VINEGAR BEST SOLUTION FOR PIMPLES

We all know that pimples are very dirty looking and is a reflection of how hygienic a person is. But how hard we try not to experience this kind of skin disorder, we get it easily. The reason why we get pimples is that re keep of face dirty. Excessive oil in our face make the germs forming pimples propagate easily. The dust and perspiration adds more to it.

Patients with pimple should not worry about it. Because Nature has it's own remedy for pimples and even acne problems. To start solving the pimple problem, we must identify the source of it and that is the oil in our face. Even when we sweat, oil comes out from the pores in our skin and that is the what we have to solve.

Instead of using astringents and other skin care items for our oily skin. I would suggest to try the vinegar cleanser to help fight pimple by stopping or controlling the oil from our face. For this treatment, we will be needing the following:

1. tablespoon of Vinegar. It would be best to use the natural one and not the glacial formation of vinegar.
2. Balls of cotton
3. Towel.

Procedure:

1. Clean face with water only. Rinse well, making sure that all parts of the face are clean.
2. Dip the cotton in the tablespoon of vinegar. Wipe the cotton in the face and neck. All areas must be applied with vinegar.
3. Rinse the areas where vinegar solution was applied with running water. Refrain from using commercial bath soaps in cleaning our face. Some soaps might cause skin irritation and can also lead to pimples and acne problems.
4. Gently wipe face with towel.

WATER TREATMENT FOR ACNE PROBLEMS

The other day, we talked about dealing with simple pimple problems. But this time, we will be dealing with greater skin problem and that is acne. Acne is a mutation of pimple to a more serious one. Acne problems can be very devastating to patients for it usually leaves skin holes in our face.

To fight acne, we need to be extra careful in dealing with it. The best was to fight acne is by using tradition herbal medicines that has been proven millions of years ago to be an effective way to deal with acne and other skin problems. Here are some of the things that an acne patient can do to prevent the spread of acne in our face.

1. Avoid using commercial soaps. This means that if you are using a soap on your face, you need to stop it. For it might be the cause of skin allergy that cause acne on your skin.
2. Wash face with water only.
3. You an also use toothpaste on the pimple. Apply small part of toothpaste on the pimple and leave it there for about five minutes, then rinse properly with water.
4. Don't stay up late. Sleep early.
5. Food intake must be regulated, especially those food that are known oily foods or fatty foods. Oil in our face and with dust components blocks the skin pores and making it swell.
6. Drink plenty of water everyday for it rinse out all the body toxins that can cause acne or even pimples.

Proper hygiene is very much instructed to acne patients. Herbal medicines are very effective against acne and pimple problems.

SKIN ALLERGY AND ITCHINESS

SKIN ITCHINESS AND ALLEGY
An allergy is a condition of acquired specific alteration, which may be caused by sensitization and exposure to an allergen. Skin itchiness may be due to contact with allergen.

Water Treatment
1. Starch bath. You may use kamoteng kahoy flour for this.
2. Gawgaw or starch powder. Use powder after taking a bath or at bedtime.

Herbal Medication
1. Kakawate or madre de cacao leaves. Crush or chop young leaves and extract the juice. Apply the juice on the skin until itchiness is relieved.
2. Kalatsutsi or graveyard flower sap from leaves or barks. Extract the sap or juice from the leaves and trunk. Mix with coconut oil. Rub the mixture on the affected skin, 2 times a day.
3. Kanya Pistula or golden shower leaves. Rub the crushed leaves on the affected area until relieved from itchiness.

TREATMENT FOR RINGWORM, HERBAL METHOD

RINGWORM
Ringworm is an infection of the skin, hair and nails with various fungi, producing ring-like lesions with raised borders. This kind of skin disease is the mark of those poor hygiene people.

Water treatment Using Herbal Decoctions:

1. Daily bath with bayabas or guava leaves decoction. Boil 10 cups of chopped fresh leaves in ½ gallon of water for 15 minutes. Add enough cold water to fill up one big pail after straining. Bathe with this decoction while still hot.
2. Tabako Leaves decoction shampoo (if head and hair are affected). Boil 10 leaves of fresh tabako leaves in ½ gallon of water for 15 minutes. Cool and drain. Add enough water to fill up a 3-gallon pail. Shampoo hair with decoction, once a day until healed.
3. Kamatigui or touch me not balsam compress or poultice. Crush 5-10 kamatigui or touch me not balsam flower. Amount depends upon the size of the infection. Crush flowers until juice is extracted. Apply directly over the infected part as compress for 30 minutes, 2 times a day.
4. Bawang or Garlic cloves. Peel and crush one clove of bawang or garlic and rub it on the affected area until it gets red. Apply 2 times a day: in the morning after morning bath and in bedtime.
5. Adelfa bark and leaves. Chop a one-foot long branch. Mix with one cup chopped fresh young leaves. Mix the juice with 5 drops of fresh coconut oil. Apply on affected parts, 3 times a day.
6. Akapulko or ringworm bush leaves. Crush 5 leaves. Rub the juice on the affected areas, 2 times a day.

