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the process of sprouting the nutritional value is multiplied, new vitamins are created and the
protein quality is improved.
The daily menu of a health-building and vitalising diet may be on the following lines :
Upon rising : A glass of lukewarm water with a juice of half a lemon and a spoonful of honey.
Breakfast : Fresh fruits like apple, orange, banana, grapes and grapefruit and a glass of milk.
Lunch: A bowl of steamed vegetables seasoned with vegetable oil or butter and salt, two or
three whole wheat chappatis and a glass of buttermilk.
Mid-afternoon : A glass of fresh fruit or vegetable juice.
Dinner : A large bowl of salad made up of fresh vegetables such as tomatoes, carrots, beetroots
and onion, and sprouted moong or bengal gram.
Bed-time : A glass of milk or an apple.
Excessive fat, spicy foods,strong tea, coffee, white sugar, white flour, refined cereals, flesh foods
, greasy or fried foods should all be avoided. Smoking or drinking , where habitual must be
completely given up.
Certain nutrients, especially vitamin C and E and zinc have been found helpful in some cases of
sterility. The woman who is unable to conceive should take daily 1000 mg. of vitamin C, 100 I.U.
of vitamin E and 30 mg. of zinc.
Certain remedies have also been found useful in the treatment of female sterility where there are
no organic defects or congenital deformities. One such remedy is a tender roots of the banyan
tree. These roots should be dried in the shade and finally powdered. This powder should be
mixed five times their weight with milk and taken at night for three consecutive nights after the
monthly periods are over. No other food should be taken with this. It shoud be repeated after the
completion of menstrual cycle every month till conception takes place.
An infusion of the fresh tender leaves of jambul fruit (jamun) taken with honey or buttermilk, is an
excellent remedy for stenility and miscarriage due to ovarian or endometrium functional
disorders . The leaves presumably stimulate the secretion of progesterone hormone and help
the absorption of vitamin E.
The eggplant is also useful in overcoming functional sterility. Cooked tender eggplants, should
be eaten with butter-milk everyday for a month or two for this purpose. It increases the capacity
to absorb vitamin E and stimulate the secretion of progesterone.
Other helpful measures in overcoming female sterility are mud packs and cold water treatment
like a hip bath and a wet girdle-pack. These treatments will greatly improve internal circulation in
the genital organs and will relieve them of all kinds of inflammation and other abnormalities. Mud
packs may be applied to the abdomen and sexual organs.
For a hip bath, a common tub may be used. The tub may be filled with sufficient water to cover
the hips, when a person sits inside it. The cold hip bath should be taken for 10 minutes at a
water temperature of 50 O to 65 o F. For wet girdle pack, a thin underwear wrung in cold water
should be worn. Over this, a thick dry cotton or woolen underwear should be worn . All cold
treatments should be suspended during menstruation.
Certain yogasanas which help tone up the gonads should be practised regularly for overcoming
female sterility. These asanas are sarvagasana, matyasana, ardhamatsyendrasana,
paschimottanasana, and shalabhasana.
All these practices together with clean habits, proper rest and relaxation will go a long way in
overcoming female sterility.
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Leucorrhoea
NATURE CURE
Leucorrhoea
Leucorrhoea, commonly known as whites, refers to a whitish discharge from the female genitals.
It is an abnormal condition of the reproductive organs of women. If not treated properly in the
initial stages, it may become chronic.
Recent investigations have shown that secretions from the uterus and upper part of the vagina
flow down and are reabsorbed in the lower parts of the vagina. This is the normal constant flow
within the female organs. The whitish discharge is, however, caused by the presence of infection
in any of these tissues and a variety of other factors . The condition may continue for weeks or
months at a time.
Symptoms
In addition to the whitish discharge from the vagina, the patient feels weak and tired. She also
suffers from pain in the lumbar region and the calves and a dragging sensation in the abdomen.
Other symptoms are constipation, frequent headaches and intense itching. In the chronic form,
the patient feels irritable and develops black patches under the eyes.
Causes
Leucorrhoea does not develop suddenly in an acute form. It denotes a devitalised and toxic
condition of the system generally. The condition also involves one or many parts of the
reproductive organs. Whenever the body is loaded with toxins due to wrong dietary habits and
the eliminative organs such as skin, bowels, lungs, and kidneys are unable to eliminate the
toxins, the body produces a profuse discharge or elimination through the mucous membrane of
the uterus and vagina in the form of leucorrhoea. In the case of advanced, chronic inflammatory
conditions of these organs, it leads to discharge with pus, offensive in odour and colour varying
from cream to yellow or light green.
In young girls, leucorrhoea may occur during the few years before and after the start of the
menstrual flow . It may be due to an irritation of the genital organs caused by various factors
such as dirt, soiled under garments, intestinal worms and excessive mental stimulation of sex or
masturbation. Some excess secretion is normal when the girl reaches puberty, due to
overactivity in her sex glands and organs. This usually disappears within a short time.
In your women, leucorrhoea may occur during intermenstrual periods, due to thickening of the
mucous membrane in the reproductive organs. Such a discharge is associated with painful
menstruation and other menstrual disorders.
In mature women, a profuse yellowish discharge, associated with burning on urination, may be
caused by gonorrhoea. This is a serious infection which should be treated promptly. During the
child-bearing years, from adolescence to the mid-forties, the infection may sometimes follow the
birth of a child due to damage of the cervix during delivery. This is increased by prolonged
ill-health, anxiety, neurosis, sedentary occupation and standing for long periods. If not treated
properly, this infection may continue for months or even years and may spread to other areas of
the genital tract.
Leucorrhoea may also result from a chill. A chill causes inflammation of the womb and vaginal
membranes. Other common causes are the displacement of the womb and unhygienic
conditions which attract bacteria to the geniral organs.
The Cure
A total health-building scheme is essential for the removal of the systemic toxicity which is
primarily responsible for the disease. Such a scheme should consist of correct dietary habits,
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