Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a disease where there is cellular death of bone tissues due to diminished blood supply. Normally, bone continuously breaks down and rebuilds. The process of bone rebuilding takes place after an injury as well as during normal growth. But in Avascular necrosis, the healing process is usually ineffective and the bone tissues break down faster than the body can repair them. [...]

Two almond shaped glands situated at either side of the narrow passage where the mouth joins the throat are known as tonisls. Although until recently they were believed to be useless, their importance against guarding infection is now an established fact. The inflammation of these glands is known as tonsilitis, which develops all of a sudden with accompanying pain in swallowing and sensation of chilliness. [...]

The term gastritis is used to denote inflammation associated with mucosal injury of the stomach. When the inflammation involves the entire stomach it is called as Pangastritis. Injury to the gastric mucosa is associated with epithelial cell damage (i.e. cells that line the inner surface of the stomach) and regeneration. However, epithelial cell injury and regeneration are not always accompanied by [...]

Impotence and Erectile Dysfunction If you are getting along in years, as so many of us baby boomer herbalists are, would you like to have sex, say, weekly, and not, uh, weakly? Impotence, also called erectile dysfunction (ED), is the inability of a man to achieve or maintain an erection long enough to engage in sexual intercourse. Although a man’s plumbing is pretty simple, ED is not. Medical science [...]

ANAL FISSURE A Fissure occurring around the anus the pain extends up to muscles Fibers. Causes of anal fissures The most common cause for Anal Fissure is chronic constipation which damages the muscles membrane and tissues. The Fissure will open during bowels movement and cause itching and pain. It may be infected due to faeces. Wrong food habits are other common causes.

Intervertebral discs are tough fibrous pads joining each of the spinal vertebrae i.e. back bones. Each inter-vertebral disc is composed of a tough outer layer of ligament, the annulus fibrosis and a soft gelatinous core. The structure act as a shock absorber to cushion the vertebrae during the movements of the spine and to minimize harshness when jumping or running.

Bad breath or halitosis refers to a mouth condition we all have to deal with from time to time. Halitosis consists of an unpleasant swell which can originate from the mouth, throat or digestive system. It is a common disorder and can range from mild, stale smelling breath to foul, fetid breath which usually accompanies some type of mouth and gum diseases. Acidy breath may indicate a diabetic condition.

Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of inherited diseases causing retinal degeneration. The cell-rich retina lines the back inside wall of the eye. It is responsible for capturing images from the visual field. People with RP experience a gradual decline in their vision because photoreceptor cells (rods and cones) become inactive. Symptoms : Symptoms depend on whether rods or cones are initially [...]

Urbanisation and civilised society has lead to the growth of digestion related disease. Most common of them is Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS. Many a times, it is difficult to detect this disease and we fall in the trap of wrong treatment. In this disease, although the food gets digested but the intestines are unable to absorb the elements present in the digested food i.e. vitamins, glucose, calcium, [...]

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is also called as myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), CFIDS – Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome, PVFS – Post Viral Fatigue Syndrome etc. What is the etiology for ME? Nobody knows the causes of CFS, but scientists are investigating whether it is related to virus, stress, food substances (or) allergy, toxicity, nutritional deficiency, psychological dysfunction. Some [...]