Treatment For Mumps

 Mumps is an acute communicable viral dissease with a painful enlargement
 of the salivary glands. Frequently invading other tissues like the testes,
pancreas and the menings.


WATER TREATMENTS
     1. Cold compress on the swollen salivary glands for 30 minutes, 3 times a day.
     
     2. Ice pack on the swollen glands for 30 minutes, 3 times a day.
        Apply the ice pack over the glands, just below the ears.
   
     3. Fever sponge bath for fever.

     4. Cold compress on the forehead for headache and fever.

     5. Complete bed rest, especially for male adults. Sterillity is one
        of the complications of mumps in male adults.


HERBAL MEDICATIONS:
   

1. MAKAHIYA leaves
        . Crush leaves and make into paste.
        = Apply directly on the swollen gland after cold compress.
          Apply for 30 minutes, 3 times a day.

   




2. KANTUTAY leaves
        . Pound or chop the leaves.
        = Apply as poultice on the swollen glands for 30 minutes
          3 times a day.

 

3. KAMIAS fruits
        . Chop and mash fruits.
        = Apply as poultice on the swollen glands for 30 minutes,
          3 times a day.

   

4. GISOL rhizomes
        . Chop the rhizomes.
        = Apply directly as poultice on the swollen glands for 30 minutes,
          3 times a day.

   








5. LAGUNDI leaves for fever
        . Boil 4 tablespoons of chopped dried leaves or 6 tablespoons of fresh
          chopped leaves in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes.
        = Dosage:
          Adults: 1 cup, every 4 hours
          Children: (Babies) 1 tbp, every 4 hours
                     (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours.