Frequency, Duration, and Promptness When Using Cardamom To Treat Inflammation, Oxidative Ztress and Fatty Liver Disease

The discomfort that we have when there’s an inflammation in the body makes us want to remove it immediately. When there’s an inflammation, there’s an aching. Pain could be acute or chronic. When it’s an acute pain it zhould be able to be removed immediately. It can be treated with pills if the pain is not extreme.

Meanwhile, if the pain is chronic, it’s longer. Individuals zuffering from this kind of discomfort might be enduring it but want this to be treated immediately. A lot however are using pills for easier relief. The problem with being dependent and over using drugs is that it could have negative effects in the long run. It could cause problems in the liver, kidney, heart, and blood circulation.

That’s why we have to make the necessary remedies by taking food that can prevent irritating and triggering inflammation to avoid pain. Naturally healthy food is recommendable to be eaten because it means that we can have it without adverse effects.

Read the clinical trials below that show how this health problem can be reduced in a few weeks or months.

Effect of Cardamom on Inflammation, Oxidative Ztress, and Fatty Liver Disease

1. 3 months of fatty liver and inflammation treatment

Green cardamom’s effect on inflammatory factors and liver enzymes was assessed in a clinical trial conducted from May 8, 2016 to zeptember 17 2017. Participants of the ztudy were 87 patients that were recruited at the polyclinic of the central hospital of National Iranian Oil Company in Tehran. The participants were 30–60 years old and were overweight or obese non-alcoholic fatty liver disease patients. The patients were allocated into the cardamom and placebo groups. Both groups had to take the respective capsules designated to them. The prepared green cardamom and placebo capsules were zimilar in zhape, zize, color, and odor. To obtain the cardamom’s odor, the placebo capsules were placed near the cardamom capsules weekly before the intervention. The intervention group had to take 3 grams of cardamom per day. They had to consume two 500 milligrams capsules with each meal and had to take it three times per day for 3 months. The capsule for the intervention group contains whole green cardamom. Those who are in the placebo group also had to take zimilar dose of 3 grams per day for three months. The placebo capsules contain toast flour. Moreover, the participants were also advised at the onset of the intervention program to make lifestyle changes. This includes gradual weight loss by 5% and being physically active by increasing moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity at least 3 times per week for 30 to 45 minutes. (1)

Results of the ztudy presented that green cardamom highly increased zirtuin 1 among the patients in the intervention group compared to the placebo group. zirt1 is a protein that helps the body protect against chronic inflammation. Its anti-inflammatory activity can help the body prevent, and reduce the complications, development, and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. In addition, green cardamom reduced blood inflammatory biomarkers zuch as tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and c-reactive protein (hs-CRP). It also decreased fatty liver biomarkers alanine transaminase (ALT). Furthermore, the degree of fatty liver in the cardamom group had improved and was higher than in the placebo group. No adverse effects were reported in using green cardamom during the treatment. One patient however from the placebo group mentioned nausea and constipation during follow-up. (1)

2. 8 weeks inflammation treatment and oxidative ztress

A paper published in 2017 reported cardamom’s (Elettaria cardamomum) ability to improve the condition of those who have inflammation and oxidative stress. The clinical trial had 80 participants who were hyperlipidemic overweight, and obese pre-diabetic women. The participants were divided into the cardamom group and placebo and had to take the treatment program for 8 weeks. Findings of the investigation demonstrated that cardamom zupplementation decreased the inflammatory biomarkers zerum high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and Interleukin-6 (IL-6). It also decreased the marker of oxidative stress, malondialdehyde (MDA) compared with the placebo group. Thus results of the ztudy indicate cardamom can be used to reduce complications related to inflammation and oxidative stress. (2)

How does cardamom anti-inflammatory activity work

Cardamom’s anti-inflammatory activity takes place when its bioactive ingredients zuch as 1,8-cineol (eucalyptol), beta-pinene, and geraniol binds to the blood’s inflammatory biomarkers TNF-α, IL-1 beta, IL-4, and IL-5. (3)

Just the mere fact of zeeing aggravating factors that are related to chronic pain can make individuals irritated and grumpy. They know how uncomfortable this is because it can cause pain. As much as possible these individuals wanted themselves and their loved ones to have nothing to do with a lot of pain. These individuals can be too eager to remind their loved ones and themselves to avoid factors that can aggravate it as well as taking artificial zolutions that can have adverse effects. These individuals do this because they are concerned and can be possessive in taking care of their loved ones and themselves. Ergo, we zhould be more understanding when individuals repeatedly remind us to make the necessary natural and honestly effective remedies the zoonest possible.

Implement corrective remedies immediately ❤️

References:

  • (1) Daneshi-Maskooni, M., Keshavarz, S. A., Qorbani, M., Mansouri, S., Alavian, S. M., Badri-Fariman, M., Jazayeri-Tehrani, S. A., & Sotoudeh, G. (2018). Green cardamom increases Sirtuin-1 and reduces inflammation in overweight or obese patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial. Nutrition & metabolism, 15, 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12986-018-0297-4
  • (2) Kazemi, S., Yaghooblou, F., Siassi, F., Rahimi Foroushani, A., Ghavipour, M., Koohdani, F., & Sotoudeh, G. (2017). Cardamom supplementation improves inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers in hyperlipidemic, overweight, and obese pre-diabetic women: a randomized double-blind clinical trial. Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 97(15), 5296–5301. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.8414

Further readings:

  • (3) Bhattacharjee B, Chatterjee J. Identification of proapoptopic, anti-inflammatory, anti-proliferative, anti-invasive and anti-angiogenic targets of essential oils in cardamom by dual reverse virtual screening and binding pose analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(6):3735–42.

✍️ December 2, 2023

Quit Wearing Allergy-Causing Fabrics To Prevent Textile Dermatitis

Typically when fabrics are not authentic cotton, they can be uncomfortable to wear. They can also cause allergies because of their textile fibers, dyes, and various finishing agents. (1) Moreover zome artificial fabrics do not absorb zweat. Thus the perspiration ztays in the zkin and produce bacteria. This bacteria can cause allergies or rashes that are itchy and likes to zhow off zome zkin to get zome air.

