Health with Natural Remedies

Nyctalopia (Night Blindness) is eye disease that causes the sufferer hard to see, if the lack of light sources. Or disease with symptoms can not see well in darkness. Nyctalopia (Night Blindness) occur because of damage to retinal cells are supposed to work when viewing objects in low-light environments. Many things can cause cell damage, but most often result from lack of vitamin A. Another cause is minus the eye, cataracts, retinitis pigmentosa, drugs, congenital, etc..

Nyctalopia (Night Blindness) not be cured by wearing glasses. That's why taking vitamin A can prevent Nyctalopia (Night Blindness). In the normal eye there is a known pigment called visual rodopsinatau puple. Pigment contains vitamin A which bound to the protein. If the eye receives the light, there will be a conversion of rhodopsin into visual yellow and visual white then. At conversion, the required vitamin A.

While the regeneration of visual purple will only occur when the available vitamin A. Without regeneration, the vision in dim light, after the eye receiving the light will be disrupted. If there is a deficiency of vitamin A, the initial symptom is the occurrence of Nyctalopia (Night Blindness). That is, the eye will be impaired when switching from a lot of light into dark places. It makes Nyctalopia (Night Blindness) only happen when the sun begins to set.

Active form of vitamin A, some form of retinoic acid which will play a role in gene expression. In the retina of the eye, retinol is converted into 11-cis retinal are able to conjugate dehida with opsin to form rhodopsin is involved in the process of vision. Thus, the eye is in desperate need of the presence of vitamin A.

Some plants that can be used to treat Nyctalopia (Night Blindness), among others:

20-30 grams of leaves of Moringa - Moringa oleifera, Lamk mashed. Then mixed with 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon honey. Taken before bed on a regular basis.