Fevers

Elevation of body temperature above normal, accompanied by general malaise and various symptoms.

Normals: 37° C in the morning - 37.5° C in the evening around 5 p.m., at rest

Fever constitutes the most powerful healing process with which nature has endowed living organisms. It is therefore a question of not thwarting this process but of controlling it so that the situation is “tolerable” for the patient.

“39.5° C... fever does indeed have its uses. A team of researchers from Buffalo in the USA has shown that it accelerates the immune reaction. The temperature seems to have an effect on the vessel cells. The latter produce adherent molecules which allow them to grip circulating white blood cells, the lymphocytes. They are then directed towards the lymph nodes, where the immune system locates the appropriate globules to fight a microbe. In the case of a fever of 39.5° C, there are twice as many lymphocytes reaching the nodes as usual.”

Q. Chen et al. in Nature Immunology - 07-2006

Cayenne pepper causes sweating which can reduce fever

Artichoke - Chopped parsley in green salads - Raw carrots - Cucumber - Cloves - Grated fresh ginger - Lemon - Cinnamon bark - Cardamom - Clover flowers in salad - Dandelions in salad, barley, fig, raspberry, apple, grapes

Extract from citrus seeds, 10 drops X 3 / day - ConcenTrace (Trace Minerals) - Lactic bacteria

Water diet or light vegetable broth. Redcurrant juice is suitable for feverish states

Echinaforce (Bioforce), 20 drops x 3 to 5 / day - Propolis

Avoid cold meats, chocolate, jams, cow's milk, white bread, alcohol, roasted chicory, coffee, ketchup, marinades, fatty meats, sweets, tea, orange juice

Avoid fruits acids during acute attacks

Caution, solid foods turn into toxins during fever.

Gargle with decoction of walnut or bramble leaves - Empty the rectal ampoule (small enema)

Above 40° C: Give a bath at 2° C below the patient's rectal temperature (e.g.: for a temperature of 40.5° C, give a bath at 38.5° C), for 10 to 15 minutes, E.O. At the After bathing, rub the body with a mixture of tincture of ginger and E.O. of Citron

Lukewarm compresses, half water, half vinegar, on the extremities of the body

Turnip plasters, cabbage leaves, or tofu to apply to the source of fever

Control possible dehydration and prevent neurological complications

Sauna session

E.O. Cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), Ginger (Zingiber officinale), Juniper (Juniperus communis), Sassafras (Ocotea pretiosa)