How to Treat Measles and/or Skin Rashes

 Measles is an acute viral infection characterized by morbilliform
eruption with catarhal inflammation of the conjunctive and the air passages.


WATER TREATMENTS
     1. Give fever sponge bath for fever three times a day.
     2. Apply a continuous cold compress on the forehead for headache.
     3. For coughs, give formentation to the chest and back, 2 times a day.
     4. A starch bath to relieved itchiness can be given daily to take the
        place of sponge bath.
     5. Protect eyes from bright lights. Make the room dim with curtains on
        the windows and dim lights at night.


HERBAL MEDICATIONS
   


1. LAGUNDI leaves for fever
        Follow instructions in the chapter on fever
 
 







 2. KAMOTENG KAHOY Flour for starch bath
        . Remove peelings and grate the tuber. Etract the juice, add
          water enough for one baby bath tub and boil.
        = Soak the baby in the starchy water for 10-15 minutes but
          don't rub the skin. May apply as powder on the skin.

Medications for Fever due to Viral Infection

      A fever occurs when there is an elevation of the body temperature.


WATER TREATMENTS
      1. fever sponge bath. Give hot water sponge bath if the patient has
         high fever and his arms and legs are cold. Give cold water sponge
         bath if the skin is dry and hot. Give warm water sponge bath    
         three times a day or more, if needed.
   
      2. Bed rest with continuous cold compress on the forehead
 
      3. Hot fool bath. If the fever is due to head congestion and flu.
         give a hot bath in the morning and in the evening, after supper.

      4. Drink one glass of water or juice every hour during waking hours.


HERBAL MEDICATIONS FOR FEVER DUE TO VIRAL INFECTIONS
   
     
               1. VINEGAR
                . Put 2 tablespoons of vinegar in a basin of cold water
                 = Use this for making vinegar compress on the forehead if ice is
                   not available.

     






                                                     
2. BALIMBING leaves
          . Boil 2 cups of chopped leaves in 1/2 gallon of water for 10 minutes. Strain.
             Cool for 2 hours.
          = Use this in making a cold compress if ice water is not available.

   









            3. KAMIAS leaves
           . Boil 3 cups of chopped fresh leaves in one gallon of water for 15 minutes.
            Strain.
            = Use this decoction for cold or hot sponge bath.






INTERNAL MEDICATIONS
       Use one of the following herbal medications to help lower the fever.
       
   
1. TAGULINAW plant
         . Boil 1 cup of chopped fresh leaves with the whole plant in 2 glasses
           of water for 15 minutes.
         = Dosage:
           Adults: 1 cup, 3 times a day, every after meals
           Children: (Babies) 1 tbsp, every 4 hours
                     ( 2-6 yrs) 1/4 cup, every 4 hours
                                                                           (7-12 yrs) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours

   
2.  OKRA seeds
         . Roast dried seeds and grind or pound fine. Boil 1/2 cup of the ground
           seeds in 2 glasses of water for 15 minutes. Cool and strain.
         = Dosage:
           Adults: 1 cup , 3 TIMES A DAY EVERY AFTER MEALS
           CHILDREN: (Babies) 1 tbsp, 3 times a day, every after meals

                     (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, 3 times a day, every after meals



3. LAGUNDI leaves
          . 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
            Childre4n: (Babies) 1 tbsp, every 4 hours
                       (7-12 yrs.) 1/2 cup, every 4 hours