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Cholera
Overview
A highly contagious disease, cholera is caused by bacterium Vibrio cholera that affects the absorption of water in the small intestine. When it is severe, it causes diarrhea within a few hours, which means loss of fluid in a short span of time. The loss of fluid would be through stools and violent vomiting. A water-borne disease, cholera can be prevented by taking caution over what a person eats and drinks.
Featured Remedy
Cholera Thirty grams of the guava root bark should be used in half a liter of water to make the decoction. The water should be boiled down to reduce it to one-third. This decoction can be taken twice daily.
Ingredients
Cholera
Root bark of guava
Precautions
Cholera
Try to avoid even milk, as this may work as an irritant to intestines in some cases of cholera.
Eat only food that's been thoroughly cooked and is still hot, or fruits that you've peeled yourself.
Make sure all vegetables are cooked and avoid salads. Avoid foods and beverages from street vendors.
Avoid ice cubes in drinks, unless one is very sure that they were made out of pure water. Ice creams from doubtful sources are to be strictly avoided.
Certain vitamins or daily supplements can help prevent, or treat cholera. You need to make sure that you take the proper dosage to avoid deficiencies.
Other Remedies
Cholera
Grind 2-4 neem leaves with 3-4 black peppercorns and give the patient this mixture in a cupful of water to sip slowly. Both these have anti-microbial properties.
Take a handful of celery leaves and grind them to a paste. Boil them in one-and-a half liters of water till only half remains. Give a spoonful of this cooled decoction every 15-20 minutes, till the patient's stool begins to thicken. Once that happens, stop this treatment. The natural restorative process would begin. However, continue to give oral re-hydration fluids.
Grind half a tablespoon of cloves. Boil it in two liters of water till it is reduced to a liter. Filter, cool and have this many times a day.
One-eighth of a teaspoon of nutmeg powder, infused in a glass of water should be cooled and mixed with same amount of coconut water. Half a cupful of this drink taken every half an hour, will reduce the severity of symptoms.
Tender coconut water is an ideal re hydrating and nourishing drink with a teaspoon of fresh drumstick-leaf juice and a spoonful of honey added to it.
All advice is intended to be for informational purposes only, and not a substitute for professional or medical advice and/or diagnosis/treatment. DesiDieter does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for professional medical advice from a qualified healthcare provider.
