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Chickenpox:
Chickenpox is a viral infection, very common and highly contagious
disease, newborns and adults may experience more severe symptoms then
children who are at risk before the age of ten. Vaccinations have
reduced its incidence. The symptoms for chickenpox do not appear until
the infectious stage has begun these are fever, fatigue, itchy rash,
loss of appetite.
This virus is transmitted by air (coughing or sneezing) or physical
contact with a sick person, one or two days later a pimple like
eruptions appear on the body they are filled with fluid and look like
blisters, then they crust over. During this period itching can be very
annoying but scratching them can lead to infection and scarring.
Most of us are infected with this disease ones in our lives, after the
fist exposure to the virus, the body builds up immunity in the form of
antibodies that recognize the disease and kills the virus before it can
infect us again.
Chickenpox normally starts and finishes in about two weeks but people
with weak immune systems or newborns can have very serious
complications, if infected prenatally there is a risk of birth defects.
One of the factors that influence the chances of coming down with
childhood diseases is the immune system, some kids seem to always catch
something; flu, colds, stomach upsets while others almost never get
sick. The reason is that some kids have a stronger immune system then
others. There are many things a parent can do to prevent instead of
treating. Ether way, you will find that herbs can help, boosting the
immune system and curing diseases.
We all know that antibiotics have some side effects, and as we have said
before, giving antibiotics to a child from a very early age is not
advisable, because the viruses can develop resistance to the medicine,
which means that ever more powerful antibiotics have to be use, in order
to treat the problem, and who would want a son or daughter, to go
through that. For this reason, we are going to show you how to make your
own natural antibiotic for children.
We recommend
*Use Catnip tea sweetened with molasses. It reduces fever.
Make a tea with:
2 tbs. of queen of the meadow.
1 tsp. of coltsfoot leaves.
2 tsp. of marigold flowers.
2 cups of boiling water.
In a nonmetallic pot mix all ingredients let sit for 20 minutes. Take
one cup a day.
Mix 2 tbs. marigold flowers.
1
tsp. witch hazel leaves.
1 cup
of water.
Let them sit over night. Apply on rash as needed it will relieve the
itch of chickenpox.
*Some very useful homeopathic remedies are: Antimonium crudum,
antimonium tartaricum, Pulsatilla, sulphur, rhus tox.
*Some very powerful herbs are: St. John's wart, pau d'arco, ginger,
burdock root, echinacea, and goldenseal.
*Drink lots of water to prevent dehydration. Also, drink fresh
juices.
*Fill the bath tub with cool water and add ginger to it, take a 30
minute bath. This helps stop the itching.
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