ACNE Herbal Teraphy - Home Remedies -

Ingredients:

Fennel is a gr
Temukunci 1 '/ 2 gr
Ginger 1 jan
Wood cup 5 g
Cardamom 1 / 2 gr
Sembung leaves 3 pieces
2 cups water

How to mix:
Boil all ingredients with 1 cup water, until the remaining 1 cup, and when cool strain.

Drinking rules:
Drink the potion once, 1x a day

Acne vulgaris (or cystic acne) is a common human skin disease, characterized by areas of skin with seborrhea (scaly red skin), comedones (blackheads and whiteheads), papules(pinheads), pustules (pimples), Nodules (large papules) and possibly scarring. Acne affects mostly skin with the densest population of sebaceous follicles; these areas include the face, the upper part of the chest, and the back. Severe acne is inflammatory, but acne can also manifest in noninflammatory forms.The lesions are caused by changes in pilosebaceous units, skin structures consisting of a hair follicle and its associated sebaceous gland, changes that requireandrogen stimulation.

Acne occurs most commonly during adolescence, and often continues into adulthood. In adolescence, acne is usually caused by an increase in testosterone, which people of both genders accrue during puberty. For most people, acne diminishes over time and tends to disappear — or at the very least decrease — after one reaches one's early twenties. There is, however, no way to predict how long it will take to disappear entirely, and some individuals will carry this condition well into their thirties, forties, and beyond.

Some of the large nodules were previously called "cysts" and the term nodulocystic has been used to describe severe cases of inflammatory acne.The "cysts," or boils that accompany cystic acne, can appear on the buttocks, groin, and armpit area, and anywhere else where sweat collects in hair follicles and perspiration ducts. Cystic acne affects deeper skin tissue than does common acne.

Aside from scarring, its main effects are psychological, such as reduced self-esteem and in very extreme cases, depression or suicide. Acne usually appears during adolescence, when people already tend to be most socially insecure. Early and aggressive treatment is therefore advocated by some to lessen the overall long-term impact to individuals.

Cause

Acne develops as a result of blockages in follicles. Hyperkeratinization and formation of a plug of keratin and sebum (a microcomedo) is the earliest change. Enlargement of sebaceous glands and an increase in sebum production occur with increased androgen (DHEA-S) production at adrenarche. The microcomedo may enlarge to form an open comedone (blackhead) or closed comedone (milia). Comedones are the direct result of sebaceous glands' becoming clogged with sebum, a naturally occurring oil, and dead skin cells. In these conditions, the naturally occurring largely commensal bacterium Propionibacterium acnes can cause inflammation, leading to inflammatory lesions (papules, infected pustules, or nodules) in the dermis around the microcomedo or comedone, which results in redness and may result in scarring orhyperpigmentation.

Hormonal

Hormonal activity, such as menstrual cycles and puberty, may contribute to the formation of acne. During puberty, an increase in male sex hormones called androgens cause the follicular glands to grow larger and make more sebum. Use of anabolic steroids may have a similar effect. Several hormones have been linked to acne: the androgens testosterone, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS), as well as insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I).

Development of acne vulgaris in later years is uncommon, although this is the age group for rosacea, which may have similar appearances. True acne vulgaris in adult women may be a feature of an underlying condition such as pregnancy and disorders such as polycystic ovary syndrome or the rare Cushing's syndrome. Menopause-associated acne occurs as production of the natural anti-acne ovarian hormoneestradiol fails at menopause. The lack of estradiol also causes thinning hair, hot flushes, thin skin, wrinkles, vaginal dryness, and predisposes to osteopenia and osteoporosis as well as triggering acne (known as acne climacterica in this situation).

Genetic

The tendency to develop acne runs in families. For example, school aged boys with acne often have other members in their family with acne. A family history of acne is associated with an earlier occurrence of acne and an increased number of retentional acne lesions.

Psychological

While the connection between acne and stress has been debated, scientific research indicates that "increased acne severity" is "significantly associated with increased stress levels." The National Institutes of Health (USA) list stress as a factor that "can cause an acne flare."A study of adolescents in Singapore "observed a statistically significant positive correlation […] between stress levels and severity of acne." It is also not clear whether acne causes stress and thus perpetuates itself to some extent.

