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Here are presented a few goiter cure home
remedies. Read about goitre home remedy treatment.
Home Remedy for Goiter
A disease of the thyroid gland, goiter is a condition
which causes swelling at the back of the neck. The size of the swelling
ranges from being very small to a visible one. It might turn out to be a
very large one. The major causes of goiter are deficiency of iodine in
the diet and physical and emotional disturbances. The most common
symptom of goiter is the enlargement or swelling of the thyroid gland.
Other symptoms include loss of concentration, mood swings, emotionally
upset, irritation and even depression. The treatment of the goiter
depends on the size and cause of the goiter swelling. Inflamed goiter is
painful but if the enlargement is too large, it may also cause
difficulty in breathing and swallowing. Goiter can be treated at home.
In the following lines, we provide the natural treatments for curing
goiter.
Home Remedy For Goiter
- A simple remedy to cure goiter would be to use dandelion leaves
and ghee. Smear the leaves of dandelion with ghee. Warm it and
bandageit over the affected area. Repeat this procedure for about
two weeks.
- Ground the seeds of flax in water and heat it. Apply this on the
swollen area. Then, bandage the leaves of the tree over it. it is a
useful remedy for curing goiter.
- A simple way would be to do the neck stretches and exercises
daily. These help stretch the muscles that are attached to the
thyroid gland. Aerobics and jogging also help relieve a person
suffering from goiter.
- Include barley water in the regular diet. Have it at least once
every day to as it proves worthwhile in curing goiter.
- Take 1 tsp of the juice of the leaves of swamp cabbage with tea
almonds. Consuming this combination once or twice a day is
beneficial in treating goiter.
- A change in diet would be helpful in treating goiter. Include
iron rich food in the diet such as guavas, strawberries, citrus
fruits, egg yolk, sea food, whole rice, tomatoes, oats, onion,
garlic, carrots and lettuce.
- Prepare a decoction of Kachnas (Bauhini variegate). Have 30 ml of
decoction of bark two times a day regularly in an empty stomach.
- In case of an infant suffering from goiter, mother's milk is the
best home remedy to treat goiter.
- Cool showers every morning and evening proves beneficial in
curing the thyroid malfunction.
- Go for four to five smaller meals a day instead of having two to
three large meals. This helps digest the food better.
- For people who cannot avoid rice form their diet, consume the old
variety of rice instead of the new one.
- Watercress a very good source of iodine. Make a paste of it and
apply on the affected area. This would help reduce the swelling. The
other method would be to take 2 tablespoon of watercress juice
diluted in water thrice for six weeks.
- Regularly intake of water nut (shingara) lotus reed, stem to the
lotus tube of Plancuperous tuberosus and pineapple. This would help
treat goiter.
- Take equal parts of sorrel leaves and olive oil and mash them.
Spread this paste on the goiter. It would help relieve a person
suffering from goiter.
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