Introduction
Conjunctivitis is the irritation of the mucus membrane, conjunctiva. It is also known as Pink eye or madras eye. It must be taken seriously as it is a chronic infection of the inner membrane of the eyes and the patient should be secluded so that the infection doesn’t spreads to others. It is usually caused by a viral infection. It causes itching, pain or tearing. It is transmittable due to which becomes difficult to prevent children from spreading it to both the eyes.

Why does it happen?

1. Bacterial infection
2. Viral Infection
3. Presence of irritating substance in the eyes
4. Allergies
5. Opthalmia neonatorum
6. Sexually transmitted diseases, STDs
7. Exposure to hot winds
8. Straining of the eyes

Home remedies to heal conjunctivitis

1. The simplest treatment is to put one drop of castor oil, three times a day.
2. It is often said that application of cold bread soothes the itching.
3. Make a solution of 1 quart of boiled water and 1 tbsp of boric acid. Allow it to cool off.
   Then use it with a dry cloth and then rinse off your eyes with clean water.
4. Steep the mixture, 1 tsp of dried chamomile blossoms to 1 pre boiled water, for 10 minutes and strain it. Cool it and then wash your eyes with the mixture prepared.
5. Using boiled fennel seeds to wash your eyes helps reduce inflammation and redness of eyes.
6. Dropping 1 or 2 drops of honey directly on eyes or use the mixture of 3 tbsp honey in two cups of boiling water by cooling off as an eye wash frequently is very beneficial in treatment of conjunctivitis.
7. It is often said by people that warm milk used as eyewash or compress is also good in treating conjunctivitis.
8. Use of raw potato on eyes for 20 minutes continuously for 3 consecutive nights help in healing conjunctivitis because potato acts as a astringent, hence reducing the irritation in the eyes.
9. Prepare compress by preparing 2 tsp of turmeric to one cup of boiling water. This is the best solution for the treatment of conjunctivitis.
10. Applying poultice made from live yoghurt culture helps in relieving from the irritations. It can also be used as an eye wash.
11. Soak a dry cloth with aloe juice and apply it on the eyes. It can also be used as an eye wash. It helps in reducing the inflammation. Aloe has got soothing properties which help in the treatment of conjunctivitis.
12. Prepare an eye wash by adding 1 tsp of baking soda to 2 cups of boiling water. Allow it to cool off. It is one of the most efficient home remedies available.
13. Artificial tears are also available in the market which allows cleaning the eyes of all the toxins. It is a preferred treatment by many folks.
14. Barberry has berberine that acts as an antibacterial treatment to conjunctivitis. It can be used by preparing a tea by adding a bark of powdered root barberry in a cup of water. The solution is to boiled for thirty minutes and then can be used either as an eye wash or as a compress.