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Flush: From 2 Different Sources

Reddening of the face, and sometimes the neck, caused by dilation of the blood vessels near the skin surface.

Flushing may occur during fever or as a result of embarrassment.

Hot flushes are common at the menopause.

Health Source: BMA Medical Dictionary
Author: The British Medical Association
n. reddening of the face and/or neck. Hectic flush occurs in such wasting diseases as pulmonary tuberculosis. A hot flush, accompanied by a feeling of heat, occurs in some emotional disorders and during the menopause (see vasomotor symptoms).
Health Source: Oxford | Concise Colour Medical Dictionary
Author: Jonathan Law, Elizabeth Martin

Hot Flushes

Hot flashes (American). Flushing and sweating experienced by menopausal women. Waves of redness and intense heat sweep upwards from the neck to face at any time of the day or night. A similar condition (non-hormonal) may happen to men after eating curries or hot spicy foods, or who suffer from diabetes or certain skin complaints. (See: INDIGESTION, DIABETES, etc).

Alternatives. Agnus Castus, Ho-Shou-Wu, Black Cohosh, Damiana, Goldenseal, Lime flowers, Lobelia, Mistletoe, Rue, Sarsaparilla, Shepherd’s Purse, Wild Yam, Chamomile tea. Teas, tablets, liquid extracts, powders, tinctures.

Official treatment may include oestrogenic preparations (HRT) with risks of blood clotting and thrombosis.

Non-hormonal relief: combination.

Tea, equal parts, Lime flowers, Motherwort, Wild Carrot. 2 teaspoons to each cup boiling water; infuse 5-15 minutes. 1 cup freely.

Liquid extracts. Formula. Black Cohosh half; Mistletoe 1; Agnus Castus 1. Dosage: 1 teaspoon thrice daily in water.

Tinctures: same formula, double dose.

Evening Primrose (capsules).

Wessex traditional. Hawthorn flowers and leaves 4; Hops 1. 2 teaspoons to each cup boiling water; infuse 5-10 minutes; 1 cup freely.

Diet. Lacto-vegetarian.

Supplement. Vitamin E, 400iu morning and evening. ... hot flushes

Malar Flush

A high colour over the cheekbones, with a bluish tinge caused by reduced oxygen concentration in the blood.

Malar flush is considered to be a sign of mitral stenosis, which often follows rheumatic fever.

However, malar flush is not always present in mitral stenosis, and many people with this colouring do not have heart disease.... malar flush


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