With Reflexologist Nuria Weaver
Home Remedies for Infection
When parasites grow within the body and draw nourishments from the host, it leads to what is known as infection. These organisms use the resources from the host and multiply. As a result, it disrupts the normal functioning of the host and causes wounds which can become chronic, infected limb, gangrene and in the worst case it can prove to be fatal. Nevertheless, there are some very good and effective home remedies for infection that will prevent the injury to become worse and help it in curing too.
Causes of Infections:
It is natural for many of us to get infected due to the infection like viral or any form of diseases. To deal with this infection, you first have to need to know about their causes.
- Virus is a micro organism that can cause infection. Antibiotics cannot kill them but anti viral can be used at an early stage.
- Rickettsia and Chlamydia are some larger form of viruses. However, you can get rid of them using some antibiotics.
- Bacteria are responsible for many types of diseases like sore throat, tuberculosis, gastroenteritis and meningitis. These can be treated using antibiotics.
- Protozoa are single celled organism that are responsible for trichomonas, type of dysentery and may also lead to sleepless nights.
- Fungi are responsible for toadstools, athlete's foot and candida. These respond to chemical agents and rises when the antibiotics kill the competing bacteria.
Gum Infections
A common type of infection that usually occurs is the gum infection. Some of the common home bases home remedies for gum infections are listed below:
- Prevent these infections by maintaining a good oral hygiene. Proper and regular brushing reduces the chances of gum infections. Therefore brush two times a day at the least which will help you to get rid of the gum infections.
- Food rich in vitamin C are also effective to get rid of the infections of the gums. These include strawberries, grapefruits, papaya, Brussels, broccoli, sprouts and oranges.
- Tea tree oil is also effective for gum infections. This helps to treat bleeding gums as well. This is one of the old home remedies used for the treatment of gum infection.
- Honey is found effective for the treatment of gum infections. This prevents the dental plague and stops the bacteria to produce any infections like dextran.
- The best and common types to prevent gum infections are by solved by using clove. This should be applied directly on the gums to relieve the pain and the soreness.
Yeast Infections are also known as candida funguses that survive in the human body with few numbers. The infections occur when the number of the organism goes beyond a certain level. This kind of infection is common among women and occurs around the vagina. Nevertheless, there are numerous home remedies for infections that you can try out:
- Use apple cider vinegar around the area of infections. For some better results you can add some garlic that will reduce the itchy feeling. You should further dilute the vinegar solution using some water.
- The best type of remedies for yeast infection is to have curds and yogurts. As you may know that curd contains healthy bacteria which will replace the unhealthy bacteria responsible for the infections.
- Buttermilk is effective for yeast infections and should be taken on daily basis. This also reduces your chances of getting yeast infections.
- Olive leaf extract along with grapefruit extraction is also helpful to cure the infection. Take this with a glass of water.
Ear Infections
Ears too are susceptible to infection. Try out one of the following home remedies for infections of the ears.
- Put about 3% of the hydrogen peroxide solution in each of the ear and keep this for about five minutes. This will help to cure the infections and reduce any kind of ache.
- Avoid using pins and other sharp objects as this increase the chances of ear infections.
- Add some garlic to a little amount of mustard oil and allow this to turn black. Cool it and pour some into the ear. This will reduce the earache and get rid of any kind of ear infections.
- The extract of tender mango leaves is also effective to treat ear infections. Pour few drops of the extract into the ear and wait for five minutes. This is also beneficial to reduce the infections.
Another very common infection is the eye infection which can be conjunctivitis or pink eye, blepharitis, dacrycocystitis and orbital cellutis. Some of the methods you can try out at home to reduce the ear infections are listed below:
- Apply hot or warm compress on the affected area. This will reduce any kind of swelling and speed up the healing.
- Use guava leaves to reduce the infections. Warm the leaves first and wrap them in a warm damp cloth. This will reduce the redness that is causes due to this kind of infections.
- To reduce the swelling, you can prepare eye drops at home by using some turmeric in two cups of water. Follow this regime for three times a day.
- You can use honey to cure the infection and speed its healing process. You can either use directly honey into the water or prepare a honey wash by adding three tablespoon of honey in two cups of water. This will reduce the inflammation that is caused by the infections.
Finally if you have tooth infections then try this out at home. Take some clove oil and directly apply on the tooth which is infected. Before using it dilute this with water. This can cause some reactions on sensitive skin and hence you should not use this for more than couple of days.
Try out one of the above home remedies for infections to heal your problem as early as possible.
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