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Zika Virus Natural Remedies!!

Zika Virus Natural Remedies!!

Zika Virus Natural Remedies!!

Zika virus is transmitted to people through the bite of an infected mosquito from theAedes genus, mainly Aedes aegypti in tropical regions. This is the same mosquito that transmits dengue, chikungunya and yellow fever.
  • Zika virus disease is caused by a virus transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes.
  • People with Zika virus disease usually have a mild fever, skin rash (exanthema) and conjunctivitis. These symptoms normally last for 2-7 days.
  • There is no specific treatment or vaccine currently available.
  • The best form of prevention is protection against mosquito bites.
  • However symptoms of Zika Virus are mild but it can be a serious issue for carrying mothers. It may cause neurological disorders and birth defects in infants if pregnant woman is infected with this.
  • Zika virus is diagnosed through PCR (polymerase chain reaction) and virus isolation from blood samples. Diagnosis by serology can be difficult as the virus can cross-react with other flaviviruses such as dengue, West Nile and yellow fever.


 Zika Virus and Ayurveda

Ayurveda, the 5000 year old medical science based on natural systems, has some excellent preventive and curative solutions to all diseases .

Kwatha (Decoction): Take 5 Tulasi (basil) leaves, 4 Kali Mirch (whole black pepper) beads, 3 Laung (clove) buds and 1 teaspoonful of fresh grated Adraka (ginger). Mix them in a glass of water and boil the entire mixture until the quantity of water is halved. Filter and add a teaspoonful of honey. Your Ayurvedic decoction is ready. Take this decoction twice daily.


Natural Remedies for Zika Virus

 

Turmeric (haldi) is a great antioxidant herb with lot of medicinal properties. It is one of the best anti-inflammatory and natural analgesic herb commonly used in India to treat health problems at home.
  • Drink 1 glass of milk with half tsp. pure turmeric powder daily at least once. Do this on regular basis. This will help you to enhance your immune system and provide stamina to fight with health problems.
 Holy basil or Tulsi is another amazing herb accepted by ayurvedic science. This is used abundantly in many ayurvedic formulations. This is packed with vitamin A, C and many other phytonutrients. It is proved excellent antioxidant herb that protect body from free radicals.
  • Prepare an herbal tea with some Tulsi leaves along with 2, 3 small ginger pieces. You can add honey and sip hot.

Fresh Ginger (Adrak) is another useful herb for Zika Virus. This is very useful spice in Indian and Chinese kitchen. Also proved that it has got antiviral activities. Ginger is powerful anti-inflammatory herb that provides relief from joint, muscles pain and can deal effectively with respiratory illness like nasal congestion, cough and blockage of channels. It treats headache, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, bronchitis, osteoarthritis etc.
  • Have ginger tea with or without milk. Or you can make decoction by adding fresh ginger pieces or juice. Honey can be added to sweeten it.

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