Herbal ingredients | Migraine Abating Agent

A migraine is a peristent, throbbing headache typically affecting one side of the head. Migraines are thought to be caused by a sudden widening of the blood vessels that supply the brain, which in turn irritates the nerves surrounding these blood vessels. But the exact causes of migraine headaches are not completely understood, but you may find that certain triggers can start or worsen a migraine. Avoiding these migraine triggers can become an effective means of reducing the number of attacks. Herbal medicines can alleviate these symptoms, even prevent it.

Take medicine at the beginning of the emergence of signs of illness will have maximum effect. This is important for migraine. Can be marked with migraine symptoms, such as disturbance of vision, a great pain in one of the head, nausea, and sensitivity to light, sound, and smell.

Herbal Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium)

Member of the aster family, contains active substances called parthenolide. These substances can prevent the body to produce prostaglandins. That is, this herbal medicine can reduce the incidence of infection that is produced by its gland. This herbal medicine also helps to determine the amount of blood that must be distributed to body networks.

An anti-inflammatory herb called feverfew works for a lot of people. Clinical trials conducted by a doctor, who is a leading migraine specialist, found that:

• Approximately 72% of the 253 people involved, who were suffering from true migraine, found that feverfew was helpful for the prevention of their headaches
• 78% of the 23 people suffering from tension headaches also found that feverfew reduced headache frequency and severity
• Of the 242 patients who recorded the frequency, 33% no longer had attacks and 76% had fewer migraines each month compared to before taking feverfew
• Associated nausea and vomiting decreased or disappeared
• A proportion of patients experienced the migraine aura without the attack
• When attacks did occur, they responded better to conventional painkillers
• Feverfew users experienced no adverse interactions with their orthodox medication
• The onset of the effect was slow and gradual, often taking several months

What are the side effects?

There are no known side effects to this herb, when given as a tincture. However, allergic contact dermatitis has been noted after contact with fresh feverfew leaves.

Butterbur

When consumed regularly, can be trusted butterbur reduce migraine attacks up to 60%. Clinical-trial experiment showed that the attack does not happen awfully and the duration is usually shorter. Butterbur and feverfew supplements are available in health food stores and Internet site. Ask your personal doctor.

California poppy (Eschscholzia californica)

This herb has muscle relaxant and painkilling properties. It is traditionally prescribed for Migraine. It also reduces anxiety.

Science-based 21st Century Herbal Medicine enables us to identify the key active chemical constituents in a plant and understand their effect on the body's biochemistry.

Treatment can take several months but the incidence and severity of Migraine is usually reduced.

What are the side effects?

None expected if taken within the recommended dose range.

Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Skullcap can be used as a mild sedative in the treatment of Migraine. It has been traditionally prescribed for nervous tension and restlessness. It nourishes the nervous system and calms and relieves stress and anxiety. Its antispasmodic action is useful where stress and worry cause muscular tension.

What are the side effects?

None expected if taken within the recommended dose range.

These are just three of the herbs that may be used. A variety of others can be used depending on the individual patient and his / her needs. This is why an extensive case history is taken. For example, if the Migraine is triggered by stress, herbs to support the nervous system are given along with herbs to help the body's response to stress.

In cases where the trigger is hormonal, herbs to balance the hormones may be given. Patients are sometimes asked to have a blood test to ascertain hormone levels, which can usually be done through their GP.

Herbal Remedy for Constipation

Constipation is difficulty or delay in the evacuation of bowels caused feces volume is too loud or too small feces.

Constipation is usually caused by consuming food habits to a low fiber content and water habits or ignore the desire defecate. For the herbal treatment, select one of the traditional herb medicine in the following:

Herbal medicine 1:

Prepare as many as 60 of sweet potato leaves, and then boiled with water as much as needed. And then drink the water while warm, and leaves can be eaten.

Or can be another way, namely: washing 60 grams of sweet potato leaves and 60 grams of kangkung (ipomoea aquatica Forsk.), and fried in oil or boiled with water as much as needed. Eat as well as vegetables.

