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Ashwagandha or Indian winter cherry is considered one of the most important herbs in ayurvedic system of medicines. As because of its vast area of application, ayurvedic physicians have used it extensively in curing people from their ailments. Due to its properties it has gained lots of respect in the eyes of herbal healers.

Ashwagandha is biologically known as Withania somnifera. It is a shrub, normally found everywhere in India especially in northwestern part of the sub continent, but is now a days cultivated in fields because of its great commercial demand. Plant size varies from 1-5 ft. Plant part used is root. It derives its named “ashwagandha” because of two reasons. First reason is that its root smells like horse and the other reason is that it vitalizes body to provide strength just like a horse possess.

Ashwagandha is ushan virya in potency, has laghu (light) and tickt (penetrating) properties. Contains tickt, katu and madhur rasa. Due these combinations of superior properties, ashwagandha acts in numerous diseases with great results. As it is ushan virya in potency, it acts as vata suppressant. There fore relieves from all the illness caused by vata dominance. Also because of its hot potency, it opposes the rise of kapha therefore it also acts in suppressing increased and unbalanced kapha dosha. Root is found to contain biochemical like cuseohygrine, anahygrine, tropine, and anaferine etc. it also contains glycosides, withenolide with starches and amino acid. Ashwagandha is an herb with many uses.

Following are its indications:

· It is considered as most important adaptogens in ayurvedic system of medicine.
· It works in suppressing pains of any sort. It possess this property due to its ushan virya potency, which helps in eradicating vata that is the reason of initiation of pain in body.
· Good results have been seen in diseases like Amavata (rheumatoid arthritis), sandhi gata vata (Osteoarthritis), vatarakt (gout), gridhasi (sciatica) and other vata dominant diseases.
· Works as anti-inflammatory substance therefore helps in reducing swellings and restoring blood supply.
· Its local application also has tremendous results in lymphadenopathy, goiter and on any body part which is supposed to have inflammation and pain
· Possess great healing properties therefore has great effects in healing wounds and injuries
· It relieves stress due to presence of vata suppressant properties which helps in nurturing nervous system
· Helps in promoting calmness and mental satisfaction in mind due to its good penetrating powers, which helps to counter negative adaptogens.
· It helps in relieving from the feel of numbness and burning sensation in extremities.
· Helps in providing nourishment to the brain for its better function and greater ability to work.
· It is often given in a person who regularly suffers from vertigo, uncautiousness, and depression as it helps in curbing mental and physical weakness.
· Improves mental ability, helps in gaining retaining power and improves mental concentration
· Increases muscular endurance and helps in building up of stamina.
· Revitalizes body and decreases untimely fatigue caused due weak body strength accumulation of negative energies in the body.
· Works as a rasayan i.e. a substance that helps in preventing early aging and rejuvenates whole body to provide youth.
· It works as powerful immune booster that helps in fighting any foreign invasion in the body.
· Its antioxidant properties helps in avoiding symptoms of early aging
· A powerful aphrodisiac thereby helps in enhancing the sexual powers and long lasting endurance
· It also helps in increasing sperm count and also the quality of sperms.
· It gives good results in leucorrhoea, as it possesses the properties that suppress kapha.
· It is considered as one of the most commonly used herb in relieving hypertension with excellent results.
· It has also been found excellent supplement that helps in proving strength to heart muscles and keeps heart working normal
· It also possess the properties which helps it to behave as an diuretic therefore is very helpful in treating urinary tract infections (uti)
· Wonderful remedy in increasing physical endurance is used extensively in physically weak people or people who are recovering from long illness as in case tuberculosis or surgeries.
· Good results have also been seen in upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and in asthmatic condition with wonderful results.

Dr John Anne
http://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/ashwagandha-uses-and-benefits-75185.html

Only the doctor can tell for sure whether such infection is present in your child.

To determine this, an urine sample of your child will be used for tests. This sample is taken in case of very small children through a plastic collection bag or, in case of older children – by means of a container. Sometimes, a small tube introduced inside the urethra to grant a more sterile mean to collect urine, and, other times, the most appropriate is a needle that is introduced into the bladder to ensure the purity of urine.

