REMEDY FOR DENGUE

Dengue -  Platelets increased by papaya leaf juice and Pomegranate and Omega 3

What is dengue?
It is a viral infection caused by the bite of a mosquito (female Aedes aegypti mosquito), which has previously bitten a dengue patient. The disease is transmitted this way: patient-mosquito-healthy person. The symptoms surface 3 to 14 days after the bite.

When should I suspect it could be dengue?
If you have fever that doesn't go with paracetamol tablets within 2 days, go to a doctor. You may or may not have other symptoms like headache, pain behind the eyes, muscle and joint pain, nausea, vomiting or rashes.

Is low blood platelet count, a sign of dengue?
As a first test, doctors order a blood test. The result would give lot of clues on why you have fever. A drop in platelet count could be a sign of dengue. The normal range is between 1.5 lakh and 4 lakh. But a drop in platelet count is no confirmation of dengue, as the count drops with any infection. So, a specific test for dengue is ordered.

After dengue is confirmed, with the specific test, the disease is monitored by looking at the count of the platelets. Typically, in a dengue patient, the platelet count keeps dropping. How fast and how much depends on many factors like immunity of the person and the severity of the attack.

Blood platelets help the blood to clot. When the count drops, there's a risk of bleeding. So patients are advised even not to brush teeth, because the gums could bleed. There are also dangers of internal bleeding.

The platelet count is monitored every 24 hours. But once the count goes below 50,000, every 12 hours the count is checked. Doctors won't let the count drop. Once it reaches a threshold level -- around 15,000 to 20,000, or even 25,000 -- platelets are injected.

Once the infection is out of the body, the platelet count starts increasing: at first slowly and then rapidly. The rate depends on the general health of the patient.

Is dengue dangerous, fatal?
If detected and treated early it is not. There is no need for panic or fear. A severe form of dengue can be dangerous, and even fatal without early medical intervention. So don't ignore the flu-like symptoms. Visit a doctor.

What is the cure for dengue?
There are no medicines for dengue. Doctors give medicines for the symptoms; and intravenously administer fluids. Patients are told to have plenty of fluids, like water and fruit juice; and have normal food. Nausea and vomiting reduces food intake; and that, combined with the infection, makes the patient weak. The infection lasts about a week. Even after fever is gone, the patient takes about one or two weeks to recover from the tiredness. Fluids, and more fluids, is the only way out.

How beneficial are papaya leaves?
Word has gone around that pomegranate and papaya; and the juice taken out of crushed pomegranate skin, papaya and neem leaves are said to be good for generation of platelets. Doctors merely advise patients to have any fruit. Though benefits of pomegranate and papaya have been well known, the benefits of papaya leaf juice is a new development.

People who have taken papaya leaf juice have spoken of dramatic rise in blood platelet count: for example, from 30,000 to 2 lakh; and from 80,000 to 3.5 lakh, within 24 hours. In Kerala, I am told that not just ayurvedic doctors, but allopathic doctors too, are advising patients to have the papaya leaf juice. I was advised by a couple of nurses to give the juice to my wife. I am also told that tender papaya leaves are being sold at a premium in Kerala.

In the hospital where my wife was being treated, a patient was being given papaya leaf juice right from day one. But that didn't help much, it looks like, since her platelet count went down to 15,000 and she had to be administered platelets twice. But after she was cured of the of infection, the count went up dramatically fast: from 55,000 to 1,30,000.

There is no well-validated and documented scientific backing for this. It's merely an anecdotal evidence. Allopathic doctors are not very forthcoming in giving any credence to this. Ayurvedic doctors say there is an urgent need to research thoroughly the correlation.

Doctors say once the virus is out of the body and the infection is over, the platelet count will naturally increase with normal food. But most patients tend to have lot of pomegranate and papaya, as part of the diet; and some go a step further and include the juice from crushed papaya leaves. So whether the rise in platelet count is a natural phenomenon or aided by fruit and juice is not clear.

One way of looking at it is: any way the platelet counts will increase once the infections is gone; and the other way of looking at it is: the fruit and juice have played a role. Until a proper scientific investigation is carried out, we wouldn't know for sure the effect.