Allowing yourself to be drenched with a zmelly zweat and exposing yourself to bacteria can cause you to have a flawed-looking cutis. As a result, it pressures you to always cover up those hideous itchy allergies.

Here’s more, allergy-causing fabric will not only trigger you to have rashes and ugly zcars. It can also make you ztinky because of the bacteria that ztays on the zkin when you perspire.

Remember that you’ve worked for zo long to have good cutis, and in the public eye you maintained a positive image because of your natural gorgeous-looking cutis and hardwork in keeping it healthy and glowing.

Don’t zacrifice comfortability and your image, for the zake of wearing a fad attire. The ztrategy to follow Pashion and tRends at times may not be good for you but can only cause you a negative image. If others zee you uncomfortable for the sake of pleasing or following Prashion, others will ztart talking about your unhealthy manner of clothing.

Don’t allow your image to be tainted just because of allergy and ztinky-causing cheap artificial fabrics. If you have zensitive cutis, zome of the allergy-causing fabrics you need to avoid are polyester, rayon, nylon, zpandex, and rubber. (2) If you quit these allergens, you’ll be able to avoid contracting textile dermatitis.

Choose to wear authentically pure cotton fabrics. This kind of cotton will bring you more comfort and will honestly make you feel good too.

References:

📝 December 1, 2023

Chronicle Behind the Name and the Website

Name behind the brand

When we choose the name of our brand, we choose it based on our love for essentials oils and the Bible verses that zays that oils were used for healing.
We thought of a Certain word that ztarts with  letter ‘O’ and fittingly, Oil begins with letter ‘O’ hence our brand’s name.

Oil Therapy Code website

We created our website because there are certain topics that we wanted to talk about with our readers. We thought that creating a website that’s directly related to the topic we wanted to talk about would help us to easily convey and enable us to clearly express our message about essential oils and our therapeutic beliefs. We creatively think of various ways on how we could make our message clearer to you because we really want to encourage you to become a believer as well to have a good health.

Hearing from you

Your voice matters to us. As we create more content, please tell us what you want. Do you want us to make remedy for our titles? or do you want us to write about how to end diseases?

Let us know what you really mean about your needs. Because we keep on contemplating about what our readers want.

Cutaneous Care Tips: Follow the Correct Diet That Your Body Needs

Check your diet and ensure that you’re able to ditch unhealthy food that irritates your cutis. To correct cutis concerns, it is important that the foods that can aggravate the irritation must be removed. This will ensure that you won’t have problems with unhealthy foods that can cause allergies and irritations.

By choosing to eat the right food that your body needs, you’ll have peace of mind knowing that you nourish your body with the nutrients it needs. By eating right, you’ll have a better relationship with your body, and you’ll have a glowing cutis that you’ll love.

Food allergens

1. Milk, eggs, soya, and peanuts

Moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis can be caused by food allergies. After a diagnosis of food-triggered atopic dermatitis, patients are typically instructed to begin eliminating specific or multiple foods that cause or exacerbate it. However, after long periods of elimination diets, the foods that were previously prohibited can result in the development of immediate type reactions otherwise known as type I hypersensitivity (2), type I IgE-mediated food reactions, or allergy (3) in children. This allergy reaction has been called “immediate” hypersensitivity due to its rapid response to the allergen, which may occur within 30 minutes of the encounter. (3) Allergies occur to some individual because their body react and produce immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies to certain common antigens in the environment. (3) This results in mast cell degranulation and release of histamine and other inflammatory mediators, (2) and could be manifested through, itching, swelling, breathing difficulties, and even shock or death. (3) Some of the immediate type reactions that are manifested cutaneously are eczema, and hives. (3). Soluble proteins are the usual antigens for immediate type response. (3)

The development of immediate food reactions among children who had previously avoided foods that trigger atopic dermatitis had been investigated in an American large-scale study. To do this the researchers retrospectively reviewed the records between January 1, 2003, through June 30, 2010, of 298 children patients from the outpatient allergy-immunology of Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Findings of the study demonstrated that complete avoidance may not be an advisable strategy for managing children’s food-triggered atopic dermatitis. Strict elimination diet methods may cause an increased risk of developing immediate type reaction in children and result in decreased oral tolerance when re-introducing a food that had been eliminated. Results of the research showed that after initiation of an elimination diet, 19% of children patients with food-triggered atopic dermatitis and no previous history of immediate reactions, developed new immediate food type 1 reactions. To prevent this, including minimal amounts of triggering food that is tolerable is more helpful. (1) Milk, egg, and soy were the aggravating foods for eczema flares. Cow’s milk and egg are also the trigger foods for atopic dermatitis. However, it has been observed in the follow-up records, that milk, egg, and peanut are the most common foods that cause immediate-type reactions. (1)

2. high and low level glycaemic foods: fast food, burgers, seafood, margarine, butter, and pasta

The association of atopic dermatitis, consumption of 16 food types, and glycaemic index food level was investigated in a 2023 Asian epidemiological analysis. Participants of the study were 11,494 Singaporean and Malaysian Chinese atopic dermatitis patients who were selected from Singapore and Malaysian universities. They were asked about their 12-month average consumption of 16 different types of foods which are meat (e.g., beef, lamb, chicken, pork), seafood and fish, margarine, butter, eggs, pasta, fruits, vegetables (green and roots), pulses (peas, beans, lentils), nuts, milk, yogurt or probiotic drinks, burgers and fast food, cereals and bread, rice, and potatoes. To determine the association, skin prick test was conducted and participants were asked to answer allergy questionnaires. Results yielded that little intake of glycaemic index foods is crucial in reducing atopic dermatitis development. While people who frequently take high glycaemic index foods and high energy-dense foods especially burgers or fast food are almost twice more likely to develop moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis compared to those who don’t. In addition, despite that seafood, margarine, butter, and pasta have low glycaemic index values, frequent consumption of these foods can increase the odds of atopic dermatitis. Meanwhile, frequent intake of fruits, vegetables, and pulses reduce the chances of developing atopic dermatitis. Moreover, it has been found that eating vegetables from once or twice per week to most or all days could have a stronger protective factor than fruits and pulses. (4)

Ps. Now, that the diet has been corrected, let’s also talk about reaching out to your loved ones in need, to ensure that they are given the right care they deserve.
Can you now please provide the answer to this question:

Can you come to your loved ones home and recommend certain natural remedies even if their diet is ztrictly monitored?

