Herbal Remedies For Everyone

The tonsils are a vital part of the immune system. It serves as body’s natural defense system against infections. Bacteria and any other micro organisms which can cause infections would be filtered out in subtle way by the tonsils. Generally, people consider throat pain as tonsil; in fact it is not tonsils but tonsillitis which can cause diseases. Sometimes tonsils themselves can endure an infection. This infection cause damages to throat and surrounding areas. When toxins in the body have not been flushed out from the kidneys, bowels and skin, it can cause tonsillitis. Tonsillitis usually occurs in addition with a cold, cough, sore throat, headache, fever and body ache. Check out here some effective home remedies for Tonsillitis Treatment that provide you quick healing from tonsillitis.
Home Remedies for Tonsillitis Treatment
Due to a viral or bacterial infection tonsils get inflamed, become red and painful such medical condition is known as tonsillitis. Without underlying cause you are not able to get appropriate treatment for any condition. Medical treatment for tonsillitis includes home treatments, oral medications and surgery in some long term cases. Normally, home remedies provide comfort to the tonsils and that’s why they relieve from tonsillitis without any unpleasant effects.

 Gargling Solutions:
    1.Salt water is useful to kill some of the infection. Pus and fluid of throat would be washed out by gargling action. To swollen tonsillitis, gargling with warm salt water is one of the effective home remedies.
   2. Mix two tsp of onion juice or dried leaves of Mint with lukewarm water for gargling.
   3. Boil some portion of the bark of the babul tree (Acacia arabica) into water. Let it simmer for 20 minutes. Check whether decoction prepared fully or not and then let it cool. This solution speeds up the recovery and eases the tonsils pain.
   4. Mix one tsp fresh ginger juice, one tsp honey with two tsp of lukewarm water for gargling.
   5. Dig out the pulp of bitter tumbi (fruit). Then fill the kernel of the fruit with water and keep aside for few hours. Drink everyday a little of this water to cure tonsillitis.
  6.  Simmer fenugreek seeds about 2 tbsp in half liter of water, let it cool. Then use it for several times a day.
   7. Mix mustard powder into a hot water. This solution rinses your throat therefore germs can get flushed out.

Sipping Drinks:
    1.Take juice of 1 lemon, 4 tsp of honey and a pinch of salt with 1 glass of warm water throughout the day. It provides relief from the prickly pain at the back of the throat and makes swallowing easy.
   2. Mix carrot, beet and cucumber juice in the proportion of 3:1:1, as they are rich in Vitamins which help to fight from the infection.
    3.You can take any herbal tea such as chamomile, ginger or mint to give a soothing relief to the sore throat and from pain caused by the inflamed tonsil glands.
    4.Turmeric is such an antibiotic that is much effective to get rid of tonsillitis. Take a glass of warm milk with 1 tsp of turmeric powder then add a pinch of pepper powder. For best result consume it every night.
    5.Warm beverages give quick relieve to the pain of tonsillitis compared to cold ones. Drink warm vegetable and chicken soups.

Others:
    Mash some figs then mix them with honey. As dried figs have healing properties, it would help in healing tonsillitis.
    Cut lemon into two pieces. Put some salt and black pepper on one piece. By pressing with a knife penetrate salt-pepper into the lime. Then put it on heat to make it warm. Now lick this lemon slowly and squeez it until no juice remains in it.
    Boil about ten to twelve gram of Banafsha (Viola pilosa Blume) flowers in 40 to 45 ml of milk. Filter it, then it must be consumed hot for quick relief.

Precautions:
    Avoid acid drinks and don’t consume spicy food because it may irritate the throat. Sour substances such as buttermilk, curds and fried foods should be totally avoided.
    Drink lots and lots of water through out the day to flush out the toxins from the body. Also drink liquids like fresh vegetable juices.
    Keep good hygiene if you are suffering from a disease like tonsillitis.
    Try to curtail your talk and give rest to your throat.

