Book of 7 Best Healing Herbs

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Get Rid of Skin Issues Naturally

Treat Your Skin The skin is the body’s largest organ with an average size of

1.7 m2 / 18.3 sq. ft. It has thermoregulation capabilities, an important secreting function, and fulfills immunological and sensory roles – pressure, pain, cold and heat.

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czemic changes are induced by pathological immune system reactions in individuals with genetic predispositions, irritated by various materials in the external environment, medicine, chemicals and so on. Skin changes are similar among the different eczemic diseases. What comes about

during the acute phase is a reddening of the afflicted areas, itching, swelling, sometimes blister formation and, in the chronic phase, the skin is dry, rough, scaly and has a tendency to crack and fissure, which invites bacterial infections with festering complications.

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