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Are you suffering from common cough ? In a simple words, cough is a reflex mechanism to expel any irritant from the trachea or wind pipe. A cough can be harmless, but sometimes it can also be a symptom to a more serious illness. The reasons while we cough is simply to expel some unwanted materials which may includes irritating fumes, dust or food particles that finds their way into our wind pipe. This conditions results to a brief cough but if they migrated into a persistent cough , then chances are that, it might be a signal to a more serious illness like tuberculosis , flu or pneumonia . In this case, if herbal remedies can not cure the cough, then go see a doctor immediately.  Causes of Cough: Coughing can be due to a number of conditions like colds and flu to more serious conditions like chronic bronchitis , asthma and whooping cough .  Signs and Symptoms: Generally cough are worse in the morning and one may find that, he or she is bringing up some thick yellow or g

Constipation is known as costiveness or dyschezia. It is the commonest complaint in elderly people, and sometimes young persons, affecting seven out of every ten persons. Constipation refers to bowel movement that are sometimes hard to pass, failure to pass stool or gas. Constipation can also be treated with herbal remedies or mere changing of diets can help. Causes of Constipation:  Constipation results mainly because of lack of good eating habits like absence of green vegetables in adequate quality and fruits in regular meals. This residue material is essential to form the base of the stool. Sufficient quantity of water must be drunk to keep the stool soft as the bulk of the stool is due to its water quantity.  Reasonable time should be given for passing stool.   Most people because of a fast life schedule, give very less time for proper defecation. People staying in crowded flats, where there is only one toilet for 5 to 10 persons, also are prone to this kind of proble

Perhaps you might be considering a solution to your colored brown teeth and you are scared to face a dentist, am happy to let you know that you can get your teeth whiten using some natural substances at home. It is not necessary to go see a dentist for a teeth whitening treatment. Right inside your own home at your comfort, you can get your teeth to look bright and white as you desire. If you are trying to improve the color of your teeth to make it stunningly beautiful and as white as snow, then you don't necessary need to bother yourself about sitting on a "chairside" and waiting for a hole hour just to get some tooth bleaching treatment. There are other options that will help you remove the coffee stained yellowish or brown hue from your teeth. The best thing is that, you can even use these products at home and get your desire result as a matter of days. you can try the the tooth whitening toothpaste which contains special chemicals. These Chemicals effectiv

Opacification of the lens of the eye or its capsule (covering) sufficient to interfere with the vision is called cataract. Cataract is a clouding of the eye lens that causes blur vision. It is progressive and painless. The cataract becomes thicker as time goes until it blinds the eye. This is one of the major causes of eye blindness in the world today. Senile cataract is the most common type of cataract and it affects older people of 60 years and above and most cataract infections are cured with herbal remedies . Causes of Cataract. Cataract may be caused due to following factors which includes malnutrition, vitamin A or B deficiency, High myopia (short-sight), diabetes , old age infection of the eye. It is also caused by free radicals that affects the eye lens. Frequency X-ray causes the formation of chemicals reactive fragments in the eye and this results to cataracts.  Signs and Symptoms. Initially patient complains of blurring vision in the early stages of the disea

Vitiligo is a common white spot on skin disease that affects the pigment cells on the skin. It can be easily identified by white patches on the skin of the affected person. According to wikipedia, Vitiligo is a condition that causes depigmentation of sections of the skin. It occurs when melanocytes, the cells responsible for skin pigmentation die or are unable to function. The affected areas are distinguished by white patches on the skin and it is said that, approximately one percent of the world’s population has vitiligo and the former king of pop Micheal Jackson was not an exception. The autopsy report revealed that the late Jackson suffered from vitiligo. The cause of Vitiligo is yet unknown, but research suggests that it may arise from autoimmune, genetic, oxidative stress, neural or viral causes. Can this skin disorder be cured with herbal medicines ? Signs and Symptoms of Vitiligo The most common signs and symptoms of Vitiligo is depigmentation of white patches on

Skin boils are painful, red pus-filled swellings that are formed in any part of the body as a result of infection of  a hair follicle. These skin inflammation can can be treated with herbal medicines . Skin Boils are caused by a type of bacterium that lives silently on the surface of the skin. People who suffer from eczema or any problem that affects the structure of the skin’s surface are prone or susceptible to skin boils or carbuncles. Carbuncles are simply large boils or a collection of boils joined together. Causes of Skin Boil. Skin boils are basically caused by bacteria, (staphylococcus) which enter the sweat glands or follicles. They are sometimes caused by blood impurities. The boil first appears when the bacteria start to multiply under the skin and produce toxic chemicals which inflame the surrounding area. In an effort to combat these chemicals, more and more white blood cells rush to the spot of the infection until a pocket of pus is formed in the skin. This poc

