Description
Biliousness is a disease of the Liver.
The excessive secretion of the bile by the Liver is Biliousness.
The bile is an alkaline fluid and has a bitter taste. It is secreted by the Liver and stored in the Gallbladder. It helps in the digestion of fatty food and absorption of minerals or nutrients in the Small Intestine. It emulsifies the fats.
But the excessive secretion of the bile may cause Headache and provoke vomiting. If the person vomits then the excessive bile will be thrown out from the body resulting a relief in the Headache.
Biliousness affects the Liver, Gallbladder, Small Intestines, Stomach and causes Gastric Distress.
Causes of BiliousnessGallstones
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
If not treated properly, Biliousness may cause Liver Problems
Differential Diagnosis : Headache : Bilious Headache
: If you ask a doctor that what is a Biliuos Headache, the answer will be severe headache. If it is a severe headache, then why it is known as Bilious Headache. Well !! i have an answer for this.
The Bilious Headache is caused by Bad liver. The moment you vomit out the green bile, the headache will be automatically gone. It will come back again until or unless your liver is cured. The remedy should be taken to cure the liver but not for the Headache. The problem is with the liver. It has nothing to do with the Head.
Materia Medica for Biliousness
Liver Diseases General
It is normal to first talk about the anatomy of an organ, then its normal functions, then the diseased condition and conclude with remedies.
But, this time, lets reverse the process. Lets first talk about the herbs to be used to cure Liver diseases.
When the Liver is diseased it shows its conditions in many symptoms like Jaundice, Hepatitis, Biliousness, Gallstones. The list is endless. But the solution is the same. If you or your doctor has concluded that the diseased condition is due to the malfunction of the Liver, look no further. The answer lies in the use of these top notch herbs.
Radish
Milk Thistle
Dandelion
Sleeping Plant
Turmeric
Use them singly or in combination, they will bring back the Liver to its normal functioning.
And, now if you would like to read about the organ called Liver, read on.
Liver is the human body’s largest organ. (Forget about the skin).
Liver is the main filter of the human body. It is also the main organ that regulates the digestion. It is the master weaver that controls the metabolism. Immunity is dependent on its health. Liver sick, Immunity down, man sick. It stores Nutrients.
It is a pivotal and important organ that controls the supply of energy and nutrients to the tissues.
The Liver is a tenacious organ. It is capable of regrowing dead or damaged cells/tissues and becoming healthy in a short time.
Liver produces Bile. The function of the Bile is to regulate digestion by breaking up fat into small pieces so that they can be absorbed by the Intestines.
Bile Ducts carry bile through the liver and gallbladder. Bile, then travels to the Duodenum of the small intestines.
Functions of the Liver. The Liver has countless functions. Some of the major functions are :--
Detoxify Blood
Store Vitamins and Iron
Store sugar glucose
Convert stored sugar to usable sugar
Break down Hemoglobin and Insulin
Convert ammonia to urea
Destroys old red blood cells
Secrete bile
Produce Proteins for Blood plasma
Production of cholesterol and special proteins to help carry fats through the body
Regulate blood clotting
Resist infections. Produce immune factors. Remove Bacteria from the bloodstream
Old dead red blood cells are the waste product that gives our stools brown color. Discoloration of human excreta may be a warning that something is wrong with your liver. Darkened urine bears the same message. Jaundice is the name of the disease when the skin and the eyes become yellow. Jaundice means excess Bilirubin. All these are the consequences of malfunctioning of the Liver.
If I abuse myself by consuming alcohol, my Liver will harden and Cirrhosis will set in. The same will happen if I am infected with Hepatitis C.
Add half tsp Black Pepper powder in 2 tsp leaf juice of Indian Sorrel ( Sarvajjaya ). Apply the mixture over red spots over skin that are caused due to Biliousness.
Add 1 tsp Honey in 20 ml Pomegranate ( Anar ) juice. Drink it once a day.
Consume half cup seed decoction of Asteracantha Longifolia. Have it once a day.
Consume 4 g unripe fruit of Carissa Carandas once a day.
Butter Tree ( Mahua ) Bark for Biliousness
Drink 10 ml bark decoction of Butter Tree ( Mahua ) thrice a day.
Curry Leaf ( Karipatta in India ) possesses strong Antiemtic and Antiinflammatory properties. These properties reduce inflammation and stop vomiting. It also prevents excessive bile secretion in the liver.
Dip Curry ( Karipatta in India ) Leaves and bark of its tree in a bowl of hot water for an hour. After soaking them for an hour, take out the bark and leaves. Drink this water. This will cure vomiting due to Biliousness.
OR : Grind the Curry ( Karipatta in India ) tree bark. Add one teaspoon bark powder in two cups of water. Drink 2 to 3 times a day.