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Leucoderma:
Leucoderma also known
as vitiligo ,is a distressing skin condition. The word
literally means white skin. There is a gradual loss of
pigment melanin from the skin layer which results in white
patches. These patches look ugly, especially in persons
with a dark complexion. The condition does not cause any
organic harm.
Symptoms:
The problems usually start with a small white spot, which
later develops into patches. These patches are pale in the
beginning, but become whiter and whiter as time passes by
due to loss of pigment. As the spot enlarge they merge
into each other and in course of time form a very broad
patch. in some cases most of the skin of the body may be
covered by with white patches.
Root
causes :
The main causes of leucoderma are said to be excessive
mental worry, chronic or acute gastric disorder, and
impaired hepatic function such as jaundice, worms or other
parasites in the alimentary canal, typhoid, a defective
perspiratory mechanism, and burn injuries. Heredity is
also a well-recognized causative factors.
Healing
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- Bakuchi
- Neem
- Manjistha
- Haridra
- Turmeric
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Ayurvedic
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Constitutional measures
should be adopted to cleanse the system of
accumulated toxins. To begin with the patient
should undertake a fast of juices for about a
week. After the juice fast the patient may adopt
a restricted diet consisting of fresh fruits, raw or boiled vegetables
and whole meal bread and chapattis. Curd and
milk may be added to this diet after a few days.
The patient may thereafter gradually embark upon
a well balanced diet of seeds, nuts ,grains,
vegetables, oil ,honey and yeast. Juice fasting
may be repeated at intervals of two months or
so. The patient should avoid tea ,coffee,
alcoholic beverages, all condiments and highly
flavored dishes, sugar, white flour products
,denatured cereals like polished rice and
pearled barley and tinned or bottled foods.
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