Polytrauma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Polytrauma means multiple injuries. By definition, these are serious, life-threatening injuries. There is a risk of cardiovascular failure due to shock or craniocerebral injury in polytrauma. What is polytrauma? Polytrauma (plural: polytraumas) is a term used in emergency medicine. The translation of the Greek compound word is “multiple injury.” This always refers to a severe … Polytrauma: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

CoAprovel

Introduction CoAprovel® is an antihypertensive drug containing 2 active ingredients: hydrochlorothiazide and irbesartan. It is used when one of these active ingredients does not lower blood pressure sufficiently, either due to lack of potency or due to side effects that are too strong at low doses. As these 2 substances intervene in different ways in … CoAprovel

Common Devils-Bit: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

The flower of the year 2015 was recently chosen by the Foundation for Nature Conservation Hamburg: the common devil’s-bit is awarded this honor this year. Perhaps one of the reasons was that many endangered butterfly species love its nectar very much, respectively their caterpillars use it as a food source. As a bud resembling the … Common Devils-Bit: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits

Diet for gout

Gout is a metabolic disease in which too much uric acid accumulates in the blood. Crystals of uric acid are formed, which are deposited in various parts of the body, especially in joints, bursae, tendons and internal organs. These deposits often lead to painful joint inflammation, which can lead to joint damage if left untreated. … Diet for gout

Alkaline diet | Diet for gout

Alkaline diet The alkaline diet is a diet based on alkaline foods, which at the same time avoids acid-forming foods. The aim is to prevent the body from becoming overly acidic and to balance the acid-base balance. Allowed are a lot of fruits like apples, pineapple, avocado, bananas, berries, mangoes, watermelon etc. Numerous vegetables such … Alkaline diet | Diet for gout

Apocynum

Other termf Indian hemp Use of Apocynum for the following diseases Water retention in case of heart or kidney weakness High blood pressure Advanced heart failure Functional impairment of the heart valves Water retention in the abdomen Use of Apocynum for the following symptoms/complaints Overwhelming anxiety with compulsion to breathe deeply Permanent pressure on the … Apocynum