Traditional Treatment 2:

Prepare 30 grams of and Alamanda leaves, boiled with water (as much as needed), then drink while the water is warm.

Natural Remedy 3:

This ingredient use Temulawak (Curcuma xanthorrhiza. Roxb.) herb As the medicine. This herb have a chemical compound, like volatile oil (limonina) the scent, while the flavonoida substance has benefit to heal inflammation. It's volatile oil can also kill the microbes. The terbang oil contained are anetol, pinen, felandren, dipenten, fenchon, metilchavikol, anisaldehida, anisat acid, kamfen also contain of fatty oil. Temulawak has pharmacologic effect as anti-constipation, acnevulgaris, anti-inflammation and anti hepatotocsic, laktagoga, kolagoga, tonic, diuretic, fungstatic and bakteriostatic. Fennel also helps to remove the black wind, water and encourage the arts.

To cure constipation, take 10 grams of Temulawak powder, boil with 200 ml of hot water. After warm enough, drunk regularly 2 times a day.

Herbal Remedy 4:

Following herbal ingredients is using papaya (Carica papaya L). This herbs rich in Alkaloid papaina; Karpaina; Pseudokarpaina; Glikosida karposid; Saponin; Karisina; Papaina; Papayatimina; Fitoklimasa; Karatinoid; pectin; Galaktosa; galakturonat acid. Papaya has a property Stomachic; Emenagog; Antelmintic; Anti inflammation; Antelmintic, and Diuretic.

Ingredient: Wash 300 grams of papaya fruit, 200 grams of half-ripe pineapple, and being refined with the blender, add 200 ml of drinking water. Drink this concoction. Alternatively, eat as much as 150 grams of ripe papaya fruit, regularly, twice a day.

Herbal Ingredient 5:

Aloe Vera leaf (Aloe vera Linn.) rich in food fiber that is good for preventing constipation and throw feces. For remedy, take 100 grams of Aloe Vera leaves that have been peeled and sliced, small slices, boiled with 200 ml of water until boiling, then add 1 tablespoon of honey. Drink while it is warm, and eat the Aloe Vera leaves. Do twice a day.

Herbal prescription drugs above are the traditional medicine that usually be used by the Javanese people to cure constipation. To ensure safety, please consult with your doctor.

Herbal Remedies for Mouth Sores

Mouth sores (sariawan) is a small sore, basic color with whitish, which occurred on the tongue, lips, or the gum so that it can cause pain. Mouth sores caused by lack of Fe, vitamin B12, vitamin C, but can also arise due to stress, or bitten by the teeth when eating. Herbal treatment using traditional medicine ingredients below:

Herbal medicine 1:
This ingredient use Betel leaves (Piperbetie L.). This herb has a chemical compounds: Eugenol; metil eugenol; Karvakral; Kavikal; Alil katekal; Kalribetol; Sineol; Estragol; Karoten; Tiamin; Riboflavin; nikotinat Acid, Vitamin C; Tanin; Sugar; Pati; amino acid. Has benefits as astringent, expectorant, sialagoga, hemostatic, and antiseptic.

Ingredient: Boil 5 pieces of betel leaves with fresh water as much as needed. And then drink the water while it is warm, regularly 2 times a day. Another way is by washing cleanly 3 sheet of betel leaves, chewing until the fine and leave in the mouth for a few minutes. Swallow the water and dispose the chewing waste product. Perform 3 times a day.

Natural medicine 2:

Take 30 grams of Ketepeng cina (Cassia alata L.) leaves, boiled with 400 cc of water until the remaining 200 cc water. Drunk while warm, regularly 2 times a day.

Herbal remedy 3:

Take 'Kembang merak' leaves as much as needed, boiled with water and then being used to gargle regularly 2 times a day.

Herbal Ingredient 4:

The next herbal medicine of anti mouth sores use tamarind (Tamarindus indica Linn). Chemical compound: The Tamarind fruit contains of vitamins A; substance of sugar, cellulose, Some kind of acids which is bound by potassium, tartrat, invart sugar, and pectin. This plant has benefit as a lacsan; analgesic; diaforitic, and laxative.

Ingredient: 3 finger tamarind (pit is removed) and palm sugar as much as needed. Boiled with water. Stew filtered, Drink while the water is warm, regularly twice a day. It will feel a little tender when exposed on the mouth sores part.

Natural Medicine 5:

30 grams of Hibiscus/kembang sepatu leaves are washed cleanly, cut into pieces, and add with 100 ml of boiling water for 15 minutes. After a cold, filtered. Drink 3 times a day, each 100 ml.

Herbal ingredient 6:

The last herbal ingredient is using turmeric (Curcuma domestica).

The plant used: rhizome.
Chemical compound: tumeron, zingiberon, seskuiterpena alcohol, kurkumin, bitter substance, hars fat, and vitamin C.
Benefits: kholagog; stomachic; Antispasmodic; Anti inflammation; Anti bacteria; choleretic

Ingredient: 20 grams of turmeric are washed cleanly, which has been shredded, sliced, 20 grams of tamarind without seeds, and 20 grams of fresh leaves of saga. Slice all the materials, and boil with 500 ml of water until the remaining 200 ml. After the cold filtered. Drink 2-3 times a day. This is a very effective herb used to cure mouth sores.

Herbal Treatment for Fluor Albus

Fluor albus (keputihan) can be experienced by women who have been him or woman who has not him. albus fluoride by the fluid discharge through the vagina genitalia form of a white viscous liquid. No interference is rarely accompanied by itchiness on the genitals and smelly liquid fluor albus not tasty.

Fluor albus can be caused by inflammation or genitals because estrogen hormonal disturbances, in addition to the possible result of psychological factors. For alternative herbal remedies, choose one of the traditional herb medicines below:

Herbal Ingredient 1

30 grams of dried pomegranate bark and 30 grams Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) boiled with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc. water and then drink while warm.

Usage: on a regular basis 2 times a day.

Herbal Remedy 2

Take Aloe vera (Aloe vera Linn.) as much as needed, peel its skin and being blended. Boil together with 30 grams of Sambiloto and water at sufficiently. After the water is warm, drink it twice a day.

Other way is:

Aloe vera skin is peeled take as much as needed, and being blended, and then boiled with 30 grams of Sambiloto and 3 betel leaves. Boil with a water at sufficiently. After boiling, use water to clean the vagina while the water still warm. On a regular basis twice a day.

Natural Medicine 3

Medicine consists of:
15 grams of ' Jengger Ayam' dried flowers (Celosia cristata L.)
15 grams of dried Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata)
and 10 pieces of Iler fresh leaves (Coleus atropurpureus Benth.)

Boil all ingredients with 3 water glass until remaining 1 glass. After the cold filtered.

Use: Drinking while before eating. After that, boil it's residue once again, and drink the water in the afternoon

Description of plants used for medicinal healing prescription fluor albus above is as follows:

Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata)

This plant is also often referred to as the local name: Oray Ki, Ki Peurat, Takilo (Sunda). takila (Java). Chuan Lian xin, yi jian xi, he lan Lian (China), tam xuyen lien; Cong Cong (Vietnam). kirata, mahatitka (India / Pakistan), kariyat (UK). Chemical compound: Andrografin; Andrografoloid; Panikulin. Savor: Anti inflammation, Antipyretic, painkillers, Diuretic, Stomachic, and Anti swelling.

Aloe Vera (Aloe vera Linn.)

Chemical nature and pharmacologic effects: Pain bitter, cold. Anti-inflammation, laxative, parasitiside. This herb enter into the heart meridian, liver and pancreas. Chemical substances: Aloin, barbaloin, isobarbaloin, aloe-emodin, aloenin, aloesin, Betabarboloin; Damar (resin torch).
Benefits: Anti inflammation, laxative, stomachic, expectorant.

Iler (Coleus atropurpureus Benth.)

Iler grown wild in the yard or garden, can be used as ornamental plants. The plant leaves is used. It has chemical compound which is a form of mucus, volatile oil (atsiri), Alkaloid, Flavonoid, and Saponin. Has a property as emenagog and anti swelling.

