CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER - Causes of cirrhosis, Home Remedies for cirrhosis

Liver is considered as one of the most intelligent organs of the human body that performs many functions concurrently. It produces bile, which is transferred to the intestine and aids in the digestion of food. It excretes toxic and waste material from the body, creates cholesterol and makes proteins that help in the repair of old tissues and building of new tissues. It also stores and free energy that helps the body in performing a variety of functions. It is the only organ in the body that restores itself when injured. Any damage in the liver hinders with all these functions. There are about four liver disorders.

CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER

Cirrhosis of liver refers to all forms of liver illness. It is one of the severe hepatic diseases. In this disease the liver contracts in size and becomes solid and leathery. This reduction in size is due to the loss of cells that exceeds cell replacement. The continuous injure of liver affects its structure and functions that lead to hepatic failure and ultimately death.

Causes of cirrhosis

• Too much use of alcohol
• Eating of quinine for longer time
• Chronic viral hepatitis - B and C hepatitis infect and injure the liver
• Bile duct obstruction
• Autoimmune hepatitis
• Various inherited disease like cystic fibrosis, alpha –1 antitrypsin shortage can also cause cirrhosis

Home Remedies for cirrhosis

• Wash 3-4 leaves of sacred fig (Ficus religiosa) and crush them with sugar candy and mix it in 250 mg of water, drink two times in a day after sieving the mixture. One of the best home remedies for liver cirrhosis.
• Reduce fat intake by 20-30 grams per day as in liver damage, bile secretion and digestion is affected that hinders the fat amalgamation.
  
• Take one teaspoonful of glucose in one cup of water three times in a day in the morning, afternoon and night.
  
• Take fruit juice of 2 oranges empty stomach for 5-7 days.
  
• Take 50 grams of white radish leaves and stem, add sugar candy in it and sip it every morning with empty stomach. One of the effective home remedies for liver cirrhosis. 
• Daily intake of a pinch of roasted alum with buttermilk two times or thrice daily is highly helpful in treating liver damage.
• Squeeze a lemon in 100 grams of water and add a pinch of salt, drink three times in a day for 21 days.
  
• Buttermilk taken with a little salt and powdered roasted cumin seeds is very useful for the liver.
• Alcoholic drinks even in small amounts must be avoided.
• Stay a white-coloured glass bottle filled with water in the sun for 6-8 hours and drinks it after cooling.
  
• High carbohydrate intake is advisable to provide the good quality amount of energy.
  
• Mix one tablespoon of juice of black seeds of papaya with ten drops of fresh lime juice and have it once or two times daily for a month. One of the popularhome remedies for liver cirrhosis. 
  
• Avoid fried foods, turmeric, oils, red chillies and spicy food as they are very unsafe for the liver and stomach.
  
• Mix 300ml of carrot juice with 100 ml spinach juice or cucumber juice and take it daily.
  One of the useful home remedies for liver cirrhosis.