Home Remedies for Conjunctivitis

Jayashree Pakhare
Conjunctivitis, commonly known as pink eye is the infection of an eye. Here conjunctiva, a membrane covering the eye balls and the lining of the inner surface of eyelids gets inflamed.
Symptoms
It is contagious disease with symptoms like red, watery eyes. Sometimes you get burning of eyes, dryness, blurred vision, itchiness in eyes and sticky discharge. Seriousness in conjunctivitis may result in certain viral infections, common cold, acute respiratory infection or ailments like measles, herpes simples or herpes zoster. Some of the bacteria like staphylococcus, streptococcus and hemophilus may be responsible for its taking place.
Home Remedies for Conjunctivitis
Vegetable juices: - one of the easiest, simple and effective remedy for conjunctivitis is vegetable juices. You may make use of vegetables like carrot, spinach, parsley etc. spinach juice mixed with carrot juice is the best effective remedy and without any danger of side effect.
Coriander: - a solution of water and dried coriander is worth applying while washing inflamed eyes many a times a day. This is going to relieve from the burning sensation and eye irritation due to conjunctivitis.
Rose Water: - washing eyes several times a day likewise coriander solution is also an effective remedy for eyes. It helps in controlling symptoms of conjunctivitis, relieve the pain of eyes and also reduces the redness of eyes.
Aloe Vera: - the most effective and cool remedial treatment over conjunctivitis is solution of aloe Vera and water. Use a cloth, soaked with this solution and apply over eyes which will help reducing the redness, irritation and soreness in eyes.
Honey:- honey is also said to the best remedy over conjunctivitis because of its antibacterial properties. There are possibly two easy ways of using it, one directly putting 2 to 3 drops into inflamed eyes and another one is to prepare its solution with boiled water and then allowing it to cool down at room temperature and washing eyes with it. Honey will not only cure the infection but also provide soothing effect.
Potato: - Putting a slice of grated raw potato over the inflamed eye for about 15 - 20 minutes is one of the most effective natural remedy for conjunctivitis.

There are of course several more remedies for pink eye and sure one of them will turn to be best for you. So, after this don't worry and sit back when you see pink eye get one of the remedy from above and let conjunctivitis get cured of it.

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