HERBAL TREATMENT AGAINST MOSQUITO BITES

MOSQUITO BITES
Infected mosquito bites becomes swollen and painful. The bitten are swells and can lead to other skin related problem. Non-treatment would lead to wounds and then scars that will stay forever in our skin. To deal with Mosquuito Bites, we need to do the following things:

Water Treatment
1. Rub the infected area with wet soap. Don’t rinse with water; let it dry on the skin for two hours. If itchiness is not relieved, repeat after four hours.
2. Keep the surroundings clean and dry. Empty all stagnant water containers in and around the house.

Herbal Medication
1. Kataka-taka or Life Plant leaves. Pound five to 10 leaves and extract the juice. Apply the juice on the bitten part, three times a day.
2. Atis fruit or Sugar Apple. Pound and extract the juice from one unripe fruit. Apply directly on the infected bites, three times a day.

FAINTING SPELLS FOR DIZZINESS

FAINTING SPELLS
Fainting is a feeling of light-headedness and dizziness.

First Aid
1. Lower the head between the knees, if the patient is still on a chair.
2. Or let him lie flat with the head lower than the feet. This is done to draw blood to the head.
3. Check pulse and respiration to see if breathing and pulse is strong. If breathing is rapid and pulse is strong, get a paper or plastic bag, big enough to cover the face. Hold the bag over the nose and mouth and let the patient breathe in and out slowly in the big bag for a few minutes. If he does not recover after 15-20 minutes, bring the patient to the nearest hospital or medical clinic for medical attention.
4. if the patient is not breathing and pulse cannot be felt, prepare to give cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Have someone to call a doctor or get ready to transport the patient to the nearest hospital for immediate treatment. If someone is able to do CPR, give CPR while the patient is being transported to the hospital. Stop only when the patient’s pulse becomes palpable and he is already breathing.
5. Check if the patient is diabetic or not. Ask the family.

Herbal Medication
1. Atis or Sweet Sop Leaves. If the patient is breathing and pulse is strong, crush atis or Sweet Sop leaves. Let the patient smell the aroma of the juice. Put it over the nose for him to smell it. Let him smell it until dizziness or fainting spell is out.
2. Bayabas or Guava leaves. Crush the bayabas or Guava leaves. Let the patient smell the aroma instructing him to take deep breathes. Put the crushed leaves over his nose for him to smell the essence of the leaves.

FATTY FOOD CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS

Nowadays, we should be careful in everything that we eat. We should avoid eating foods that can cause future health problems to our body. In recent study, heart attack is the most common cause of death around the world. This is more rampant than cancer or any diseases right now. Mortality rate is high when heart attack is in the picture.

Heath experts suggest that we should always be careful in everything, especially when it comes to the food that we eat. We must avoid fats rich foods for it the main cause of heart attack problems. Cholesterol build up in the arteries blocks the normal flow of blood as the heart pumps it to the entire body.

Here are some tips to have a good heart condition:

1. Maintain a balance diet.
2. Exercise regularly.
3. Avoid foods that known to have a greater fat content.
4. Drink water often.
5. Always have an annual heart check.

GOING TO THE DOCTOR

My wife will be going to the hospital for her annual check up. This is part of their company's requirement that every employee must have an annual check up. We will be going to Brokenshire Hospital, a tertiary level hospital, capable of doing various check-ups. They have several diagnostic machine capable of checking ones health problem. I really need to prepare some things for tomorrows activity.

TURPENTINE STUPES

TURPENTINE STUPES
The application of turpentine and oil to the abdomen or joint, combined with moist heat.

Effects:
1. Relieves abdominal distention or gas pain.
2. Relaxes bowel or intestinal spasms.
3. Stimulates the peristaltic movements of the intestines.
4. Relieves pain and congestion in the adjoining parts of the sprained ankle.
5. Relieves pain due to intestinal colic.
6. Promotes the absorption of serious effusion and exudates.

