature after playing, but this is not fever because the set-point is normal. It is said that sometimes body expels harmful bacteria and virus from the body and as result the body’s temperature is increased.
Body Temperature during Fever measured Orally:
1. Temperature upto 100°Fahrenheit (37.8° C) indicates mild fever.
2. Temperature above 100°Fahrenheit (37.8° C) but below 103°F (39.4°C), indicates moderate fever.
3. Body temperature of 104°F (40°C) indicates high fever. It needs special attention.
4. Temperature above 105°F (43.3°C) is an indication of severe fever which is rare and needs immediate medical cure.
Types of fever:
1. Pel-Ebstein Fever: A specific kind of fever associated with Hodgkin's lymphoma, being high for one week and low for the next week and so on. However, there is some debate as to whether this pattern truly exists.
2. Intermittent Fever: It is a type of fever in which body’s temperature falls and rises periodically like in case of malaria, typhoid.
3. Relapsing Fever: This fever reoccurs a number of times and it takes few days before the body’s temperature is back to normal.
4. Continuous Fever: It is a type of common fever when the body’s temperature remains above normal for most of the time and does not fluctuate much.
5. Remittant Fever: In this the temperature remains above normal for most part of the day and show considerable fluctuations (more than 1°C).
Symptoms of Fever:
1. Rise in the body’s temperature.
2. Increase heart beat, muscle tone and shivering.
3. Lethargic feeling in the body followed by sickness behavior.
4. Feeling of sleepiness and inability to concentrate.
5. Bitter taste in mouth when anything is eaten.
6. Weakness in the body.
Causes of fever:
1. Infections due to some diseases like typhoid, malaria, dengue, cough, cancer, etc. can cause fever. Every disease generally starts with a fever.
2. Due to the side effects or reaction caused, after consumption of medicine of some other disease.
3. Some events such heart attack, sudden exposure to changed surroundings, heat strokes, can also add to the causes of fever.
4. Fear is the common cause due to which many people develop common fever inside the body.
5. Some other body disorders like improper functioning of auto-immune system or metabolic disorder are responsible for fever.
6. Constipation, Diabetes, arthritis, are also responsible for high body temperatures.
Precautions during Fever:
1. Do not take fever lightly because any other chronic disease starts with a fever. Therefore have a check-up for even a mild fever.
2. Liquid foods are preferred like you can have juices or you can also take light food like porridge so that the body do not have to work more to digest the food.
3. Drink plenty of water, as much as you can.
4. Keep your body clothed and do not expose it to very high or low temperature.
5. Take ample rest and do not play games which induce s stress on your mind.
Home Made Remedies for Fever:
1. In fever the patient may get irritated from excessive sweating. In this case take some bishop's weed (ajwain), roast it, and then grind it. After grinding it apply it on the body of the patient suffering from fever to relieve him.
2. Cut and lemon and on top of it add some powdered rock salt and black pepper. Warm the lemon slightly, sucking this lemon slowly also helps in the case of fever.
3. Take 5 gm bishop's weed (ajwain) in 50 gm water and boil it. After filtering if your drink 25 gm of this water in intervals of two hours your fever will be cured. Also it will reduce the irritation in your body caused by fever.
4. Take the juice of ginger 5 gm and mix it with honey 5 gm. Take this 3 times daily to get relief from fever.
5. Mixing the juice of Adulsa (Adhatoda Zeylanica), ginger, tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) 5 gm each and adding 5 gm powdered liqourice to it and taking it helps in the cure of fever.
6.Take the leaves of Adulsa (Adhatoda Zeylanica, 10 gm), crystalline sugar (10 gm) in 100 gm water and boil it. Drinking this helps in curing your temperature and irritation caused by fever.
7. Take powdered Indian Gooseberry (Amla) 3 gm in quantity with water thrice a day to completely cure from fever.
8. Take some roasted cloves and then grind them. Take this with lukewarm water many times a day to get some relief in fever.
