Information on Various Common Ailments

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Cirrhosis
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Coronary Heart Disease
Cough
Cystitis
Dandruff
Diabetes Mellitus
Diarrhoea
Dysmenorrhoea
Female Sterility
Gall Bladder Disorders

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Acidity and Heart Burn
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Herbal Medicines

	Bistort
	Blue Flag
	Fennel
	Flax
	Galangal
	Glucosamine
	Gossypol
	Indigo
	Irish Moss
	Jojoba
	Khat
	Khella
	Lady's Mantle
	Lovage
	Red Poppy
	Rose Hips
	Rosemary
	Saffron
	Spirulina
	Stone Root
	Sweet Violet
	Thyme
	True Unicorn Root
	Wild Ginger
	Wild Yam
	Witch Hazel

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Causes of Cirrhosis

Cirrhosis has many causes. It can result from direct injury to the liver cells or from indirect injury via inflammation to bile ducts which drain the liver cells of bile. In cirrhosis, the relationship between blood and liver cells is destroyed. Even though the liver cells that survive or are newly formed may be able to produce and remove substances from the blood.

One of the main cause of cirrhosis is long term drinking of alcohol. In the liver, alcohol converts to toxic chemicals, such as acetaldehyde, which trigger the production of powerful immune factors called cytokines.

Another common cause of cirrhosis is chronic hepatitis, it may be either Hepatitis - B or C. Chronic Hepatitis C is the more dangerous form than Chronic Hepatitis B and accounts for one-third of all cirrhosis cases.

Some other Important Causes of Cirrhosis are:

• Inherited Metabolic diseases.
• Chronic Bile Duct diseases.
• Chronic Congestive Heart failure.
• Parasitic Infections.
• Autoimmune Hepatitis: This type of hepatitis is caused by a problem with the immune system.