SLE

Pathology:
Autoimmune disease where the body turns on itself.

Note:
See also Chronic fatigue.

Approach:
Any remitting autoimmune disease is emanently reversible through toxin cleansing and toxin avoidance practices.
Cleanse the body of toxins -- particularly the fat-soluble toxins.

Diseases: Signs (SI) & Symptoms (SY) or Cause (CA)
See Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.

CA Up to 1/250 females. Female/male 9:1. 20-39 yrs. Multifactoral disorder.
SI abortion, spontaneous
SY alopecia 50%.
SI alveolitis, fibrosing
SY arthritis May begin during pregnancy. Commonest presenting features.
SI chorea
SY contractures Commonest presenting features.
SI diaphragm, elevation of
CA drugs Induced by: Oestrogen, oral contraceptives.
SI endocarditis
SI epilepsy Or other mild psychiatric disturbance.
SI eye Keratoconjuntivitis sicca, episclerosis, retinal vasculitis, soft exudates.
SY finger Digital infarcts. Periungual erythema.
SI gastro-intestinal Frequent but non-specific.
SI hemiplegia
CA Klinefelter's syndrome
SI lung, impaired Impairment of ventilation and diffusion.
SI lymphadenopathy
SI neuropathy, cranial
SI neuropathy, peripheral
SI pericarditis
SI pleurisy
SI proteinuria
SI Raynaud's phenomenon
SY skin, photosensitive Butterfly rash. Discoid lupus or vasculitic rash.
SI spenomegaly
CA sunlight Provokes.
SY tenosynovitis Commonest presenting features.
SY ulcer, oral painful oral or nasopharangeal ulcers.

Purpose-Herbs Cross-reference.


arthritis  herbs ...

Apium graveolens
Arctium lappaAlso osteoarthritis.
Armoracia lapathifolia
Equisetum arvense
Filipendula ulmaraMay help connective tissues.
Juniperus communis
Salvia officinalisGood in an ointment.
Sambucus spp.
Symphytum officinaleInternally.
Taraxacum officinale
Urticaria dioicaAlso for osteoarthritis.

epilepsy  herbs ...
Hypericum perfoliatum
Hyssopus officinalisPetit mal.
Sambucus spp.
Valeriana officinalis
Viscum album

pleurisy  herbs ...
Symphytum officinale

 

 

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