Malaria and typhoid are two different diseases but sometime physicians are unable to diagnose them properly due to similarity in certain  sign and symptoms.
Difference in Causative Agent:
Typhoid fever is caused by a  gram negative bacteria named as salmonella typhi whereas malaria is a protozoal disease occur due to different species of Plasmodium such as  P. falciparum,  P. vivax, P. ovale, and P. malariae.However, there is one common factor between the two. Salmonella typhi is known to breed in dirty water which can also become ideal conditions for the breeding of mosquitoes .
Difference in transmission
Typhoid bacteria are usually contracted through food or water that have been contaminated with faeces or urine. Anyone who eats any food or drink any water that had any contact with typhoid-bearing stool or urine could contact typhoid fever. Flies, which settle on typhoid-bearing faeces or urine, do in most instances, settle on exposed food or water.
Malaria is contracted by mosquitoe bites.

Difference in Symptoms:
The symptoms of both typhoid and malaria differ considerably. For example in the case of malaria patient can experience nausea, vomiting, chills, fevers and diarrhea sometime but symptoms of typhoid are different in different stages.
Mainly there are four stages of typhoid. Single stage comprises of seven days. During the first stage patient can suffer high fever and persists for weeks (fever does not respond to antimalarials), abdominal pain,severe headache, bradicardia, cough and tiredness. In the second stage, fever, reduced heart rate, diarrhea or constipation, confusional state and rose spots on trunk occur. In the third stage patient may have some complications and the last stage is the stage of recovery.

Differential diagnosis Of Typhoid
The group of symptoms which most clearly suggests the diagnosis of typhoid fever is:
    Gradually increasing fever with evening exacerbation and morning remission.
    General malaise with headache.
    Furred tongue with red edges and tip.
    Epistaxis.
    Relatively slow pulse (possibly dicrotic).
    Abdominal distension with increased bowel sounds.
    Tenderness in the right iliac fossa on firm pressure.
    A roseolar eruption confined principally to the abdomen and chest.
    Splenomegaly.
    Bronchial catarrh.

Difference In Complication In Typhoid
Typhoid complications include Intestinal perforation with peritonitis (rapidly fatal, refer urgently to a surgeon) - presents as severe abdominal pain, tenderness, rebound tenderness and guarding.Acute psychosis (never refer any patient with fever and psychosis to the psychiatric hospital).Some specific complications of malaria are renal impairment, retinopathy, cerebral malaria, convulsions, coma and death.

Difference Diagnostic Tests:
Different tests are being performed to diagnose both malaria and typhoid but it is easier to diagnose malaria in comparison to typhoid. For typhoid following tests are recommended
    Widal test
    Typhidot test
    Bone marrow test
    Stool test

For malaria following types tests are being done;
    Complete blood count (CBC)
    Malarial Parasite (MP) test
    Rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) based upon the microscopic evaluation of causative agent.

Difference in Standard/Conventional Treatment:
For the treatment of malaria different types of anti-malarial drugs ( amodiaquine, lumefantrine, mefloquine or sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine) are used but for typhoid treatment, antibiotics such as ciprofloxacin and olfloxacin are commonly prescribed.

