Colds

Nowadays, there are many new viruses spreading all over the world. Anyone who follows the news should have heard about the latest haemorrhagic fever which has just reached Thailand. It is a type C with more serious symptoms than that of type A and B, the common types for Thai people. Normally, the symptoms often begin with a fever for 4 days and the body gets cool. Then, the red spots appear because of the quick reaction of the capillaries until shock. In contrast, the type C doesn’t need to wait for the body to be cool but the shock can occur while having a fever within 2-3 days. Meanwhile, the patient can have inflamed liver at any time.

At the same time, Thailand is encountering a widespread of cold virus which is very severe as it causes high fever for 7 days.

In Hong Kong, the bird flu has taken away lots of people’s lives, then, calms down a little bit and appears again with a common cold. It is believed that all these things happen because of the El nino.

However, the situation also indicates that at present people is having a weakened immune system. This is why many new viruses are spreading intensely. It is still hard to produce a vaccine to prevent these viruses. Though the doctor can invent one, the cost of it will be very high and the amount will not be able to fulfil the need of people around the world. The best way to fight with these viruses is to strengthen the immune system to prevent the disease and recover as soon as possible in case we are infected. This is the way of naturopathy.

Prevention

1. Drink a lot of fresh orange juice 1-2 glass daily. In orange juice, there are vitamin C and C complex such as anthocyan which dissolves easily when it is touched by the light or air. Thus, the orange juice should be freshly made and drunk instantly for the best advantage. The C complex can well prevent colds.

The oranges should be peeled before squeezed to avoid the left over toxin on the skin.

2. Keep the body warm. When soaked in the rain, take a shower suddenly with warm water. Put on thick clothes and drink hot water or herbal tea such as ginger, cinnamon, and clove with no sugar.

3. When touched by the rain or humid air, inhale eucalyptus oil by following the instructions: put hot water in the cup and put 2-3 drops of eucalyptus oil in the water, cover your head with thick towel and inhale the steam for 5-10 minutes, or you can boil andrographis paniculata or Fah ta lai jone (Thai herb) or eucalyptus with herbs.

Treatment

1. When feel irritated in the throat, take a sip of orange juice or lemon juice
with syrup and salt. Take Fah ta lai jone (pill) 4-5 tablets each time 4 times a day. To keep Fah ta lai jone in the mouth can help to reduce the spread of the germs.

2. When start to have runny nose, take Bio C 1,000 mg. 2 tablets instantly, then, 1 tablet every hour until the nose dries or you have diarrhea. The Bio C is composed of ascorbic acid, bioflavonoid, rutin, hesperidin.

Diarrhea indicates that the body receives vitamin c in an appropriate level. The surplus is not absorbed and causes irritation to the bowel and diarrhea. This kind of diarrhea is not harmful. It will stop when we stop taking the pills. For the day after, take Bio C 1 tablet 4 times a day until the cold is gone. You will discover that by using this method your body recovers quicker than taking anti-histamine or other antibiotics. Vitamin C helps the white blood cells to work efficiently.