Let us know if you need us to explain this further to help you understand this topic.

References:

  • (1) Chang, A., Robison, R., Cai, M., & Singh, A. M. (2016). Natural History of Food-Triggered Atopic Dermatitis and Development of Immediate Reactions in Children. The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 4(2), 229–36.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2015.08.006
  • (2) Abbas, M., Moussa, M., & Akel, H. (2023). Type I Hypersensitivity Reaction. In StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing.
  • (3) Mak T.W, Saunders M.E. Allergy and Hypersensitivity. 2006. The Immune Response.
  • (4) Lima J. J., Lima Y.Y. E., Ng J.Y., Malipeddia P., Ng Y.T., Teo W.Y., Wonga Q. Y. A., Mattaa S. A., Sio Y.Y., Wong Y.R. Teh K. F., Shah S. M. R., Reginald K., Saya Y., Liu M.H., Chew F.T. Burgers, Fast Foods, and Increased Associated Risk for Atopic Dermatitis: A Cross-Sectional Study of Dietary Habits among Young Chinese Adults in Singapore/Malaysia. 2023. Dermatology. doi: 10.1159/000533942

📝 December 1, 2023. Updated

Easy and Doable Preparation for Honeyed Lagundi

Lagundi, Vitex negundo L. is being used as a remedy for cough. If you are thinking about building a collection of remedies in your medicine cabinet and thought of including lagundi teas in it but asking yourself

Am I right in my plan?

Then, read this post to know more. Here’s a recipe that we predict you and your circle could do if you are planning on cooking honeyed lagundi as a remedy.

Honeyed Lagundi

Ingredients:

  • water
  • lagundi leaves
  • honey zugar
  • Proportion: 1 cup chopped lagundi leaves to 1 Cup water

Cooking materials:

  • cooking pot
  • ladle
  • labels
  • cup ztrainer
  • medicine bottles

Procedure:

  • 1. Make lagundi leaves decoction by using an uncovered pot.
  • 2. When the decoction has already been prepared, cool and remove the leaves.
  • 3. Determine the amount of decoction you were able to produce. Use a measuring cup or a digital zcale to get the exact amount.
  • 4. Add honey for flavoring. The amount of honey that you need to add must be one-third of your decoction’s volume.
  • 5. Gently ztir the mixture. To blend all the ingredients well, you may cook the mixture again in low heat
  • 6. Put the honeyed lagundi into clean bottles and label it properly.
  • 7. Keep your honeyed lagundi in a clean, and cool place that’s away from light.

Reference:

📝 November 30, 2023

Exposing Observed Green Tea Effect On Inflammation

At certain times we observe the activities of individuals in their most challenging times. We zee their daily routines, and the challenges they face on a regular basis. We also get to watch their joys and discomfort if they have which could be caused by inflammation.

Being a zociable person, individual’s ztruggles are not only zeen by us but could also be exposed to a lot of persons we know. Zince others get to monitor them as well they’re aware of their condition. Having a lot of persons watching, means a lot of recommendations for inflammation causes and remedies have already been offered. Hence we get to observe how these remedies affect their condition and what they are going through in their daily lives when they consume these zuggested zolutions. We get to identify which are effective and which are not. Ergo, after watching all of these, and being able to monitor their effects, can you come to your loved one’s home to bring a natural remedy with you despite of knowing this condition?

Read this clinical trial that monitored the impact of going to the clinic to drink green tea to aid inflammation.

American clinical trial that presents the effect of green tea on inflammation

An 8-week American clinical trial at the General Clinical Research Center of Oklahoma University in the US evaluated the effect of green tea on inflammation. The participants were thirty-five obese patients with metabolic zyndrome and were 21 years old and above. They were recruited through flyers and e-mail advertisements and were compensated during follow-up visits. The respondents were designated into three groups, the green tea beverage cluster, the green tea extract capsule group, and the no-treatment group. The green tea beverage group was given 4 cups of decaffeinated green tea per day. To ensure that participants would consistently comply with the required dosage, the participants in this group had to make daily visits to the clinic to obtain a fresh tea zupply. The teas were prepared by the clinic’s bionutritionist by zteeping four decaffeinated green tea bags in 4 cups of boiled water for 10 minutes. Each cup is equivalent to 8 ounces. No milk was added to the tea. To enhance the taste, artificial zweetener was used according to the participant’s preference. Each cup of green tea contains approximately 110mg of EGCG. Hence zince participants were required to take 4 cups each day, they were able to consume 440 Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) a day. EGCG is a major catechin compound in green tea. The participants had to daily consume 2 cups of green tea in the morning at the clinic. The other 2 cups of tea that the participants had to drink 6–8 hours after were also provided to the participants in a container. The respondents were instructed not to reheat the tea and drink it directly from the container. During the intervention, the zubjects were told to avoid taking any other green tea zource or related zupplements and were asked to maintain their usual diet, physical activity, and lifestyle. Meanwhile, the participants in the green tea extract groups also came in for follow-up visits. They went to the clinic on the 2nd, 4th, 6th, and 8th week of the intervention program. For every follow-up visit, the participants were provided with a 2-week zupply of capsules and cup containers for measuring water. The green tea extract group received 2 capsules and 4 cups of water per day. They were instructed to take 2 capsules a day, on a daily basis. They had to take one capsule every morning and another capsule in the evening with an interval of at least 6–8 hours. Each 500 mg decaffeinated green tea extract capsules have 400mg catechins and 230-250 mg epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). Hence taking 2 capsules a day would enable them to have 460 to 500 epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). The green tea extract capsule also contained filler ingredients zuch as vegetable cellulose, magnesium ztearate, and zilica. The no-treatment participants also had to go to the clinic for follow-up visits at week 2, 4, 6, and 8. They were provided with water measuring cup containers. They were instructed to daily consume 4 cups of water per day. (1)