Infectious

Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is the anaerobic bacterium species that is widely concluded to cause acne, though Staphylococcus epidermidis has been universally discovered to play some role since normal pores appear colonized only by P.acnes. Regardless, there are specific clonal sub-strains of P.acnes associated with normal skin health and others with long-term acne problems. It is as yet inconclusive whether any of these undesirable strains evolve on-site in the adverse conditions or are all pathogenically acquired, or possibly either depending on the individual patient. These strains either have the capability of changing, perpetuating, or adapting to, the abnormal cycle of inflammation, oil production, and inadequate sloughing activities of acne pores. At least one particularly virulent strain, though, has been circulating around Europe for at least 87 years. In vitro, resistance of P. acnes to commonly used antibiotics has been increasing, as well.

Diet

A high glycemic load diet is associated with worsening acne. There is also an association between the consumption of milk and the rate and severity of acne. Other associations such as chocolate and salt are not supported by the evidence. However, products with these ingredients often contain a high glycemic load

SORE THROAT Herbal Teraphy - Home Remedies -

Ingredients:

Fennel '/ 2 tsp
2 pieces of fresh betel leaf
1 handful of sage leaves
15 cardamom seeds
Water 1 cup

How to mix:

All material is brewed with hot water, let it cool, then filtered.

Rules used:

Use these herbs to gargle 4 times daily, each time themouthwash 100 ml, warm water can be added if necessary, is not harmful if swallowed. Repeat for seven days.

Sore Throat Overview

Sore throats are usually named for the anatomical site affected.

• Pharyngitis: The pharynx, the area of your throat directly behind your mouthand soft palate, is a common hallway for food, liquids, and air. Swallowing safely delivers solids and liquids to the stomach through the esophagus. Pharyngitis is pain and inflammation of the pharynx.

• Tonsillitis: Tonsillitis typically involves inflammation of the tonsils (tonsils are located on either side of the base of the tongue).

• Laryngitis: The larynx, the top portion of your windpipe (trachea), has an important gatekeeper function. It allows passage of air in and out of the lungs(through the trachea), but bars the entry of solids and liquids. Sound production at the vocal cords is an important side job of the larynx. Laryngitis is pain and inflammation of the larynx (often associated with a hoarse voice).Croup is a form of laryngitis in children (it tends to be associated with a seal bark cough and difficulty inhaling air).

• Epiglottitis: This rare type of sore throat is inflammation of the epiglottis (a tall semitubular structure at the opening to the larynx separating it from the base of the tongue).

What causes a sore throat?

A sore throat can have many causes including:

Common viruses, including the viruses that cause mononucleosis (mono) and the flu. Some viruses can also produce blisters in the mouth and throat ("aphthous stomatitis").

Breathing through the mouth or smoking can produce throat dryness and soreness.

Sinus drainage (post nasal drip)

Bacterial infections. The two most common bacteria to cause a sore throat are Streptococcus (which causes strep throat) and Arcanobacterium haemolyticum. Arcanobacterium causes sore throats mainly in young adults and is sometimes associated with a fine redrash.

Sore throat appearing after treatment with antibiotics,chemotherapy, or other immune-compromising medications may be due to the yeast Candida, a condition commonly known as "thrush."

A sore throat lasting for more than two weeks can be a sign of a serious illness, such as throat cancer or AIDS.

What are the symptoms of a sore throat?

Symptoms of sore throat usually include a painful burning or scratching sensation in the back of the throat, pain when swallowing, and sometimes tenderness in the neck.

Other symptoms that may accompany a sore throat include:

• Coughing
• Sneezing
• Hoarseness or laryngitis
• Runny nose
• Mild fever
• General fatigue
• Swollen lymph nodes (glands) in the neck
• Bad breath (halitosis)

IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION Herbal Teraphy - Home Remedies -

Ingredients:

Srigading petals 1 / 2 handheld
Seed 1 / 2 tsp
½ tsp Fennel
Wood pulosari ½ jan
Lime juice 2 pieces
3 cups water
6 tablespoons honey

How to mix:

Srigading leaf, Black Seed, fennel, wood pulosari all in the washand then boiled with 3 gis water until the remaining 2 cups of water, then strain for the second add honey in warm water with 3 tablespoons lime juice 1 fruit / cup, stir well.

Irregular menstrual cycles

The menstrual cycle is a very sensitive thing and can become irregular for a number of reasons. For tips on regulating your cycle go to irregular cycle remedies

Please note that the following information applies to natural cycles - that is, if you are not taking the Pill or other hormonal contraception. Whilst some of the following factors can affect a Pill cycle, it is not always so. 

• Stress 
  
• New cycle , that is the irregularity experienced by some young girls at the onset of the periods. Their cycle can be irregular for months or years whilst it is establishing itself.
  
• Dietary problems , eg anorexia, bulimia or simply poor diet
  
• Too much exercise 
  
• Drugs -  prescription and recreational
  
• Break in routine 
  
• Thoughts and emotions 
  
• Sexual activity -  especially when it is a new occurrence
  
• Anxiety about pregnancy 
  
• Illness or physiological imbalance eg thyroid conditions

Irregularity also falls into 2 categories:

• Long Term Irregularity 
  Long term irregularity can be anything from a cycle that varies in length from month to month to the experience of various abnormal symptoms, for example, excessive bleeding, no cycle for months at a time, very painful periods or ovulation.
  To be on the safe side if your are experiencing prolonged bleeding or very painful symptoms it is wise to consult a doctor to find out what is going on.
  
• Sudden or Short term Irregularity 
  
  Short term irregularity can be attributed to any of the causes listed above, and are generally a one off or sporadic occurrence. These cases are probably not a cause for great concern unless you are experiencing pain or just feel as if something is wrong.

Naturally, a delayed period can indicate pregnancy so you may want to clear that option by taking a pregnancy test.

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What can be done about irregularity?

If you are experiencing bouts of irregularity, you need to examine your lifestyle. Review the causes listed above:

• Are you under extra stress?If so, what are some tangible steps you can take to reduce its effect upon your body? Can you change you thinking? Include more exercise or meditation in your routine? Have you got a support network? Is there action you can take?
• Diet? 
  
  Are you eating healthily and regularly? If not, do you need to improve the foods you eat or supplement your diet with vitamins, minerals and herbs? We stock some excellent nutritional products that can support your cycle. Choose from - Maca Root Powder, Biogest PMS Creamor Optimum Health Womens multi vitamin.
  
• Too much exercise? 
  
  Are you addicted to exercise or slimming and just not feeding yourself enough or working your body too hard?
  
• Drugs?Excessive use of drugs can and does affect the menstrual cycle, they affect the physiology or biology or the body and also affect your emotional and mental health.
• Break in routine?
  
• Sexual activity and anxiety about pregnancy?Sexual activity does seem to affect the menstrual cycle, probably due to hormones released during lovemaking.
  It may also be due to underlying factors - unconscious or conscious anxiety about pregnancy, change in status, trust issues, and the impact of sex and the changes it causes in our intimate relationships.
  Women still carry the burden of pregnancy , because we get pregnant it is our responsibility to ensure that this only happens when we want it to happen. Knowing how your body works, your fertile signs and having a reliable and safe form of contraception on hand when you need it is vital to your peace of mind and ensures that unwanted pregnancy is highly unlikely.
  
  if you think you may have had sex at a fertile time or during your lunar fertile time - you can ease your mind by having an Emergency Fertility Calculation done. You provide data regarding your cycle and the date of the sexual incident and we will let you know how high the risk of pregnancy is - to learn moreEmergency Fertility Calculation.
• For more information on regulating your cycle go here

DIARRHEA Herbal Teraphy - Home Remedies -

Diarrhea

Ingredients:
3 teaspoon Fennel
4 guava leaf buds
Wood pulosari 1 jan
2 cups water

How to mix:
all washed and roughly mashed, boiled with 2 cups water 1 cupsarnpai rest, strain for 2.

Drinking rules:
Drink the potion 2x a day morning and 2 cups sore.Air

How to mix:
all washed and roughly mashed, boiled with 2 cups water to the remaining 1 cup, strain for 2.

