Herbal medicines have great ability to treat different diseases naturally. They have made a very significant contribution in the field of health & medical science from the very beginning. The Modern scientific medicine also evolved from natural and herbal products and a large variety of modern remedies still have their origin in the natural/ herbal sources. 
They are however used as domestic tidbits and home remedies also because of easy availability and economy

Following are the some useful home remedies that can help us in curing vitiligo.

1. Turmeric & mustard oil

Turmeric has great importance in Indian system of medicine where it is used as anti-septic and an anti-inflammatory substance. It is a very fine immune booster and also used on wounds to prevent them from bacterial infection. Mustard oil is also a very beneficial for home treatment of many diseases. Its daily body massage provides strength to the immune system. It is an anti-bacterial oil and is also used for detoxification.

How to use: 
Take 5 teaspoons of turmeric powder and mix in 250 ml of mustard oil and apply on the white patches of skin, twice a day. Use this treatment regularly for one year. It will have a very useful effect on your Vitiligo. You will observe a very good result of this treatment in your skin. The white sports will start diminishing and will ultimately disappear. It is a very safe remedy.

2. Use Of Basil leaves &Lime Juice

Basil leaves are very common kitchen ingredients. It has anti-viral and anti-aging properties. It is also a very useful herb to cure stress and vitiligo. Extract of basil leaves in combination with Limejuice is also believed to stimulate the production of melanin in the skin. 

How to use:
Take a few drops of basil-leaves extract and limejuice together in a bowl. Mix them thoroughly and apply on the white patches of your skin. Don’t wash your face quickly. Use this treatment 3 to 4 times daily. Favorable results are usually visible within 5-6 months. 
This mixture is very effective and perfectly safe for vitiligo people. No side effect has ever been reported.

3. Use Of Water kept in copper utensil

It has been observed that vitiligo can be treated by drinking water kept in copper utensils. The water is left in a copper utensil over-night and then use it for drunk in the morning. This extremely economic home remedy can show its magic in about half a year. 
This treatment is believed also to stimulate Melanocyte for producing melanin. The remedy is as safe as pure water.

4. Tamarind Seeds and Psoralea Seeds:

Psoralen is the most effective herb for the treatment of vitiligo. It is used both as a home remedy as well as in the form of delicately formulated recipes, like PUVA. Its use with tamarind is very beneficial for the cure of Vitiligo.
Caution must however be exercised in the use of Psoralens, as they may be harmful outside the hands of experts.

How to use:
Soak some seeds of Tamarind and Psoralea in water for 4 days. Then dry and grind these seeds and make a past. Apply this past daily on white patches of skin for a month. Dramatic improvement is usually visible within a month but continued usage beyond a month is advisable for consolidation of the benefit.

5. Psoralea and Ginger Juice:

Ginger is an anti-inflammatory vegetable. Its use in cooking food prevents clotting of blood during circulation. It also stimulates blood circulation and supports our digestive system. Its use with Psoralen is beneficial as a home remedy of vitiligo.

How to use: 
This remedy is a little different from other home treatments in the sense that it is taken orally instead of external application. First soak Psoralea seeds in Ginger Juice for 3 days. Dry them in shade and grind to a fine powder. Take one gram of this powder daily with 1 cup of fresh milk for 2 months. Regular use of the recipe will bring the color back to your white patches of skin.

6. Treating vitiligo with Radish seeds and vinegar

The powder of radish seeds has many medicinal qualities in it of which regeneration of the melanin is only one.

How to use 
Take about 35 grams of radish seeds in powder form and mix 2 tsp of vinegar in it to make a paste. Apply this paste on your white patches daily for at least 6 months.
The white spots will slowly clear away. This treatment is virtually free of side effects.

7. Treating Vitiligo with Mama Cadela

Mama-cadel, which is known as Brosimum Gaudichaudiiz or Mamica-de-cadela also, is a useful plant for the home treatment of vitiligo. This plant has dark green leaves and yellow to orange fruit. The fruit has a sweet flavor, and can also be used as a chewing gum, due its proprieties.
How to use:
Make a concoction of the root of this plant with a little water. Apply this extract to the affected areas of your skin, twice a day. Within a week you will start seeing the result. Continue the application of this paste at least for 6 months. The white patches of your skin are very likely to disappear in this period. No side effects have been reported with this recipe.

8. Use Of Khella

Khella is a Mediterranean herb, and is found to be very useful in vitiligo. It contains a very active substance, which appears to work like Psoralens. This substance not only stimulates the sensitivity of Melanocyte but also protects our skin from sunburn. People with vitiligo should use 120-160 mg of khella in their food daily. Continue this treatment for 4 to 6 months in order to recover natural color of your skin. No side effects are yet known. 

9.Psoralea & Coconut oil

Psoralea crolyforlia sensitizes the skin to the tanning effect of sunlight, while Coconut oil works as a strong anti-oxidant and helps us to activate melanin pigment in the skin.

Black cumin is a very useful immune booster. Similarly, The roots of Barberry plant contain many compounds, which are useful for the skin protection. 

A past formed by Coconut oil, Psoralea crolyforlia, Black cumin and Barberry roots works very well for treating vitiligo. It helps to stop and eliminate the white patches of skin. People with vitiligo should use this treatment daily, at least for six months. This mixture also gives a healthy look to the skin.

10.Treatment with Biloba

Ginkgo Biloba is a unique herb from the Zhejiang province in Eastern China, now widely known to herbalists the world over. This strange herb that is almost a living fossil, with no close living relatives, is being closely investigated for its medicinal benefits in the treatment of vitiligo.
Initial research so far indicates the herb can help to no just halt the progress of the disease, but also re-pigment the skin. Some researchers believe that these claims may be supported because of the herbs peculiar properties as an immune system modulator and antioxidant. Research has also indicated that the active ingredients in gingko biloba are soothing and bring relief to many allergic and inflammatory processes.
In trials where some subjects were put on placebos the evidence was again in favor of gingko biloba. The result from these preliminary investigations however needs to be perfected before any practical application can be arrived at. As regards the method of application though there is overwhelming evidence that suggests that oral intake of the herb is more effective and preferable to topical application.

11.Benefits of Celery

Celery is one natural remedy that is widely regarded as being of some value to patients suffering from vitiligo. It’s relevance in the treatment of vitiligo can in fact be traced back in time and this association is a very valid one.
Celery has been found to have a very high psoralen content, making it a good candidate. Psoralen, which in the past could only be obtained through its natural plant source, has been used for millennia in the treatment of vitiligo.
This practice and its principles are deeply rooted in traditional treatments involving phototherapy. Psoralen the naturally occurring component in celery can act as a stimulant to promote and increase the reaction of skin to sunlight.

 

Vitiligo Other Home Remedies:

Take a bath twice daily, which will stimulate the formation of melanin producing cells in the skin. 

Take sunbath for 10 minutes daily.

Eat 600 gm raw cucumber and 3 betel leaves daily. Thrice daily use of food made from bitter gourd for a week is also a useful home remedy for vitiligo.

Avoid from dairy products, like butter, yogurt, beverages made from milk, coffee etc. 

Abstain from mango and citrus fruit.

Avoid using soft drinks, read meat, eggs and fish. 
There are many other home remedies and substance which have curative properties for vitiligo. You can use for example black pepper, green tea and olive oil etc. It is extremely economical and still very useful.

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