A Complete Handbook of Nature Cures

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vagina. It is a symptoms, not a disease in itself. Atleast 10 per cent of women all over the world
suffer from this complaint.
Pruritus vulvae is generally relieved through scratching in the initial stages. At a later stage, the
patient develops a burning sensation in this region. This can intensify to such an extent that
women suffering from this complaint prefer to remain indoors and refuse to go out. This problem
occurs more during the night. The patient may scratch the area during sleep and wake to find
that she has made herself bleed.
Causes
One of the main causes of pruritus vulvae is purulent and mucopurulent vaginal discharge. Due
to this discharge, the vulva region chafes. The resulting tenderness causes pain. Over 80 per
cent of these cases occur due to this cause. Prorates without vaginal discharge occurs in 15 to
20 per cent of the cases.
In some cases prorates vulvae may develop due to the presence of skin diseases not specific to
the vulva such as psoriasis, seborrheic dermatitis and scabies. Other causes include animal and
vegetable parasite infections which tend to cause pruritus public rather than prutitus vulvae,
conditions of the urinary track like continence of urine and pyuria. Highly acidic urine sometime
causes soreness which subsequently leads to pruritus. Glycosuria and diabetes also contribute
to this condition.
Pruritus vulvae can result from skin sensitivity to various kinds of soaps, bath salts, deodorants
and antiseptics which contain particular phenols and cresols and from certain drugs. These
allergies may also be caused by nylons and tight-fitting clothes. In rare cases the disorders may
develop as an offshoot of certain major problems like jaundice, uraemia, and other toxic
conditions.
Many mental disturbances can affect the sexual bias and psychoneurosis results. The skin of the
vulva region can also be a site of psychoneurosis, nervous fatigue and rough clotting Sexual
frustration and guilt feelings can also lead to pruritus vulvae.
Treatments
There is always some underlying cause for the onset of purirtus, but scratching soon damages
the skin and causes secondary changes which may obscure the primary cause. In addition, the
skin may become sensitized to some local application. IN long standing cases, the diagnosis of
both the initial cause and the reason for the maintenance of the irritation may become extremely
difficult, particularly when more than one factor is involved. Successfully treatment depends on
two cardinal principles, namely, to remove any underlying cause and to stop further damage to
the skin by scratching or by unsuitable application.
The most important factor in the treatment of pruritus vulvae caused by infections through
fungus or parasites, is cleanliness. Bowels should be kept clean either through enemas or a
natural diet. The patient must wear clean clothes to avoid this problem. After urination, the
vagina should be thoroughly washed with plain cold water. IN case of severe pruritus, it is
advisable to wash the vulva with neem leaves decoction and apply green light charged coconut
oil.
Treatments like neem water vaginal douches help kill bacteria and fungus. The affect reaction
should be exposed to green coloured light or rays of the sun through green coloured glass for 25
to 30 minutes. This will help reduce infections.
Purritus vulvae resulting from discharges from the uterus, cervix or vagina causes
inflammations. This can be reduced by regular application of mud packs on the lower abdomen,
twice or thrice a day. A cold hip bath may also be taken for 10 minutes. An alternate hot and cold
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hip bath is especially useful in reducing inflammation.
In cases of pruritus resulting from diabetes mellitus, glycosuria, uraemia, jaundice and other
toxic states, specific diets and treatments for these complaints should be followed before pruritus
could be cured.
Skin diseases like psoriasis, scabies, fungal infections should be treated through nature cure
methods. These include steam baths, mud baths, immersion baths, sun baths, spine baths and
chromotherapy.
Diet plays an important role in the treatment of pruritus vulvae. Initially the patient should be put
on a juice fast for a few days. She should drink fruit and vegetable juices, diluted with water on
50 : 50 basis. A warm water enema should be used daily during the period of fasting to cleanse
the bowels.
Fasting helps relieve the toxic conditions not in just the affected region but also the entire body.
Thus inflammation is reduced. The diet after the juice fast could include seasonal fruits, salads,
sprouts, vegetables, soups or buttermilk. Cooked food should be included in the diet only much
later.
The patient should avoid all processed, refined and denatured foods such as white sugar, white
flour and all products made from them as well a s coffee, tea, eggs, meat, spicy and oily foods.
Alcohol and smoking are to be completely eliminated.
A natural mode of life will go a long way in overcoming pruritus vulvae. It will also lead to
improvement in health in general.
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Hysteria
NATURE CURE
Hysteria
Hysteria is a mental and nervous disorder arising from intense anxiety. It is characterised by a
lack of control over acts and emotions and by sudden conclusive seizures and emotional
outbursts. It often results from repressed mental conflict.
This disorder appears in both sexes, but is far more common in young women of the age group
between 14 and 25 years because of their natural sensitivity. In many cases it tends to occur
around the period of adolescence and becomes less frequent after the age of 25. It is
uncommon after the age of forty-five years.
Hysteria is an ancient disorder. The term is derived from the Greek word hystron ,meaning
uterus. The diagnosis dates back to ancient Greek medicine, according to which a variety of
symptoms was attributed to a wandering of the womb through the body. The recorded history of
the diagnosis begin in ancient Egypt with the Kahnus Papyrus dating from about 1900 BC, which
enumerates a series of morbid states attributable to displacement of the uterus. In the Middle
Ages hysteria was associated with ideas of demoniacal possession, witchcraft and religious
fanaticism. Later it came to be solely related to the female sex.
Osler, an eminent psychiatrist defines hystria as " a disorder chiefly of young women, in which
emotional states control the body, leading to perversion of mental, sensory, motor and secretory
functions. "
Symptoms
A wide range of symptoms are regarded as hysterical The onset of hysterical attacks may be
sudden, provoked especially by strong feelings or may be heralded over a period of several
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