Contents:
- Medical Video: How to make Papaya leaf juice for curing dengue fever
- 1. Guava juice
- 2. Angkak
- 3. Echinacea
- 4. Papaya leaves
- 5. Eat fruits or vegetables that are rich in vitamin C
Medical Video: How to make Papaya leaf juice for curing dengue fever
Dengue fever is a disease caused by dengue virus infection and is transmitted to humans through mosquitoes Aedes aegypti. Dengue fever or DHF can make platelets or white blood cells in your body drop dramatically, and make internal bleeding that can damage healthy body organs or tissue cells.
But unfortunately, there is no sure cure for dengue fever. Usually, your doctor will recommend you take drugs such as acetaminophen or aspirin to treat some symptoms such as fever, pain relief, and to relieve bleeding.
Even so, there is nothing wrong for you to try some natural or herbal medicines to speed up the process of healing DHF. Let's see, a natural dengue fever medicine that you can use below.
1. Guava juice
Guava fruit has trombinol which can stimulate trombopoietin more actively, so it can trigger the formation of new blood chips. Then, because dengue fever patients should eat foods or drinks that are easily digested, you should first process guava into soft juice. The water content is also good for preventing dehydration.
Guava is rich in quercetin, a natural chemical that can be found in various types of fruits and vegetables. Quercetin can suppress dengue virus growth in the body of DHF patients. So, don't miss the benefits of guava to fight viral infection naturally.
2. Angkak
There have been many various studies conducted to prove the importance of angkak as a natural dengue fever medicine. Keep in mind, Angkak is one type of brown rice from China that is fermented with yeast Monascus purpureus. A study from IPB in 2012 showed that administration of Angkak capsules could increase platelets in white rats made thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet levels).
As we know that DHF patients have low platelet levels which make the disease worse. With the provision of Angkak which can help increase platelet levels, then DHF patients may recover faster.
3. Echinacea
Echinacea is one type of herbal plant commonly used to treat fever and flu in the North American community. According to the Pakistan Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Research, echinacea can trigger additional protein and interferon production, as a reaction to bacterial and viral attacks. Therefore, echinacea is able to improve the immune system by optimizing the ability of white blood cells to deal with viral infections, including dengue virus.
4. Papaya leaves
Two researchers from India have reviewed reports of research that has been done and found that papaya leaf extract can help increase platelet numbers in the blood of someone who has dengue hemorrhagic fever. This is presumably because papaya leaves can help stabilize the walls of the blood platelets so that they are not easily destroyed by the dengue virus.
You can use 50 grams of papaya leaves as a medicine for natural dengue fever by washing it first using water to clean it. Afterwards, mash the leaves until smooth, but do not become a powder. Then, you can mix water and squeeze the water of the papaya leaves. Drink papaya leaves 3 times a day.
5. Eat fruits or vegetables that are rich in vitamin C
Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, has several important roles in the body. this helps in repair, growth and development of body cell tissue. Importantly, vitamin C can strengthen the immune system by increasing antibodies and producing white blood cells.
You can consume fruits such as guava, lemon, oranges, papaya, strawberries, kiwi and mango to help the healing process of dengue. While vegetables rich in vitamin C that can be consumed when exposed to dengue are, cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and pumpkin.
