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Dr. Denniston notes that signs of poor blood circulation can include leg pain after walking, cold hands and feet, white fingertips, varicose veins, slow wound healing, numbness, tingling, blue ...
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Treatment depends on the underlying cause. [2] If the underlying mechanism involves sodium retention, decreased salt intake and a diuretic may be used. [2] Elevating the legs and support stockings may be useful for edema of the legs. [3] Older people are more commonly affected. [3] The word is from the Ancient Greek οἴδημα oídēma ...
Cinnamomum verum [2] (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, [3] also called true cinnamon tree or Ceylon cinnamon tree) is a small evergreen tree belonging to the family Lauraceae, native to Sri Lanka. [4] The inner bark of the tree is historically regarded as the spice cinnamon , [ 3 ] [ 5 ] though this term was later generalized to include C. cassia as well.
Schipper summarizes Wagner's recipe as "stalactite milk and quartz, along with some realgar and orpiment, as well as a mixture of circulation-increasing medicinal plants like ginseng and ginger." [59] Some of these ingredients, such as Platycodon and cinnamon, are tonic and can be used medicinally. Other ingredients are highly toxic.
Diabetic cheiroarthropathy, also known as diabetic stiff hand syndrome or limited joint mobility syndrome, is a cutaneous condition characterized by waxy, thickened skin and limited joint mobility of the hands and fingers, leading to flexion contractures, a condition associated with diabetes mellitus [1]: 681 and it is observed in roughly 30% of diabetic patients with longstanding disease.
There is a recurrent acute and chronic inflammation and thrombosis of arteries and veins of the hands and feet. The main symptom is pain in the affected areas, at rest and while walking (claudication). [1] The impaired circulation increases sensitivity to cold. Peripheral pulses are diminished or absent. There are color changes in the extremities.