Drinking rules:
Drink the potion 2x a day morning and afternoon.

What is diarrhea?

Diarrhea is an increase in the frequency of bowel movements or a decrease in the form of stool (greater looseness of stool). Although changes in frequency of bowel movements and looseness of stools can vary independently of each other, changes often occur in both.

Diarrhea needs to be distinguished from four other conditions. Although these conditions may accompany diarrhea, they often have different causes and different treatments than diarrhea. These other conditions are:

1. incontinence of stool, which is the inability to control (delay) bowel movements until an appropriate time, for example, until one can get to the toilet
2. rectal urgency, which is a sudden urge to have a bowel movement that is so strong that if a toilet is not immediately available there will be incontinence
3. incomplete evacuation, which is a sensation that another bowel movement is necessary soon after a bowel movement, yet there is difficulty passing further stool the second time
4. bowel movements immediately after eating a meal

How is diarrhea defined?

Diarrhea can be defined in absolute or relative terms based on either the frequency of bowel movements or the consistency (looseness) of stools.

Frequency of bowel movements. Absolute diarrhea is having more bowel movements than normal. Thus, since among healthy individuals the maximum number of daily bowel movements is approximately three, diarrhea can be defined as any number of stools greater than three. Relative diarrhea is having more bowel movements than usual. Thus, if an individual who usually has one bowel movement each day begins to have two bowel movements each day, then diarrhea is present-even though there are not more than three bowel movements a day, that is, there is not absolute diarrhea.

Consistency of stools. Absolute diarrhea is more difficult to define on the basis of the consistency of stool because the consistency of stool can vary considerably in healthy individuals depending on their diets. Thus, individuals who eat large amounts of vegetables will have looser stools than individuals who eat few vegetables. Stools that are liquid or watery are always abnormal and considered diarrheal. Relative diarrhea is easier to define based on the consistency of stool. Thus, an individual who develops looser stools than usual has diarrhea--even though the stools may be within the range of normal with respect to consistency.

Why does diarrhea develop?

With diarrhea, stools usually are looser whether or not the frequency of bowel movements is increased. This looseness of stool--which can vary all the way from slightly soft to watery--is caused by increased water in the stool. During normal digestion, food is kept liquid by the secretion of large amounts of water by the stomach, upper small intestine, pancreas, and gallbladder. Food that is not digested reaches the lower small intestine and colon in liquid form. The lower small intestine and particularly the colon absorb the water, turning the undigested food into a more-or-less solid stool with form. Increased amounts of water in stool can occur if the stomach and/or small intestine secretes too much fluid, the distal small intestine and colon do not absorb enough water, or the undigested, liquid food passes too quickly through the small intestine and colon for enough water to be removed. Of course, more than one of these abnormal processes may occur at the same time.

For example, some viruses, bacteria and parasites cause increased secretion of fluid, either by invading and inflaming the lining of the small intestine (inflammation stimulates the lining to secrete fluid) or by producing toxins (chemicals) that also stimulate the lining to secrete fluid but without causing inflammation. Inflammation of the small intestine and/or colon from bacteria or from ileitis/colitis can increase the rapidity with which food passes through the intestines, reducing the time that is available for absorbing water. Conditions of the colon such as collagenous colitis can block the ability of the colon to absorb water.

Diarrhea generally is divided into two types, acute and chronic.

• Acute diarrhea lasts from a few days up to a week.
  Chronic diarrhea can be defined in several ways but almost always lasts more than three weeks.

It is important to distinguish between acute and chronic diarrhea because they usually have different causes, require different diagnostic tests, and require different treatment.

FEVER Herbal Teraphy - Home Remedies -

FEVER

Ingredients:

2 teaspoon fennel full
Bark pulosari 4 cm
Pumpkin juice 1 cup water
2 tablespoons honey
1 cup cooking water

How to mix:

Fennel and pulosari washing and crushed, then boiled with 1 cup water, until the remaining ½ cup, strain. Pumpkin water washed,peeled, then grated, squeezed through a cloth filter with water to1 cup pumpkin, squash and mix the juice with water and woodpulosari fennel stew, add honey and stir well.

