Vitiligo is a condition that causes the loss of melanin from your skin. Melanin is the pigment that is responsible for the color of your skin, eyes and hair. Vitiligo manifests when your melanin-producing cells die or no longer generate melanin, which causes white patches of skin to appear in the affected area. Natural herbal treatments may be helpful for your vitiligo. However, herbs should only be used under the care of a skilled health care professional.
Skin Disorders states that the precise cause of vitiligo is unclear, although evidence points toward a group of three genes that make you vulnerable to depigmentation. The most common sign or symptom associated with vitiligo is milky-white skin patches, although other symptoms -- premature graying or whitening of your hair, loss of mucous membrane color, and color changes or loss in your retina -- may also occur.
Natural herbal chinese meidicine treatments for vitiligo , notes nutrition researcher Phyllis A. Balch, author of "Prescription for Nutritional Healing." Katuki is an herbal remedy that is commonly prescribed for vitiligo by practitioners of ayurvedic medicine, which is the traditional healing system of India. St. John's wort is used to help reduce the negative health effects of stress, while ginkgo may help retard the vitiligo disease course. Many non-herbal supplements may also be helpful in treating this condition, including vitamin B complex, essential fatty acids and silica.
Foods Natural Treatment for Vitiligo
Here is a list of the best Vitiligo natural treatments and home remedies diet that I’ve found along my journey, all of which have shown remarkable results and were easy to implement.
Goosefoot
Goosefoot is a type of vegetable with lots of medicinal properties. It contains high traces of vitamins and minerals, along with a rich concentration of protein and folic acid. In addition to eating this vegetable at least once a day, you can also extract the juices from the leaves and apply it directly to all the white areas on your skin.
Papaya
Papaya is great for reviving and restoring melanin (which is responsible for skin pigmentation). In addition to drinking papaya juice every day, I would also:
Rub the affected areas of the skin with a piece of papaya fruit.
Allow it to dry, before applying it again to make sure that the juice is properly penetrating the skin.
Psoralea Seeds
Psoralea seeds soaked in ginger juice is great for “replicating” the effects of sun tanning, and it is perhaps one of the best natural home remedies for the treatment of vitiligo.
Soak the seeds in the juice of ginger for 3 days.
After 3 days, rub the seeds with your hand to remove the shell.
Allow the seeds to dry in a shaded area, and then have it grounded to a powder.
Every day, take 1 gram of this powder with fresh milk. Do this for about 40 days straight.
You can also apply some of the powder to the affected areas for quicker results.
