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eyes/ears/nose/throat
conjunctivitis
nutrition

dietary guidelines

therapeutic foods:
• foods rich in Vitamins A and B-Complex
• foods that soothe the Liver, clear Heat

fresh juices:
• carrot (Walker, p. 132)
• carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 132)
• carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 132)
• carrot, celery, endive, and parsley (Walker, p.132)
• carrot and parsley (Walker, p. 132)
• carrot and broccoli (Ni, p. 30)

specific remedies:
• human milk dropped directly in eye
• boil burdock root tea and expose eyes to the steam then drink the tea (Ni, p. 31)
• dandelion root tea or juice for Liver Rising type (Ni, p. 36)
• potato poultice for conjunctivitis (Shefi)

avoid:
• hot, spicy foods, fried foods, alcohol, greasy food, fatty foods, caffeine-containing foods: coffee, tea, chocolate, cola


supplements

• Vitamin A 50,000-75,000 IU per day and topical applications
• Vitamin B6 100 mg three times daily
• Vitamin B2
• Vitamin B-complex 50-100 mg per day
• Calcium/Magnesium (Kirschmann, 1984)


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