Fever and cough

Click here to read in Tamil  . Click here to have it is as a brochure  . Boil milk (or water) and add a small quantity of black pepper, ginger, turmeric, cinnamon, coriander seed powder. Add honey for sweetness.  Drink 3 to 4 times a day. Dose according to the age.  This is very good in reducing fevers. Make sure the temperature does not shoot more than 101 or 102 F. It is safe to keep under 100.

    Turmeric with honey also is good for fevers. It is better to train the children right from young age with these medications then their body immediately responds to these remedies. If you are starting at a later age, then it will take time for the body to accept these remedies. In the initial period give both these and the allopathic medicines at low dose and over time the child will respond to natural remedies.

   But if the fever persists for a couple of days without any relief it is safe to consult a doctor.

3. Another very potent medicine that children are given to reduce fever and phlegmis Panikoorka or karpooravalli (Coleus aromaticus). Highly antipyretic, used for urinary diseases , decoction of leaves is given for chronic cough and asthma . Yields an essential oil containing carvacrol .

     Panikkoorka is used in the treatment of a variety of diseases affected by virus, bacteria and other microbes. Indigestion, diarrhea, rheumatism, whooping cough, bronchitis, tooth ache, etc are also treated with medicines prepared from the leaves of this plant. It is also an effective antidote for insect bites. It is also used in the treatment of skin disorders, dandruff and different types of allergies.

The pathophysiological basis and consequences of fever  - Temperature till 104 or 40 degree celcius is good for the body. Keep wet (rrom temperature) cloth in arm pits and forehead to cool the body and vital organs. 

Cough due to phlegm:

1.Crushing one pearly onion or shallot (Small red-onion) and eating that with honey or palm sugar will help.

2.Make a decoction with Adothoda fresh or dried leaves. It is an medicine used for ages to dissolve any phlegm in the throat or chest. It is a powerful decongestant. Children can be given fresh leaves extract or decoction of dried leaves with honey.

Dry Cough

Crushing one pearly onion or shallot (Small red-onion) and eating that with honey or palm sugar will help. For adults quick relief comes, by just crushing the red-onion in the mouth and allowing the sharp pungent juice to flow through the throat. It immediately relieves cough and mucus in the throat. The quickest way is to to do Kaali Exercise.

    Adults can also oil gargling with sesame oil or coconut oil. This gives quick relief from dry cough.

Chewing dried ginger three times a day will cure dry cough too.

For removing cough and also excess heat in the body:

Soak powder of 15 black pepper+ 2 tea spoonful of crystal sugar in One and half glass of water. Blend them and sip all as first thing in the morning for 10 days. After 10 days add 5 almonds to the blending and drink it for further 10 days.

It really helpes to stop the cough also. Take quarter tea spoon of pepper powder and around 8 crystals of sugar candy ( As too much pepper & sugar might hurt stomach)and also soaked in just 1 glass of water, then drink this water as first thing in the morning.