Leucoderma Treatment and Vitiligo Natural Cure - By: dr. sarkozy mikal

Leucoderma is a chronic chaos of the skin where the skin stops produce pigments that color the skin. As a result white patches appear randomly at different locations on the skin. These patches are white in color and as time passes may increase in number and size.

Leucoderma is not a medical term. It is only a replacement name for vitiligo. Vitiligo is a more common name for this disease in the west where as in Asia leucoderma is used more.

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The Skin is colored in different shades of brown due to a pigment called melanin.Special cells called melanocytes are to blame for the construction of melanin. Sometimes, for reasons dubious, the melanocytes stop producing melanin which results in white skin patches.

There are many explanations as to why this happens but none of these explanation has been proven to be the right one. This also explains why there is no confirmed cure for leucoderma. Even after extensive scientific study, the treatments of leucoderma are still very scarce and have not been proven to work for a majority of people.

Causes of Vitiligo

The causes of vitiligo are poorly unspoken, to an extent that is unusual for such a common condition.

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There is almost definitely a strong genetic element, meaning that some families will be much more predisposed to vitiligo than others. Identical twins will, if they have vitiligo, sport patterns of depigmentation in similar positions on their bodies - strong evidence for a genetic basis.

Leucoderma (Vitiligo) Treatment

In nature cure, the treatment (cure) of Leudoderma consists of adoption of constitutional measures to cleanse the system of accumulate toxins. This enables the healing power within the body to assert itself, and produce normalcy.

To begin with the treatment of Leucoderma, the patient should undertake a fast on juices for about a week

After the juice fast, the patient of Leucoderma may adopt a constrained diet consisting of fresh fruits, raw or steamed vegetables and whole meal bread or chappaties. Curd and milk may be additional to this diet after a few days.

Home Remedies for Leucoderma

Take about 25 grams of radish seeds and ground them into a powdery substance. Add 2 tsp vinegar and make a fine paste. Apply this paste on the affected area and wash off when dry.

In about eight liters of water, soak 500 gm turmeric. Boil the concoction until only a liter of it is left. Strain this liquid and add ½ liter mustard oil to it. Apply this on the patchy areas two times a day, for at least 2-3 months.

Soak psoralea seeds in ginger juice for 3 days. Thereafter, dry them and grind to make a fine powder. Have 1 gram of this fine particles, with a glass of milk, for about a month. You can also apply this powder on white patches.

Another method would be to soak psoralea and tamarind seeds in water for 3-4 days. Dry them well and grind to form a paste. Apply this paste on the affected area on a daily basis.

Goosefoot vegetable is effective in treating leucoderma. Apply the juice of this vegetable on the affected area, once a day. Continue it for 2 months.

Mix red clay and ginger in equal parts. Apply this on the affected area and wash off when dry.

Fill a copper vessel with eating water and leave it overnight. Have this water, on an empty stomach, every morning. This is effectual in healing leucoderma.

Combine 100 gm each of alfalfa and cucumber juice. Consume this mixture two times a day i.e. in the morning and twilight. This is a useful home remedy for treating leucoderma.

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