Jaundice
– Cause, Effect and Cure
Tip: Having a
small ball sized portion of the mashed leaves of the plants leucas aspera
(thumbai), eclipta prostrata (karisilankanni) and phyllanthus amarus
(keezhanelli) in equal proportion in a half cup of curds from cow’s milk, along
with a simple diet can cure even acute jaundice within a short period.
“But I don’t have bad habits such as drinking,
smoking or eating junk food, so I will never have jaundice!”
Oh yeah, so you think. What most people do not know
is that some form of jaundice affects almost all humans at some point in their
lives, irrespective of their age, gender, race or social status. Even animals
are known to contract jaundice. In fact, a rather common, harmless condition
known as prenatal or neonatal jaundice affects the unborn or newborn child! So there!
As you probably know, jaundice is a condition associated
with liver diseases such as hepatitis (hepa=liver,
titis=infection) or liver cancer[i].
It must be understood that jaundice itself is not a disease, but rather a
symptom of disorders in the process of metabolism and excretion of bilirubin. Jaundice
is chiefly characterised by a loss of appetite, yellowness of the eyes, dark
urine, irritation or even extreme pain during urination, nausea, restlessness,
insomnia, and in acute cases, swelling and inflammation of the joints and
difficulty in movement. Hepatitis-1B is a form of jaundice that is usually
fatal. Internal symptoms include enlargement of the liver or pancreas, dilation
of the biliary duct in the case of stone blockage, cirrhosis or even liver
failure.
Jaundice is usually caused by conditions created
due to excessive drinking, smoking, and bad food habits. However, it can also be
brought about by obstruction of the normal flow of bilirubin by gall bladder stones.
Jaundice can also be triggered by malaria and other pathological conditions and
diseases. This means that even if you’re not a smoker, drinker, or even have
bad food habits, there are a number of factors that could send you to hospital
with acute jaundice! There goes your claim that because you’re a great guy,
you’ll never get jaundice!
The best bet against jaundice of course is
prevention, the eschewing of practices such as drinking, smoking or bad eating
habits. However, should jaundice strike, there’s a potent, non-invasive and
rather not too unpleasant herbal remedy that has been available to traditional
medicine, especially Siddha, over thousands of years. In traditional Siddha,
the fundamental methodology is to attack the root of the disease, rather than
eliminate just the symptoms. So the basic approach is to practice ascetism
during the course of the treatment – a total elimination of all the factors
that cause the disease. No drink, smoke, drugs or junk food. A lot of rest, and
herbal treatment using age old recipes and formulas does the trick – you get
better in the course of a couple of weeks. However, beware – jaundice could
strike again anytime should you start indulging yourself again!
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