Natural cures for Influenza

Influenza virus is highly contagious. It causes infection, affects the nose and throat and can involve the lungs and bronchi. It can affect many people at any time and is more common during winter.

Symptoms of Influenza

• Chill feeling.
• Severe muscular pain.
• Headache and fever are initial symptoms.
• Inflammation of the nose and throat, cough, sore throat, running nose and eyes, miserable and weak feeling followed by deep chest cough.
• Temperature rises to 102 degree Fahrenheit and lasts for 2-3 days in milder cases.
• In severe cases temperature rises to 104 degree Fahrenheit and lasts for 4-5 days.

Causes of Influenza

• Germs are the primary cause.
• Dietetic errors and faulty style of living like living in a stuffy-room.
• Lack of proper exercise.
• Overwork, worry and working till late hours helps the germs to gain stronghold in the system of a person.
• Then it is easily passed on from one person to other giving rise to an epidemic.

Treatment of Influenza

• Drink only fruit juice and vegetable juice diluted with water for first 3-5 days.
• Warm water enema should be administered daily.
• After fever subsides adopt an all-fruit diet for 2-3 days.
• Finally adopt a well-balanced diet.
• Spicy food, strong tea and coffee, alcohol, tobacco, rice, potato, cheese and over-boiled milk are best avoided.
• Long pepper is found very beneficial in the treatment of flu. Mixture prepared from half teaspoon powder of long pepper, with 2 teaspoons honey and half teaspoon lemon juice should be taken thrice daily.
• Garlic is a useful antiseptic and can be given as per an individual’s capacity. Garlic juice can be sucked up the nose too.
• Turmeric prevents complications arising from influenza and removes sluggishness of the liver.
• A cup of warm milk with a teaspoonful of turmeric should be taken thrice a day.
• Decoction of basil leaves brings immediate relief. Boil 1 gram of basil leaves in ½ liter of water. Boil till half the water is left and use the decoction.