Epistaxis is the medical term for bleeding from the nose. Nose bleeding can be frightening especially during an accident but fortunately, these can be managed at home using herbal medicines . That is if there are no major injuries sustained from the accident otherwise medical intervention should be necessary. Herbal medicines are one of the best first aid given to a patient at home. All synthetic drugs are made from herbs so there are no reasons why one shouldn’t resort to these home treatments in times of illness or injury. It is assume that one out of every seven person will surely develop nose bleeding at sometime in their lives. Nose bleeding often occurs during winter months, cold climates and dry weather condition. In Nigeria, nose bleeding occurs mostly during the harmattan dry season. Note that, nose bleeding can affect any person irrespective of your age or sex. Causes of Nose Bleeding. The most causes of epistaxis in young people are not known unless as a result of

Bed wetting is the act of urinating in bed involuntarily at night. Children generally at the age of 3-4 years have control over the bladder, but in some children, the mechanism some how is not strengthened and they pass urine in bed involuntarily. This phenomenon continues even up to 15-20 years of age, putting teenagers in an embarrassing situation. Boys outnumber girls in this bed-wetting problem. Bed-wetting is an issue almost every family face. It is extremely common among young kids but it can last into the teen years.  But there are few home remedies that can be used to cure this problem if it has become too frequent to bear. Bed-wetting usually goes away naturally but a herbal remedy can be use when it is becoming to embarrassing. Causes of Bed-wetting. Bed-wetting can happen due to physical and emotional causative factors. Infection in the urinary system that is, in the bladder or kidney or a structural defect in the tract, or sometimes thread worm in the stool m

Back-ache or back pain also known as "dorsalgia" is a pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscle, nerves, joints or bones. Back pain is one of the most commonly prevalent complaints among people, more especially in women. Many back pain problems have no immediate obvious cause, but it does occur occasionally after some kind of hard work or labor. It is a very common complaint and about 80% of people experience back pains in one particular age or the other. Although Back pain is not a serious disease but it is mostly uncomfortable and sometimes a sign of a developing disease. Experts explains that, Back pain is associated with the way our bones, muscle and ligaments in our back work together. Below are the types, causes, symptoms/signs and herbal remedies of back pains. Types of Back Pains: 1. The facet: Joints linking one vertebra to the next one can also be damaged or strained.  2. Lumbago: A pain in the lower or lumber region of the ba

Asthma is one of the most prevalent ailments in people. Asthma is a condition where the patient has repeated attacks of wheezing, which usually clears up completely with medical treatment. asthma attacks produce a variety of disabilities from mild distress to sever incapacity. Asthma can develop at any time in life but mostly starts in childhood . An asthmatic attack is refer to asthmatic triggers. first attack is usually set off by a lung infection. subsequent attacks are brought about by similar infections as even as an ordinary cold. Drugs which a patient is allergic to may also set off an attack. Exercise, emotional trauma like anger, sorrow, over excitement etc including sudden fluctuations in weather and temperature is one of the know cause of asthmatic triggers. Causes: Why a person suffers from asthma. In asthmatic patients, the bronchial tube muscles which takes air to the airspace in the lungs become narrow due to contraction, and air cannot move freely in or out o

Erectile Dysfunction (ED) and Premature Ejaculation are the most common sexual disorders experienced in men. Erectile Dysfunction which is also known as impotence is define as the general inability of a man to get and maintain an erection while having coitus. Premature Ejaculation on the other hand is the ejaculation that occur earlier than desired which can either occur during foreplay, before, on or soon after penetration. This can be so embarrassing to both couples especially when the man is inexperience in sexual intercourse. But do you know that this is a common problem that can be solved with herbal supplements? A series of factors are responsible for developing and maintaining an erection. Sexual arousal causes nerves in the brain and spine to signal arteries in the penis to swell up with blood. The spongy tissues in the penis expand and it becomes erect. Any interference with this process, whether physical or psychological, can prevent an erection. As men grow old, change

Are you still suffering from arthritis? Arthritis is a word used to refer to at least 25 different diseases, the most common being rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and gouty arthritis. all these are characterized by inflammation in one or more joints in the body. arthritis mostly occur in the fingers, kneels, elbows, hips jaws or any place on the body where there is joint, and they can be very painful due to joints being surrounded by many nerves which are needed to make the affected joints works properly. A lot of people suffering from any form of arthritis resort to natural herbal remedies to gain relief and you know what? these herbal remedies works perfectly and deliver their promises. Causes of Arthritis Mostly unknown but in some cases, it follows the stress of sprains, infections and joint injuries. some researchers suggest that patients inability to produce endorphins or naturally produced pain killers could be the cause of arthritis in most people. Signs and