| Fever
Cure
Symptoms
Following are the signs that
indicate the presence of
this ailment:
- High temperature
- Headache
- Muscle ache
- Burning eyes
- Loss of appetite
- Coated tongue
- Excessive production of saliva
- Feeling of heaviness and nausea
Causes
Fever is caused due to the
aggravation of any one or
all the doshas of the body.
Fever can occur as a result
of infection, because of
external injury, insect bite
or poisoning. It must be
kept in mind that fever can
also be a symptom of many
conditions, like bronchitis,
pleurisy, tuberculosis,
jaundice, malaria, measles
or influenza.
Remedies
Some general remedies that
are beneficial in fever are:
- Mild sweating: this helps to digest the toxins. Lie on a bed
covered with a blanket, for 15 to 20 minutes. Drinking a hot liquid
also helps.
- Take 10 grams (one-tablespoon) raisins and 10 grams (one
tablespoon) fresh ginger. Crush and put in 200-ml. water for one
hour. Boil this decoction till the water reduces to 50 ml. Strain
and drink while warm.
Dosage: This preparation can be taken twice a day.
Dos and don'ts
- Easily digestible diet is advised for the patient
- Boiled or steamed vegetables
- vegetable soup
- fruit and fruit juices
- small quantities of cow milk can be taken two to three times a day
- Khichadi is very good with spices like cumin seeds, coriander,
turmeric, ginger and salt can be also be added to it.
- Egg plant, bitter gourd and cooked radish and barley water is
good.
- Small amounts of whole grain bread or biscuits can be taken with
milk. Heavy foods that are difficult to digest like fried foods,
fast foods, meat, chicken, fish, and raw foods should be completely
avoided.
- The patient should take ample rest.
Exposure to extreme cold or heat, exertion, exercise, mental
stress, sexual activity and
any other type of physical
activity should be avoided
until the patient regains
strength. |
