Jaundice is a disease that’s caused because the bile produced in the liver gets obstructed in the bile duct. Liver produces excess bile. The symptoms of Jaundice include yellowing of the skin and yellowing of the whites of the eyes. The pigment bilirubin produced in excess results in this yellowing. The body will face an increase in the gas content, if the bile is prevented from entering the intestines.
The causes for jaundice are many and these include:
- Blockages in bile duct
- Alcoholic liver disease
- Pancreatic cancer
- Acute hepatitis
- Hemolytic anemia
Home Remedies for Fighting Jaundice
- An effective remedy for jaundice is the intake of lime juice. Drink lots of lime juice. Drinking two teaspoons of lemon juice with warm water will help in relieving your fatigue, headache and will provide the required energy to recuperate quickly. Lemon juice is anti scorbutic, and it will help in fighting diseases and removing toxins.
- One tablespoon of honey along with one mashed banana is good for jaundice. Honey has a lot of antioxidants, which help in removing toxins and free radicals from the system.
- You can use the green leaves of radish to treat jaundice. Take some green leaves of radish, pound them well using a pestle and squeeze out the juice and use a cheese cloth to filter the juice. Drink one glass of this juice every day and you’ll notice that your jaundice fades away.
- Take a glass of buttermilk and add a pinch of black pepper to the same. Drink this mixture for seven days.
- One glass of sugarcane juice along with juice of half a lemon, taken twice a day will be a very good and effective home remedy for curing jaundice.
- For a quick cure of jaundice, take half a cup of beetroot juice along with freshly squeezed lime juice from half a lemon. You will be surprised at how quickly you recover.
- Drinking carrot juice on a daily basis will help you recover fast. Sometimes consuming a lot of carrots can increase the body’s beta carotene content and cause a change in skin color, but this is different from jaundice.
- A fruit most suitable for jaundice patients is prunes. This can be either taken in its natural form or it can be beaten and consumed as juice.
- One teaspoon of fresh lime with mint and half teaspoon of ginger juice is an effective home remedy for jaundice.
- Jaundice patients should drink a glass of freshly squeezed tomato juice along with a pinch of salt on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. Tomatoes help in strengthening the immune system and adding a pinch of pepper to the tomato juice helps in curing indigestion.
- Two tablespoons of almond powder mixed with some cardamom powder is very effective in helping drive away fatigue and providing an early cure for jaundice.
- Take eight to ten lemon leaves and boil these leaves in a cup of water. Keep them covered and allow the mixture to cool for at least five to six minutes. This solution should be taken continuously for five days and this is an effective home remedy for the treatment of jaundice.
- A patient suffering from jaundice should include minerals like iron and calcium in the daily diet. The amounts of these minerals should be considerable, and these can mainly be found in green and leafy vegetables and dairy products.
- Add a pinch of roasted alum to buttermilk and drink the buttermilk at least twice or thrice a day till you get completely cured.
- Take two teaspoons of oregano and boil this in a cup of water and allow it to cool for at least ten minutes. Filter the solution and drink it daily for quick relief from jaundice.
- Avoid all spicy, oily food, pickles, butter, and turmeric in your diet.
- Bitter guord (Karela) juice is very effective for curing jaundice quickly. Drink a glass of this bitter karela or bitter gourd juice for quick cure. You can use a blender to extract the juice. If you don’t have a blender, no problem, just boil the bitter gourd in water till its bitterness disappears and permeates into the water, and drink up the juice.
- Bitter Luffa or Karvi Torai is also a very good cure for jaundice. To extract the juice, pound the vegetable and using a cheese cloth, extract the juice. The juice should be placed on the palm of your hand and sucked into your nostril.
- Two tablespoons of almond powder along with one teaspoon of cardamom powder can be very effective in curing jaundice. It helps in driving away fatigue.
Jaundice is a serious disease that can affect the liver, making the body vulnerable to radicals and increasing the amount of toxins in the blood.
