JAUNDICE (YELLOW SKIN)

 JAUNDICE ( YELLOW SKIN) 

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Jaundice may occur if the liver can't efficiently process red blood cells as they break down. It's normal in healthy newborns and usually clears on its own. At other ages, it may signal infection or liver disease.

Yellow skin caused by the build-up of bilirubin in the blood.

Means:-An orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin and excreted in bile.

            SYMPTOMS 

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• Notice any yellow tint to the skin or eyes of an infant, child or adult

• Have dark coloured urine and abdominal swelling or expansion.

• Yellow skin and the white part of the eyes (sclera) -- when jaundice is more severe, these areas may look brown.

• Yellow color inside the mouth.

• Dark or brown-colored urine.

• Pale or clay-colored stools.

• Itching (pruritis) usually occurs with jaundice.

AVOIDING FOOD 

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Meat :All types of meat should be avoided when affected by jaundice. Meat have high level of saturated fats in them which slows down the recovery from jaundice.  Dairy Products : Milk products must be totally avoided if one has jaundice.

Processed food totally avoided. 

NATURAL REMEDIES 

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Natural sunlight may help cure jaundice in adults and infants both. In addition, dietary modification, consuming sugarcane juice, papaya leaves' paste, black cumin, amla, babul, and mint tea may be some natural remedies for jaundice.

AYURVEDIC REMEDIES 

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Limestone is also believed to improve the metabolic activity of the liver. It is thus recommended to be consumed with sugarcane juice, for the management of liver function disorders such as jaundice.

        

      HOW TO USE

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Small earthen pot with lid.Put one hundred grams of limestone in the water kept in it.

It will start boiling as soon as you pour water on it.

After it cools down a bit, mix it with neem stick, 

Daily Mix it morning and evening and leave it for 3 days.

After 3 days 

Limestone equal to a grain of wheat .

Mix it in a glass of  sugarcane juice.

And drink it slowly like tea.

Empty stomach in the morning.

 Sugarcane juice, mixed with lime juice, being high carbohydrate can hasten recovery from jaundice  ,

may be given to the patient twice daily. It is, however, very essential that the juice must be pure and preferably prepared at home in a hygienic manner.

No metal should be used in this.

The glass should be of glass.

Use a neem stick to stir it.

Use wooden toothpicks.

The vessel should be of clay.  earthen cover.

Limestone is also improve the metabolic activity of the liver.

         Thanks to all 

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