Kalisaya represents one of 23 species of the plant genus Cinchona (cinchona trees). It was originally native only to South America, where it was used by indigenous people as a medicinal plant against malaria. Today, cinchona trees play a major role only for cinchona production. Occurrence and cultivation of the Kalisaya Kalisaya can grow very … Kalisaya: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Cradle cap is the collective term for infantile seborrheic dermatitis, which causes scaly patches on the scalp of infants. Thick crusts and scales may form, yet cradle cap is not considered a serious condition and disappears within a few months. What is cradle cap? Cradle cap is a yellowish oily and scaly rash that appears … Cradle Cap: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Although the plague no longer occurs in Germany today, it is still known by almost everyone through its history. Especially the plague epidemics of the Middle Ages have stuck in people’s minds. In some countries, however, there are still isolated cases of the subform pneumonic plague. Check with your doctor if you need more information. … Plague: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Increased bleeding tendency, also called hemorrhagic diathesis, can have several causes. In addition to treating the cause of the bleeding tendency, precautions help keep affected individuals safe. What is increased bleeding diathesis? If an affected person has an increased bleeding tendency, it manifests as bleeding that lasts too long and/or bleeding that is too severe … Increased Bleeding Tendency: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Many people suffer from skin bleeding. What exactly this is, what can cause it and how to treat this bleeding will be explained in more detail in the following article. What is skin bleeding? The most pronounced form of skin bleeding is called hematoma or also better known as bruise or “blue spot”, which almost … Skin Bleeding: Causes, Treatment & Help
Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an inherited genetic defect that, to date, can only be cured by bone marrow transplantation. With an incidence of about 1:250,000, the disease is rare, affecting only boys as a result of X-linked recessive inheritance. What is Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome? Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is the name given to a rare genetic immunodeficiency that is … Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Foot warts or plantar warts affect quite a few people. The warts, which are caused by viruses, usually appear very irregularly and are harmless. Some types of warts can cause varying degrees of pain on the sole of the foot, appearing mainly when they appear. What are plantar warts? Plantar warts are also called plantar … Plantar Warts: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Morbus haemorrhagicus neonatorum is a disorder of blood clotting that can affect infants and is due to a deficiency of vitamin K. Vitamin K is relevant to the synthesis of various coagulation factors. To treat the disorder, intravenous substitution of the required vitamin takes place in the infant. What is haemorrhagic neonatal disease? Blood clotting … Haemorrhagic Neonatal Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Waldenström’s disease, also known as Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia, belongs to the leukemias, or more precisely to the lymphomas. The slowly progressive disease is rather rare and mostly affects elderly patients; patients younger than 40 years are affected only in exceptional cases. What is Waldenström’s disease? Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia is a malignant disease of the white blood cells … Waldenstroems Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Protein C is part of a complex system that regulates the process of blood clotting. It is a vitamin K-dependent protein. As part of hemostasis, it controls the process of blood clotting. In the case of protein C deficiency, this can be disturbed. What is protein C deficiency? Protein C deficiency has a major impact … Protein C Deficiency: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
About one in 5000 people in Germany suffers from a blood clotting disorder. Thereby, the triggers as well as the treatment of clotting disorders are very different. What is a blood clotting disorder? Blood clotting disorders are either too weak or too strong clotting (hemostasis) of the blood in the event of injury to one … Blood Clotting Disorder: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Couperosis is a genetically determined connective tissue weakness, which manifests itself from the age of 30 onwards by means of visible vascular dilatations (telangiectasias) on the face. Especially people of Celtic type (reddish blond hair, fair skin) or people with easily irritated and sensitive skin are affected by couperosis, which is not considered a classical … Couperosis: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
