Diarrhea remedies

Opium has been used medicinally throughout history. Writings of ancient physicians in many cultures espoused the virtues of opium as a remedy for all types of ailments including pain relief, cough suppression, and diarrhea. Remedies prepared by alchemists and ancient physicians often contained opium. Galen (131-200) prescribed opium for headaches, deafness, melancholy, epilepsy, asthma, and colic. The famous European physician Paracelsus (1493-1541) produced an alcoholic potion containing opium called laudanum. Varieties of laudanum were used for several hundred years as medicinal drinks and were readily available in apothecaries. 

Goddard s Diarrhea Remedy. Dr. Paul Goddard gives the following remedy Take ounce tincture of catechu, 2 drachma each tincture of opium and tincture of camphor, and I drachm aromatic spirits of ammonia. 40 drops every hour will afford speedy relief. 

Another name for the albedo of citrus fruits, which is the white fibrous matter that lies between the fruit segments and the outer pigmented portion of the peel (flavedo). Citrus pith is rich in (1) bioflavonoids, and (2) pectin, a gelling agent and an ingredient in diarrhea remedies. 

Syzygium polyanthum Salam leaf Leaves 1 Spice, Diarrhea remedy... 

Determine if any diarrhea treatments have been attempted, including home remedies. 

Many non-Westem folk remedies used to treat diarrhea or other ailments may contain substantial amounts of lead. Examples of these include Alarcon, Ghasard, Alkohl, Greta, Azarcon, Liga, Bali Goli, Pay-loo-ah, Coral, and Rueda. In addition, an adult case of lead poisoning was recently attributed to an Asian remedy for menstrual cramps known as Koo Sar. The pills contained lead at levels as high as 12 ppm (CDC 1998). The source of the lead was thought to be in the red dye used to color the pills. 

In Asia, this plant is valued as a remedy for fever, rheumatism, gout, and inflammatory illnesses. In China, the roots are used as febrifuges, deobstruents, and carminatives, and are used to assuage muscle pains, thoracic and abdominal inflammations, puerperal fever, and diarrhea. 

Native to tropical America, sweet potato (I. batatas) is a perennial morning glory vine that has been cultivated for over 5,000 years for its edible tubers in Mexico, Central and lowland South America, and the West Indies. Today, sweet potato is cultivated around the world, especially in developing countries (Plate 4). A decoction made from the leaves of this plant is used in folk remedies as a gargle to treat mouth and throat tumors, and poultices are prepared for inflammatory tumors (64). In Mexico, leaf decoctions are considered to be of cold nature , to reduce excessive body heat, contemporarily defined as such illnesses as diarrhea, dysentery, heart disease, stomach distress, fever, and gastrointestinal infection. In Chinese traditional medicine, the tubers have been used as a medicinal herb to eliminate secretion in perceived abnormal quantities of blood or other body fluids (79). 

Astringents such as tannic acid (home remedy black tea) or metal salts precipitate surface proteins and are thought to help seal the mucosal epithelium. Protein denaturation must not include cellular proteins, for this would mean cell death. Although astringents induce constipation (cf AP salts, p. 166), a therapeutic effect in diarrhea is doubtful. 

India. Infusion of the inflorescence is taken orally every morning for 3 days, coinciding with the menstrual cycle for leukorrhea and problems associated with the menstrual cycle " ". A dose of 50 g daily of a mixture of Cocos nucifera fruit and Ficus benghalensis latex is taken for 3 months to increase sexual potency in men " ". Fruit is taken orally as a remedy for tapeworms " ". Indonesia. Coconut oil is applied externally to treat wounds and injuries by the ethnic group of Ngada ". Shell is used as incense " . Hot water extract of the root is taken orally for fever, bloody diarrhea, and... 

There is an evolving variety of alternative healthcare practices and products to choose from. (See Terminology sidebar.) Adults and adolescents alike are asking themselves questions such as, Should I take a pill for my headache, or drink chamomile herbal tea There are several scientific counterparts to this seemingly simple question, for example Are these both remedies Are they equally effective Is one healthier or less toxic than the other Can they be used together At this time, there is no comparative information on codeine versus alternative medicine (e.g., acupuncture) as effective treatments for pain, cough, and diarrhea. 

N.A. Jutrophine, emetic, purgative oil, diterpene jatrophone, isovitexin, resins, isophytosterol, tannin, cyanidin, apigenin, histamine.145-146 This herb is toxic. A folk remedy for cancer. Treat asthma, constipation, diabetes, diarrhea. It is a disinfectant, laxative. Externally applied to piles and bums. 