9. Take 20 gm fennel seeds in 300 gm water and boil. Take this water, filter it and 10 gms to 250 gm water and make a solution. Drink this to get completely cured from fever.
Body Temperature during Fever measured Orally:
1. Temperature upto 100°Fahrenheit (37.8° C) indicates mild fever.
2. Temperature above 100°Fahrenheit (37.8° C) but below 103°F (39.4°C), indicates moderate fever.
3. Body temperature of 104°F (40°C) indicates high fever. It needs special attention.
4. Temperature above 105°F (43.3°C) is an indication of severe fever which is rare and needs immediate medical cure.
Types of fever:
1. Pel-Ebstein Fever: A specific kind of fever associated with Hodgkin's lymphoma, being high for one week and low for the next week and so on. However, there is some debate as to whether this pattern truly exists.
2. Intermittent Fever: It is a type of fever in which body’s temperature falls and rises periodically like in case of malaria, typhoid.
3. Relapsing Fever: This fever reoccurs a number of times and it takes few days before the body’s temperature is back to normal.
4. Continuous Fever: It is a type of common fever when the body’s temperature remains above normal for most of the time and does not fluctuate much.
5. Remittant Fever: In this the temperature remains above normal for most part of the day and show considerable fluctuations (more than 1°C).
Symptoms of Fever:
1. Rise in the body’s temperature.
2. Increase heart beat, muscle tone and shivering.
3. Lethargic feeling in the body followed by sickness behavior.
4. Feeling of sleepiness and inability to concentrate.
5. Bitter taste in mouth when anything is eaten.
6. Weakness in the body.
Causes of fever:
1. Infections due to some diseases like typhoid, malaria, dengue, cough, cancer, etc. can cause fever. Every disease generally starts with a fever.
2. Due to the side effects or reaction caused, after consumption of medicine of some other disease.
3. Some events such heart attack, sudden exposure to changed surroundings, heat strokes, can also add to the causes of fever.
4. Fear is the common cause due to which many people develop common fever inside the body.
5. Some other body disorders like improper functioning of auto-immune system or metabolic disorder are responsible for fever.
6. Constipation, Diabetes, arthritis, are also responsible for high body temperatures.
Precautions during Fever:
1. Do not take fever lightly because any other chronic disease starts with a fever. Therefore have a check-up for even a mild fever.
2. Liquid foods are preferred like you can have juices or you can also take light food like porridge so that the body do not have to work more to digest the food.
3. Drink plenty of water, as much as you can.
4. Keep your body clothed and do not expose it to very high or low temperature.
5. Take ample rest and do not play games which induce s stress on your mind.
Home Made Remedies for Fever:
1. In fever the patient may get irritated from excessive sweating. In this case take some bishop's weed (ajwain), roast it, and then grind it. After grinding it apply it on the body of the patient suffering from fever to relieve him.
2. Cut and lemon and on top of it add some powdered rock salt and black pepper. Warm the lemon slightly, sucking this lemon slowly also helps in the case of fever.
3. Take 5 gm bishop's weed (ajwain) in 50 gm water and boil it. After filtering if your drink 25 gm of this water in intervals of two hours your fever will be cured. Also it will reduce the irritation in your body caused by fever.
4. Take the juice of ginger 5 gm and mix it with honey 5 gm. Take this 3 times daily to get relief from fever.
5. Mixing the juice of Adulsa (Adhatoda Zeylanica), ginger, tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) 5 gm each and adding 5 gm powdered liqourice to it and taking it helps in the cure of fever.
6.Take the leaves of Adulsa (Adhatoda Zeylanica, 10 gm), crystalline sugar (10 gm) in 100 gm water and boil it. Drinking this helps in curing your temperature and irritation caused by fever.
7. Take powdered Indian Gooseberry (Amla) 3 gm in quantity with water thrice a day to completely cure from fever.
8. Take some roasted cloves and then grind them. Take this with lukewarm water many times a day to get some relief in fever.
