Home remedies for fever. It is not easy to reduce fever. Most of us however try home remedies for fever so that the person who is suffering from fever gets some relief. One can add all these remedies to the list of things that can be done to relieve a fever.
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List of home remedies for fever :
- Eat artichoke : Cook artichoke and eat just the innermost part of an artichoke, that is the heart of artichoke. It relieves fever.
- Cool towel : Take some cotton towels and dip them in water at room temperature. Place these towels on the skin at forehead, arms, legs and any other place. Make sure that the patient is not feeling more discomfort by the cool towels, because it may trigger chills. Otherwise, cool towels technique provides relief from fever in most cases.
- Sleep in a blanket : Snuggle into a blanket and try to sleep. The body would normally sweat and this sweating reduces the body temperature.
- Stretching : Although this may seem tough, but if the fever is mild, one can relieve it by doing some stretching. Do some easy stretches. It circulates stagnant lymph fluid and helps in relieving fever.
- Holy basil tea : Drink some holy basil tea. Holy basil is a herb which is very well known for its health boosting effects. When preparing the tea, inhale the smell of holy basil. This smell and later the warm tea provides lot of relief from fever.
- Raw onion : Wash an onion and peel its skin. Then eat a lot of this onion along with food.
- Mustard seeds : Soak some mustard seeds in water. Take them out after a few hours and then eat thee seeds.
- Potato slices : Place potato slices at some select locations of the skin. Change this location every few minutes. Potatoes can drain out excess heat like a sink. This helps to lower body temperature quickly.
- Drink lemon juice : Drinking a cool lemonade can have temperature lowering effects and provide relief from muscle aches and weakness.
- Saffron : This is a reddish colored spice. Take a pinch of saffron and put in warm milk and drink this.
- Eat raisins : This too has positive effects on the fever.
Besides these simple remedies for fever, one can try some more powerful remedies for fever. These are helpful in alleviating the fever.
- Yarrow : Make a yarrow bath in warm water. Then, the person can bathe in this water.
- Steam bath : Taking a steam bath makes the body sweat. This often relieves even high fever. It also relaxes the body which helps in sleeping better.
An interesting point : Some bitter things like bitter gourd and the herb fever few are good remedies for fever. Even drinking plain green tea some times in a day helps to relieve the high temperature.
Home remedies for fever in kids and toddlers : Little ones can also be troubled by fever. But, one should not use herbs on kids. Instead, using warm soups like chicken soup and vegetable soups can be an effective remedy.
