With Reflexologist Nuria Weaver
Home Remedies for Fever in Children
Fever is a condition of the body where the temperature rises above the normal; there may be several reasons for fever. When the temperature rises apparently, people know it as high fever but sometimes body temperature rises very slightly and you cannot get it as a symptom of fever. This fever may create a big problem if it remains for long and not remedied properly. Children are more prone to fever as their resistance power is low and they catch infections easily. Here we have shared some home remedies for fever in children to help you to keep your child safe.
In children, fever is commonly due to viral infections. Sometimes children develop higher temperature during playing activities but this is not fever as their set point is normal. Elderly patients have a decreased capability of generating body heat. Therefore, a low-grade fever in them may indicate serious underlying causes. Home remedies shared below will help you to treat the patient without costing you anything.
If your child is suffering from fever, here is a simple and quick remedy to take the temperature down. Add half a teaspoon of saffron in 30 ml of boiling water. Take this potion after every hour till the temperature become normal.
Plain water is helpful in treating so many health problems. Give your child plenty of water to drink in the daytime. This helps to recover the lost water content in the body. In fever, body also loses minerals that can be recovered by drinking water abundantly. Prefer boiled drinking water to water purified by the purification system. This is a good fever cure.
Another home remedy is here for the feverish situation. In a teaspoonful of honey, add 2 to 3 drops of ginger juice. Give this juice twice a day to reduce the fever. This is one of the positive home remedies for fever.
Take one teaspoonful of Triphala powder with water and give this to the child before he/she sleeps. This powder has good antipyretic properties. This is also one of the most reliable home remedies for fever.
Milk is the richest source of protein, vitamin and other essential substances in body. Drink glassful of milk. Having frothy milk will be a more effective option.
Perspiration remedy is a recommended therapy to treat fevers in children. It works wonders. Make your child sleep under a warm blanket at night. The child will sweat and feel warm. Do not remove the blanket and allow the body to sweat as much as it can. Also tell the child to drink plenty of water at night. You will find that temperature has come down to normal in the morning and fever is gone. Sweat takes away the toxins inside the body. The more you sweat the faster is the cure.
Apply peanut butter over your neck and forehead. Then soak a towel in milk until it is dripping wet. Lie down with the towel over your face. Ask patient to close eyes and let him breathe in the milky smell. Do this till the milk dries up or the fever goes down. Wash the milk and peanut butter form the face. This is one of the favorable treatments for fever in children.
Add 2 tablespoon of olive oil in 2 large crushed garlic cloves. Warm this mixture and apply under the sole of each foot of your child. Wrap your foot with a plastic. Let it work for the whole night till you feel fever is gone. The garlic has properties to penetrate the skin and fight off bacterial and viral infections.
Peel some potatoes and cut them into slices. Lie down on your bed and put them on your chest stomach, forehead and wherever you want. This remedy will bring down your temperature.
In a bowl, pour 2 cups of lukewarm water and add 4 or 5 caps full of vinegar. Soak towel or washed cloth in the mixture. Now wrap the cloths around your lower legs. You will find that fever vanishes after some time. This recipe will make a good cure for fever.
Crush and powder 10 grams of ginger and raisins. Boil them in 200 ml of water till the original content is reduced to 50 ml. This warm solution should be given to children to drink when fever occurs.
Apply a mixture of olive oil and lime over the child's whole body from head to toe. This is one of the helpful home remedies for fever. You will find it really working. Cover your body with clothes. Take hot water in a bucket and put your feet in the water for 20 minutes. You child will start sweating. This fights off fever.
Try out these home remedies for fever in children and get your child rid of it. Fever also makes children irritable. Keep patience do not get irritated. As soon as the fever vanishes, the child will become normal. Mother's love is more effective than any other remedy. Treat your child and cure him of fever. These remedies will help you for that.
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