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Other Home Remedies
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Home remedies may be essential in curing diseases
such as tuberculosis. Here are some home remedies that are found to
be useful in the treatment of Tuberculosis. As a first step, the
patient should be put on an exclusive fresh fruit diet for three or
four days. He should have three meals a day of fresh, juicy fruits,
such as apples, grapes, pears, peaches, oranges and pineapple.
CUSTARD APPLE:
This fruit is considered as the most valuable remedy for Tuberculosis as it has the property of rejuvenation. "Sitaphalasava", a fermented liquor is a preparation of custard apple that is used for the treatment.
The pulp of two custard apples and twenty-five seedless raisins should be boiled in water on a slow fire. When about one-third of the water is left, it should be filtered, and then mixed with two teaspoons of powdered sugar candy, and a quarter teaspoon each of the powder of cardamom, cinnamon, and certain other condiments. .
MILK DIET:
Calcium acts as a major therapeutic agent for the treatment of Tuberculosis and the richest food source for organic calcium is milk. In tuberculosis, an exclusive milk diet is considered highly valuable. But before initializing this diet, a preparatory fast for three days consisting of raw juices like orange juice is essential.
The procedure is to take half a glass of orange juice diluted with an equal quantity of water every two hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. For the full milk diet, the patient should have a glass of milk every two hours from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. on the first day, followed by a glass and a half every hour on the second day. Thereafter, the quantity can be gradually increased until the patient takes a glass every half an hour. Usually, six litres of milk should be taken every day. In the case of women, five litres should be sufficient. Raw milk, that is, milk, which has not been pasteurized, produces the best results, provided it is clean and pure. Milk should be kept cool and away from dust, flies, odours, and sunlight. It should be gently stirred before use to ensure an even distribution of cream. It should be sipped very slowly so as to be thoroughly mixed with saliva which dilutes it and, to a great extent, promotes its digestion. Nearly eight to six weeks of a full milk diet is necessary for the success of the treatment. A considerable amount of rest is necessary with a milk diet and the patient should lie down for about two hours twice a day.
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