9. Take 20 gm fennel seeds in 300 gm water and boil. Take this water, filter it and 10 gms to 250 gm water and make a solution. Drink this to get completely cured from fever.
Constipation
Constipation is a situation in which the bowl movement from the body is not periodic. It is due to some disturbance in the digestive track or due to accumulation of excessive heat inside the body. As a result of this harmful body waste is not extracted properly and this waste severely harms the body in more ways than one. This body disorder is not a disease unless it is not affecting you on daily basis. Constipation is suffered by almost every individual in his lifetime but it is more frequent during adulthood.
Symptoms of Constipation:
1. Infrequent bowl movement from the body
2. Excessive pain during bowl elimination
3. The bowl is hard, dry, small in size, and difficult to expel followed by decrease in the volume of bowl
4. Headache, stomache, loss of appetite
5. Lethargic feelings in body, high blood pressure, are main causes of constipation.
Causes of Constipation:
1. Constipation is primarily caused due to the consumption of poor diet. If your diet is not rich in fiber then you are going to be constipated, because the fiber is responsible for cleaning of the body and to promote the bowel movement for its easy removal.
2. Incomplete chewing of food leave the food particles big enough, as a result of which the body is not able to digest them effectively and completely.
3. Lower liquid intake or deficiency of liquid inside the body (due to some medicines or excessive sweat or frequent urination) is also responsible for constipation.
4. Very less or no body exercise can leave our body to suffer many diseases. Remember our body is like a machine which needs regular exercise besides taking food to remain good in health, otherwise it is going to be jammed one day.
5. Emotional and physiological disturbances or stress can prove to be an obstacle in the working of body mechanism.
6. Weakness in body can result in the weakness of bones and muscles and hence cater to their inability to promote the removal of stool effectively.
Precautions for Constipation:
1. Be very cautious about your diet. Make sure that the diet you are taking should not include sticky food like rice and the food that is difficult to digest like red meat.
2. Include as much fruits, vegetables, cereals, roughage, in the diet as you can. Eat only freshly cooked food and chew it properly. If you are having problems in digestion, then take any digestion pills.
3. In the morning when you woke up take 1-2 glasses of warm water and do note that the consumption of water should not be less than 10-12 glasses per day.
4. Lesser the intake of coffee, tea, caffeine, tobacco also helps sometimes.
Home Remedies for Constipation:
1. If you are suffering from constipation then before going to sleep at night take 12 black raisins (thoroughly cleansed with water and after removal of seeds) and boil it in milk. Drink this milk with the raisins in it.Your constipation will surely be cured. If you are still having problems then take this for 2-3 days and and after that according to your needs.
2. Take Castor oil 1-2 tablespoons and mix it with 1 cup lukewarm water or milk and take it before going to bed at night. People suffering from severe constipation may have to consume upto 6 tablespoons of Castor oil. As Castor oil is very good for your stomach and intestines you may give it to any patient without any hesitation.
3. If you are having severe constipation take drink the juice of 2 oranges in the morning on an empty stomach for 8-10 days. This will surely cure any type of constipation.
Important note: Don't mix salt, spices,ice or anything else in the juice. After drinking it don't take anything for 1-2 hours.
4. Rub yellow Myrobalan with water and take it in the morning. Mix it with some salt for taste.
5. Adding apples, grapes and papaya to your diet daily also helps in constipation.
6. Take 200 gm lukewarm water, add 5 gm lemon's juice, 5 gm Ginger juice and 10 gm honey and take it to get fast relief from constipation.
7. A person suffering from Constipation must have an intake of atleast 250-300 gm water to get fast relief from it.
8. Take 5 gm lemon's juice, 200 gm water and add 10 gm crystalline sugar and dissolve it in them. Drink this to get rid of constipations.
