| Amnesia is a thoughtful memory loss which is | | | | the opposite of intergraded amnesia. The patient |
| usually caused either by physical injury to the | | | | cannot remember events that occurred before |
| brain or by the ingestion of a toxic matter which | | | | his/her trauma, but remembers things that |
| affects the brain. In addition, the memory loss can | | | | happen after it normally. |
| be cause by a traumatic, emotional event. | | | | What Symptoms of Amnesia: - |
| Amnesia is most commonly associated with either | | | | • Impaired ability to recall past events and |
| brain damage from side to side injury or | | | | previously familiar information (retrograde |
| degeneration of brain cells in dementia. In both | | | | amnesia) |
| cases, brain cells are lost, and due to the complex | | | | • False recollections (confabulation), either |
| network connecting cells within the human brain, | | | | completely invented or made up of genuine |
| they cannot be replaced. Most important brain | | | | memories misplaced in time |
| damage occurs when the brain is injured such as | | | | • Confusion or disorientation |
| in a car accident or as the result of a fall or blow. | | | | • Partial memory loss |
| These traumas tend to cause a state of | | | | • Total memory loss |
| confusion, and some memory is often lost. | | | | • Inability to recognize familiar faces or place |
| There are different types of Amnesia: - | | | | Home Remedies for Amnesia: - |
| • Anterograde amnesia - In this kind of | | | | • Perennail booti is also helpful in curing |
| amnesia the patient loses all its senses and is far | | | | forgetfulness. Dry about seven grams of this |
| away from remembering the current events | | | | herb in a shady place. Grind it, along with seven |
| after the trauma or disease affected the patient. | | | | kernels of almonds and half a gram of pepper. |
| • Emotional/hysterical amnesia - This can be | | | | Add water to form a decoction. Strain the |
| said as the temporary condition which wont be | | | | decoction and add twenty-five gm sugar. Drink |
| lasting for a long time and is basically caused by | | | | this mixture, on an empty stomach, every |
| psychological trauma. | | | | morning, for about a fortnight. |
| • Source amnesia - the person can remember | | | | • One can cure amnesia with five seeds of |
| certain information, but does not know how or | | | | finely ground black pepper mixed with one tsp of |
| where they got that information | | | | honey. This is considered very effective remedy |
| • Lacunar amnesia - This state of amnesia | | | | for curing amnesia. The remedy should be taken |
| creates a blockage in your mind for a specific | | | | two times a day, in morning and evening. |
| event. | | | | • As a home remedy for amnesia, the diet of |
| • Korsakoff syndrome - This is caused due to | | | | a person suffering from amnesia should consist of |
| the constant intake of alcohol and can also be said | | | | phosphorus rich food such as cereals, pulses, nuts, |
| as the state of alcoholism. | | | | eggyolk, fruit juices and cow-milk. |
| • Posthypnotic amnesia - This kind of amnesia | | | | • Walnut is another unique dry fruit valuable in |
| is due to the prolonged hypnotic state which | | | | countering brain weakness. About twenty grams |
| keeps your mind unfit to remember the events | | | | of walnuts should be taken every day. The value |
| which happened during hypnosis as well as in | | | | of walnuts is enhanced if they are taken with figs |
| order have been part of your long-term memory. | | | | or raisins in a proportion of ten gram each, |
| • Transient global amnesia - This kind of | | | | everyday. |
| amnesia occurs to people who are middle-aged or | | | | You may be interested in reading Home |
| elderly and it is short term memory loss lasting | | | | Remedies for Amnesia and Home Remedies for |
| for few minutes. | | | | Anemia. |
| • Retrograde amnesia - often thought of as | | | | |