jaundice

What are different home remedies for Jaundice? – Part 1

What is meant by Jaundice?

• Jaundice is the most common of all liver disorders.
• It is a condition in which yellow discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes occur.
• This yellow color is due to an increase in the bile pigments, namely, bilirubin in the blood.

Jaundice Symptoms

• Extreme weakness
• Headache
• Fever
• Loss of appetite
• Severe constipation
• Nausea
• Yellow discoloration of the eyes, tongue, skin, and urine.
• Dull pain in the liver region

Jaundice Causes

• Obstruction of the bile ducts
• Haemolytic anaemia
• Typhoid
• Malaria
• Yellow fever
• Tuberculosis

Home Remedies for Jaundice

1. Jaundice treatment using Bitter Luffa
• The juice of bitter luffa is an effective remedy for jaundice.
• It is obtained by pounding and squeezing the bitter luffa through cloth.
• The juice should be placed on the palm of the hand and then drawn up through the nostrils.
• This will cause a profuse outflow of a yellow-coloured fluid through the nostrils.
• The toxic matter having been evacuated in a considerable quantity.
• This will provide relief to the patient.
A strong medicine may cause side-effects like:
- Giddiness
- Migraine
- High fever for a short duration
Substitute two to three drops of the fluid obtained by soaking its dry crusts overnight in water.
• This will produce an identical effect.
• Seeds of bitter lnffa can also be used for the same purpose after rubbing in water.

2. Jaundice treatment using Radish Leaves
• The green leaves of radish are valuable remedy for jaundice.
• The leaves should be pounded and their juice extracted through cloth.
• Half a litre of this juice should be taken daily.
• This induces a healthy appetite and proper evacuation of bowels.
• This results in gradual decrease of the trouble.
• Complete cure can be ensured within eight or ten days.

3. Jaundice treatment using Tomato
• Tomatoes are valuable in jaundice.
• A glass of fresh tomato juice, mixed with a pinch of salt and pepper should be taken early in the morning.
• This is considered an effective remedy for this disease.

4. Jaundice treatment using Pigeon Pea Leaves
• The green leaves of pigeon pea are considered useful in jaundice.
• The juice extracted from these leaves should be taken in doses of 60 ml daily.

5. Jaundice treatment using Almonds, Dried Dates and Cardamoms
• A mixture of almonds, dried dates and cardamoms is as an effective remedy for jaundice.
• Eight kernels of almonds, two dried dates, and five small cardamoms should be soaked overnight in water.
• The outer coating of the almond kernels and the inner seeds of dried dates should be removed
• Remove it the next morning and the whole material should be grinded into a fine paste.
• Then, fifty grams of sugar and an equal amount of butter should be mixed in it.
• The patient should lick this mixture.

6. Jaundice treatment using Sugarcane Juice
• One glass of sugarcane juice that is mixed with the juice of half a lime should be taken twice daily.
• This can help in recovery from jaundice.
• The juice must be clean and preferably prepared at home.
• Resistance is low in jaundice and any infected beverage could worsen the situation.

7. Jaundice treatment using Lemon
• Lemon is also beneficial in the treatment of jaundice.
• The patient should be given 20 ml of lemon juice mixed with water.
• Take it several times a day.
• This will protect the damaged liver cells.

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Jaundice in newborn babies and how to treat it.

When the baby is born, the first thing that the doctor and the staff notice is the color of the skin because the color of the skin signifies that all the organs of the body are functioning properly and oxygen is properly supplied to all the organs.
Jaundice is becoming very common in new born babies. It refers to the yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by excess bilirubin in the blood. A yellow cast to the skin starting on the baby’s head and moving down to the toes. Bilirubin is produced by the normal breakdown of red blood cells. New born babies produce more bilirubin as they have a better turnover of red blood cells. The liver of the new born baby is not fully developed and is still developing and it is not able to remove the adequate bilirubin from the blood. Also. large amount of bilirubin is reabsorbed from the intestines before the baby gets rid of it in the stool.

Generally babies develop jaundice after two to four days of birth. Jaundice can also occur as a result of rhesus incompatibility for example when a mother with rhesus negative blood gives birth to rhesus positive blood.

- Breastfeed your child regularly: Due to the lack of breast milk, many infants develop jaundice. Breastfeed your child after every 2-3 hrs. Feed your child atleast 8-10 times a day whether breast feed or bottle feed.
- Expose baby to sunlight as much as possible but be careful about the sunburns.
- Phototherapy is another way to treat jaundice. In phototherapy, a child is given light with several light lamps.

Types of Jaundice in children

- Physiological (normal) jaundice: It generally appears at 2 to 4 days of age and disappears by 1 to 2 weeks of age. It is due to the immaturity of the baby’s liver, which leads to a slow processing of bilirubin.
- Jaundice of prematurity: occurs frequently in premature babies since they are even less ready to excrete bilirubin effectively.
- Breastfeeding jaundice: Jaundice can occur when a breastfeeding baby is not getting enough breast milk.
The jaundice in newborn babies sometimes can become serious and dangerous. If not treated well, it may cause seizures and brain damage.