Symptoms of Constipation:
1. Infrequent bowl movement from the body
2. Excessive pain during bowl elimination
3. The bowl is hard, dry, small in size, and difficult to expel followed by decrease in the volume of bowl
4. Headache, stomache, loss of appetite
5. Lethargic feelings in body, high blood pressure, are main causes of constipation.
Causes of Constipation:
1. Constipation is primarily caused due to the consumption of poor diet. If your diet is not rich in fiber then you are going to be constipated, because the fiber is responsible for cleaning of the body and to promote the bowel movement for its easy removal.
2. Incomplete chewing of food leave the food particles big enough, as a result of which the body is not able to digest them effectively and completely.
3. Lower liquid intake or deficiency of liquid inside the body (due to some medicines or excessive sweat or frequent urination) is also responsible for constipation.
4. Very less or no body exercise can leave our body to suffer many diseases. Remember our body is like a machine which needs regular exercise besides taking food to remain good in health, otherwise it is going to be jammed one day.
5. Emotional and physiological disturbances or stress can prove to be an obstacle in the working of body mechanism.
6. Weakness in body can result in the weakness of bones and muscles and hence cater to their inability to promote the removal of stool effectively.
Precautions for Constipation:
1. Be very cautious about your diet. Make sure that the diet you are taking should not include sticky food like rice and the food that is difficult to digest like red meat.
2. Include as much fruits, vegetables, cereals, roughage, in the diet as you can. Eat only freshly cooked food and chew it properly. If you are having problems in digestion, then take any digestion pills.
3. In the morning when you woke up take 1-2 glasses of warm water and do note that the consumption of water should not be less than 10-12 glasses per day.
4. Lesser the intake of coffee, tea, caffeine, tobacco also helps sometimes.
Home Remedies for Constipation:
1. If you are suffering from constipation then before going to sleep at night take 12 black raisins (thoroughly cleansed with water and after removal of seeds) and boil it in milk. Drink this milk with the raisins in it.Your constipation will surely be cured. If you are still having problems then take this for 2-3 days and and after that according to your needs.
2. Take Castor oil 1-2 tablespoons and mix it with 1 cup lukewarm water or milk and take it before going to bed at night. People suffering from severe constipation may have to consume upto 6 tablespoons of Castor oil. As Castor oil is very good for your stomach and intestines you may give it to any patient without any hesitation.
3. If you are having severe constipation take drink the juice of 2 oranges in the morning on an empty stomach for 8-10 days. This will surely cure any type of constipation.
Important note: Don't mix salt, spices,ice or anything else in the juice. After drinking it don't take anything for 1-2 hours.
4. Rub yellow Myrobalan with water and take it in the morning. Mix it with some salt for taste.
5. Adding apples, grapes and papaya to your diet daily also helps in constipation.
6. Take 200 gm lukewarm water, add 5 gm lemon's juice, 5 gm Ginger juice and 10 gm honey and take it to get fast relief from constipation.
7. A person suffering from Constipation must have an intake of atleast 250-300 gm water to get fast relief from it.
8. Take 5 gm lemon's juice, 200 gm water and add 10 gm crystalline sugar and dissolve it in them. Drink this to get rid of constipations.
Eczema
Eczema (also called dermatitis) is a type of skin disorder or allergy to the skin. It mostly attacks palms, knees, arms and face. It is commonly seen on the other body parts too. It generally attacks the tender skin of infants but could be widely seen among the adults too.
There are many types of eczema:
1. Atopic Dermatitis: This type is most common and generally occurs to children below 5 years in age. Most of the people inherit atopic eczema from their family members.
2. Contact Dermatitis: This type occurs due to the contact between skin and detergents, old items, etc. When contact leads irritation to the skin, it is called irritant contact dermatitis and if the contact leads to an allergy to the skin, it is called allergic contact dermatitis.
3. Seborrhoic Eczema: On the one hand it affects babies at the nappy region and spreads very quickly but on the other hand it also affects adults in the form of dandruff.
