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What are different home remedies for Influenza?

What is meant by Influenza?
• Influenza is one of the most common health problems affecting thousands of men, women and children.
• It can be described as a viral infection that attacks the respiratory system.
• These include organs like your lungs, throat and nose.
• Most people commonly refer to this infection simply as “the flu”.
• This infection is highly contagious.
• People suffering from asthma, diabetes and heart diseases are most prone to this disease.

Symptoms for Influenza
• Runny nose
• Sore throat and throat irritation
• Nasal Congestion
• Muscle pain
• Mild to severe headaches
• Fever that is over 100 degrees F (38 degrees C)
• Weakness and fatigue
• Dry cough
• Sweats and chills

Home Remedies for Influenza

1. Warm water
• Gargling with warm salt water can help you loosen the phlegm in your airways.
• Simply add a spoon of salt to lukewarm water and gargle with it twice a day.
• Do it once in the morning and once in the evening.
• In addition to this, drink warm water with some turmeric.
• This will also help you to get rid of the infection and soothe the inflamed airways.

2. Fenugreek seeds
• Boil some fenugreek seeds in 250 ml of water.
• Remove from flame when one-third of it is left.
• Add one teaspoonful of ginger juice and one teaspoonful of honey in it.
• It is highly beneficial for the relief of congestion.

3. Onion juice and honey
• Mix equal amounts of honey and onion juice in a jar.
• Consume around 3 to 4 teaspoons of this mixture once a day.
• Administer this till the flu lasts.

4. Garlic
• Garlic is one of the more popular home cures for colds and congestion.
• Have chicken soup with lots of garlic or a drink made with raw crushed garlic to help with common cold.
• The patient should be given garlic cloves that are boiled in thirty grams of milk daily.
• The cold-fighting compound in garlic is thought to be allicin.
• It has antibacterial and antifungal properties.
• Allicin is what gives garlic its distinctive hot flavor.
• To maximize the amount of allicin, fresh garlic should be chopped or crushed and it should be raw.
• It is also available in pill form.
• Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder should be administered with half a glass of milk.
• It should be taken about two or three times daily.
• It acts best when taken on an empty stomach.

5. Ginger
• Prepare a mixture of half a teaspoon of the powder of ginger, pepper, and cloves.
• Take this mixture, three times a day.
• It may be coated with honey.
• It can also be taken as an infusion with tea.
• The mixture of these three ingredients has antipyretic qualities.
• It is effective in reducing fever accompanying bronchitis.
• It also tones up the metabolism of the patient.
• Ginger root is another folk remedy for cough, colds and sore throat.
• It’s used in traditional Chinese medicine to treat coughs.
• It is also for colds accompanied by runny nose.
• Hot ginger tea is a popular home remedy for cold symptoms and sore throat. Honey and lemon are sometimes added.

Diet for Influenza

1. Some of the foods that should be included in a diet for influenza:
• Leafy greens like spinach cabbage, Brussels sprouts and kale
• Broccoli
• Carrots
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Onions
• Grapefruit
• Oranges and orange juice
• Lemon
• Peppers

2. Some of the food items that should be eliminated from a diet for influenza:
• Spicy food
• Sugar and sweets
• Red meat or processed meat
• Refined flour and bakery products
• Alcoholic beverages
• Coffee, aerated drinks and other caffeinated beverages

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What are different home remedies for enema?

What is Enema?
• Enema is known as one of the natural ways of getting your colon cleaned.
• It is one of the simplest remedy to help one to wash away all your stomach problems.
• It is a procedure wherein a fluid is put into the rectum and colon via the anus to remove the toxins.
• A lubricant is massaged inside the anus and rectum to relax you and the nozzle or rectal tube is inserted.
• This liquid treatment is adhered to clear the bowel.
• This will induce better functioning of the bowel.
• This will cleanse and provide therapeutic benefits.

Need for Enema Treatment
• Constipation
• Hemorrhoid
• Colitis
• Detoxification
• Bowel blockage

Home Remedies for enema (types of enema)

1. Barium Enema or Lower Gastrointestinal examination
• This type of enema is used in clinics and hospitals.
• This is done when an X-ray examination of the large intestine is done.
• This test helps to diagnose diseases and other health problems which are related to the large intestine.
• The barium solution makes the intestine visible on an x-ray picture.
• It helps to know the intestine is in a good or bad condition.

2. Coffee Enema
• This type of enema helps in detoxification of the liver.
• The caffeine in coffee is directly absorbed into the system and enters the liver.
• This will detoxify it from the toxins.
• It causes the liver to produce more bile.
• This is later flushed out from the small intestine.
• Use regular ground coffee and not the instant coffee to make the enema solution.

3. Yoghurt Enema
Homemade yoghurt is very good for enema. It has live bacteria which help in cleansing. This enema is used for people suffering from:
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Irritable bowel syndrome
• Constipation
• Colon cancer
• Hemorrhoids

4. Lemon Juice Enema
• It is very useful in cleansing the colon from the feces.
• It is done by using 1/3 cup of lemon juice per quart.
• This enema may cause further cramping.

5. Garlic Epsom Salt Enema
• One will need 3 cloves of chopped garlic in 2 quarts of water.
• Bring it to boil and later simmer it for 5 minutes and add 2 tbsp of Epsom salt.
• When warm use it as the enema solution.

6. Epsom Salt Enema
• This type of enema is very useful for the colon.
• The Epsom salt present in the water increases the amount of water absorbed by the intestine.
• It provides a laxative effect.
• This has been recommended as a cleanser.

7. Salt Water Enema
• The presence of salt in the enema solution reduces the transfer of water into and out of the colon.
• This prevents accumulation of water in kidneys and bladder.

8. Milk Enema
• This can be made by using 1 1/2 quart of warm water with 16 oz. of warm milk and 1 tbsp olive oil.
• To maintain a proper temperature you can heat the milk in a microwave.
• Pour the warm milk, olive oil and warm water in the enema bag.
• To make a milk and honey recipe you can add 1 tbsp of honey.

9. Salt and Soda Enema
• Use 1 tbsp sea salt, 1 tbsp baking soda and 2 quarts of water.
• This works greatly to clear away the toxins present in the colon.

10. Glycerin and Mineral Oil Enema
• This cleansing agent requires 1 1/2 quart of warm water, 2 tbsp of salt, 2 tbsp of mineral oil and 2 tbsp of glycerin.
• This solution works on colon by cleansing it.
• The salt water maintains the absorption to a minimum.
• The oil and glycerin are useful for cleaning.

11. Vinegar Enema
Use 2 tbsp white vinegar with 2 quarts of warm water.

12. Other enemas
• Wheat grass enema
• Mineral oil enema