Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Common Prescription Abbreviations

Term -Abbreviation -Meaning


ante cibum- ac- before meals


bis in die- bid- twice a day


gutta- gt- drop


hora somni- hs- at bedtime


oculus dexter- od- right eye


oculus sinister- os- left eye


per os- po- by mouth


post cibum- pc- after meals


pro re nata- prn- as needed


quaque 3 hora- q3h- every 3 hours


quaque die- qd- every day


quater in die- qid- 4 times a day


ter in die- tid- 3 times a day


c- with


milligrams- mg


millilitres- ml



Sunday, October 30, 2011

Vastu Tips and Vastu Remedies

Vastu tips for house
·         Plots facing the East are good for philosophers, professors, scholars, teachers, and priests.
·         Plots facing the West help the people who support the society.
·         Plots facing the North are good for administrators.
·         Plots facing south are good for the business men and women.
·         Let your house allow bright light to enter.
·         Don’t set television in the bedroom.
·         Keep the corners bright
·         Your house dining hall must not be at the entrance of the house
·         Don’t keep a mirror in the kitchen
·         Don’t keep brooms in the kitchen
·         Keep the doors of your bathroom generally closed.
·         Keep an aquarium in the southeast corner of living area
·         Let your house has air circulation and water source
·         Keep your kitchen is in the south-east corner
·         Cook the food facing the East.
·         Keep your master bedroom on Southwest direction
·         Sleep by keeping your head towards South.
·         Let your bedroom be rectangular or square.
·         Locate the bathroom in the eastern part of the house.
·         Let there be no cemetery, tomb, or graveyard lie close to the plot.

Vastu tips for Office
·         Seat arrangement for high officials like managers, executives, and directors must be made in south, west, or southwestern direction of the office premises.
·         Keep the accounts department in southeast direction.
·         Keep the reception in the northeastern direction.
·         Keep the employees facing the North or the East direction.
·         Let the middle of the office be kept vacant.
·         Let the table of MD be rectangular.
·         Keep the store room on the Northwest and the Southeast.
·         Keep the marketing department in the Northwest direction.
·         Set a water fountain in the Northeast of the office premises.

Remedies
Don’t worry much. If the house or office has already been constructed, slightly modify without spending more money.  

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Treatment for jaundice




Pyllanthus Niruri is a small plant. It is called Keezhaa nelli in Tamil (Keela nelli), Nela Nelli in Kannada and Nela Usiri in Telugu. It can cure jaundice effectively. The juice of this plant is given to patient, to get rid of from jaundice.

Other names are Stonebreaker, Chanca Piedra, Quebra Pedra, Gale of Wind, Carry Me Seed, and Seed under Leaf.  

It is anti-hepatotoxic, anti-lithic, anti-hypertensive, anti-HIV and anti-hepatitis B.

It can cure Kidney stones.

It prevents and protects us from jaundice, diabetes, dyspepsia, ulcers, sores, swellings, Gonorrhea, dropsy, and so on.

Friday, April 8, 2011

Bad breath


Bad breath or halitosis is a bad smell from the mouth when anyone is breathing out.

Crores of bacteria living in the mouth are the primary cause of bad breath.

Causes of bad breath:

·        Poor dental hygiene,
·        Infections in the mouth,  
·        Respiratory tract infections,
·        External agents like garlic, onions, coffee, cigarette smoking, chewing tobacco,
·        Dry mouth or xerostomia, caused by salivary gland problems, medicines or breathing through mouth  
·        Systemic illnesses like diabetes, liver disease, kidney disease, lung disease, sinus disease, reflux disease, etc.

Prevention of bad breath:
 
·        Brushing your teeth, tongue and gums after meals
·        Flossing daily
·        Rinsing with a mouthwash
·        Visiting the dentist regularly.