Herbal Treatment Of Malaria And Typhoid
Lemon Grass In Malaria:For treating malaria, a cup of boiling water is usually poured over lemon grass to make an fusion. It is then allowed to stand for about five minutes before it is strained and drank.
Lemon Grass In Typhoid:To treat typhoid, it is recommended that lemon grass leaf be boiled in water for about half an hour with whole lime, grape fruits, unripe pawpaw fruits, unripe pineapples, cut garlic and bark of Alstonia bonnei (awun in Yoruba; cheesewood/pattern wood in English).
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1.This natural fruit is rich in vitamin. Garden egg provides the body with both soluble vitamin and water soluble vitamins; they are rich in thiamin (vitamin B1) required for normal growth and proper functioning of the heart and Nervous system, Niacin (vitamin B6) needed for cellular respiration.
2. Garden egg is one of the anti cancer fruit which has been helping, for over decades, to fight against cancer and other horrible diseases; it is not a must for you to develop cancer, before you start looking for remedy, hence the saying ‘prevention is better than cure.
3.“A high level of blood cholesterol level, more particularly low-density Tipoprotein cholesterol, is a primary risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke and heart disease and garden egg has the power of reducing these risks.According to Dr. Ndubuisi Nwakakwa, physician/consultant Acupuncturist at Green leaves clinic and Acupuncture center, Ilasamaja, Lagos “when compared to apples and oats, garden egg plant is more helpful for reducing cholesterol.”
4.A study conducted by some experts, S. A. Igwe, Dora Akunyili and C. Ogbogu, Published in the 2003 issue of the journal of Ethno pharmacology on “Effects of Garden Egg on some visual functions of visually active Igbos of Nigeria” found that eating plenty of garden egg can help lower eye pressure in persons with glaucoma.
5.The garden egg plant can be regarded as a brain food because it houses the anthocyanin phytonutrient found in its skin, Nasunin, a potent antioxidant and free radical scavenger that has been shown to protect cell membranes from damage.
6.The predominant phenolic compound found in garden eggs is chlorogenic acid, which is one of the most potent free radical scavengers found in plant tissues.The chlorogenic acid performs antimutagenic (anti-cancer) activities in the body.
7.Expert in a study indicated that garden egg could be used for the treatment of stomach ulcers. The study was undertaken to evaluate the possible anti-ulcer effect of the African garden egg and was published in the 2011 Journal of the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine .It was  found that garden egg  possessed ulcer protective properties against ulcers induced experimentally, making it a cheap source of natural anti-ulcer remedy.
8.Garden egg is useful in weight reduction.“When you take garden egg, it fills the tummy because of its fibre content and it helps reduce the food you consume, thereby reducing the calories and body weight.’’
9. Garden egg consumption is also beneficial for people that are suffering from constipation because of it high fiber content
10.Pregnant women will find garden egg leaves and fruit very rewarding.The rich mineral content and the availbility of folic acid will help the mother and the unborn baby.

2.Onions are rich in sulphur, fibers, potassium, vitamin B, vitamin C and they are low in fat, cholesterol and sodium. 

Most of us have heard time and time again the phrase “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”.  But did you know the same should be said for bananas? When compared to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus and five times the vitamin A and iron? It is also rich in potassium and it’s relatively cheap to eat.Some scientists even believe that the banana may have even been the world's first fruit.Here are 42 amazing reasons why we can safely say  “one banana day keeps the doctor away”

1.Banana can be used in therapeutic control of peptic ulcer because of some of  the chemical constituents i.e.Serotonin and dopamine

2. Banana fruit has mild laxative properties that help to ease constipation as an aperients

3. The fruit aids in combating diarrhea and dysentery and promotes the healing of intestinal lesions in ulcerative colitis.

4. Banana powder is effective in the treatment of colon disease, sprue and other forms of carbohydrate intolerance in children; it is also used for certain intestinal disorders in adults.

5. It forms a useful constituent of the diet of infants; syrup prepared of the ripe fruit may be incorporated with milk and used for infant feeding.

6. The ripe fruit is reported to be useful in diabetes, uremia, nephritis, gout, hypertension and cardiac diseases.

7. Unripe fruit and cooked flowers are useful in diabetes.

8. Vegetable prepared from unripe banana helps in healing the intestinal ulcer.It works as a demulcent.A demulcent is an agent that  forms a soothing film over a mucous membrane, relieving minor pain and inflammation of the membrane.

9. The juice of flowers is used for dysentery; stem and roots are used for disorders of the blood.

10. Ripe fruit is useful in acidity. Heartburn resulting from tea consumption may be neutralized by taking two ripe fruits just before taking tea.

11. The banana plant juice is astringent; it quenches thirst in cholera ; it is also given in nervous disorders like hysteria, epilepsy etc.

12. Ripe fruit is aphrodisiac in nature.An aphrodisiac is a substance that, when consumed, increases sexual desire

13. The fruit is eaten to relieve soreness of the throat and chest accompanied with dry cough; it is also given in irritability of the bladder; the ripe fruit is a laxative.