N.A. Tannins, phenolic glycosides, p-coumaric acid, silicic acid, caffeic acid, salicylic acid.100 102 Remedy for sore throat, colds, coughs, bronchitis, diarrhea, chronic skin disease. 

N.A. Potentilla anserina L. Ellagitannins, flavonoids, choline.99 Gargle for sore throats, remedy for diarrhea. 

China Quercus acutissima Carr. Q. dentata Thunb. Q. liaotungensis Koidz. Q. mongolica Fisch. ex Turcz. Q. variabilis Blume Lignin, cellulose, protein, pentosan, galactan.56 Promote absorption of tuberculous nodules, remedy for diarrhea, hypertrophy of the gastrointestinal tract, root makes a cleansing dressing for foul sores. 

A 28-year-old woman took an extract of C. sativum for 7 days to augment lactation while breastfeeding. She developed severe stomach pain and diarrhea and 15 days later resented with dark skin, depression, dehydration, and amenorrhea. A diagnosis of adrenal dysfunction was made, the herbal remedy was withdrawn, and she was treated with dexamethasone, prednisolone, and an oral contraceptive. Her symptoms resolved within 10 days. 

Live-long has proven immunostimulant and anti-inflammatory properties because of the presence of two major polysaccharides. These polysaccharides may help inhibit tumors and increase the action of phagocytes, which effectively kill bacteria and viruses. Live-long is been used as a popular folk remedy for diarrhea. 

Baccharis salicifolia The green leaves/leafy branches of B. salicifolia are applied externally as a remedy for inflammation, diarrhea, and dysentery. 

The levels of Elephantopus spicatus [syw. Pseudelephantopus spicatus C.F. Baker, Vernon-ieae] are used for the treatment of cough and headache. Applied topically, they are employed as an antipyretic, for the treatment of erysipelas, skin infections, and measles. A preparation made from the roots is taken as a remedy for colic the whole plant helps against diarrhea. It is one of the most popular cough remedies of middle America. 

Ipecac ( Brazil root ) was long employed by the native people of Brazil in the treatment of diarrhea. It was sold as a secret remedy to the French government in 1658, and its use in dysentery rapidly spread throughout Europe and India. Its employment was entirely empirical until 1912 when Vedder demonstrated the in vitro efficacy of emetine against E. histolytica and suggested that ipecac be used in amebic infections. The source of ipecac is the dried root or rhizome of C. ipecacuanha or C. acuminata, plants native to Brazil and Central America, but also cultivated in India, the Straits Settlements, and the Federated Malay States (see Grollman, 1962). 

The movement of Na+ and glucose from the lumen of the intestine across the epithelial cell to the blood sets up a difference in osmotic pressure across the cell. As a result, water flows through the cell, across the apical and basolateral membranes by simple diffusion. Hence the uptake of water requires both Na+ and glucose (or amino acids) to be present in the lumen of the intestine. The presence of water alone in the lumen of the intestine is much less effective. This is the basis of glucose rehydration therapy as a remedy for dehydration a solution of glucose and salt (NaCl) is administered to the patient. This is a simple, inexpensive but extremely important treatment which has saved the lives of many infants in developing countries who would have otherwise died of the effects of dehydration, usually associated with diarrhea. 

Source Prescriptions for diarrhea and dysentery diarrhea and upset stomach, upset stomach, constipation, and gas biliousness and as a laxative and a fever remedy of quinine in solution from USD, Eleventh edition (Philadelphia J. B. Lippincott, 1858), pp. 1514, 1515, 1515, 1513, and 1515, respectively. 

The halogenated quinolines include clioquinol (iodo-chlorohydroxyquinohne), diiodohydroxyquinoline, broxy-quinohne, and chlorquinaldol (all rINNs). Once regarded as a prophylactic and remedy for simple diarrhea, some of them remain in limited use for special purposes, notably for the treatment of amebiasis when no alternative is available. 

Dysosma pleianthum (bajiaolian), a species of mayapple, has been widely used for thousands of years in China as a general remedy and for the treatment of snake bite, weakness, condyloma acuminata, lymphadenopathy, and tumors. Podophyllotoxin is one of its main ingredients. Five people who drank infusions of bajiaolian developed nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, abnormal liver function tests, sensory ataxia, altered consciousness, and persistent peripheral tingling or numbness (6). 

Reported human toxicity occurs from either ingestion of the plant itself or from ingestion of a herbal remedy derived from the mistletoe. Ingestion of the plant, most commonly the berries, may be associated with the development of gastrointestinal distress consisting of nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and diarrhea. Mistletoe berry exposures most commonly occur in children during the Christmas season development of symptoms is rare. 

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