INFLUENZA NATURAL TREATMENT - CHILDREN

The influenza is an acute viral infection in the respiratory tract triggered by the Influenza virus. The virus can be of type To, B or C. It is very important that the asthmatic, diabetic people and those that suffer of immunological insufficiency vaccinate annually to avoid complications, like the pneumonias, that can put in risk of death the boy. Although in past century thousands of people they died because of the influenza, at the moment the majority recovers to the ten days of to have begun with the symptoms of the disease.

Forms of contagion the influenza
• Through the cough and the estornudos.
• Iis extremely contagious and endemic.
• The task of prevention by means of the annual vaccination of the weakest sectors of the population is fundamental. Symptoms They begin    to the 48 hours of produced the infection and can be pronounced suddenly.

The symptoms are characterized by:
• High fever.
• Chills.
• Jaqueca.
• Pain around and behind the eyes.
• Lacrimation.
• Muscle aches.
• Pain and irritation in the throat.
• Nausea.
• Loss of appetite.
• Fatigue.
• Dry cough in the beginning, soon with spits.

Treatment
• Once confirmed the diagnosis, the doctor will recommend that the patient keeps bed.
• It is probable that paracetamol prescribes to lower the fever and to calm the pains the body.
• If some secondary bacterial infection were pronounced, surely it will prescribe some antibiotic.

Natural treatment
• Caramel Kof Kof: To take between meals 2 caramels from kion until disappearing the malaise (to see our section products). To accompany in uninformed cofoundation of cat nail. To give to all the day orange juice, lemon or grapefruit enough, I warm up.
• Alfalfa: For the influenzas and resfríos, an infusion of 10 grams of flowers of alfalfa in a liter of water is recommended. (3 or 4 times to the    day.)
• Oats: It contains zinc that increases the immunological system, reason why is advisable to consume oats in abundance.
• Watercress: To take slowly before lying down to a hot glass of the    mixture of 100 grams of watercress juice (extracted by crushing of its    leaves) with a glass of milk and honey of bee to the pleasure.
• Culantro: To prepare an infusion of culantro distributed throughout four or cinto    daily takings after the food.
• Garglingsing: Cocimiento of 20 gr. of elder, percent gr. of water. - Kión:It alleviates to the fever or nasal congestion and reduces the pains that take place in the joints. To take in infusion of a teaspoon by the dry root of kion by water glass. To take a pair from glasses to the day. To add the juice of average lemon to harness its value.
• Boiled Kion: It eliminates congestions that take place in the chest as a result of the accumulation of mucosity. To boil kion and lemon juice    makes expectorar the loaded chest, and reduce the fever, add a spoonful of honey.
• Tangarine: To eat tangarine during the winter months and in the seasonal changes.
• Mango: Infusion of a teaspoon of dry handle flowers by water glass. A pair of daily glasses.
• Apple: He is expectorante. To take in infusion 15 grams from dry flowers from apple by liter from water. To take three glasses to the day.
• Elder: To prepare an infusion of; 30 gr. of elder; 500 gr. of water. To make boil and rest, take it 3 times to the day.

Recommendations
• It offers to his liquid abundant son.
• As it is probable that it does not have appetite, includes soups and fruit juices that hydrate not only it, they nourish but also it.
• It maintains the room to pleasant temperature.
• If it has fever, it does not shelter it in excess.
• It resorts to the vaporizer to dampen the atmosphere and to lighten the attacks of dry cough. If it has an essential oil of eucalyptus, includes gotitas.
• If the boy is very congested, resorts to a aerosolisation.
• He consults to medical on the antibacterial and antiviral benefits of the equinácea plant the purple. Some doctors prescribe naturistas it to    fortify to the organism against the infections.

Avoid
• That babies and older people approach the patient to prevent the contagion.
• That he retakes his habitual life, if still is not healed and hard.
• Although the boy needs to be fed, he does not force it to eat. How to differentiate resfrío from the influenza? “Flu characterizes by a picture of congestion in the respiratory tract superior, whereas the influenza is pronounced in a picture of general congestion, with sensation of    discouragement, high fever and even pains in the bones. In spite of this difference it is not easy to distinguish a disease of another one”. Source: Practical guide for parents, Albatross, 2004.

INFLUENZA IN THE PREGNANCY

Effective medicines for the influenza base their action on eliminating the symptoms, since the influenza is produced by a virus, and does not exist treatment with drugs to eradicate it. For a treatment of the influenza as much with drugs as with medicinal plants it consults with his doctor. The analgesic ones are used generally to eliminate the pain body and the typical fever of the influenza. The analgesic ones more used are the acetilsalicílico acid, the ibuprofeno and paracetamol. All act avoiding the formation of substances responsible for the pain and the fever. They exist in the market numerous anti-flu eliminate the pain, congestion and mucosity or cough that can be presented in gripales processes. These medicines are made up of analgesic associate to antihistamine, mucolíticos or antitusígenos. Recommendations: To avoid the use of acetilsalicílico acid (aspirine) and in the last quarterly ibuprofeno of the pregnancy, and in the previous ones they are due to carry far the precautions and to only use it of precise way. To avoid the anti-flu medecine use (associations of several substances). Consult to your doctor for the treatment.

Natural treatment:

Alfalfa: For the influenzas and colds, an infusion of 10 grams of flowers of alfalfa in a liter of water is recommended. (3 or 4 times to the day.)

Apple: He is expectorant. To take in infusion 15 grams from dry flowers from apple by liter from water. To take three glasses to the day.

Cilantro: To prepare an infusion of cilantro distributed throughout four or five daily takings after the food.

Garlic: To include in the food, coverall in the soups garlic. Also to eat in uninformed up to 5 crude garlic.

Guava: It protects of the influenza. To eat the guava (fruit) mature.

Handle: Infusion of a teaspoon of dry handle flowers by water glass. A pair of daily glasses.

Ginger, lemon and honey: It eliminates congestions that take place in the chest as a result of the accumulation of mucosity. To boil kion and lemon juice makes expectorate the loaded chest, and reduce the fever,add a spoonful of honey.

Ginger, lemon: It alleviates to the fever or nasal congestion and reduces the pains that take place in the joints. To take in infusion of a teaspoon by the dry root of ginger by water glass. To take a pair from glasses to the day. To add the juice of average lemon to harness its value. IT IS a good medicine.

Oats: Oats contains zinc that increases the immunological system, reason why is advisable to consume oats in abundance.

Onion, along with garlic, is one of best natural antibiotics. By his rich sulphur compound content, he is one of the best natural remedies to fight infectious processes of the respiratory apparatus (influenza, bronchitis, faringitis, etc.) and digestive (intestinal rottings, diarrhea, etc.).

Onion, orange, lemon, grapefruit, mandarin: We recommended this treatment, does not cost. In the first DAY of the influenza when there is mucus only to lie down 10 drops of juice of onion in each nasal grave.If it arrives at the second DAY with mucus, cough and itch in the throat, to lie down l10 drops of juice of onion, accompanied by citric juice (somewhat of orange, of lemon, mandarin, grapefruit, rind of lemon) boiled and to take hot; to make the treatment until disappearing the influenza.

Mandarins: To eat mandarins during the winter months and in the seasonal changes.

Watercress: To take slowly before lying down to a hot glass of the mixture of 100 grams of watercress juice (extracted by crushing of its leaves) with a glass of milk and honey of bee to the pleasure.