Malaria occurs due to a parasite known as Plasmodium, which passes on through the bites of mosquitoes. The parasites multiply inside the liver and infect the red blood cells. Folk remedies for malaria are very effective but doctor should be consulted and should be given first preference if you have malaria type of symptoms. Best treatment for malaria attack is doctor’s prescription.
Home Remedies for Malaria
Below are some of the home remedies for malaria which are considered effective in treatment for malaria attack:
- Boil a glass of water with 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon powder. Have it after adding about a pinch of pepper powder as well as honey. This is one of the popular unorthodox treatment of malaria.
- Grape fruit can be taken daily. It contains natural quinine.
- Cinnamon is very beneficial. Take a teaspoonful of coarse powder of cinnamon and powder it. Boil in about a glass of water and add a pinch of powdered pepper and honey. This will help in curing malaria as well as boosting the immune system.
- Seeds of feet nut plant are very beneficial. You can go in for fever nut preparation or buy it raw or have it powdered. Have it under medical guidance.
- One can use the Ayurvedic herb Dhatura. Take about 2 1/2 freshly sprouted leaves and make a pill by rubbing the content with jaggery. Take it 2 hours before the paroxysm begins
- Include fenugreek seeds in the diet. They enhance the immunity system and fight out parasites and is considered as one of the top unorthodox treatment of malaria.
- Alum is powerful anti-malaria Ayurvedic drug. It needs to be roasted on a hot plate and then powdered. Take ½ teaspoon when one feels feverish. It is one of the effective natural treatment methods for malaria.
- Holy basils contain effective anti-bacterial as well as disinfectant properties. It kills parasites as well as other microorganism. One can chew the raw leaves of holy basil or make a decoction. Basil pill as well as capsules are available.
- Lime and lemon are very beneficial for treating malaria. Take about 3 gm of lime and dissolve it in 60 ml of water as well as adding the juice of a lemon to it. Take it when one starts feeling feverish.
- In the early stages of malaria be on orange juice as well as water diet.
- Apply cold packs to reduce the temperature of the body.
- Do not take junk food, spicy food, oily and packed food.
- Chirayita, which is an Indian herb is useful in treating malaria. Take water ( 250 ml ) and add about 15 gm of the herb with few cloves or some cinnamon. Have this mix in doses of 15-30 ml once in day for about 15-25 days.
- Apples and oranges are very beneficial for patients of malaria and is used as natural remedy for malaria treatment.
- Liquid diet is good. Boiled rice and vegetables and rice cooked with pulse needs to be given as they are easy to digest.
Malaria can cause much discomfort. One can seek relief by using home remedies. These remedies are easy to make and are very beneficial.
Malaria Causes
Primary malaria causes are as given below:
- Due to small parasite known as Plasmodium
- Bad feeding habits. Intake of flesh foods, denatured foods as well as alcoholic beverages reduces the vitality of the body system, which becomes easy ground for malaria.
- Wrong style of living.
Malaria Symptoms
Some of the primary malaria symptoms are:
- High Fever, which is accompanied by headaches and chills and shivering.
- Anaemia
- Dysentery
- Vomiting.