Things Needed:
1. Set of Hot fomentations.
2. Sheet or Blanket to cover the patient.
3. One bath towel.
4. Bottle containing turpentine and oil in the following mixture: 1 tablespoon turpentine to 8 tablespoons mineral oil for children, 1 tablespoon turpentine to 6 tablespoons mineral oil for adults. Turpentine Mixture: Put one tablespoon of turpentine in a bottle with cover and add 8 tablespoons mineral oil, for children. For adults add only 6 tablespoons of mineral oil to 1 tablespoon of turpentine. Cover the bottle and shake mixture thoroughly. Label the bottle with this proportion of turpentine and mineral oil. This mixture can be kept for future use. Keep bottle away from children.
5. Cream and lotion.

Procedure:
1. Brings all things needed to the bedside including the mixture of oil and turpentine.
2. Prepare the patient as for fomentation on the abdomen or ankle.
3. Apply the oil and turpentine mixture with your fingertips to the area to be treated.
4. Observe the skin very carefully o see if the patient is allergic to turpentine. If redness is noticed, discontinue the treatment. Wipe and remove the oil and turpentine mixture and apply cream on the skin.
5. Cover the area with the dry towel and apply the hot fomentation over the area with the turpentine mixture. Fomentation pad should not be very hot.
6. Give the three sets of fomentations. For abdominal distention teach patient to do abdominal breathing. While the hot fomentation is still on the abdominal area, tell patient to do abdominal breathing. Breathe in slowly bringing the abdomen up on inspiration and down on expiration. Do this exercise for a few minutes, with rest periods in between.
7. After the last fomentation pad, remove the hot towel and with the dry towel remove the oil from the skin.
8. Apply cream on hand lotion over the skin area treated and bandage (for sprained joint).
9. If abdominal distentions persist, repeat the treatment after two hours, unless contraindicated (not advised).
10. If patient is not relieved in spite of the treatment, consult your physician immediately.

Precaution and contraindications:
1. Do not use turpentine on patients who have kidney disease.
2. Do not give to patient allergic to turpentine.
3. If intestinal obstruction is suspected, never give any hot treatment but bring the patient immediately to the nearest hospital. Symptoms of intestinal obstruction are: severe abdominal pain, no intestinal activities. Listen with your ears against the abdominal movements of the intestines. Cannot pass out gas or stool.
4. Elderly patient and fair-complexioned individuals are more sensitive. Use mixture of oil and turpentine for children.
5. For diabetic patient, use children’s mixture.
6. Fomentation towels should not be very dry.

DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL

I am presently doing my rounds in a government managed hospital and it is not easy for me working here. There are so many patients confined in their beds along the alley. It is hard to see and maybe hard for the patients to recover from their illness.

I saw this one patient, he was suffering from a bullet wound from an encounter that took place in the enemy territory. His wound was already rotten, but he is still alive. I gave him some medicines for his wound so that it won't cause any future health problem on him. beside him is a cancer patient. He has a colon cancer and was listed to stay for at least 2 weeks.

It is very hard working inside a public hospital. You see many patients suffering from their illness. Nurses are few and doctors are rare to see. Government hospitals really need support to provide the right health medicines for the confined patients.

HOT FOOT BATH

HOT FOOT BATH
A local immersion bath covering the feet, ankles and legs.

Effects:
1. Relieves head, chest and pelvic congestions by the drawing of blood from those areas to the legs and feet.
2. Stops nosebleed.
3. Relieves pain and spasm of the feet and legs.
4. Induces sweating in the case of fever-lowers body temperature.
5. Relieves menstrual cramps by relaxing the uterine spasm.
6. Relieves headache.
7. Relaxes the whole day.

Things Need:
1. One kerosene can or plastic pail.
2. One small basin.
3. One large “Kaserola” or kettle of boiling water.
4. Chair or stool.
5. Compress cloth or face towel.
6. Pitcher or diaper.
7. One old newspaper, if done in bed.
8. Bath towel.
9. One blanket.

Procedure:
1. Close windows and doors. If done in the bathroom, the patient should seat on a chair. If the patient is too weak to sit, patient may lie down and treated in bed.
2. Remove clothing of patient, and drape with blanket.
3. Assist patient’s feet into pail or basin of water. Water is ankle deep to start with. Temperature should be as hot as can be tolerated.
4. Apply cold compress to the forehead or on the nape if compress is small.
5. Add hot water. In adding hot water to the foot tub, push the patient’s feet to one side and place your hand between the feet and steam of water. Increase the water temperature to the patient’s heat tolerance.
6. Continue adding hot water for 20-30 minutes. Don’t let the water cool off.
7. At the end of the treatment lift feet from the water and poor cold water over again.
8. Give hot and cold-water shower if patient. Give him warm sponge bath if done in bed.
9. Dry patient and keep him comfortable. Let patient rest till he stops perspiring.