Posted on September 18, 2007 in Latest News
Conjunctivitis is an inflammation of the eye. The eyes become red and itchy. This happens because of inflammation of conjunctiva, which is the thin membrane covering the front of the eye. Following are some home remedies which help treat conjunctivitis.
- Apply warm compress on your eyes for 5 to 10 minutes for 3 to 4 times a day.
- Clean your eyes using a cotton ball dipped in sterile water.
- Vegetable juices have proved beneficial in treating conjunctivitis. Take about 200 ml of spinach juice and add 300 ml of carrot juice to it. Consume this mixed juice everyday and see its wonderful effects.
- Consume food items rich in vitamin A and B2 – milk, curd, butter, carrots, pumpkin, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, almonds, citrus fruits, mangoes, and papaya.
- Make a cup of gooseberry juice and mix it with honey. Have it twice in a day. It proves to be very useful.
- Wash your eye with coriander leaves crushed in water. It not just relieves pain but also reduces pain in the eye.
- Avoid excessive starchy and sugary food. It might aggravate your condition.
- Place a towel soaked in cold water over the eyes. Cover it with a piece of warm towel to retain the temperature. Keep it for one hour every night for a week.
- Do some eye exercises like moving your eyes from side to side, up and down, in circles clockwise and anticlockwise. Rotate your neck and then your shoulders clockwise and anticlockwise.
- Place moist chamomile tea-bag on your eyes for 10 minutes. Repeat it for every 3 hours.
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