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Home Remedies Index
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Natural Home Remedies for Chicken Pox
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Chicken pox is a highly contagious disease, occurring
usually in children. It usually affects children of three to
four years of age. In most cases, the older the child, the
more severe the attack.
Chicken pox usually begins with a low grade fever, a mild
headache and a feeling of weakness. A rash appears on
the skin on the first day of the disease. This is in the form
of tiny red spots on the skin, mostly on the upper back or
chest In more severe cases, a rash may appear on the
face and lower extremities. The papules turn into blisters
and finally become pustules and form scabs, which fall off.
They come in successive crops, so that while some are
drying, others are beginning to form. The skin clears after
a few days and the child feels well again. The duration of
this disease ranges from ten to twenty-one days but is
usually between fourteen and seventeen days.
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Chicken pox is caused by a virus. Many researchers believe that the disease is closely related to a much more
serious condition known as shingles or herpes zoster that affects adults. The basic cause of the disease, as in
most cases of childhood fevers, is however, persistent wrong feeding of children, which results in diminished
defence mechanisms of the body.
Chicken Pox Remedy using Carrot and Coriander
A soup prepared from carrots and coriander has been found beneficial in the treatment of chicken pox. About 100
gm of carrots and 60 gm of fresh coriander should be cut into small pieces and boiled for a while. The residue
should be discarded. This soup should be taken once a day-
Chicken Pox Remedy using Baking Soda
Baking soda is a popular remedy to control the itching in chicken pox. Some baking soda should be put in a glass
of water. The child should be sponged with this water, so that the soda dries on the skin. This will keep the child
away from scratching the eruptions.
Chicken Pox Remedy using Vitamin E Oil
The use of vitamin E oil is valuable in chicken pox . This oil should be rubbed on the skin. It will have a healing
effect The marks left by chicken pox will fade away by this application.
Chicken Pox Remedy using Honey
The use of honey as an external application has also proved valuable in chicken pox. The skin should be smeared
with honey. It will help in the healing of the disease within three days.
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