Bartholin’s glands are two lubricating glands at the entrance of the vagina which may be blocked by a cyst or plugged with mucous secretion.
Symptoms: Soreness and discomfort between legs, with swelling sometimes as big as a pigeon’s egg. Abscesses form when drainage is impeded.
Treatment. Surgery: a permanent opening created to facilitate drainage or, in case of a cyst, its extirpation. Responses have been observed in external use of highly diluted oil of Eucalyptus. Alternatives: internal or external use of Walnut leaves. Topical use of fresh Plantain juice. Cider vinegar. ... bartholin’s cyst
Malignant tumour of the lymphatic system. A rare disorder. May be nodular or diffuse. The onset is encouraged by suppression of the immune system by steroids, especially in organ transplant recipients. Not the same as Hodgkin’s disease. Enlargement of lymph nodes in neck, under arm and groin. Nodes become hot, red, hardened with intense stabbing pains. (Agnus Castus, Echinacea)
Conventional treatment includes surgical extirpation, chemotherapy, radiotherapy and anti-viral drugs. Herbalism has something to offer, especially when immuno-suppression regimes are discontinued. Blood tonics and Lymphatics may stimulate recovery of a depleted immune system and include Echinacea, Goldenseal, Myrrh. Treat as for Hodgkin’s disease.
A type of lymphoma, known as Burkett’s, is usually confined to African children, believed to be of viral causation. See: ANTIVIRALS. Has been effectively treated with Vinchristine, from the plant Vinca rosea.
Treatment by or in liaison with a general medical practitioner. ... lymphoma
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