menstruation, cyst formation and vesico-vaginal fistule” Uzoamaka, et al (year). Other effects of FGM are obstetric risk and complications which usually occur during labor. For the psychological part of the effects, the inhuman treatment of having to be under an unsterilized ‘knife' without any form of anesthesia, and with legs forcefully held down and bound for a long period while the ‘surgery’ last, is nothing but mental torture.
The girl child marriage also has negative effects similar to that of FGM. Exposure to sex and childbearing at an immature age… Continue Reading...
people of the Caribbean used it for pain relief, aid for labor, menstruation pains, toothaches, migraines, insomnia, and asthma. They would consume it either as a tincture, as a dried product, or as an extract. Some side effects of those who took Jamaican dogwood, would be nausea, drowsiness or sedation, and/or stomach upset (Fetrow & Avila, 2000). Those experiencing overdose symptoms can experience sweating, tremors, and salivation.
The main use for the herb has been and still is, for pain relief of all kinds. From nerve pain to labor pains, the herb has received international use in recent times as an effective… Continue Reading...
other conditions like stomach aches, fevers, infertility, rheumatoid arthritis, insect bites, toothaches, and during menstruation and childbirth. In some cases, the herb was utilized to treat vomiting, asthma, psoriasis, nausea, allergies, dizziness, and tinnitus. The historical use of Feverfew as a medicinal herb can be traced back to Greece when the plant was used to treat a Greek workman who fell during Parthenon's construction. Since it was considered too bitter for oral consumption, Tanacetum Parthenium was administered through applying it on the wrists and head for treatment of pain.
Additionally, traditional healers utilized it as an antipyretic while others grew it around the house… Continue Reading...
from the ranunculaceae family. The plant is used to treat allergic reactions including hay fever, asthma, yeast infections, diarrhea, suppressed menstruation, tearfulness, and melancholy (Students notes, 2017). The ameliorates include cold food and drink (Students notes, 2017).. Notability, cold drink may aid with symptom reduction even if the patient is not feeling thirst (Students notes, 2017). In addition, cold being applied, motion, and open air are ameliorates. Aggravates include fatty food, the evening hours, and warm rooms (Students notes, 2017). Affinities include the mind, female organs, which one would assume means female reproductive organs, stomach, urinary organs, veins, mucous membranes, tongue, and bowels (Fluckiger and Hanbury, 2014).
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