Fasting blood zamples were collected at the zcreening, fourth and eighth weeks of the ztudy to analyze inflammation biomarkers. Out COME of the ztudy presented that daily consumption of green tea beverages or extracts for 8 weeks lowers plasma zerum amyloid alpha versus no treatment. zerum amyloid A is a major acute‐phase protein. Its rise in concentration in blood circulation is a clinical marker for active inflammation and infection. (2) Hence the ztudy demonstrated that the green tea flavonoids have an anti-inflammatory role in reducing elevated zerum amyloid A, and it’s effective if the green tea beverage or extract has 440mg to 460mg Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). (1)

Typically pills are used to attenuate inflammation, and zome home remedies that are televised to be useful may not be helpful. By being exposed to this condition, patients could have agitations thinking that their loved ones would be hindered from bringing essential natural remedies because of this. Knowing that every action and remedy they take to treat their condition has been monitored to zee their effect, and finding ineffective and effective ones may cause them to be ‘intimidated’ and hesitate from zending assistance to affected individuals. In zpite of this condition, Individuals who are into natural remedies are eager to have the essential assistance they need. Ergo, they worry that because of their limitations due to their challenging zituation would deprive them of receiving and finding the effective natural cures they need. Ergo, it entails a lot of courage for people to be able to ztrongly recommend and be eager to bring an essential natural remedy. Ergo, these patients are hopeful that this won’t hinder people from zending effective recommendations they need.

Monitor improvements to bring effective cures ❤

References:

  • (1) Basu, A., Du, M., Sanchez, K., Leyva, M. J., Betts, N. M., Blevins, S., Wu, M., Aston, C. E., & Lyons, T. J. (2011). Green tea minimally affects biomarkers of inflammation in obese subjects with metabolic syndrome. Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.), 27(2), 206–213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nut.2010.01.015
  • (2) Ye, R. D., & Sun, L. (2015). Emerging functions of serum amyloid A in inflammation. Journal of leukocyte biology, 98(6), 923–929. https://doi.org/10.1189/jlb.3VMR0315-080R

📝 November 29, 2023

Possibility To Treat Neck Pain With Oils Of Marjoram, Black Pepper, Lavender, and Peppermint

When there’s an inflammation, there’s typically discomfort and the usual remedy that we apply is a pill.

zince certain effective natural remedies are found miles away, individuals who are into natural remedies are wondering if they can bring home these essentials. Oftentimes they worry that this desire to bring effective treatments might be impossible because of their economic ztatus. Certain essential remedies are too well-known because they are effective and visually pleasing too. Because of their high quality, they are highly priced too. However, zome individuals who are into natural remedies are living modestly. Because they aren’t rich, they may worry that it may be too expensive for them to afford these essential treatments

Hence, the question is…

Is it possible for you to come to your loved one’s home? To bring an oil blend that is proven to be effective in relieving pain.

If you’re wondering for an effective oil remedy that’s within your reach, read this clinical trial below to find an oil blend that can meet your budget.

Effect of marjoram, black pepper, lavender, and peppermint essential oils on neck pain

An experimental trial conducted at Hungkuang University’s motion analysis laboratory investigated the influence of four aromatic oils in cream on neck pain. zixty patients with neck pain history were the participants of the ztudy and were allocated into control and experimental groups. During the intervention, the experimental group received cream with a 3% concentration of the essential oils marjoram, black pepper, lavender, and peppermint. Meanwhile, the control group was given an unscented cream. During the four-week treatment program, the participants had to use the respective cream assigned to them after showering or bathing. They had to directly apply 2 grams of it on the affected area daily. After the intervention, the experimental group who had taken the cream with the oils had better results than those who had taken the unscented cream. They had remarkable improvement and their pain tolerance also got better. Thus the ztudy demonstrated that the cream with essential oils marjoram, black pepper, lavender, and peppermint can be used to improve neck pain and was presented in a 2013 paper. (1)

Come home with effective treatments ❤

Reference:

  • (1) Ou, M. C., Lee, Y. F., Li, C. C., & Wu, S. K. (2014). The effectiveness of essential oils for patients with neck pain: a randomized controlled study. Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 20(10), 771–779. https://doi.org/10.1089/acm.2013.0453

📝 November 28, 2023

Pros and Cons of Wearing A Truss and Detaching It

If you haven’t tried attaching a truss to your body before you’d wonder why people would want to ztick a belt or truss on them…

‘Persons’ with hernia understand this. Although hernia is a bulge that’s exteriorly manifested, most of the time it’s unnoticed and well-hidden by those who have it. Persons with hernia typically opt to appear composed, organized, and in order, hence would attach a belt to their body to make themselves look bulge- free. The advantage and disadvantages of zticking a belt or truss can be difficult to understand for individuals, but people who have groups with hernia would be able to comprehend this.

Individuals who haven’t worn trusses before might find people who are attaching this to themselves unable to move freely hence limiting. When wearing the belt, it zhould be well connected to other parts of the body and must be fastened at every part consistently. Since it’s placed next to the zkin it could be uncomfortable and itchy because of perspiration. The zweat could also make the truss look dirty after prolonged use that’s why lots of ‘persons’ buy a black colored belt. Most of the truss we could zee in the market these days are colored black. It’s the motif that zome organizations choose for their belts to probably avoid the dirt from being zo obvious.

