Symptoms of Fever
- High body temperature, headache, body ache, burning eyes, excess saliva, feeling of heaviness, and nausea.
Causes of Fever
- Any kind of infection in any part of the body. It can be caused due to some external injury, or insect bite or due to some kind of poisoning in the body.
Remedies for Fever
- Mild sweating is beneficial in all kind of fevers. Sweating is done by lying down on the bed covered with a blanket for 15 to 20 minutes. A hot drink before this helps in sweating.
- Putting a paste of sandalwood powder on the forehead of the patient.
- If fever goes higher than 102 degree farenheit, it should be brought down by putting pieces of cloth soaked in cold water on the fore head , hands, arms, and feet. The cloth pieces should be regularly changed after a few minutes.
Diet
- Light diet which can be easily digested is advised for a patient suffering from fever.
- Boiled or steamed vegetables, vegetable soup, fruit & fruit juices are good.
- Khichree, prepared by cooking together one part rice and six parts green pulse beans (mung dal).
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