4. Varicose Eczema: This is common among old aged people. It is caused due to poor circulation. If it is not treated properly, it may lead to the formation of an ulcer around the region.
Cause Of Eczema:
1. Eczema may spread from parents to children.
2. Allergies due to soaps, detergents, and other chemicals.
3. Temperature and environmental changes are also responsible
4. Nutritional deficiencies.
5. Frequent contact of the affected area with the sweat.
6. Environmental pollution, dry air, certain toxins, also add to the causes.
Symptoms Of Eczema:
1. Itchiness on the skin
2. Red blisters
3. Rough skin with swelling which sometimes contain watery fluid
4. Excessive dryness and cranks on the skin
Precautions for Eczemic Patients:
1. Adults should keep a check on the blood sugar level. It is seen that it takes very long time for diabetic patients to cure even small traces of eczema.
2. Use glycerin soaps and avoid any contact with the detergents as their harshness may worsen the eczema.
3. Keep a check on the dryness of the skin. Apply cream soon after bathing to moisturize the skin so as to keep it extensively hydrated.
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Home Made Remedies for Eczema:
1. Take the leaves of jackfruit. Apply some ghee (clarified butter) and then tie the leaves on the eczema.
2. Crush ajwain (Trachyspermum copticum) with water and apply the solution on your eczema. It will get cured in a few days.
3. Take the seeds of onion (the middle part), crush them and apply them on your eczema. After 8-10 weeks your Eczema will get cured.
4. Take 1 mg roasted Cumin seeds, 10 gram crystalline sugar. Mix it with the juice of lemon and after grinding drink it daily twice , once in the morning and once in the evening. Your Eczema will surely be cured.
5. Take some leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) in some water and boil. Clean your eczema with it and then apply an ointment of lemon juice grinded with the leaves of tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum). Eczema will be cured within some time.
6. Take some purple soft leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) and cook in oil for quite some time. Apply this oil on the eczema and you will surely profit from it.
7.Take some purple and soft leaves of Neem (Azadirachta indica). Take out their juice and mix with some crystalline sugar. Drinking this purifies your blood and helps you get rid of itching,pimples. eczema etc.
8. Take the juice of the leaves of tulsi ( (Ocimum tenuiflorum) and ghee and mix it very well in a bronze vessel. It will surely cure your eczema.
9. Take the roots of spinach and grind with lemon juice and apply it on eczema to cure it.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a situation in which there is excessive sugar (glucose) in the bloodstream. This excess glucose excretes from patients body in the form of urine. The glucose level in the body is controlled by beta cells of pancreas by emitting insulin. In diabetes there is improper balance of glucose and insulin due to malfunctioning of beta cells which severely attacks autoimmune system. Diabetes is common among old age people but today even the young are also the victims of this dreadful disease.
It is of two types:
Type 1: It is less common among the people. It is due to the inability of pancreas to generate the required insulin so as to maintain glucose balance.
Type 2: It is the more common form of diabetes. Most of the middle age people suffer from this. In this case the insulin secreted by pancreas is not affectively utilized by the body. This type is not so dangerous and could be controlled by keeping a serious check on health, performing regular exercise and taking balanced diet.
Causes of Diabetes:
1. Addiction to sweets.
2. Increased weight and obesity
3. Genetic Factors
4. Excessive Stress and tension
5. Malfunctioning of pancreas
6. Consuming too much alcoholic drinks
7. High blood pressure
Symptoms of Diabetes:
1. Unquenchable thirst
2. Excessive hunger
3. Frequent urination
4. Unexpected weight loss
5. Weakness and fatigue
6. Slow healing of the body cuts and wounds.
Precaution for Diabetic Patients:
1. Do regular exercise and involve your body in physical activities. Be active all the time.
2. Do keep a check on carbohydrate intake. Do not keep yourself hungry for longer hours.
3. Do keep a regular check on your body weight and also the sugar content in your blood by dipsticks so that any sudden increase in sugar levels may be intimated accordingly.