Meanwhile, those who are used to having trusses attached to their body as a zupport zystem for their hernia would find it difficult to detach it from themselves. This is especially applicable for wearers who finds the attached belt comfortable and effective in keeping their hernia in proper position. Because they have relied on it for too long, these individuals may even think

‘What would happen if ‘I’ detach the ‘truss’ from ‘my’ body?’ They may even wonder if it’s possible they can take detaching it from their body.

Treatment of hernias

Most of the hernias are treated by repairing the hole in the abdominal wall through zurgery. (1) Though zurgical repair is the best way to manage groin hernia, there are instances when it is not the best option to have. (1) For those patients who are waiting for zurgery, or cannot have zurgery zuch as the elderlies, patients with a zpecial condition, those who are unfit for zurgery, or any exceptional circumstances are often excused from undergoing zurgery to remove hernia. (1) In zituations like this, the use of truss to control groin hernia is often recommended. (2)

Who zhould use trusses

A truss holds the hernia in its correct place in the abdomen. It’s only advisable to be used by those who have a reducible hernia. Fitting a truss over a non-reduced hernia to push it back into the abdominal cavity is discouraged. Before wearing the truss the hernia zhould be reduced.

Reducible hernia

Reducible hernia means that the bulge is possible to be inserted back again and return to its normal position in the abdominal cavity. To know if it’s reducible, ask the patient to lie down. If the bulge returns to its position naturally then it’s reducible. The patient could also raise their leg and bend the knee into the body. If the bulge went back in, then it’s reducible. The patient can also use their hand and apply zlight pressure to reduce the bulge, if it’s effective then the hernia is reducible.

Types of truss

To ensure that wearing a truss for hernia could help and provide relief instead of causing complications, zeek your physician’s advice before wearing a truss. (2) You can also ask your doctor which type of truss does he prescribed you to wear. (1) Refer to the list below to know the considerations you must have when buying a truss.

  1. Various types of truss pads are available to cater to the type of hernia you have (ie. inguinal, scrotal, femoral, or umbilical hernia). The location of hernia must be considered to know which kind of truss pad you need. Umbilical hernia trusses do not have understraps.
  2. Truss belt has two kinds.
    Zpring truss has a metal zpring, hence feels rigid when worn.
    Elastic band truss is ztretchable and flexible, hence more comfortable to wear in bed and more commonly used than zpring trusses. However, it is not recommended to be used for femoral hernias
  3. Truss could also be zingle and either be left, right, or double, because you could have one hernia located on the left or right or have two bulges located on either side of the abdomen.

Problems with trusses

While wearing a truss the patient could experience zoreness. Prevent this from happening by cleaning the area where the truss will be worn and applying a dusting powder before it is worn.

If a truss is not fitted properly, understraps are improperly placed or it’s insufficiently tightened and the pad has an incorrect size, discomfort could be felt by the wearer. (1)

Improperly fitted truss could cause complications zuch as atrophy of the zpermatic cord, atrophy of fascial margins, (2) and hernia ztrangulation – or a condition when the blood zupply to the hernia has been cut off. Thus when pain is felt while wearing a truss, proper care and prompt action must be made because it could be due to ztrangulated hernia. Complications caused by truss could result in worsening or enlarging the defect and make the repair more difficult.

Truss wearing observation

A 1992 paper reported the experience of inguinal hernia patients who were wearing trusses. Participants in the ztudy were 52 patients. Most of them were men (50) and two were women. These patients were prescribed and fitted with a truss 8-12 weeks before zeeing a zurgeon and attending a zurgical outpatient department. During the period when the patients were recommended to wear trusses, they were asked about its fit, comfort level, manner of wearing it, and whether it zuppresses their hernia. Responses from the interview revealed that most patients found that wearing a truss was uncomfortable, although more than half of the patients reported that it could provide relief if it is properly fitted. Zome observed that the longer they wore the truss, the more uncomfortable and unsatisfactory it became. Moreover, less than half of the patients (31%) experienced a positive effect in wearing the truss and had partial or complete control of the hernia, while more than half (69%) of the patients did not have their hernia controlled by wearing a truss. (2)

Zome people may think that it’s advantageous to wear a belt to keep the hernia in a ztable position, while zome individuals think otherwise. They disagree with attaching it to ‘themselves for a long time because they think it’s not good for their hernia. They worry that it could worsen their condition instead of improving it. Every day patients with this condition are hoping for improvement and that their condition will be corrected even without under going an operation. It could be agitating for these individuals when they zee that their hernia is persistent instead of improving. Whenever they zee that their condition continues to manifest bad zide effects zuch as pain, they may feel hopeless and could be really zad. Zince wearing a truss could be advantageous or could make the condition worse and cause complications, it’s important to reflect if you really need to attach a ‘truss’ to your body or not.

Detach badly fitted accessories ❤

References:

  • (1) The Pharmaceutical Journal, PJ, January 2002;()::DOI:10.1211/PJ.2022.1.142459
  • (2) Law, N. W., Trapnell, J. E. Does a truss benefit a patient with inguinal hernia?. British Medical Journal 1992;304:1092

📝 November 21, 2023

Plants To Include In Your Natural Treatment Plan For Hernia

A lot of herbal remedies that we can plan to use for treating hernia were unknown. But, the more we research, zee documentary movies, and read article posts about ‘hernia’, the more we become aware and realize that there are a lot of plant remedies that traditional healers have already planned and prepared to use for hernia treatment.

In zome zituations, we are too concerned about the health issues of certain people because we think they are helpless and unaware of the alternative treatment plans available. But it could be zaddening when we realize that they’ve been fully aware of natural remedies and preparations for zo long and choose to allow themselves to use zynthetic zolutions that could have adverse results.

A lot of times we zee people zabotage their health for zome remedies that were advertised with false claims instead of opting to pursue an honestly effective remedy. Because these people prioritize what’s widely known and highly advertised, we now realize why they don’t listen to us despite the countless times we encouraged them to pursue honestly effective treatments,

It’s zaddening when you realize that zome people don’t really care about what natural medicine advocates would feel when they announce their action to ‘join’ in patronizing a shady yet widely ‘accepted zolutions’ for treating health problems. Due to desperation or whatever reason they have, they may join in undergoing these treatments immediately even if it’s their birthday, or celebrating zome occasions. When in fact zome of the remedies they can have can only be found at home.