During the microscopic exam, bacteria or pus will be certainly identified in urine, or, in case they are difficult to see a liquid that helps multiplication of any kind of germs will make hem grow, enabling the doctor to determine the specie.

The sample should be cultivated immediately after its collection, or refrigerated, to prevent the apparition of inaccuracies.

What is the normal function of the urinary tract?

The kidneys represent a filter for the water and the wastes from the blood and they eliminate in an adult 1, 5 to 2 quarts of urine every day. Then, the urine is sent through the urethras and collected by the bladder. In children, the bladder can keep 1, 5 ounces of urine every year. When the urine exists in the bladder, it enters the urethra, which opens in front of the vagina in girls and in the end of the penis in boys.

Bacteria is normally absent from the urine. Their presence indicates and produces urinary tract infections. They enter the urinary tract through the urethra, inflaming and inflecting the bladder and producing cystitis.

Sometimes, the infections get to the kidneys, producing fever and pain, and are much more severe than these that only touch the bladder.

There are children more predisposed to such infections because of abnormalities of the urinary tract. A series of tests may provide information and solutions.

Rodney Kadel
http://www.articlesbase.com/medicine-articles/discovering-if-your-child-has-an-urinary-tract-infection-114439.html

I recently read a story online about a goldfish that died at the ripe old age of 43. I marveled at the story because my goldfish only seem to last a couple of months. What caused this fish to live so long? No doubt he received great care and was raised in optimum water conditions.

Goldfish are actually hardy fish but they are many diseases that they can die from including constipation. If you want your goldfish to live a long and healthy life you need to make sure that you treat the aquarium properly. Goldfish can be a bit messy and you need to make sure that you clean their water diligently vacuuming up all feces and uneaten food on the bottom and doing partial water changes often. Also it is important not to overcrowd the tank as this can cause the water quality to go downhilll fast.

Here’s some aquarium diseases that your goldfish might be prone to:

Constipation
while, this is not a disease per say it does have to do with what you are feeding the fish. if you notice that your goldfish is trailing feces behind him, then he is probably constipated. This means that you are not feeding him the right kinds of foods, perhaps his diet is too fatty or just not varied enough. Just like in humans, you can remedy this by giving him more roughage. Try feeding him spinach, peas or even tubifex worms. You should also soak dried fish foods before letting your goldfish feed on them and this will help with his digestion.

Swim Bladder Disorder
swim bladder disorder happens more in the fancy goldfish and is a problem with him swimming where he will seem to be floating up near the top of the tank or down at the bottom. This happens more often and tanks that have bad water quality so keep your tank In good condition.

Dropsy
Dropsy is a bacterial infection that attacks the fish from the inside. The symptoms are that your goldfishes scales will look like they are sticking out from his body. This is a very serious aquarium disease and by the time you notice your fish have it, it’s probably already too advanced treat.

Ich
Ich is a common aquarium disease which is actually a parasite that attaches itself to your fish. It is often called white spot because It looks like little white dots, like tiny grains of salt on the fish. If you leave this unchecked it can get quite bad as the spores multiply excessively.

Fin Rot
Fin Rot is another bacterial infection which attacks the fins of your goldfish. this will cause his fans to look ragged and you will notice over time that it progresses up the fin until nothing is left. This can be treated successfully if caught early on..

Most all goldfish disease can be avoided by keeping your tank clean. Remember to do periodic water changes and don’t crowd to many fish in the tank. Watch your fish for signs of constipation and other disease and you too might have a goldfish that lives to the ripe old age of 43!

Lee Dobbins
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/is-your-goldfish-constipated-59331.html

One of the reasons why it tends to be difficult to solve house training/house soiling or litterbox avoidance issues, is because you are the one who must identify the cause.

The most difficult part of solving litter box avoidance problems is identifying the cause. Unfortunately, cats are extremely sensitive to change – and if your cat has been regularly using the litter box and then suddenly stopped, something has changed whether you are aware of it or not.

So the goal is to figure out what’s changed.

Here are a couple of things to think about:

The most important thing to consider when you need to figure out what has caused a house soiling problem is: WHEN did the problem start?