Drinking rules:

Drink the potion once

Fever in Children Overview

Fever remains the most common concern for which parents bring their child to the emergency department. Fever has traditionally been defined as a rectal temperature over 100.4 F or 38.0 C. Temperatures measured at other sites are usually lower. The threshold for defining a fever does vary significantly between different individuals, since body temperatures can vary by as much as 1 F.

Fever itself is not life-threatening unless it is extremely and persistently high, such as greater than 107 F (41.6 C) when measured rectally. Fever may indicate the presence of a serious illness, but usually a fever is caused by common infections which are not serious. The part of the brain called the hypothalamus controls body temperature. The hypothalamus increases the body's temperature as a way to fight the infection. However, many conditions other than infections may cause a fever

Fever in Adults Overview

A fever (also termed pyrexia) is a higher-than-normal body temperature. It is a symptom caused by a variety of illnesses.

Every one of us has experienced the wave of chills and exhaustion that a fever causes. Fever usually occurs in response to an infection or inflammation. However, many other causes are possible, including drugs, poisons, cancer, heat exposure, injuries or abnormalities to the brain, or disease of the endocrine (hormonal or glandular) system.

A fever rarely comes without other symptoms. It is often accompanied by specific complaints, which may help to identify the illness causing the fever. This can help the doctor determine which treatment is necessary.

• Normal body temperature can vary depending on the individual, the time of day, and even the weather. For most people, a temperature of 98.6 F (37 C) is baseline.
• Temperature is usually controlled by the part of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is like a thermostat for the body. It maintains normal temperature through heating mechanisms, such as shivering and metabolism, and cooling mechanisms, such as sweating and dilating (opening) blood vessels close to the skin.
• Fever occurs when the body's immune response is triggered by pyrogens (fever-producing substances). Pyrogens usually come from a source outside the body and, in turn, stimulate the production of additional pyrogens inside the body. Pyrogens tell the hypothalamus to increase the temperature set point. In response, our body begins to shiver; our blood vessels constrict (close); we get under the covers in an attempt to reach the new temperature that is higher than our baseline.

Pyrogens (fever-producing substances) that occur outside the body include the following:
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Drugs
• Toxins

Body temperature measurements are usually measured by temperature devices inserted on or into the rectum, mouth, axilla (under the armpit), skin, or ear. Some devices (laryngoscopes, bronchoscopes, rectal probes) may have temperature-sensing probes that can record temperature continually. The most common way to measure body temperature was (and still is in many countries) with a mercury thermometer; because of glass breakage and the possibility of subsequent mercury contamination, many developed countries use digital thermometers with disposable probe covers to measure temperature from all of the body sites listed above. Disposable temperature-sensitive strips that measure skin temperature are also used. Oral temperatures are most commonly measured in adults, but rectal temperatures are the most accurate because environmental factors that increase or decrease temperature measurements have the least effect on the rectal area. Rectal temperatures, when compared to oral temperatures taken at the same time, are about 1.8 F (0.6 C) higher. Consequently, an accurate measurement of body temperature (best is rectal core temperature) of 100.4 F (38 C) or above is considered to be a "fever."

Low-grade fevers range from about 100 F-101 F while high-grade fevers range from about 103 F-104 F. Dangerous high-grade fevers range from over 104 F-107 F or higher (these fevers are also termed hyperpyrexia). The preceding fever values may vary somewhat according to different clinicians and the condition and age of the patient, but they offer a reader a way to judge the terms "low," "high," and "dangerous" when they are used in reference to fever in the medical literature.

Other terms are used to describe fever or fever types:

• Prolonged: fever lasting longer than about 10-14 days
• Constant: Also termed continuous; usually low grade and does not change by much (by about 1 degree F over 24 hours)
• Chronic: Fever that lasts longer than three to four days; some researchers consider intermittent fevers that recur over months to years as "chronic" fevers
• Intermittent: Fevers that either varies from normal to fever levels during a single day or may occur one day and recur in about one to three days
  
• Remittent: Fevers that come and go at regular intervals

In addition, there are well over 40 diseases that have "fever" as part of the disease name (for example, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, cat scratch fever, Lassa fever, and many more). Each disease has fever as part of its symptoms; countless other conditions may have fever as a symptom.