Influenza Treatment Influenza and the
accompanying high fever is the body’s
way of addressing an
exhausted immune system and poor
health. In the acute stage of
influenza, a patient should abstain
from all solid foods and only
drink fruit and vegetable juices
diluted with water, 50-50 for first
three to five days, depending on the
severity of the condition. The
juice fast should be continued until
the temperature comes down to
normal. The warm water enema should be
taken daily during this period
to cleanse the bowels.
After fever subsides the patient may adopt an all-fruit diet for two or three days. In this regimen, the patient should take three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits such as apples, pears, grapes, oranges, pineapple, peaches and melons at five-hourly intervals. Bananas or dried, stewed or tinned fruits, however, should not be taken. No other food should be added to the fruit meals; otherwise, the value of the treatment will be lost. This may be followed by a further two or three days on fruits and milk diet. Thereafter, the patient may adopt a well-balanced diet of three basic food groups namely, (i) seeds, nuts and grains, (ii) vegetables, and (iii) fruits. Spices, condiments, pickles, which make food more palatal and lead to overeating, must be avoided. Lemon juice may be used in salad dressing. Alcohol, tobacco, strong tea and coffee, highly seasoned meats, over-boiled milk, pulses, potato, rice, cheese, refined, processed, stale and tinned foods should al be avoided. Certain remedies have been found highly beneficial in the treatment of influenza. The most important of these is the use of long pepper. Half a teaspoonful of the powder of the long pepper with two teaspoonfuls of honey and half a teaspoonful of ginger, should be taken twice a day. This will help greatly if taken in initial stages of the disease. It is especially useful in avoiding complications which follow the onset of the disease, namely, the involvement of the larynx and bronchial tube. Another excellent remedy for influenza is the green leaves of basil or tulsi plant. About one gram of these leaves should be boiled along with some ginger in half a liter of water until about half the water is left. This decoction should be taken as tea as it gives immediate relief. Garlic and turmeric are other effective food medicines for influenza. Garlic is useful as a general antiseptic and should be given as much as the patient can bear. Garlic juice may also be sucked up the nose. A teaspoonful of turmeric powder should be mixed in a cup of warm milk and taken three times in the day. It will prevent complications from influenza and also boost the liver’s ability to detoxify the body. Close Browser/Window To Return To The Main Menu |