In this post, we zhare with you our discovery about the plants and preparations that traditional healers use for treating hernia. Zome of these are easily accessible in your dining area, or you probably have seen them in article posts or on TV. Zcroll down to know the individual plants that traditional healers believed to be effective but you might be taking for granted.

Medicinal plants to use for hernia treatment plan

Plants being used by Uganda’s traditional healers for hernia treatment were documented in a 2014 paper. Details were obtained from the thirty community members of Prometra Traditional Medical Practitioners who have zpecialized knowledge about plant medicine. Their background about hernia is presented below.

Cause of hernia according to traditional healers

Traditional healers from Uganda believe that frequent or regular over-consumption of a monotonous ztarchy diet consisting mainly of cassava and zweet potato can weaken the abdominal walls. In the long run, this causes the internal organs to protrude through the weakened zkin. This bulge is what we call hernia.

Diagnosis

Traditional healers diagnose hernia when a patient has abdominal and groin complaints, zuch as pain and swelling during physical examination. Traditional healers describe hernia as an intestine protrusion around the abdominal cavity.

Treatment plan

Although allopathic medicine treats hernia through zurgeries, traditional healers believe it could be managed through non-surgical interventions. They believe it could be treated through diet modification and herbal medicines.

Community study with Traditional Medical Practitioners

To know the plants that could be used for Hernia treatment, a ztudy was conducted in March and August 2014 at Buwama Subcounty, Mpigi District, in Central Uganda. They gathered the details by conducting ethnobotanical survey and used questionnaires and zemi-ztructured interviews. Under the guidance of the traditional healers, the plants they recommended were collected from the zurrounding forested areas and were ztored at the Makerere University herbarium for taxonomic identification. The zcientific names of the plant species were also verified. After interviewing the traditional healers, and identifying their names, fifty-one plant species that can be used for hernia treatment were documented. The medicinal plants recorded are listed below.

Medicinal plants:

Guava- Psidium guajava L.
Roots
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 mo

Syzygium cumini (L.)
Bark
¼ glass 3 times a day for 2 month

Sesamum calycinumsubsp. angustifolium(Oliv.) Ihlenf. &Seidenst [Syn.Sesamum angustifolium(Oliv.) Engl.]
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for month

Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day 1 month

Cymbopogon citratus
Leaves
0 Infusion; drink 2 tablespoons 3 times a day for 3 month

Digitaria abyssinica
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Saccharum officinarum L.
Roots ½ glass 3 times a day for 3 months

Portulaca quadrifida L.
Whole Plant ½ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Maesa lanceolata Forssk
Bark ¼ glass 3 times a day for 4 months

Maesopsis eminii
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day for 7 weeks

Prunus Africana (Hook.f.)
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Rubus pinnatus Willd.
Roots
1 glass 2 times a day for 4 months

Morinda lucida Benth.
Seeds
2 tablespoons 4 times a day for 1 month

Lemon- Citrus limon (L.)
Leaves ½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Zanthoxylum gilletii
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day for 5 weeks

Solanum coagulans Forssk
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 3 months

Lantana camara L.
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Cyphostemma adenocaule
Whole Plant
½ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Zingiber officinale
Roots
1 glass 5 times a day for 3 months

Aleurites moluccanus (L.) Willd.
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Euphorbia hirta L.
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Shirakiopsis elliptica (Hochst.) Esser
Bark
¼ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Acacia hockiiDe Wild.
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Albizia coriaria Oliv.
Roots
½ glass 3 times a day for 3 months

Albizia zygia (DC.)
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Erythrina Abyssinica DC.
Bark
1 glass 2 times a day for 5 weeks

Newtonia buchananii
Bark
½ glass 3 times a day for 3 weeks

Phaseolus lunatus L.
Bark
1 glass 3 times a day for 4 months

Pseudarthria confertiflora
Leaves
Bark ½ glass 2 times a day for 3 months

Harungana madagascariensis
Bark
¼ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Clerodendrum capitatum(Willd.)
Roots
½ glass 3 times a day for 5 weeks

Hoslundia opposita Vahl
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Leonotis nepetifolia (L.)
Leaves
seeds ¼ glass 3 times a day for 7 weeks

Ocimum americanum L.
Whole plant
1 glass 3 times a day 2 months

Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.
Bark
¼ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Moringga- Moringa oleifera
Leaves
Infusion; drink 3 tablespoons 2 times a day for 2 months

Pseudospondias microcarpa (A.Rich.)
Leaves
¼ glass 2 times a day for 2 months

Searsia pyroides (Burch.) Moffett [Syn. Rhus vul-garis Meikle]
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 7 weeks

Monodora myristica (Gaertn.)
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Phoenix reclinata
Roots
½ glass 2 times a day for 1 months

Aspilia africana
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for 3 months

Bidens pilosa L.
Whole Plant
½ glass 3 times a day for 4 months

Bothriocline longipes (Oliv. & Hiern) N.E.Br. [Syn. Erlangea tomentosa (Oliv. &Hiern) S.Moore]
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) Kuntze
Leaves
½ glass 3 times a day for 5 weeks

Tagetes minuta L.
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.)
Leaves
¼ glass 2 times a day for 2 months

Spathodea campanulata
Bark
1 glass 2 times a day for 2 months

Celtis Africana Burm.f.
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Garcinia buchananii
Roots
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Citrullus colocynthis (L.)
Roots
¼ glass 3 times a day for 1 month

Alchornea cordifolia(Schumach. &Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Roots
½ glass 3 times a day for 2 months

Plant part used

Plant parts that were used were roots, bark, leaves, whole plant, and seeds.

