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One
of the most common ailments is fever. Fever arises on your
body temperature. It is a symptom rather than a disease. Most
commonly fever occurs when your body is trying to fight off
a viral or a bacterial infection. When your body mobilizes
white blood cells to fight off infections, proteins called
pyrogens are released, causing the body to raise its temperature
in yet another attack on the infections. Fever is thus a natural
attempt on the part of the body to rid itself of toxic matter.
The goal of herbal remedies is to help your body through its
fever in the most efficient way and to reduce the fever. You
must drink plenty of liquids to replace the fluids you lose
when you have fever. Liquids will also flush out toxins from
the body and thus help reduce fever. According to ayurveda,
increased body temperature is due to vitiated pitta. Low digestive
fire is almost always associated with this disorder.
Heabal
Remedies
-
Holy Basil: The
leaves of Holy Basil are one of the most effective of several
home remedies in the treatment of common fever. A decoction
made of about twelve grams of these leaves boiled in half
a liter of water, should be administered twice daily with
half a cup of milk, one teaspoon of sugar and a quarter
teaspoon of powdered cardamom (chhoti elaichi). This will
bring down the temperature.
- Fenugreek:
A tea made from fenugreek seeds is equal in reducing fevers.
This tea should be taken twice daily. It is particularly
valuable as a cleansing and soothing drink. Fenugreek seeds,
when moistened with water, become slightly mucilaginous,
and hence, the tea made from them has the power to dissolve
a sticky substance like mucus.
- Herbal
Tea: A good Herbal remedy for fever is ginger
tea. You can drink cups of ginger tea all day long. It is
diaphoretic, which means it makes you sweet and it can help
you sweat your fever out.
- Chirayata
(Swertia chirayata):
3-6 gm of chirayata powder is excellent to reduce fever
in a short time. This should be mixed with kutki and tulsi
(Holy Basil) and made into powder for best effect.
- Orange
Juice:
Orange
is an excellent food in all types of fever when the digestive
power of the body is seriously hampered. The patient suffers
from blood poisoning called toxemia, and the lack of salvia
results in the coating of his tongue, often destroying his
thirst for water. The flavor of orange juice helps greatly
in overcoming these drawbacks. Orange juice is the ideal
liquid food for fevers. It provides energy, increases urinary
output, and promotes body resistance against infections,
thereby hastening recovery.
Diet
The
patient should eat light and nutritious food. Non-vegetarian
food should be avoided. The vegetables should be fresh and
lightly cooked. It is best to drink
7-8 glasses of warm water in a day to flush out toxins from
the body.
Ayurvedic
Supplements:
Yoga
Meditation
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