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Treatment for Tuberculosis

January 28, 2010


Treatment for Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis is an infection that affects the lungs. This is caused by bacteria called mycobacterium tuberculosis. These bacteria enter in to the body through the inhaled air and get multiplied inside your body. These bacteria may affect the normal functioning of the lungs and may results in severe cough that lasts for long period. Cough may bring up sputum and blood. This cough that lasts for more than three weeks may also cause chest pain, weakness, fatigue, breathing problems etc. The patient may also have fever, chills, sweats in nights, weight loss, lack of appetite etc. You can cure the symptoms of tuberculosis with certain home remedies.

Health Advices to Prevent the Spreading of Tuberculosis

In order to prevent the tuberculosis from spreading  to other people you need to isolate the infected patients. The patient must get utmost care and proper ventilation. You can also practice air purification to avoid the spreading of the diseases. The patient must be in a clean environment and must get healthy and nutritious food. While interacting with the patients you must wear masks to avoid the inhaling of the infected air and also wash your hands with disinfectant.

Tips to Cure Tuberculosis

Indian Gooseberry

Mix one teaspoon of fresh juice taken from Indian gooseberry with one teaspoon honey. Take this mixture daily in the morning and this may help you to improve your health and thus ward off the bacteria from your body.

Bottle Gourd

Get a fresh bottle gourd and make a paste out of it along with the flour of barley. Then wrap this mixture in a cloth and roast it. Then squeeze this mixture to extract the juice from it. Give this juice to the patient  several times. Continue this for about a month for getting rid of the tuberculosis symptoms.

Nutmeg and Jaggery

Take one nutmeg and crush in to a form of powder. To this add jaggery till it forms a paste. Then make small pellets weighing three milligrams out of this paste. Take one pellet in ever 30 minutes along with warm water.

Milk

Add five long pepper pieces to a glass of milk and boil it till the milk gets warm. Then filter the milk and take it twice a day.

Try to include more fruits and vegetables to your diet and this may help you to fortify your immune system. Immunity plays an important role in getting rid of tuberculosis.


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