Dr.Amina Ather.Team Lead, IFRTK, Bangalore dmailto:dramina.ifrtk@gmail.com
The world is targeting its concentration on the recent biological change of swine flue spread from one country to the other country but are we aware that our old community guidelines were based on these lines that the diseases travel with the traveler and once there was a return of a traveler from a foreign country they used to isolated the visitor before entering into the main civilization areas.
Here are some examples during the Tippu rule when any foreigner was to enter into the fort he was stay outside the fort for seven days , a process of his rejuvenation and then allowed , why was this concept followed or even being followed with few ethnic groups even today, we can experience old ladies even today do not allow a person to enter the house with footwear and also they insist on washing hands and legs or even take a bath outside the house before entering inside .These concepts were not a gimmick they were on to the preventive measures of any epidemics a person has been exposed to and avoiding its spread with the other family members.
Let us take a look at some civilizations as how they avoided the entry of other community / civilization centers, which were
· The Egyptians used to completely plaster the visitor with mullers earth for more than 24hrs and decoction of herbs was give to the person before he enters the civilized area.
· The Aryans of Indus valley civilization used to purify the visitor or the return of traveler with a complete washing him with holy waters of Ganges, this holy water also constituted of herbs.
· The Mesopotamian civilization used bath the visitor with herbs decoction and also give fumigation therapies.
· The red Indians used to make the visitor buried in the earthen hole with his head out for more than 6hrs and then fumigation process to continue and then he was taken outside.
· The Arabian civilization the process of cupping and bloodletting used to be in practice so that the infected blood is out of the body.
But how many of us do follow this kind of preventive measure for prevention of epidemic diseases remains an un answered question, and lack of education about the spread leads to the situation of panic which further brings down the immunity of the infected person and as simple as it inviting more foreign organism to invade the body and a diseased condition prevails.
H1N1: is a type of influenza virus which have been designated as to the type , place of origin , and the serial number of strain and the year of isolation – e.g A, A,A1—A /England /1/53 , A1 /Hong Kong/1/68 .
But H is the one which is isolated after the antigens hemagglutinin (H) and N with neuraminidase (N). This is further subdivided into tyes H0, H1, H2, and H3 and N1 and N2. This becomes a new designation as H1 N1 –A/Denver/1/57.
Clinically this disease is a respiratory infection with fever, prostration and muscle pain , with its diagnosis being difficult in sporadic mild cases, and the treatment is carried with the symptomatic treatment of influenza in general and termination of the H1N1.
The commonest clinical conditions are:
o Fever persistent for more than 5 days -1020-1050.
o Runny nose, watery exudates in the beginning and then after 2-4 days thick yellowish.
o Cough is productive
o Head ache continuous , bright light may make the headache even worse.
o Malaise –feeling of illness, patients feel like being in bed than rather moving out.
o Difficulty in breathing and these results to in short breath and rate of respiration increases.
o For infants difficulty in taking of fluids, /difficulty in breast feeding.
o There could be associated chills especially after urination.
o Nausea and associated vomiting.
o Cyanosis-Discoloration of nail beds to blue after a long fever.
o The extremities are also discolored to blue.
Preventive measure:
A vaccination against influenza is also helpful as it is a type of influenza and the virus also belongs to the same family.
Cover the nose and mouth with clean and an antiseptic cloth /mask one such kind can be prepared at home , take a clean handkerchief and rinse it with water which is added with a teaspoon of turmeric in it .
Fumigate the home with loban powder (Styrax benzoin).
Fumigate the rooms with both loban powder (Styrax benzoin) and kafoor (Camphor)
Fumigation of neem leaves also avoids epidemic infections.
Consume a pinch of turmeric with a teaspoon of honey before bed / a pinch of turmeric with a glass of milk.
Vaporizations from mixture of camphor, mehtol and thymol to be inhaled to avoid any infection.
Application of the mixture obtained from camphor, mehtol and thymol to the forehead , templates and back to the ear lobs also avoids any infection.
A decoction prepared from afsanteen (Artemisia) roots – before breakfast and empty stomach is also helpful.
Bathing with neem leaves and also leaves people good to avoid epidemics.
A decoction prepared from pepper –black and jagger along with ginger is also beneficial.
Greens are very good to combat fever especially spinach , its soup to be taken at least once as day and compulsory once a week.
Is SWINE FLUE a new concept?
Dr.Amina Ather.
Team Lead, IFRTK, Bangalore
Dramina.ifrtk@gmail.com
The world is targeting its concentration on the recent biological change of swine flue spread from one country to the other country but are we aware that our old community guidelines were based on these lines that the diseases travel with the traveler and once there was a return of a traveler from a foreign country they used to isolated the visitor before entering into the main civilization areas.