14. The ash of the banana skin is used for dressing wounds.

15. An ounce of the ripe fruit mixed with a little tamarind and salt is a household remedy for diarrhea and dysentery.

16. Fruit is said to promote regeneration of red blood cells and to stimulate hemoglobin production.

17. It is a useful constituent of various nourishing foods for infants.

18.Eating bananas will help prevent kidney cancer, protects the eyes against macular degeneration and builds strong bones by increasing calcium absorption.

19. Eating a banana between meals helps stabilize blood sugar and reduce nausea from morning sickness.

20. Bananas are the only raw fruit that can be consumed without distress to relieve stomach ulcers by coating the lining of the stomach against corrosive acids.

21.Bananas act as a prebiotic, stimulating the growth of friendly bacteria in the bowel. They also produce digestive enzymes to assist in absorbing nutrients.

22.The natural mood-enhancer tryptophan in banana, helps to relieve Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a type of depression that's related to changes in seasons — SAD begins and ends at about the same times every year.

23.Eating banana can assist in Quitting smoking. Bananas contain high levels of B-vitamins as well as potassium and magnesium to speed recovery from the effects of withdrawal.

24.Remove a wart by placing the inside of a piece of banana peel against the wart and taping it in place.

25.Bananas make you smarter and help with learning by making you more alert. Eat a banana before an exam to benefit from the high levels of potassium.

26.You can protect yourself against muscle cramps during workouts and reduce nighttime leg cramps by eating a banana.

27.It counteract calcium loss during urination and build strong bones

28. Banana regulates blood sugar and produces stress-relieving relaxation thereby improving your mood and reducing PMS symptoms.(Premenstrual Syndrome Symptons).Premenstrual symptoms occur between ovulation and the start of menstrual bleeding. More than 150 symptoms have been linked to PMS.

29.Rich in pectin, bananas aid digestion and gently chelate toxins and heavy metals from the body.

30.Bananas act as a prebiotic, stimulating the growth of friendly bacteria in the bowel. They also produce digestive enzymes to assist in absorbing nutrients.

31.High in potassium and low in salt, bananas are officially recognized by the FDA as being able to lower blood pressure and protect against heart attack and stroke.

32.When you rub a bug bite or hives with the inside of the banana peel it relieves itching and irritation.

33. You can Control blood sugar and avoid binging between meals by eating a banana.

34.Eating a banana can lower the body temperature and cool you during a fever or on a hot day.

35.Banana contains Alpha linolenic acid,which demonstrates significant antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer activity. Alpha linolenic acid also boosts immune function and enhances blood circulation. When you eat banana you may be shielding yourself from cancer!

36.It helps in Regulating Anemia:Bananas are good for Anaemic patients as they contain high levels of iron which help regulate the haemoglobin levels in the body.

37.Banana can also lower body cholesterol.It is said that Pectin which is a soluble fibre in banana helps to lower Cholesterol levels.  According to researchers, fibres that are water soluble such as pectin, psyllium, beta-glucan etc., lower the LDL Cholesterol(which can cause heart disease) without disturbing the HDL cholesterol(also called the good cholesterol)

38.Bananas can be beneficial in your weight loss endeavour.Bananas contain loads of fibre and low amounts of fat and they are also easily digestible. A banana of 100 grams contains approx. 90 calories

39.It Reduces Inflammation Due to Mosquito Bites:Itching and swelling caused by mosquito bites can be reduced by rubbing the inside of a banana on it.

40. Banana helps in recovering from Hangover:Bananas when blended with honey and yoghurt cures hangover.Hangover is used to describe the after-effects caused by drinking an excess of alcohol.

41.Banana is an instant source of energy.Bananas contain three natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout.Watching tennis for instance, it’s not uncommon to see the players snacking on a bit of banana in between games. If a banana can keep a professional tennis player going, it’s got to rank pretty well in the high-quality energy source foods.It is far better than a lot of energy drinks!

42.Banana prevents Insomnia:Bananas are rich in amino acids known as Tryptophan.  This substance triggers production of melatonin (sleep hormone) which induces sleep.  Eating banana a few hours before bedtime ensures a peaceful night’s sleep.