Jaundice.

Jaundice is common in new born babies. It is the key sign of many disorders of the liver and gall bladder. It can develop suddenly or gradually.
Causes
Jaundice may occur when the flow of bile from the liver, through the biliary system to the intestine, is blocked. The bile stagnates in the liver, which in turn means that the yellow pigment bilirubin, flows back in to circulation.
Obstrtuctive Jaundice: Is caused by gallstones. It usually happens when the bile ducts are blocked and bile can not pass into the intestines.
Haemolytic Jundice: Occurs when too much bilirubin is produced by the breakdown of red blood cells.
Liver damage, as a result of hepatitis or chronic malaria may also contribute to jaundice. Alcoholism and poisons are rare causes. Jaundice is very common in healthy newborn babies, because of an immature liver.
Signs & Symptoms
The very first sign of jaundice are yellowing of the skin and the whites of the eyes, darkened urine and some times pale stools. The skin may become itchy before occurrence. The symptoms are exterme weakness, sudden loss of appetite, nausea and dull pain in the liver region.
Herbal Medicines
Sugarcane juice: This is one home remedy effective in the treatment of jaundice. Plenty of this juice can be given to the patient, to promote more urination as well as for nutrition and general health.
Barley water: This can be given, if the patient is diabetic, since sugarcane juice is contraindicated in such people. This also causes more urination.
Triphala powder: A mixture of Amla, Harada and Behada can be given duly making a decoction. 20gms of powder, added to a glass of water, is reduced to 14 quantity. This should be filtered and given twice a day.
20ml of expressed juice of fresh neem leaves and 20ml of pure honey should be well mixed, and to this mixture is added 3gms of black pepper powder and stirred well. This should be taken in two equal doses, in the morning and evening. It makes a good home remedy for jaundice.
Ayurvedic Remedies
'Jaundex' syrup in the dose of 10ml thrice a day along with one tablet of "Nirocil", in many instances, clears the jaundice within one week. This should be used under a doctor's surveillance preferably.
Punarnava Mandoor, 1 tab thice daily for 2 to 3 weeks.
Navrayas Loh can also be given in the dose of 125mg thrice daily.
Liv 52 tablet (Himalaya Drugs) is a very popular drug, given in the dose of 1 to 2 tablets thrice daily.
Livpar tablet (Gufic) is also very good in controlling jaundice in the above doses.