4. Avoid taking alcoholic drinks as far as possible.
Home Made Remedies for Diabetes:
1. Take some seeds of fenugreek (methi) in a cup filled with water. Early in the morning grind those seeds in that water only and drink. This avoids the mixture of sugar with the blood in the body hence reducing your bodies sugar level.
2. Take the juice of Amla (Indian gooseberry) 10 gm, turmeric 1gm and honey 3 gm. Mix it well and take it to reduce your sugar levels.
3. Take the juice of bitter melon also called as bitter gourd 5 gm and drink it. This will help you in diabetes.
4. Eating Jambul (black plum) everyday also helps in cure of diabetic patients. Not only this it also improves the patients digesting power.
5. Take the seeds of Jambul (black plum) and dry them in the shadow, then grind them well to make a mixture. Everyday twice a day once in the morning and evening take 3-3 gm of the mixture with water adn your diabetes will be in control very soon.
6. Take the grinded mixture of Jambul (black plum) seeds and bitter gourd in the same amount. Take 3 gm of this mixture with water twice daily to control your diabetes.
7. Take 50 gm bitter gourd and boil it in 100 gm water. Drink it for great results in case of diabetes.
8. Half and hour or so before your meals take 5 gm fenugreek (grinded) with water and have it for great results in your diabetic levels.
9. Take the fresh juice of Indian gooseberry (amla) and mix with honey and take it regularly in the morning to contorl diabetes.
10. Everyday take the soft purple leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) and chew it while sucking its juicxe. This will help a lot in diabetes.
Note: Diabetes cannot be cured. So controlling it is the best solution.
It is of two types:
Type 1: It is less common among the people. It is due to the inability of pancreas to generate the required insulin so as to maintain glucose balance.
Type 2: It is the more common form of diabetes. Most of the middle age people suffer from this. In this case the insulin secreted by pancreas is not affectively utilized by the body. This type is not so dangerous and could be controlled by keeping a serious check on health, performing regular exercise and taking balanced diet.
Causes of Diabetes:
1. Addiction to sweets.
2. Increased weight and obesity
3. Genetic Factors
4. Excessive Stress and tension
5. Malfunctioning of pancreas
6. Consuming too much alcoholic drinks
7. High blood pressure
Symptoms of Diabetes:
1. Unquenchable thirst
2. Excessive hunger
3. Frequent urination
4. Unexpected weight loss
5. Weakness and fatigue
6. Slow healing of the body cuts and wounds.
Precaution for Diabetic Patients:
1. Do regular exercise and involve your body in physical activities. Be active all the time.
2. Do keep a check on carbohydrate intake. Do not keep yourself hungry for longer hours.
3. Do keep a regular check on your body weight and also the sugar content in your blood by dipsticks so that any sudden increase in sugar levels may be intimated accordingly.
4. Avoid taking alcoholic drinks as far as possible.
Home Made Remedies for Diabetes:
1. Take some seeds of fenugreek (methi) in a cup filled with water. Early in the morning grind those seeds in that water only and drink. This avoids the mixture of sugar with the blood in the body hence reducing your bodies sugar level.
2. Take the juice of Amla (Indian gooseberry) 10 gm, turmeric 1gm and honey 3 gm. Mix it well and take it to reduce your sugar levels.
3. Take the juice of bitter melon also called as bitter gourd 5 gm and drink it. This will help you in diabetes.
4. Eating Jambul (black plum) everyday also helps in cure of diabetic patients. Not only this it also improves the patients digesting power.
5. Take the seeds of Jambul (black plum) and dry them in the shadow, then grind them well to make a mixture. Everyday twice a day once in the morning and evening take 3-3 gm of the mixture with water adn your diabetes will be in control very soon.
6. Take the grinded mixture of Jambul (black plum) seeds and bitter gourd in the same amount. Take 3 gm of this mixture with water twice daily to control your diabetes.