Herbal prescription drugs above are the traditional medicine that usually be used by the Javanese people to cure fluor albus (keputihan). To ensure safety, please consult with your doctor.

Herbal Remedies for Epilepsy

Epilepsy is due to an aberration of the brain sensitive to the strain that repeated. Symptoms common epilepsy, among others: the empty view, a strain of repeated, foam out of the mouth, unconscious, and others.

Symptoms of epilepsy can be different on each person, and usually it is often not known. However, some of the causes of the following can cause epilepsy.

• Stroke or brain cancer.
• Poisoned certain chemical substances.
• Diseases caused by infection, such as spinal marrow infection, infection of the brain membrane, metabolic disturbances, and others.

For the herbal treatment, select one of the traditional herb medicine in the following:

Herbal medicine 1:

30 grams of leaf of Jinten/caraway seed (Coleus amboinicus Lour.), 7 leaves of Sambung nyawa (Gynura Procumbens Back), 30 grams of Sambiloto leaves (Andrographis paniculata), 30 grams of leaves meniran (Phyllanthus niruri L.), and palm sugar' as much as needed. Boiled all materials with 600 cc of water until the remaining 300 cc. after filtered, drink the water while warm. Use it twice a day

Herbal treatment 2:

The next epilepsy herbal medicine is using Aloe Vera. Take 60 grams of Aloe Vera leaves (the skin is peeled) are boiled with 600 cc of water so remains 300 cc. Drink the water while warm. Use it twice a day


Herbal remedy 3:

Boil a handful of 'Akar baru cina', 1 thumb ginger, and 1 thumb 'palm sugar' with 4 glasses of water to the remaining 2 glass. Drink twice a day as much as 1 cup.

Traditional medicine 4:

Wash clean 8-10 of ciplukan fruit (Physallis peruvianna L.) that has been cooked.

Use: to eat every day routine.


Natural medicine 5:

Pound 5 grams of dried Cabai jawa fruit (Capsicum frutescens L.), add honey at sufficient, and poke up the average. Drinking all at once.

Explanation of plant medicines used to cure epilepsy recipe above is as follows:

Ciplukan (Physallis peruvianna L.)

Ciplukan have different chemical compound, which is already known, among others: Chlorogenik acid, C27H44O-H2O, and fisalin citric acid, fruit acids contain malat, alkaloid, tanin, kriptoxantin, vitamin C and sugar, while the pit contains of Claidic acid. This plant is analgesic, diuretic, neutralize poison (detoxifies), ease coughing, activate the gland body. In China pharmacology is mentioned that this plant has a bitter taste and mild nature. The pharmacologic effect obtained from the use of roots, leaves and fruit.

Jinten/Caraway plant (amboinicus Coleus Lour.)
Caraway plant implied in the bush species. Grow well on lowland until 1100 m dpl. This plant often being planted as ornamental plants. The plants used for medicinal is throughout the plant. Caraway has a chemical compound: Volatile oil (atsiri) like fenol and potassium. The benefits are as Expectorant, antiseptic and carminative.

Sambung nyawa (Gynura Procumbens Back)

This plant is member of Compositae Family. It has pharmacologic effect like: is cold, neutral, anti neoplastic, lowering blood pressure.

Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata)

This plant is also often referred to as the local name: Oray Ki, Ki Peurat, Takilo (Sunda). takila (Java). Chuan Lian xin, yi jian xi, he lan Lian (China), tam xuyen lien; Cong Cong (Vietnam). kirata, mahatitka (India / Pakistan), kariyat (UK).
Chemical compound: Andrografin; Andrografoloid; Panikulin.
Benefits: anti inflammation, antipyretic, painkillers, diuretic, stomachic, and anti swelling.


Meniran (Phyllanthus niruri L.)

Plant part used: whole plant. Chemical compound: Filantina; Hipofilantina; potassium; resin (dammar); tanin.
Benefits: Clearing the liver, anti inflammation, anti fever, sputum shedding agent, smoothen the menstrual period, increasing appetite.

Herbal prescription drugs above are the traditional medicine that usually be used by the Javanese people to cure epilepsy. To ensure safety, please consult with your doctor.