Figure 1.Adtoda vesica, the decoction of the flowers to be used once a day for prevention of fevers caused by epidemic infections.Here are some examples during the Tippu rule when any foreigner was to enter into the fort he was stay outside the fort for seven days , a process of his rejuvenation and then allowed , why was this concept followed or even being followed with few ethnic groups even today, we can experience old ladies even today do not allow a person to enter the house with footwear and also they insist on washing hands and legs or even take a bath outside the house before entering inside .These concepts were not a gimmick they were on to the preventive measures of any epidemics a person has been exposed to and avoiding its spread with the other family members.
Let us take a look at some civilizations as how they avoided the entry of other community / civilization centers, which were
· The Egyptians used to completely plaster the visitor with mullers earth for more than 24hrs and decoction of herbs was give to the person before he enters the civilized area.
· The Aryans of Indus valley civilization used to purify the visitor or the return of traveler with a complete washing him with holy waters of Ganges, this holy water also constituted of herbs.
· The Mesopotamian civilization used bath the visitor with herbs decoction and also give fumigation therapies.
· The red Indians used to make the visitor buried in the earthen hole with his head out for more than 6hrs and then fumigation process to continue and then he was taken outside.
· The Arabian civilization the process of cupping and bloodletting used to be in practice so that the infected blood is out of the body.
But how many of us do follow this kind of preventive measure for prevention of epidemic diseases remains an un answered question, and lack of education about the spread leads to the situation of panic which further brings down the immunity of the infected person and as simple as it inviting more foreign organism to invade the body and a diseased condition prevails.
H1N1: is a type of influenza virus which have been designated as to the type , place of origin , and the serial number of strain and the year of isolation – e.g A, A,A1—A /England /1/53 , A1 /Hong Kong/1/68 .
But H is the one which is isolated after the antigens hemagglutinin (H) and N with neuraminidase (N). This is further subdivided into tyes H0, H1, H2, and H3 and N1 and N2. This becomes a new designation as H1 N1 –A/Denver/1/57.
Clinically this disease is a respiratory infection with fever, prostration and muscle pain , with its diagnosis being difficult in sporadic mild cases, and the treatment is carried with the symptomatic treatment of influenza in general and termination of the H1N1.
The commonest clinical conditions are:
o Fever persistent for more than 5 days -1020-1050.
o Runny nose, watery exudates in the beginning and then after 2-4 days thick yellowish.
o Cough is productive
o Head ache continuous , bright light may make the headache even worse.
o Malaise –feeling of illness, patients feel like being in bed than rather moving out.
o Difficulty in breathing and these results to in short breath and rate of respiration increases.
o For infants difficulty in taking of fluids, /difficulty in breast feeding.
o There could be associated chills especially after urination.
o Nausea and associated vomiting.
o Cyanosis-Discoloration of nail beds to blue after a long fever.
o The extremities are also discolored to blue.
Preventive measure:
1.A vaccination against influenza is also helpful as it is a type of influenza and the virus also belongs to the same family.
2.Cover the nose and mouth with clean and an antiseptic cloth /mask one such kind can be prepared at home , take a clean handkerchief and rinse it with water which is added with a teaspoon of turmeric in it .
3.Fumigate the home with loban powder (Styrax benzoin).
4.Fumigate the rooms with both loban powder (Styrax benzoin) and kafoor (Camphor)
5.Fumigation of neem leaves also avoids epidemic infections.
6.Consume a pinch of turmeric with a teaspoon of honey before bed / a pinch of turmeric with a glass of milk.
7.Vaporizations from mixture of camphor, mehtol and thymol to be inhaled to avoid any infection.
8.Application of the mixture obtained from camphor, mehtol and thymol to the forehead , templates and back to the ear lobs also avoids any infection.
9.A decoction prepared from afsanteen (Artemisia) roots – before breakfast and empty stomach is also helpful.
10.Bathing with neem leaves and also leaves people good to avoid epidemics.
11.A decoction prepared from pepper –black and jagger along with ginger is also beneficial.
12.Greens are very good to combat fever especially spinach , its soup to be taken at least once as day and compulsory once a week.
13.Sprouts are very good resource for immunity boosters especially the green gram sprouts these enhance the immunity and help in maintaining of healthy life.
14.The sprouts of meethe seeds are also good in enhancing the immunity .
The above recopies can also be complementary methods for influenza treatment these can be taken along with the regular treatment of antiviral drugs and antipyretic drugs , a good food supplement and a proper diet of fresh food helps to combat any kind of epidemics also the cleanliness washing hands regularly and to avoid sneezing in public gathering and also to avoid contact with animals too. For further information on complementary medicine , home recipes mail to dramina.ifrtk@gmail.com .