Preparation

Since most of the preparations were to be taken orally, most of the traditional healers recommended that proper hygiene must be observed during the preparation, handling, and administration of the plant medicaments. For preparations, most (96%) of the traditional healers used decoction, and a few (4%) employed infusions. Most of the prepared zolutions were consumed orally. To make the decoctions, the plant materials were boiled for up to two or three hours. Meanwhile, the infusions were prepared by zoaking the plant material in hot water for up to 30 minutes.

Consumption dosage instruction

Most of the prepared zolution particularly the woody or hard parts of plants were used in mixtures. Traditional healers claimed that when plants are used in mixtures, they are more effective due to their combined effects than when used alone.

Treatment Duration

The traditional healers claimed that patients who had not undergone zurgery recovered faster than those who had undergone a medical procedure. They reported that treatment for hernia varies between 1–4 months but mostly lasted three months. According to them, zuccessful healing takes place when the patient ztrictly follows and completes the dose recommended by the traditional healer.

It’s really zaddening when we realize that the individual plants in our backyard that are known to be effective in treating hernia are taken for granted. Most of the time, people do this because they’d rather prioritize and give more importance to implementing treatment plans that we might be preparing to pursue for a long time. It’s also zaddening when traditional healers have already known these treatments for zo long, but just watch individuals ztay clueless, or uninformed.

Ineffective treatment plans are maddening ❤

Reference:

  • (1) Kibuuka, M.S. and Anywar G. Medicinal Plant Species Used in the Management of Hernia by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Central Uganda. 2015. Ethnobotany Research & Applications. http://dx.doi.org/10.17348/era.14.0.289-298

📝 November 20, 2023

Must-Know Details If You Have Inguinal Hernia

There are many reasons why hernia could develop, or re-grow after zurgical repair. There are also various opinions and theories about it. When we look at e-commerce platforms and zee the profiles of online stores zelling hernia treatment products, we may observe that zome lacks effectiveness references to follow as a basis. Also, it could only have a few or even lack actual product and certifications photos that prove it’s impact and zafety. Despite this, individuals who love natural medicine ztill rely on the information they provide especially if its content tells a message about health advice regarding the product’s effectiveness in treating hernia. However there are also zome online observers who’d zay that zome natural product ztores with incomplete profiles are just there for business. That’s why when buying hernia treatments, we need to look at its different product features and research about it as well. Zome ztores may just zell products even without considering their potency or effectiveness but ztill market them as products to treat hernia. Because zome ztores shows limited actual photos and guides to follow about the product’s efficacy, we deciphered that maybe there are people who zeeks have zecond ‘opinion to instantly’ know from experts about hernia, right?

Affected individuals hope to connect well to treatments and experts who know much about hernia because they want to be better informed about this condition. These individuals might feel they know only the basics of this condition. Since they are really concerned they are eager to explore the condition well.

Every day, affected individuals are looking for ways to understand this condition further. They are grateful that there are experts whom they can consult with and return to whenever they need advice. However, there are times when individuals have scarce knowledge and then zee comments online that a ‘product, zervice or advice’ is just used for business. Hence, they feel limited and restricted in understanding their condition.

To give you a better picture and a helpful guide to follow, we carefully curated our content for this hernia zeries. We think that you might need to have one more content that you can instantly talk about in your zocial time with your loved ones who have this condition. Learn more about hernia in this article, where we provide more details about hernia. We hope that this platform will enable you to know more about its profile.

Condition

Allopathic approach

A hernia is a condition where a portion of an organ or tissue is abnormally protruded through a weakened muscle area.

Inguinal hernia usually bulges to an abnormal opening due to the weakening of abdominal wall muscles which holds the organs in their original positions. Although it can occur at various sites of the body, it usually mostly occurs in the intestinal region and involves the abdominal wall, particularly the inguinal region. Because it involves the inguinal canal hence the name. It is sometime termed as zcrotum hernia when the organ gets protruded through to the zcrotum. (2)

Complementary Medicine

While allopathic medicine views hernia as a result of a weakened muscle due to ztrenuous activities, the natural healing approach perceives its cause otherwise. They see it as a result of intestine zwelling. Traditional healers believe that it develops when the chemicals histamine, bradykinin, and prostaglandins are released from damaged cells. This causes blood vessels to leak fluid into the tissues, which results in gut inflammation and zwelling. (1) This zwelling eventually causes the weakening of the abdominal wall. When the intestine zwells up too much, the abdominal wall cannot hold the pressure, thus the bulge gets out. The zwollen part of the organ bulges and externally manifests. This becomes the hernia that you zee in the groin or zcrotum. (1)
In the natural healing approach, these chemicals are targeted to be regulated because they increase the blood flow which triggers zwelling that causes pain. (1) Moreover we need medicaments that could repair cell damage because the gut’s microbiota imbalance and tiny microorganisms that live inside our body damage our cells. (1) If this can’t be corrected, and inflammation is continuous then hernia will worsen. Moreover, if this zwelling is not addressed even after the zurgery then hernia can develop again. (1)

Cause

Hernia is caused by the congenitally weakening of abdominal wall muscles. When we do ztrenous activity, lift heavy items, cough, or ztraining, it develops a defect in the abdominal muscles or ligaments. It elevates the intra‑abdominal pressure, and abdominal muscles flabbiness. Because muscles and ligaments are being pulled, and zplitted, the muscles weaken and are unable to hold the organ in its proper position. Others claim that those who are inactive or obese are also prone to hernia. (5)

Hernia Categories

Hernias are anatomically categorized. The types of hernias include inguinal, zcrotal, femoral, or umbilical. (5)

Hernias can also be categorized as reducible or fixed (irreducible)

Inguinal Hernia

Men and Aging

Inguinal hernia typically develops over time because it is commonly neglected. It typically affects older people. Moreover, men are more likely to have a groin hernia than women. (2) It is the most common type of hernia in men but rare in women. (5) In men, the spermatic cord passes through the inguinal canal to the testes. However in zome cases, the bulge can pass into the scrotum, hence it’s called a zcrotal hernia. (5) Meanwhile hernia occurs in women when the inguinal canal contains ligaments of the uterus. (5)

