Traditional Medicines

Traditional Medicines
Over the centuries, various drugs have been trying to find humans to treat various diseases. Since the earliest times, traditional medicine, mostly in the form of herbal medicine has been used to treat disease. For example, Ebers Papyrus, compiled in Egypt around the 16th century BC, contains hundreds of folk medicine for various diseases. However, herbal remedies are usually derived orally from generation to generation.
Although there is an opinion that traditional medicine or herbal medicine is safer than modern pharmaceutical medicines, traditional medicine is not without risk. Warnings and recommendations of what should be kept in mind when considering a person or a traditional medicine herbal medicine? Before discussing the risks of traditional medicine, here are some recipes of traditional medicine and medical facts of each recipe is believed to overcome some type of illness and overcome problems to personal appearance. Cholesterol and Diabetes

    * Recipe: Boil bay leaf together with laos and then drink the cooking water.
    * Fact: bay leaves contain flavonoids and tannins as a substance that can menurunkankan cholesterol. It can also lower blood sugar levels.

      Laos contains essential oils to help smooth the blood circulation and metabolic processes including spending the rest of the excess cholesterol.
Hypertension

    * Recipes: Consumption of regular celery.
    * Fact: Celery contains the phthalide which is able to relax the muscles so that the lower arterial blood pressure in hypertensive and also reduces production of stress hormones.
Headache

    * Recipes: Drinking water decoction of ginger, lemongrass and coriander.
    * Fact: Ginger, lemongrass and coriander contains essential oils that will facilitate the circulation of blood also serves as an analgesic to reduce pain in the head.
Cough

    * Recipes: Lime juice mixed with honey.
    * Fact: Orange juice contains vitamin C which can improve the body's defenses against flu. Also serves as an antiseptic that is able to remove toxins in the body.

      Honey also acts as an antiseptic and can add power to defeat the disease.
Wound

    * Recipes: Apply honey on the injured part
    * Fact: Honey contains hydrogen peroxide and gluconic acid that will kill the bacteria that cause infections and helps the growth of new cells so that the wound be quickly healed.
Nosebleed

    * Recipes: Scroll the betel leaf which has been cleaned and put into the nostril.
    * Fact: Betel leaves are able to reduce bleeding, including bleeding in the mucous membranes in the nose like that happen in people who experience this nosebleed.
Mouth Odor

    * Recipe: Boil betel leaf, cloves and turmeric. Then rinse by using the cooking water.
    * Fact: Betel leaves and cloves contains antiseptic. Turmeric contains curcumin is able to cope with infectious germs that cause bad breath.
Whitish

    * Recipe: Boil some betel leaves and bitter.
    * Fact: Betel leaves serve as an antiseptic. Sambiloto serves as antiflamasi that kill fungi and prevent itching.
Menstrual pain

    * Recipe: Boil turmeric along with tamarind.
    * Fact: Turmeric contains curcumin. Containing tamarind fruit acid that will make a smooth menstrual blood and reduce stomach cramping.
Difficult Sleep

    * Recipes: Put lavender oil on the pillow or under the nose for Facebook to smell. It could also drink cucumber juice, banana and nutmeg.
    * Fact: Aromatherapy using lavender flowers make someone faster to sleep well.

      Cucumbers are loaded with vitamin C. Bananas contain carbohydrates and folic acid blood circulation. Nutmeg mempu contains essential oils that make the mind becomes calm.
Dry Lips

    * Recipes: Apply honey on the lips.
    * Fact: Honey functions as an antioxidant and humecant that can retain moisture, including moisture lip so the lip does not become cracked.
Teeth dull

    * Recipes: crushed strawberries and mix with half a teaspoon of baking soda. Spread on the teeth, let stand for several minutes and then wash. Do it sparingly, because this acid can erode your teeth if used frequently.
    * Fact: Strawberries contain malic acid that serves as a natural bleach.
Wrinkling

    * Recipe: Take the egg white and apply on face, use as a mask.
    * Fact: Egg white albumin mangandung that can serve as a moisturizer and skin tightening.
Dandruff

    * Recipes: Soak the slices of cayenne pepper in lime juice. Spread on the head before shampooing.
    * Fact: Orange juice contains vitamin C and fruit acid. While cayenne pepper contains capsaicin that can kill bacteria or fungi so that the scalp is clean.
Bee Stings

    * Recipes: Apply toothpaste or a mixture of baking soda and water on the sting. Do not forget to remove the sting is left in the body.
    * Fact: Toothpaste can neutralize the pain of the sting. Baking soda can give a sense of comfort in the wound stings.
Burned skin or Blisters

    * Recipes: Apply aloe vera on the body of the blister.
    * Fact: Aloe vera contains mucopolysaccharides that are useful as an antiseptic and anti-inflammatory that helps the skin for the blisters are not infected with the bacteria also prevent the occurrence of redness due to inflammation. The content of collagen in the aloe vera preventing swelling. In addition, aloe vera can give cool effects that help reduce pain.

  Warning in the Use of Traditional Medicines
Even herbal or traditional medicine is widely considered safe may, advised to be cautious. Do not loosen your guard just because a product labeled "natural." Unpleasant fact is that some herbs can even be dangerous. And ironically, some people do not see the herbs or traditional medicines properly. Chemical compounds in traditional medicine or herb can alter heart rate, blood pressure, and glucose levels. So, people who have heart problems, high blood pressure, or blood sugar disorders such as diabetes must be very vigilant.
However, the side effects of traditional medicine is usually limited to the type of allergic reaction. Such as headaches, dizziness, nausea, or rash. Some traditional medicine or herbs might lead to "healing crisis" to produce flu-like symptoms or other symptoms. People who consume traditional medicine may seem to become worse before getting better. Generally it is said that this reaction is caused by the disposal of toxic wastes from the body during the early stages of herbal therapy.
If you choose to treat themselves with traditional medicine, you should consider some risks like that you might not really know what is causing your health problems. Then you do the treatment itself may cure ailments, but exacerbate other health problems, such as high blood pressure. Even some self-medication may be possible in contrast to prescription drugs.
Like all health products, traditional medicine should be used with caution, knowledge and, balance. Remember that there are some diseases and health problems currently no cure.