Herbal medicine for DENGUE?

Dengue Fever has been in the news for a couple of months already,the fear  has not subsided completely yet.
Dengue fever happens frequently especially in tropical countries,like Malaysia,Thailand and Philippines.There is no specific treatment for dengue until now.
But one click on google you will find so many stories about how herbal treatment help patients survived this life threating infection.

Aedes aegypti mosquitos, carries the dengue virus,the mosquito gets infected when it bites a person who has dengue or DHF.Dengue virus multiplies inside mosquito for a week,until it bites a healthy person.
Sudden high fever without cough or cold,lost of appetite,pain in the bones,severe headache,pain in the back of the eyes,nausea and vomiting are the common symptoms of dengue fever.

Families that cannot afford to pay hospital bills resort into finding cures at home.Here are some herbal medicine that which i also gave to my nephew when he's at the hospital,fighting for his life.

SWEET POTATO LEAVES (talbos ng kamote)-soup that made from kamote tops could help the dengue patients platelet count goes back to normal.What we did is we boiled it for about 5 minutes,then we add sugar to add a little favor.My nephew drinks this without any problem on its taste.

PAPAYA LEAF JUICE-papaya leaf is known to contain vitamin A,C,K,B complex and laetril which is use to cure cancer.But it is more to beleive that its leaf juice helps increase the white blood cells in the body.There are stories that people suffer of sudden drop of their platelet had tried drinking papaya leaf juice and get their platelet count goes back to normal.Click here for papaya leaf recipe.

CRAB SOUP-there are people from other countries that talks about how the soup help them recover from dengue.Click here on how to make CRAB SOUP

TAWA-TAWA-in some provinces they call this miracle plant GATAS-GATAS.this local weed appears to have a good effect on dengue patients.In a study conducted by students of Xavier university-ateneo de cagayan,Euphorba hirta-L(tawa-tawa) helps increase the platelet level on white mices.Here is a link on how to make a TAWA-TAWA TEA.

But no matter how many testimony of people that got better from natural medicine,still the department of health advices patients to seek for medical help thru your nearest hospitals.

Common Cold

Cold is the common disease we catch more often.It is common as it is spread easily between people.But these common cold could be a sign of Flu, well on the other hand flu and cold are different respiratory problem, it is caused by different viruses.
But cold symptoms are much milder than flu.

if your suffering :

1. sneezing
2. runny rose
3. cough
4. sore throat and sometimes
5. mild fever

You must act quickly,over reacting?, colds could lead into more complicated flu like diseases such as influenza and other types of pneumonia. Common cold is a viral infection that attacks nose and nasal passages or the upper-respiratory and can spread to chest.

The first thing to come in mind when it comes treating common colds is taking VITAMIN C
, but instead of buying over-the-counter vitamin c products,why dont we take the natural source of it, like :

apples

oranges

papaya

guava

kiwi

grapefruit

dalandan

calamansi

these fruits has all the reasons to be present on your smoothies,or just simply take them raw.

Another natural way to help you feel better when your affected of cold is THE CHICKEN SOUP,its part of the tradition, its heat and fluid with a little salt could help fight the infection,

and thats why most soup are called comfort food because of the fact that it could pamper you when your not feeling good.

Check your kitchen cabinet,you may find something that you did'nt give much attention to.

Thats non other than the GINGER,if your a mom you may not want to add that on your daily cooking recipes, because kids dont usually like the taste of ginger.

But Ginger is a powerfull healer,it is a wonder root,that could help you soothe your sore throat when common cold is present,click here to know how to make a Ginger Tea.

Taking plenty of water is another famous remedy for colds.

Eat yogurt,some yogurts contain beneficial bacteria that help prevent colds.

Avoid smoking and same as second hand smoke.

Always wash your hands,viruses are known to pass from people to people by their hands,so make it a habit to wash your hands,before and after eating,holding money,nose-wiping,shaking hands etc etc...bring hand sanitizers.

And ofcourse Get enough of sleep,not getting enough sleep makes you more likely to get sick.