2nd most important: Are you certain it’s not a health issue such as an Urinary Tract Infection? (The #1 symptom of an uti is litter box avoidance)

Other questions to consider that will help you figure out the cause:

Did anything at all change near the time when the behavior started? (Try to think of everything, no matter how unimportant it seems)

Have you moved to a new home recently?

Did you recently introduce a new cat/dog/ferret/roommate into your house (or apartment)?

Have any of the litter boxes been moved? (Maybe he or she tends to regularly use one certain box and that particular one has been moved)

Did you rearrange or add any new furniture to your house?

Are you 100% sure this cat is the one not using the box?

Are any of your cats not getting along?

Inter-cat disagreements are actually much harder to spot than most owners realize. Just because they aren’t fighting doesn’t mean they’re getting along. One of your cat’s may actually be “silently” intimidating one of the others, but you don’t know how to read the signs so you aren’t aware of it.

If you’re sure you know which cat isn’t using the litter box, and you know which litter box that cat usually uses, keep an eye out to see if any of your other cats are spending extra time “hanging out” close to that box.

If you have any covered litter boxes, pay special notice to any cats that have a tendency to sit on top of the litter box.

One surefire method of retraining a stubborn cat is to keep the cat in a nearly empty room for a day or two, providing only a few toys, a scratching post, water, a bed and a litter box.

Use this technique to house train your cat and don’t allow free access to the rest of the house until the cat is completely retrained and no longer eliminates outside of the litter box.

Some people think it’s crazy when they realize just how many things can upset a cat’s bathroom habits. What they don’t realize is that elimination is actually a very complex and fragile part of a cat’s life, and it can be easily disrupted.

Liz Barton
http://www.articlesbase.com/pets-articles/solve-cat-house-training-problems-105871.html

Kidney infection, also known as pyelonephritis can damage your kidneys for good, or cause a life-threatening infection if it spreads to your bloodstream. That is why it must be treated properly, so medical help is needed immediately.

Usually, kidney infection starts when bacteria enter the urinary tract through the urethra, and multiply.

There are some symptoms that are caused by the infection. Abdominal pain or pressure, the need to urinate during the night, cloudy urine with a strong odor or frequent urination are some signs that show you have a kidney infection. This fact can be also suspected if you have a burning sensation or pain when urinating, pus or blood in your urine, urine retention, back, side or groin pain, or fever.

In the severe kidney infections, there appears also nausea, extreme fatigue, chills, and high fever.

It is known also that young children have other symptoms too, such as irritability, loose bowel movements, enuresis and loss of appetite.

Usually, the bacteria that provoke kidney infection enter the urinary tract through the urethra, and starts multiplicating. Kidney infection can appear in other way too, through the bloodstream. That happens due to another part of the body that is infected, because infection travels through the bloodstream and affects the kidneys.

Not always, having bacteria in the urine means you have an infection. There are known many cases of persons, especially older adults that have bacteria in the bladder, but that provokes no symptoms and no harm, no treatment being needed. This is the so-called asymptomatic bacteriuria.

Studies revealed that women have more chances to develop kidney infection than men. That happens, because women have a much shorter urethra, and the bacteria will travel a shorter distance from the outside of the body till will reach the bladder.

Sexuala activity at women rises the risk of kidney infection, because bacteria can be introduced into the urethra. The risk also rises at women that use diaphragms or spermacides for birth control.

Other factors that increase the possibility of developing kidney infection in men and women too, are medications that lower your immunity, diseases, such as cancer, diabetes or HIV, prolonged use of tubes used to drain urine from the bladder, a kidney stone, structural abnormalities in your urinary system, or an enlarged prostate gland in men.

Vesicoureteral reflux is also a condition that rises the posibilitu of developing kidney infection. That condition allows urine flow from the bladder back up into the ureters and kidneys.

It is important to go for a check up as soon as you suspect that something is wrong with your kidneys. The doctor might suspect an infection localized in your kidneys and will ask for a urine sample in order to test it for blood, pus and bacterial presence. There are no tests for finding out whether the infection is in the kidneys or inside the bladder but if you complain about upper back pain and fever you might have a kidney infection.

