Jaundice

Jaundice is yellowing of the skin and eyes caused by the liver not working properly or when a bile duct is blocked.

• For jaundice treatment, have adequate rest, adopt a proper diet and engage in exercise to relieve of the symptoms. Fast for a week on juicy fruit juices of beet, carrot, lemon, grapes, pear and sugarcane. Once the condition improves, adopt a diet along these lines: Drink a glass of warm water mixed with 2 teaspoons of lime juice first thing in the morning upon rising, for breakfast: 1 fresh fruit, whole wheat bread and butter, for lunch: 2 wholemeal bread, 1cup strained vegetable soup, steamed leafy vegetable and 1 glass buttermilk. For dinner, 2 wholemeal bread with a little butter, baked potato, 1 other leafy vegetable and a glass of hot milk. Orange juice can be taken mid-morning and the same or coconut water be taken for mid-afternoon.
• Drink lots of water with lemon juice added to protect damaged liver cells due to jaundice.
• Avoid all fats in the form of butter, cream and oils for a minimum 2 weeks and possibly thereafter. Avoid constipation, and the intake of foods like legumes and pulses which has the tendency to putrefy in the lower intestines, aggravating jaundice.
• Pound 1 lb green leaves of radish and squeeze of its juice through a clean muslin cloth. Drink it to create a healthy appetite and proper movement of bowels, bringing jaundice relief.
• Take ½ teaspoon grounded black seed with 1 glass milk.
• Mix equal parts powdered black pepper and cassia leaves. Mix with some water and take 2x daily.
• Mix 2 teaspoons each the juices of basil and radish. Add jaggery (brown sugar of the palm) to sweeten. Drink the mixture 2-3x daily for a month.
• Keep pomegranate overnight in an utensil made of iron. Cover it with a thin cloth. One tablespoon of the juice to be taken with sugar candy in the morning. Repeat regularly in the jaundice treatment.
• Ground tender papaya leaves into paste and take ½ teaspoon with ¼ cup water.
• Other measures : Apply hot and cold compresses 10x for one minute at a time. Repeat every 5 hours. Take regular moderate exercises and get frequent exposure to the sun and fresh air to prevent recurrence of jaundice.