Leucoderma is also known as vitiligo; it is a state in which the skin upper layer experience loss of skin-pigment. Leucoderma causes white colored patches on the upper layer of the skin. It is mostly seen on the hands, neck, back and wrist and is more common in women than in men and. However, leucoderma can be treated by home remedies, some of the easy and advantageous home remedies are:
- Take about 500 gm turmeric and soak it in about 8 liters of water. Now boil the mixture until only a liter of it is left. After that strain this remaining liquid and add ½ liter mustard oil to it. Apply this mixture on the affected parts two times daily, for at least 3 months.
- Take around 25 to 30 grams of radish seeds and ground them into a fine powder form. Now make paste of this powder with addition of 2 tsp vinegar to it. Apply this paste on the affected parts of body and wash off once it gets dry. This is very effective in treatment of leukoderma.
- Holy basil leaves also prove to be advantageous in treatment of white patches. Daily eat few raw basil leaves or you can make a decoction of leaves and stem of Holy basil's, along with water.
- Goosefoot vegetable is also very efficient in treatment of leucoderma. Take juice of this vegetable and apply it on the patches. Do this once a day and continue it for about 2 months.
- Mix ginger and red clay in equal measurement. Apply this mixture on the affected parts of the body and wash it off when dry.
- Psoralea seeds are very helpful in leucoderma treatment. Take fresh ginger juice and soak some psoralea seeds in it for 3 days. After that, dry them and pound to make a fine powder. Now take one glass lukewarm milk and add 1 gram of this powder to it, and have it. Drink this daily, for about a month. You can also apply this powder directly on the affected areas; it is also very beneficial.
- Another way to use psoralea seeds would be to soak psoralea and tamarind seeds in water for approximately 4 days. After that dry them well and then crush to make a paste of it. Apply this paste daily on the patches.
- Take some dry pomegranate leaves and pound them to make fine powder. Have about 8 grams of this powder two times daily, with a glass of water.
- Fill a copper vessel with drinking water and keep it for whole night. Next morning drink this water, on an empty stomach. This is helpful in curing leucoderma.
- Take 100 gm alfalfa and 100 gm cucumber juice and mix them. Have this daily twice (i.e. morning and evening). This is a helpful home remedy for leucoderma treatment.
- Neem is very helpful in treatment of leucoderma. Try to drink at least a glass of fresh neem juice daily.
- Black gram is also effective remedy for leucoderma treatment. Take some black gram and grind it. Now add water in it, to form a paste. Apply this paste on the white patches and wash off once it dry. Do this for 4 to 5 months.
- Increase the consumption of figs and walnuts in your daily diet. As walnuts cleanse blood and figs have medicinal properties to treat leucoderma.
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