Eucalyptus is a tall evergreen tree that can grow to 60 feet or more. Eucalyptus obtain a high quality wood and eucalyptus leaves have medicinal properties.
The medicinal Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus is called male whose scientific name is Eucalyptus globulus Labill. There are other varieties of the eucalyptus family do not have the same medicinal properties.
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There are many skin and body problems that have been being overexposed that make it hard for people to have a good acceptance of their bodies. Skin color, pimples, big tummy, big arms, arm hair, and cellulites (actually, there are still more) are considered as problems in the effort to have a perfect body and skin.
Then there they comes the facts and the myths of how to get rid of them, especially about how to get rid of cellulite. Well, if you are the person who follows the celebrity news, you may have heard that there are more celebrities who says “Who cares” to cellulite. Maybe that can make you feel better.
However, if you think that you still want to get rid of cellulite and find the best cellulite treatment, dream on. There is no such thing as the best cellulite treatment. All cellulite treatments have the same result and none of them can remove your cellulite once and forever. Don’t get me wrong; those cellulite treatments, whatever the form is, really work.
The thing is, you will stick on it for your whole life if you want the cellulite gone forever. So, just like the other skin products and diets, cellulite treatments should be applied regularly to get the best result of whatever products you are using.
If you choose some pills are better than eucalyptus. That when it comes to taste, but really talking about medicinal properties this tree has many benefits associated with it. Besides being excellent for fighting bad breath, there are other applications of the dental health are quite effective.
One is the application of eucalyptus against gingivitis, an inflammation of the gums bleeding from them, which is caused by the accumulation of debris in it and by poor dental hygiene. Eucalyptus essential oil can combat it, and then we tell you how.
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The medicinal properties of turmeric are known, and indeed we have spoken of their property to keep the weight for health care for brain and sciatic pain. This time we turn once again to turmeric, but to highlight its anti-cancer properties.
A study conducted on women has discovered the secret behind the turmeric, curcumin is able to prevent the risk of cancer in postmenopausal women who have undergone treatment with hormone replacement, positioning and an excellent natural agent prevent cancer.
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Those who suffer from pains in the sciatic nerve actually go wrong. Typically this pain is caused by compression of the sciatic nerve, the longest of the whole body, whose endings are sometimes compressed by the bones of the hip causing unbearable pain.
Sometimes the pain of sciatica is no more than a mere annoyance cope, but sometimes can result in complete paralysis for which you should call your doctor. So it may be a good idea to consider saving some medicinal plant that makes you forget the pain.
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Some studies have found that postmenopausal women who received estrogen and progestin for treatment, are at increased risk of breast cancer. So say in natural medicine.
But a new study has shown a possible answer: the spice turmeric. This Indian spice popular use seems to reduce the risk of this cancer.
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The effect on memory and the circulatory system of blueberries are well known. Moreover, this result stands out as an excellent antibacterial agent against urinary type infections, so it is recommended for use in cases of cystitis. However, the horizon continues to expand its medicinal uses, and in this case stand out for strengthening the defense against cancer.
Preliminary research published in the journal Phytotherapy Research suggests that antioxidants found in cranberries can stop the spread of breast cancer.
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How is it treated?
* Surgical excision, if possible, is the preferred technique because it allows to remove the tumor in its entirety and make a subsequent histological study to determine if the edges of the surgical specimen are free. A variant of this technique is Mohs microsurgery, which is performed histological study of the piece on the operative act itself so as to determine whether or not it is necessary to continue to expand the margins of excision, is a technique used primarily when affect areas involved such as the eyelids. It is probably the treatment of choice in the forms sclerodermiform.
* Curettage and electrocoagulation: This technique is removal by curette, based on the greater friability of the tumor relative to healthy skin. Subsequently, the treated area is electrocoagulation to remove debris. The drawback of this technique is unable to confirm the total removal.
* Cryosurgery (liquid nitrogen) can be used in small lesions, but does not allow histological confirmation or determine if excision has been complete.
* Radiation therapy: Their primary indications are elderly, large lesions, when surgical treatment fails or if it’s difficult.
* Topical cytotoxic agents: 5-fluorouracil can be used only in the treatment of superficial basal cell carcinoma.
* Laser: This is a difficult treatment availability and does not allow histological control. So although it should not be a treatment of choice may be used in selected cases, as the Gorlin syndrome. CO2 can be used or photodynamic therapy.
* Imiquimod: This emerging drug was initially approved for the treatment of genital warts. It has an immunomodulatory effect by stimulating the immune response of the individual in charge of eliminating viral injury. There are also several studies that prove antitumor action. It has been recently approved in Europe for use in the treatment of superficial and nodular basal cell carcinomas of small size. The disadvantages are that we have focused on histological control of the removal of the tumor and its high irritant.
Basal cell carcinoma is characterized by very heterogeneous from a clinical standpoint, which can sometimes make diagnosis difficult. Its most common location is on the face. It has a slow growing and painless, although as noted earlier, the evolution can produce invasion and destruction of adjacent structures.
The most common presentation is as pearly papule with teleangiectasia on its surface, which tends to be localized in the medial canthus, nose, or forehead. Corresponds to 95% of basal cell carcinomas. In the evolution may ulcerate in the center of the lesion, although the edges remain pearly papules features. In some cases the ulceration occurs early and massive way, then called ulcus Rodens, a less frequent but more aggressive.
Other clinical forms are:
* Basal Cell Carcinoma sclerodermatous: Board shiny smooth, flat and sometimes depressed slightly ill-defined borders resembling morphea. Sometimes we can see the look on their margins teleangiectasia pearl and typical of this tumor. Characteristically, the growth in depth of these lesions over the limits that we see clinically.
* Superficial Basal Cell Carcinoma: a raised red plaque with scaly surface, which is typically located in the trunk. Sometimes it can appear as multiple lesions in this case being generally related to previous exposure to arsenic.
* All clinical forms of basal cell carcinoma can appear as pigmented lesions, making it difficult differential diagnosis with melanoma.
The known risk factors are:
* Chronic sun exposure
* Phototype skin I / II
* Treatment with radiation therapy
* Ingestion of arsenic chronically
* Immunosuppression
* Genetic predisposition:
– Gorlin syndrome or multiple basal cell nevus
– Bazex syndrome
– Xeroderma pigmentosum
Diagnosis and differential diagnosis
Preliminary diagnosis is clinical basal cell carcinoma. It is essential to know the existence of other types of presentation in addition to the characteristic pearly papule. Definitive diagnosis is by histological confirmation by biopsy.
The differential diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma is wide due to the diverse clinical manifestations. Arises mainly with the following entities:
* Actinic Keratosis
* Seborrheic Keratosis
* Tumors of skin appendages
* Giant Melanocytic
* Melanoma
* Bowen’s Disease
* Squamous cell carcinoma
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