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Home Remedies Index
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Natural Home Remedies for Malaria
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Home Remedies for Malaria.
(Mosquito Byte Fever)
Malaria is one of the most widespread diseases in the
world, especially in tropical and subtropical regions.
There are three main types of malaria, depending upon
the parasites which cause it They are tertian fever,
quartan fever and malignant tertian malaria. The most
common symptom of all types of malaria is high fever,
which may occur every day, on alternate days, or every
fourth day. The fever is accompanied by chills, headache,
shivering, and pain in the limbs. The temperature comes
down after some time with profuse sweating. The main
complications of malaria are anaemia, kidney failure, and
dysentery.
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Malaria is caused by a tiny parasite called Plasmodium. The parasite grows in the liver of a person for a few days
and then enters the bloodstream where it invades the red blood cells. The disease spreads from a sick person to
a healthy one by the bite of an infected female anopheles mosquito. She draws a small quantity of blood
containing the parasites when she bites a person who has malaria. These parasites then pass through several
stages of development within the mosquito's body, and finally find their way to its salivary glands. There they lie
in wait for an opportunity to enter the bloodstream of the next person the mosquito bites. The malaria-carrying
mosquito breeds in stagnant water.
According to naturopathy, however, the real causes of malaria are wrong feeding habits and a faulty style of
living, which result in the system being clogged with accumulated systemic refuse and morbid matter. It is on this
soil that the malaria germ breeds. The liberal intake of flesh foods, tinned and other denatured foods, and
alcoholic beverages lowers the vitality of the system and paves the way for the development of malaria.
Home Remedy using
Grapefruit:
Grapefruit is one of the most effective home remedies for malaria. It should be taken daily. It contains a natural
quinine-like substance which can be extracted from the fruit by boiling a quarter of a grapefruit and straining its
pulp..
Home Remedy using Fever Nut:
The seeds of the fever nut plant are another effective remedy for malaria. They can be obtained from a herbal
store and preserved in a phial for use when required. About six grams of these seeds should be given with a cup
of water two hours before the expected onset of the paroxysm of fever, and a second dose should be given one
hour after the attack. The paroxysm can thus be avoided but even if it occurs, the same procedure should be
resorted to on that day and it will cut short the fever.
Treatment with Lime and Lemon:
Lime and lemon are valuable in the quartan type of malarial fever. About three grams of lime should be dissolved
in about 60 ml of water and the juice of one lemon added to it This water should be taken before the onset of
the fever.
Home Remedy using Cinnamon:
Cinnamon is regarded as a valuable remedy in malaria. One teaspoon should be coarsely powdered and boiled in
a glass of water with a pinch of pepper powder and honey. This can be used beneficially as a medicine in malaria.
Home Remedy with Alum:
Alum is also useful in malaria. It should be roasted over a hot plate and powdered. Half a teaspoon should be
taken about four hours before the expected attack and half a teaspoon every two hours after it This will give
relief.
Treatment with Holy Basil:
The leaves of holy basil are considered beneficial in the prevention of malaria. An infusion of a few leaves can be
taken daily for this purpose. The juice of about eleven grams of leaves of holy basil mixed with three grams of
powder of black pepper can be taken beneficially in the cold stage of the malarial fever. This will check the
severity of the disease.
Other Treatments:
The best way to reduce temperature naturally during the course of the fever is by means of a cold pack, which
can be applied to the whole body. This pack is made by wringing out a sheet or any other large square piece of
linen material in cold water, wrapping it right round the body and legs of the patient (twice round would be
best), and then covering it completely with a small blanket or similar warm material. This pack should be applied
every three hours during the day while the temperature is high and kept on for an hour or so. Hot-water bottles
may be kept on the feet and against the sides of the body.
Malaria can be prevented by protection against mosquito bites, cleanliness of surrounding areas, and ensuring
that there is no pool of stagnant water lying around.
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