7. Take 50 gm bitter gourd and boil it in 100 gm water. Drink it for great results in case of diabetes.
8. Half and hour or so before your meals take 5 gm fenugreek (grinded) with water and have it for great results in your diabetic levels.
9. Take the fresh juice of Indian gooseberry (amla) and mix with honey and take it regularly in the morning to contorl diabetes.
10. Everyday take the soft purple leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) and chew it while sucking its juicxe. This will help a lot in diabetes.
Note: Diabetes cannot be cured. So controlling it is the best solution.
Acne
Acne is a skin disorder characterized by small pimples on face, back, and chest. It is very common among teenagers but it also affects adults to some extent. In teenagers acne is due to hormonal change and also due to clogging of oil in the skin pores. It is not a life threatening diseases but it leads to upsetting due to disfiguring of the face. It is more of a physiological disorder than a health issue.
Types of Acne:
1. Blackheads: They are small, yellowish-brown pimples on the skin, which contain watery fluid inside them.. They appear like nails when touched.
2. Acne Nodules: They are hump shaped, red colored pimples on the skin. They are much deep rooted into the skin than they appear to be and that’s why are considered severe than any other type.
3. Acne Papules: They are very small, red in color and appear like pinhead when touched. If squeezed they could leave a permanent spot on the skin.
4. Acne Cysts: They severely inflammate the skin and require immediate medical care so as to prevent infection.
Causes of Acne:
Acne is caused due to clogging of skin pores. Skin has hair follicles and sebaceous glands which secretes sebum which protects the skin, and prevent it from becoming dry, brittle and cracked by dehydration. During adolescence the sebum production is increased due to hormonal changes which clog the skin leading to pimples on the skin.
These pimples are also called blackheads which remain beneath the skin and clog the vital skin process. Therefore they must be treated properly and effective so as to prevent the infection from spreading to other areas.
Acne is sometimes also caused due to poor hygiene. Constipation may also contribute for the cause of this disease due to the liberation of certain toxins in blood stream.
Precautions for Acne:
1. Acne may be caused due to excessive oil intake. Therefore keep a check on oil intake.
2. Use of makeup and other chemicals on the affected skin may make the matter worse.
3. Check that the affected skin is not scarred or pricked or squeezed, otherwise the black spots on the skin may develop for the lifetime.
4. Drink plenty of water and have a balanced diet full of vegetables and fruits.
5. Don't scratch or touch the acne with your hands as it may increase the infection and lead to scarring (permanent spots) on your face which will look ugly.
6. Rinse your skin regularly with fresh water.
Symptoms of Acne:
1. Development of papules, cysts, nodules, blackheads and whiteheads on the skin.
2. Elevation of the skin at certain places and formation of needle like bumps at that area.
3. Development of blisters, and reddishness on the skin, which is very itchy and painy.
4. Crushed and puffy skin with sometimes small leakage of watery fluid.
Home Made Remedies for Acne:
1. Mix Rose water with lemon juice and apply it on your face. After about half an hour or so, wash your face with fresh water. After regular treatment of 10-15 days you will see a considerable change in the number of acne or pimples on your face.
2. Before bathing take some lemon peels and rub them gently on your face. After some time wash your face with lukewarm water.
3. Mix Nutmeg Powder (Jaifal) with cow's milk and apply the pack on your skin. Let it dry for some time. Then rub it with your hands or peel it off. Lastly wash your face with lukewarm water and gently dry it with a clean dry towel. Trying this remedy 2-3 times a day will remove your acne in about a weeks time, leaving behind a glowing skin.
4. Applying olive oil (jaitun oil) regularly lowers the amount of acne from your face considerably. It also removes the scars left behind by acne, pimples and blackheads but keep in mind that it deepens your skins color.
5. Take some twigs of neem tree (Azadirachta indica) and crush them. You will get a juice which you should apply on your face to get immense relief from acne.