Traditional Medicines Heat Reduction

Here are some traditional febrifuge options that can be tried. Important note, the doseslisted on the following formula is the dose for adults. If you want to be given to children,read the rules and adjust the dosage for children by age level. (See box: Dose Safe for Children.)

1. Lempuyang Emprit (Zingiber amaricans)

Compounds contain essential oils, namely sekuiterpenketon useful to reduce the heat.Commonly used are rimpangnya; yellowish white color and taste bitter.

How: Rinse 10 grams of tubers lempuyang emprit. Grate and add 1 / 2 cup hot waterand stir well. Once cool, squeeze, take the juice. Mix with 2 tablespoons (tbsp) cottonflower honey, mix well. Give 3 times daily.

2. Turmeric (Curcuma longa)

Contain essential oils, curcumin, turmeron and zingiberen which can be useful as anantibacterial, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory (anti-inflammatory). Besides the fever,this mixture also can increase endurance. Commonly used are rimpangnya; colororange.

How: Rinse 10 grams of turmeric root. Grate and add 1 / 2 cup hot water and stir well.Once cool, squeeze, take the juice. Add the juice of half lemon. Mix with 2 tablespoonshoney, cotton flower, mix well. For those into 3 parts honey and turmeric, then give it 3times a day.

3. Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata)

The entire plant can be used. Andrographolide contain lactones (bitter substance),diterpene, glucosides and flavonoids that may reduce the heat. Even in 1991 ever heldin Thailand that research Sambiloto 6 g per day was as effective as paracetamol.

How: Boil 10 grams of dried bitter leaf, 25 g of dried turmeric root (2.5 thumb), and 200cc of water. Boil until boiling and water to live 100 cc, then strain. Once warm, add 100cc or mahogany cotton flower honey, mix well. For those into 3 parts, give it 3 times a day.

4. Gotu kola (Centella asiatica L.)

Plants also known by the name of this horse's feet grow leaf creeping ground cover.The leaves are green and shaped like a fan kidney. Contains triterpenoids, saponins,hydrocotyline, and vellarine. Beneficial to reduce the heat, revitalizing the body andblood vessels and is able to strengthen the structure of body tissue. Centella asiaticaalso be soothing or cool, add energy and cause appetite.

How: Boil 1 handful fresh gotu kola with 2 cups water to boiling and 1 cup water to live.For those into 3 parts and drink 3 times a day.

5. Wild Ginger (Curcuma xanthorhiza Roxb.)

Intersection appearance resembles ginger and white, flower color and rimpangnya justdifferent. Yellow ginger flowers are white or light yellow, whereas white Intersectionwhite with red edges. Ginger rhizome orange tan, while the rhizome part in meeting a young yellow-white.

Wild Ginger has an active substance germacrene, xanthorrhizol, alpha bethacurcumena, and others. The benefits as anti-inflammatory (antiperandangan),antibiotics, and increasing the production and secretion of bile. Wild Ginger since thefirst widely used as a febrifuge, stimulate appetite, treat jaundice, diarrhea, ulcer,abdominal bloating and fatigue.

How: Rinse 10 grams of ginger rhizome. Grate and add 1 / 2 cup hot water and stir well. Once cool, squeeze, take the juice. Mix with 2 tablespoons honey, cotton flower, mix well. For those into 3 mixture of honey and ginger, then give it 3 times a day.

6. Red onion (Allium cepa L.)

Shallots are often used as a spice in the kitchen. Contain essential oils, sikloaliin,metilaliin, kaempferol, quercetin, and floroglusin.

How: Peel onion 5 eggs. Coarse grated coconut and add the oil to taste, thensmeared to the fontanel and the whole body.

7. Leaves of hibiscus (Hibiscus rosa sinensis)

Apart from hibiscus leaves, you can also take advantage of cottonwood leaves or betelleaves. Hibiscus flavonoida, saponins and polyphenols. Kapok leaves containflavonoida, saponins and tannins. Betel leaf contains flavonoida, saponins,polyphenols, and essential oils.

How: Wash the leaves, dry with a clean cloth, heat briefly over the fire for a limp. Kneadso limp, basting with oil palm, kompreskan on the stomach and head.

8. Meniran (Phyllanthus niruri L.)

High crop reaches 1 meter, growing wild, round-shaped leaves are compound leavesfinned pertained even. All parts of this plant can be used. Contain lignans, flavonoids,alkaloids, triterpenoids, tannins, vitamin C, and others. Beneficial to reduce the heatand increase endurance.

How: Boil 1 handful fresh meniran with 2 cups water to boiling and 1 cup water to live.For those into 3 parts and drink 3 times a day.

9. Young coconut water

Young coconut water contains many minerals, including potassium. When hot, the bodywill issue a lot of sweat to lower body temperature. Well, to replace the sweat that comes out, perbanyaklah drinking coconut water.