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Home Remedies Index
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Natural Home Remedies for Epilepsy
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Home Remedies for Epilepsy.
Epilepsy refers to a condition in which fits or attacks of
unconsciousness occur, with or without convulsions.
Known as 'falling sickness', it is a serious disorder of the
central nervous system. It occurs in both children and
adults. Most attacks, however, occur in childhood and in
early adult life.
There are two main types of epilepsy known as petit mal
and grand mal. In petitmal, an attack starts and stops
within a few seconds. The patient has a momentary loss of
consciousness, with no convulsions except sometimes a
slight rigidity. The attack in me case of grand mal comes
with a dramatic effect There are violent contractions of the
anus, legs, and the rest of the body, accompanied by a
sudden loss of consciousness.
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In a typical attack, the patient cries out; falls to the ground; loses consciousness; and develops convulsions, with
foaming at the mouth, twitching of the muscles, biting of the tongue, distorted fixation of limbs, rotation of the
head, and deviation of the eyes.
The main cause of petit mal is a strained nervous condition.
Grand mal results from hereditary influences, serious shock or injury to the brain or nervous system, and
diseases like meningitis and typhoid. Other causes of epilepsy include allergic reaction to certain food
substances, circulatory disorders, chronic alcoholism, lead poisoning, use of cocaine and other such habits,
mental conflict, and deficient mineral assimilation.
Epilepsy Treatment with Grape Juice:
Fruits like apples, figs, and grapes have proved beneficial in the treatment of epilepsy. The juice of grapes has,
however, been found to be comparatively more effective for this disease. The patient should take about 500 ml
of the juice of fresh grapes thrice a day for three months. It will provide immense relief and help in the cure of
the disease
Epilepsy Treatment with Vegetable Juices:
Certain vegetable juices, especially carrot juice, in combination with juices of beets and cucumber, have also
been found valuable in epilepsy. The formula proportions considered helpful in this combination are 300 ml of
carrot juice and 100 ml each of beet and cucumber juices to prepare 500 ml or half a liter of mixed juice to be
taken daily.
Epilepsy Treatment with Vitamin B6:
Vitamin B6 or pyridoxine is considered useful in epilepsy. This vitamin is involved in critical functions of the
nervous system. The valuable vegetable sources of this vitamin are rice, milk, brewer's yeast, cereals, legumes,
green leafy vegetables, carrots, and peanuts. If taken in supplement form, vitamin B6 should be taken in
therapeutic dose of 100-150 mg daily, along with other B complex vitamins.
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