Leucoderma - Causes, Symptions, Remedies and Preventions |
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The main causes of leucoderma are said to be excessive mental worry, chronic or acute gastric disorder, and impaired hepatic function such as jaundice |
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- Physical Trauma
- Diseases such as Diabetes
- Pernicious Anemia
- Sunburn
- Physical Illness
- Thyroid Disease or Addison's Disease.
This leucoderma disease is caused neither by any germs, nor is it due to bad blood. It is considered to be neither infectious nor contagious.
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Leucoderma Symptoms |
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The problem usually starts with a small white spot and later on it develops into patches. These
patches are pale in the beginning but become whiter and whiter as time passes due to loss of
pigment. As spots enlarge, they merge into each other and, in course of time, form a very broad
patch. In some cases, most of the skin of the body may be covered with white patches. |
Leucoderma Home remedies |
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Babchi seeds, combined with tamarind (imli) seeds. are also useful. An equal quantity of both the seeds should be steeped in water for three to four days. They should then be shelled and dried in the shade.
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Ginger juice also serves as a mild stimulant, facilitating increased blood flow to the spots. Drinking water kept overnight in a copper vessel will also help.
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Simultaneously, the juice of the leaves should be applied over the patches of leucoderma.
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After the juice fast, the patient may adopt a restricted diet consisting of fresh fruits, raw or steamed vegetables, and wholemeal bread or chapatis. Curd and milk may be added to this diet after a few days.
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Leucoderma treatment using Psoralea
The best-know home remedy for leucoderma is the use of seeds of psoralea (babchi). These seeds should be steeped in the juice of ginger for three days. The fluid should be renewed every day. The seeds should then be rubbed with the hands to remove the husks, dried in the shade and powdered. One gram of this powder should be taken every day with one cup of fresh milk for forty days continuously. The ground seeds should also be applied to the white spots. Babchi seeds, combined with tamarind (imli) seeds. are also useful. An equal quantity of both the seeds should be steeped in water for three to four days. They should then be shelled and dried in the shade. They should be ground into paste and applied to the white patches for a week. If the application of this paste causes itching, or the white spots become red and a fluid begins to ooze out, this treatment should be discontinued.
Leucoderma treatment using Red Clay
Another useful remedy for leucoderma is red clay found by the river side or on hill slopes. The clay should be mixed in ginger juice in a ratio of 1:1, and applied over the white spots once a day. The copper contained in the clay seems to bring back skin pigmentation. Ginger juice also serves as a mild stimulant, facilitating increased blood flow to the spots. Drinking water kept overnight in a copper vessel will also help.
Leucoderma treatment using Radish
A paste made from the seeds of the radish is valuable in treating leucoderma. About thirty-five grams of these seeds should be powdered in two teaspoons of vinegar and applied on the white patches.
Leucoderma treatment using Goose Foot
The use of goose foot is beneficial in the treatment of this disease. This vegetable should be taken twice daily, in the morning as well as in the evening, for two months continuously. Simultaneously, the juice of the leaves should be applied over the patches of leucoderma.
Leucoderma treatment using Turmeric
Turmeric mixed with mustard oil has also proved useful in leucoderma. About 500 gm of turmeric should be pounded and soaked in 8 litres of water at night. It should be boiled in the morning till only one litre of water is left, and then be strained and mixed with 500 ml of mustard oil. This mixture should be heated till only the oil is left. It should then be strained and preserved in a bottle. The mixture should be applied on the white patches every morning and evening for a few months.
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Leucoderma Prevention |
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The patient should avoid tea, coffee, alcoholic beverages, all condiments and highly- flavored dishes, sugar, white flour products, denatured cereals like polished rice and pearled barley, and tinned or bottled foods |
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