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Health Remedies - Eye Itching

Eye itching or burning is a common problem occurring due to eye allergy. Ocular allergy may occur due to many allergens in the environment. Airborne allergens such as pollen, mold, dust and pet dander may cause eye allergy. Other causes of allergies, such as certain foods or bee stings, do not typically affect the eyes the way airborne allergens do. Adverse reactions to certain cosmetics or drugs such as antibiotic eyedrops also may cause eye allergies. Itcy eyes may be accompanied by many other allergic symptoms such as redness, swelling, or tearing of eyes; runny nose; sneezing; coughing; difficulty breathing; itchy nose, mouth or throat; and headache from sinus congestion.

Useful herbs

Nepenthes khasiana	For urinary troubles when administered orally and for redness and itching of the eye, cataract and night blindness if used as eye drops and for treating stomach troubles, diabetes and cholera patients.
Stellaria media	As a plaster in swolen areas and broken bones, to relieve constipation, useful in rheumatism, inflammations of the digestive, renal, respiratory and reproductive tracts, asthma, congestion, and bronchitis, obesity, high cholesterol, in severe inflammations of skin, such as erysipelas, scalds and burns, crural ulcers, haemorrhoids, eczema, to soothe severe itchiness and inflammations of eyes (plant); as a poultice or ointment for skin irritation and inflammation as well as for skin ulcers. Boils, carbuncles, and abscesses
Trianthema portulacastrum	In rheumatism, as a vermifuge, analgesic and increasing the secretion of gastric juices (plant); to the eye cures corneal ulcers, itching, dimness of sight, night blindness (root).