My grandfather has been dealing with something called agni sappiin in Telugu. I'm really concerned and wondering if there's any treatment or remedy for this. Could you advise on any dietary tips that might help? It would be helpful to know which foods he should eat and what he should avoid.

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Dr Ranjith Darla

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Diagnosis is Herpes zoster, treatment includes tab Acyclovir 1000mg thrice daily ,orally for 7 days. Foods to eat are garlic,turmeric, green tea,omega fatty acids,lettuce etc... Foods to avoid are high lipis and faty foods, avoid alcohol is advised to the patient.

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I've been struggling with a severe fungal infection that I had a few years back, and it cleared up with terbest 250 mg and a cream. But now it's come back in the same spot. Should I start taking terbest 250 mg daily again? And for how long would I need to continue the treatment this time?

Tab terbest 250 mg daily ,orally ,bedtime for 3 weeks is advised to the patient.

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I'm really struggling with hair lice and it's been going on for several months now. I'm wondering, does using onion juice actually work to get rid of lice completely?

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