Mumps Causes and Natural Home Remedies
Mumps is a contagious infection caused when mumps virus infects a person. Mumps is characterized by inflammation of salivary glands (parotitis) situated beneath the ears on either side. Only one side is affected for some; but for majority both the sides are affected. Mumps is common to the age group ranging between 5 and 15 years. Usually a person who has had mumps before or one who is vaccinated does not contract the infection. Facial pain, muscle ache, head ache, fever, chills, sore throat, neck swelling, loss of appetite and tiredness are the main symptoms of mumps.
The symptoms show up 16-18 days after the infection. If mumps virus infects older people, then even the prostate, testes, ovaries (in case of females), pancreas and the central nervous system may get affected. Mumps rarely causes complications like deafness and miscarriages for women who are in their early pregnancy. Mumps mainly spreads through the spraying of or contact with respiratory secretions as the infected person coughs or sneezes. The infection can also get transmitted if one touches the articles used by the infected person.
Home Remedies for Mumps
1. Peel off one side of the Indian aloe herb and heat that side. Sprinkle the heated and peeled side with a pinch of turmeric powder and a teaspoon of Indian barberry extracts. Place it on the swollen region and fix it with an adhesive bandage. This gives some relief from pain and swelling.
2. Make a paste out of mashed Margosa leaves and turmeric powder and apply on inflamed region. This imparts quick healing.
3. Make a paste out of dried, powdered ginger and water and apply on the painful, swollen region. This is a useful mumps remedy.
4. Grind the mixture of fenugreek seeds and asparagus seeds and make a thick paste with water and apply as a salve on the inflamed zone. This causes the pain and swelling to subside.
5. Coat banyan leaves with clarified butter, warm the leaves and place on swollen region. This alleviates mumps symptoms.
6. Rub chebulic myroblan in water and make a paste to be applied on swollen region. This is an effective home cure for mumps.
7. Warm betel leaves and place on swollen region. Stick it with an adhesive tape. This relieves mumps pain and swelling.
8. Drink rice water after flavoring it with some cow milk butter and consume raw mango pickle. This treats mumps effectively.
9. Avoid citrus fruits and curd because the acidic content in these food items, aggravates mumps.
Read more Home Remedies for Mumps. Also know useful Home Remedies for Morning Sickness.
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