How to Get Rid of Vitiligo

One percent of the world's population suffers from Vitiligo. Vitiligo occurs when the body's cells that produce the pigment melanin are destroyed. This results in white patches of skin, white retinas, and white hair in the affected areas. The cause is unknown, but many researchers believe it is a genetic disorder. There are several remedies a Vitiligo sufferer can try to help lessen the effects of this mysterious disease.

Things You'll Need

• Wild duck weed
• St. John's wort
• Black Tea
• Aspirin
• Petroleum jelly
• Oregano
• Calendula
• Chamomile
• Rhubarb juice
• Body lotion

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Instructions

Wild Duckweed

• 1

  Combine one part lemna minor (wild duckweed) and one part honey during the summer months.

• 2

  Ingest 1 tsp of this mixture twice a day, approximately one hour after meals.

• 3

  Rub the juice of wild duckweed on the white spots five to six times a day for a month.

Black tea

• 4

  Place one tsp of black tea into 1/4 cup of boiling water.

• 5

  Boil the mixture for two to three minutes.

• 6

  Filter the black tea mix and allow it to cool in a refrigerator for two days. The filtered black tea should be shaken before applied to the skin.

Aspirin

• 7

  Combine 5 g of crushed aspirin and 2 oz of petroleum jelly.

• 8

  Rub this salve onto the white spots and sit out in the sun for no longer than 10 minutes.

• 9

  Perform this procedure once a day for 10 days.

St. John's Wort formula

• 10

  Mix equal parts St. John's wort, oregano, calendula, and chamomile

• 11

  Place 1 tbsp of this mixture into 1 cup of boiling water.

• 12

  Cool the mixture for 15-20 minutes.

• 13

  Ingest 1/2 cup twice a day during meals for one month.

Rhubarb

• 14

  Add fresh rhubarb juice to a few ounces of petroleum jelly or body lotion.

• 15

  Apply this mixture to the white patches twice a day.

• 16

  Perform this procedure for 30 days.