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Health Remedies - Erysipelas |
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Erysipelas is an acute infection of the skin and underlying fat tissues, usually caused by the streptococcus bacteria. The risk factors associated with this infection include a cut in the skin, skin ulcers, and problems with the drainage through the veins or lymph system. The symptoms of ersipelas include high fever and chills, malaise, skin discoloration, and red, swollen and dimpled skin. Bleeding into the skin may cause purpura (purple patches). Erysipelas can affect any part of the skin, but is most common on the legs. The condition may cause complications such as bacteremia, causing infection to spread to other areas such as joints, bones, and heart valves, and septic shock. |
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herbs |
Adiantum lunulatum |
Fruits are used in leprosy, fever and erysipelas; for strangury and fever due to elephantiasis (roots); in treating blood diseases and burning sensation |
Baphicacanthus cusia |
For ague in children, to kill dermatophytes causing `athletes foot' (leaf).A decoction of roots and leaves is used in the treatment of epidemic mumps, sore throat, erysipelas and fever-caused rashes. |
Citrus medica |
In kidney stones, vomiting, as a laxative and anthelmintic (root); as a tonic and stimulant (fruit), to treat tastelessness due to fever, intrinsic haemorrhage, anaemia, jaundice, hiccough, asthma, vomiting, pain in cardiac region, colic, pox, calculus and gravels, dental caries, for easy delivery, foul smell in flatus, erysipelas, headache, anorexia during pregnancy and earache. |
Cocos nucifera |
In diseases of the uterus, cooling and diuretic (Immature fruit); in debility, incipient phthisis and cachetic affections (fresh milk); for a wide range of physical disorders including asthma, cold, constipation, dysentery, earache, erysipelas, fever, flu, gingivitis, gonorrhea, jaundice, rash, scabies, syphilis, toothache, tuberculosis etc. |
Cyperus rotundus |
Snakebite, problems with the bowel and jaundice (root); as an emmenagogue (tuber); conjunctivitis (MeOH extract of root followed by an extract with water), powder and decoction to treat fever, diarrhoea, erysipelas, rheumatic ailments, alcoholism, loose teeth, cough, vomiting, thirst, epilepsy, wound due to accident and eye diseases. It strengthens the digestive system and hence is a good appetizer. |
Echinacea augustifolia |
Boils, erysipelas, septicaemia, cancer, syphilis and other impurities of the blood. |
Emblica officinalis |
To treat fever, lack of appetite, piles, worms, anaemia, jaundice, intrinsic haemorrhage, hoarseness of voice, hiccough, cough, fainting, heart diseases, vomiting, burning sensation, abdominal pain, gastritis, dyspepsia, obesity, leprosy, rheumatism, erysipelas, chicken-pox, greying of hair, hair loss, diabetes, suppression of urine, leucorrhoea, burning sensation in female genitals, amenorrhea, eye diseases, for promoting intellect and to improve memory, as rejuvenative, and aphrodisiac (promotes spermatogenesis and in premature ejaculation) (fruit and seed). Local systems of medicine employ it for fever, indigestion, bronchitis, asthma, constipation, headache, liver complaint, diabetes, dysentery, ophthalmic disorders, nerve tonic, cholera, diarrhoea, nasal haemorrhage, cystitis, oedema and leucorrhoea.It has expectorant, antioxidant, anticancerous properties. |
Euphorbia thymifolia |
In amenorrhea (root) and skin diseases (latex); to treat ringworm (fresh plant juice). An essential oil distilled from the plant is used in medicinal soaps used to treat erysipelas and as a mosquito and fly repellent. |
Isatis tinctoria |
In meningitis, encephalitis, mumps, influenza, erysipelas, heat rash, gastroenteritis, in high fevers and convulsions in children, coughing of blood and as a detoxifier in infections such as mumps (leaves); in the treatment of fevers, pyogenic inflammation in influenza and meningitis, macula in acute infectious diseases, erysipelas, mumps and epidemic parotitis (roots).Both the leaves and the roots are used in the treatment of pneumonia. |
Oryza sativa |
The chief consumption of rice is as a food substance, it forms a light and digestible food for those in whom there is any tendency to diarrhoea or dysentery, but it contains less potash and vegetable acids than potatoes. A decoction of rice, is demulcent, refrigerant drink in febrile and inflammatory diseases, and in dysuria and similar affections. It is also be used as an enema in affections of the bowels. A poultice of rice may be used as a substitute for one of linseed meal, and finely powdered rice flour may be used, like that of wheat flour, for erysipelas, burns, scalds, etc. Rice starch may be used medicinally and in other ways in place of wheat starch. |
Phyla nodiflora |
For boils, reducing fever and as a diuretic. It is used in the treatment of hookworm. The plant is cooling, diuretic, emmenagogue and used in the form of a paste as maturant for boils, swollen cervical glands, erysipelas and chronic indolent ulcers. It is used in lack of bowel movements and pain in knee joints. Infusion of leaves and tender stalks is useful in indigestion in children and also after delivery in women. |
Polygonum tinctorium |
Used in the treatment of freckles, pimples, erysipelas, mumps, thrush, epidemic parotitis, infantile convulsions and high febrile conditions of children. |
Portulaca quadrifida |
In asthma, cough, urinary discharges, inflammations, peptic ulcer and other abdominal complaints, erysipelas, induce menses and haemorrhoids. |
Stachytarpheta jamaicensis |
As an antiinflammatory and reducing fever, for treating intestinal worms, venereal diseases, erysipelas, dropsy, asthma, bronchitis, rheumatism and stomach ailments (indigestion, acid reflux, ulcers, constipation, dyspepsia, slow digestion) (plant); for cataract and open sores (plant juice); for colds and cough, in cardiac troubles and are also rubbed on sprains and bruises or used as cataplasm for boils (leaves); applied topically to treat dysentery (Paste of stem and root bark) |
Strobilanthes cusia |
For the treatment of ague (leaves); in the treatment of epidemic mumps, sore throat, erysipelas and fever-caused rashes (decoction of roots and leaves) |
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