Try not to leave this infection resolve by itself because you can develop serious complications like permanent kidney damage or even septicemia if the bacteria get inside your blood stream.

The most exposed to these complications are the children and the pregnant women. Due to such an infection, pregnant women can give birth to underweight babies or can have a premature birth.

Treatment for kidney infection consists of antibiotic drugs. The period of administration and the quantity will be decided by the doctor, depending of the level of bacteria in the urine. The most used antibiotic drugs are: amoxicillin, nitrofurantoin, trimethoprim, and quinolones. It is important to let your doctor know about other medication you are taking because some of the antibiotic drugs do not match with other drugs.

You will feel better after a few days of treatment but it is important to follow the treatment as prescribed by the doctor, not to give up on taking the antibiotic drugs as soon as you feel better, because this could only lead to an incomplete treatment and the disease will eventually return. If the kidney infection is severe, you might be administered the antibiotic drugs intravenous and be hospitalized for a few days.

Sometimes recurrent kidney infections are caused by urologic abnormalities and in that case your current doctor might advice you to go to an urologist for a check up.

In order to prevent kidney infections you should drink a lot of liquids, especially water and you should urinate often and not retain your urine because bacterium will develop.

It is indicated to take a shower after intercourses and also to drink plenty of water after intercourses. Showering is better that bathing because it prevents excess moisture which can increase the bacteria level from your organism.

Be careful when wiping. Try to wipe from front to back after urinating in order not to bring infections towards your urethra.

Hygiene is very important but be careful to wash your intimate areas gently in order to prevent skin irritation.

At home, if you have a kidney infection you can place a heating pad on your abdomen in order to reduce pain. Also, drink a lot of liquids in order to keep well hydrated but avoid citrus juices and alcohol because these liquids will only irritate your kidneys.

For more resources about kidney infection or especially about please review kidney infection symptoms please review http://www.kidney-infection-center.com/kidney-infection-symptoms.htm

Groshan Fabiola
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/ways-of-preventing-urinary-tract-infection-109789.html

Autism is usually diagnosed around the age of three when an abnormal development of the child is noticed. An early diagnose is essential for the future medical care as well as for the outcome of the parents. An initial diagnose of autism includes a physical evaluation and a neurological examination completed with a registry of the medical history of the child since birth and a medical history of the family. Clinical testing may also be helpful to classify the condition and rule out other assembling diseases.

Specialty physicians must carefully evaluate the mental and physical development of the child as well its communication and language skills. He must know if the patient has babbled, waved or grasp objects before the age of one year and other major signs during his development. Frequent office visits are necessary for the doctor to determine eventual response to treatment and one potential progress of the condition.

Similar conditions to autism are Rett disorder, childhood disintegrative disorder, Asperger disorder, pervasive development disorder, hearing loss and metabolic disorders. Autism is most common encountered in males sometimes connected to the fragile X syndrome that causes mental retardation. A series of testing can be performed to rule out conditions with similar symptoms:

Blood tests are made to determine eventual disorders in the blood lipids or amino-acids and other metabolism-linked conditions. Genetic diseases are ruled out by DNA and chromosomal analyses. Hearing tests are used to rule out possible connections between language difficulties and deafness. An electroencephalogram would detect potential brain damages and a magnetic resonance imaging would detect eventual brain disorder.

The Asperger disorder assembling autism only appears in boys and develops progressive neurological damages after the first three years of life. Symptoms of Rett disorder are extraordinary memory and musical skills, the inability to interact with others, primitive language skills, lack of facial expressions and inability to express emotions.

Patients with the disintegrative disorder are characterized by the lack of bowel and bladder control and no language, motor or communication skills.

The Rett disorder produces microcephaly, inability to express feelings, lack of motor skills and is mostly encountered in girls. It develops during the first 18 months of life. Children suffering from the Rett disorder require medical treatment as they may experience weakness, cognitive regression, constipations and breathing problems.

Pervasive development disorder occurs between 2 and 12 years of age and produces a delay of social and communication skills.

For greater resources on Autism or especially about autism causes please click this link http://www.autism-info-center.com/autism-causes.htm

Groshan Fabiola
http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/diagnosing-autism-97611.html

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