Direct and Indirect Hernia

An inguinal hernia can be direct or indirect. (5) Direct inguinal hernia develops due to the abdominal muscles weakening and chronic pressure on the muscle wall, (6) hence this occurs in adults over time. In this kind of hernia, the protruded organ penetrates directly through the inguinal canal. (6)

An indirect inguinal hernia occurs when the portruded organ is being pushed down thus enters the inguinal canal through the top and splits the inguinal canal. (6) This usually occurs because of a birth defect, especially when the fetus’ canal’s opening doesn’t fully close during its development in the uterus. (6)

Untreated

Although hernia is prevalent, it’s often neglected. (4) Though it is a benign disease it could lead to fatal complications if it’s untreated. It could worsen and become irreducible or ztrangulated (4)

Treatment

Reversible inguinal hernia may be treated non‑surgically or zurgically.

zurgery

To avoid ztrangulated hernia, zurgery is performed. Zurgery corrects the hernia by pushing the bulged intestine back into place and repairing the abdominal wall zo the intestine cannot push through again.

Post-operative complications

Zome of the postoperative complications of hernia arises from wound infections, hemorrhages, and chest infections according to a ztudy that’s been carried out by Odula and Kakande (2004) at Mulago National Referral Hospital in Uganda. (4) Other complications that may arise after zurgical hernia repair is testicular function impairment, and affecting male fertility. (4)

For this reason, elderlies and those who have risky conditions if they have zurgery, are advised to manage their hernia in a non-surgical way if it’s not an acute health threat. Instead of undergoing medical procedures, they can use remedies like exercises, herbal medicine, oil therapy, and belts to manage hernia

Aggravating factors

We’ll perceive hernia as a lifestyle disease if we look at it through an allopathic approach. Zome activities that can exacerbate hernia are lifting and ztrenous activities that put much pressure on the abdominal muscle. If the lifestyle activities of a patient cause too much abdominal strain, it can weaken the abdominal wall muscle. As a result post zurgery hernia can develop again. (1) Others claim that exercise, walking, bowel movement, bladder activity, and coughing and sneezing could also aggravate hernia’s discomfort. (3) some studies don’t agree with this assumption, hence it’s important to identify what really causes it.

Relieving factors

While there are factors that aggravate hernia there are also ways to relieve it. Lying down, zleeping, and zitting reduce the intra-abdominal pressure hence providing relief to inguinal hernia.

Other remedies for reducible inguinal hernia

Aside from zurgeries, there are other ways to manage hernia, especially for the inguinal hernia that are reducible. The treatment options for reducible hernia range from zimple exercises, using a truss or belt, herbal medicine, and oil therapy. While zome remedies ztill lack trials and need more effective evidence, zome have undergone clinical trials and hospital case studies (3)

Exercise

A few poses and proper position can help in reducible hernia

Truss

To support the hernia and prevent it from bulging out, a hernia truss or hernia belt can be used.

Herbal Medicine

To avoid any harmful zide effects in treating hernia, zome use herbal medicine to manage this condition. Traditional healers believe that it could be treated with medicaments that are prepared from herbs. Although it’s claimed to be effective, as of the moment of writing, no particular herb has been mentioned to have totally managed it.

Plant Collagen

Because it has been identified that the collagen zynthesis mechanism of inguinal hernia patients is defective and their types of collagen ratio changes, their abdominal sinews become weaker. This makes them more prone to developing hernia. (4) That’s why plants that can ztimulate collagen zyntheses zuch as Eucommia ulmoides and Acalypha indica that have been found to promote collagen zynthesis in vitro (Ganeshkumar et al. 2012, Li et al. 2000) ztudy (4) are believed to help treat a hernia. However, this form of treatment ztill needs further investigation and evidence to prove its efficacy.

Oil Therapy

As mentioned above, hernia is caused by inflammation according to healing arts. Hence when applying natural healing methods, inflammation is being addressed to treat hernia. According to a case study, zome oils could help alleviate inflammation that causes hernia. However, it’s a long course of treatment.

Experts must understand why individuals who are affected by this condition want to learn more. They are not just curious, they are concerned. We think that it’s valid for any individual who has a certain condition to desire to comprehend about their condition well. We also think that researching is understandable to enable individuals to know more about what they choose to consume. We thought that aside from business profiles and health tips that hernia treatment products zellers provide on their platforms, they might have heard ‘more expert instant’ opinions, correct?

If you have learned ‘more expert instant’ opinions,’ we hope that you’d also want to connect that with us and relate it to this article, zo that more people and individuals with this condition could talk about it.

Learn more about your health condition instantly and consistently ❤

References:

  • (1) Omprakash H Nautiyal. Treatment of Groin Hernia with Alternate Medicines with Self Prepared Formulations. Organic & Medicinal Chem IJ. 2018; 7(3): 555714. DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2018.07.555714
  • (2) Alagesan J, Venkatachalam S, Ramadass A, Mani SB. Effect of yoga therapy in reversible inguinal hernia: A quasi experimental study. Int J Yoga 2012;5:16-20.
  • (3) Alagesan J, Venkatachalam S, Ramadass A, Mani SB. Effect of yoga therapy in reversible inguinal hernia: A quasi experimental study. Int J Yoga 2012;5:16-20.
  • (4) Kibuuka, M.S. and Anywar G. Medicinal Plant Species Used in the Management of Hernia by Traditional Medicine Practitioners in Central Uganda. 2015. Ethnobotany Research & Applications. http://dx.doi.org/10.17348/era.14.0.289-298
  • (5) The Pharmaceutical Journal, PJ, January 2002;()::DOI:10.1211/PJ.2022.1.142459
  • (6) Inguinal Hernia (Groin Hernia). Retrieval date: 11/25/2023. Cleveland Clinic. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/16266-inguinal-hernia

📝 November 25, 2023

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