Spleen
The spleen in the human body is located below the rib cage in the upper left part of the abdomen towards the back. It is a member of the lymphatic system and serves as a drainage network that defends the body against infection. The white blood cells produced in the spleen destroy bacteria, dead tissue, , Remove it and purify blood from it when it passes through the spleen.
The spleen keeps the white and red blood cells and platelets that help to clot the blood in a healthy state, which means that the spleen purifies the blood, and saves the abnormal blood cells and impurities from the bloodstream.
splenomegaly
Spleen inflation usually occurs in diseases related to the blood system in the liver door (which is associated with the spleen), as in cirrhosis of the liver, or in diseases related to the spleen directly any infectious diseases such as malaria, Kalazar / black disease, Such as Gaucher disease / Glucosyl glaucoma, or especially cancerous diseases, mainly lymphoma, or pure reproductive diseases such as chronic myeloid leukemia.
Causes of spleen enlargement
Spleen is produced by an increase in normal physiological functions. Generally, the size of the spleen is usually in the size of a fist and can not be felt by the doctor during clinical examination. However, some diseases may cause swelling and swelling of the spleen. Normalized several times.
Diagnosis of spleen enlargement
Splenomegaly is diagnosed by palpation during physical examination or radiation tests, such as ultrasound scanning (ultrasound / ultrasound) or computed tomography (Computed Tomography-CT) .
Symptoms of spleen enlargement
- Fatigue.
- Weight loss.
- Frequent infections.
- Easy bleeding.
- Jaundice.
- anemia.
Treatment of spleen enlargement
The treatment is mainly in the treatment of the disease that has caused the spleen to grow. The healing of the disease may lead to the size of the spleen returning to its normal size, but in chronic diseases that can not be cured and when the large spleen causes serious disorders, it can be removed by surgery. appropriate (Pneumophax-pneumovax) To prevent acute infectious diseases in the future.
The removal of the large spleen relieves the patient but does not heal. This is for patients with malignant cancer, so patients whose spleen has been removed at each body temperature rise should be screened to exclude the presence of an infectious disease.
Note: Any activities that can cause spleen rupture, such as exercise, should be limited, as spleen rupture can cause too much blood loss and can be life-threatening.
Useful herbs for splenic spleen
Dandelion:
Take 20 grams and 10 grams of root powder and place in about 2 cups of cold water and leave to soak for a full hour. Then put on low heat until boiling. Remove from heat and leave aside for 15 minutes. And divide into three sections and drink section after each meal and continue treatment until the disappearance of the disease and continue after that week.
Herding:
Take about thirty grams of dry plant and placed in a container containing two cups of cold water, leave the plant to soak about forty-five minutes and then put on the fire until it begins to boil and then leave aside for ten minutes, and then filtered and drink a cup before lunch and another before a meal Dinner continues and goes on like this until the disease is gone.