Goiter home remedies

Home Remedies for Goiter

Goiter is a non-cancerous enlargement of the thyroid gland characterized by swelling in the neck. There are many home made remedies for treating goiter. Some of the most popular remedies are as follows:

• Take organic iodine in liberal amount of iodine.
  
  
  It is mainly found in carrots, egg yolks, onion, garlic, citrus fruits, guava, lettuce, pineapple, strawberry, tomatoes, seafoods, watercress and whole grain rice.
• Prepare a paste out of watercress and apply this paste on the swelled part regularly.
• Prepare a mixture of 1 teaspoon swamp cabbage juice and almond tea.
  
  
  Consume the mixture once or twice daily.
• Prepare a decoction of kachnar bark and drink it on an empty stomach.
• Prepare a paste of warm clarified butter and dandelion leaves. Apply this paste on the swelling part to ease any kind of discomfort.
• Boil ground flex seeds in water and make a thick paste. Use this paste of the bind the swelling part.
• Take more of fresh fruit juices like that of apple, orange, grape and pineapple juices at an interval of every two to three hours.
• You can also try a combination of fresh fruits with milk.
• Avoid consumption of alcohols, coffee and tea.
• Avoid eating foods that contain white flour, white sugar and excess of food preservatives.
• Stay away from fried and greasy foods.
• Apart from the above mentioned home made recipes, good amount of rest and gentle physical activity can also be fruitful in curing goiter.