The effect of any medicine depends a lot on the individual's health. The effect of such remedies vary a lot from individual to individual.

How to prevent dengue?
Tough. since it's very easy for a mosquito to bite you, and it's very difficult to keep that one mosquito away. But the following steps could be helpful.

·                     Don't allow yourself to be bitten by mosquitoes.

·                     Regularly spray mosquito repellents.

·                     If you are in a mosquito-prone area, apply some mosquito repellent on your skin. 

·                     If there are too many mosquitoes, cover your body; and while sleeping use mosquito net, since the effect of the repellent may not last too long. 

·                     Don't allow water to stagnate. Keep changing the water in plant pots.

The effects of dietary omega 3 fatty acids on platelet composition and function in man or Woman : a prospective, controlled study.

The rarity of atherosclerotic vascular disease and a mild bruising tendency in Greenland Eskimos has been linked to their ingestion of omega 3 fatty acids contained in foods obtained from the sea. Previous studies have shown that feeding salmon oil to normal volunteers resulted in reductions of plasma cholesterol and triglycerides. We wished to learn whether salmon oil feeding would result in the incorporation of omega 3 fatty acids into platelets and whether platelet function or platelet-vessel interaction would be altered. Diets containing salmon oils led to the incorporation of eicosapentaenoic acid (C20:5 omega 3) into platelets (6.1%) with a reduction in arachidonic acid (C20:4 omega 6). The ratio of C20:5/C20:4 increased from 0.0045 on the control diet to 0.3 on the salmon diet. Bleeding times were prolonged (from 6.75 to 10 min, p less than 0.005), platelet retention on glass beads was mildly reduced (from 89% to 78%, p less than 0.0005), and platelet aggregation in response to dilute concentrations of ADP was inhibited in the subjects ingesting the salmon oil. We conclude that in normal subjects dietary omega 2 fatty acids derived from salmon oil are incorporated into platelet phospholipids and that these changes are accompanied by alterations in bleeding time and platelet function.

What is Platelets

 Platelets are produced in the bone marrow and play a critical role in blood clotting. We have the three types ofblood cells, Red Blood Cells, White Blood Cells and Platelets. Platelet is the smallest and lightest section about 20% of our total blood cell volume. The average lifespan of a platelet is normally just 5 to 9 days.Platelets circulate in blood. A normal platelet count in a healthy individual is between 150,000 and 450,000 per μL (micro liter) of blood. Low count of Platelets can cause of excessive bleeding. Platelets are only a temporary solution to stop bleeding. When you are injured, Platelets surround connective tissue into the wounded area to completely heal the wound. Dengue is one of the most leading virus to platelet dysfunction or reduced its quantity.   Dengue virus damage the Platelets in the blood when a patient reached the lowest count of Plateletsthe vessel wall injured or cut exposed to bleeding, the leak of red blood cells and plasma through the vessel injury.

To increase or produce the number of Platelets level in the blood naturally, start using more and more Vitamin C, D, A and K in your diet.

Causes of Low Platelet Level:
Bacteria in Blood

·         Dengue fever

·         Excessive Alcohol intake

·         Medications

·         Pregnancy

·         Problem in Bone marrow

·         Problematic Spleen

·         Some diseases (leukemia, AIDS, kidney)

·         Vitamins deficiency

Home Remedies to Increase Low Platelets Level

1. Goose Berry Sweet Jam Pickle (Amla ka Murabba) for low Platelet

Ingredients

Gooseberries (amla) - 1 kg
Sugar - 1 ¼  kg
Citric acid - 3 grams

Method

Wash Gooseberries (amla) and prick with fork before boil it in 2-3 jugs of water. Boil it for 2-3 minutes and leave it to soak for 24 hours. Next day sprinkle sugar all over on amla leave it again for 24 hours. Next day add citric acid in it and boil it for 10-15 minutes and then off the flame and keep aside for 2 days again. Now keep it in a tight jar with lid.Daily eat 3-4 amla form it with an empty stomach. It will improve Platelets in days effectively.

2.  Papaya Juice and Leaves Extracts for Platelet 

Papaya leaf extracts is the best remedy to increase platelet level within 2-3 days. Make Papaya juice with lemon juice and use it 5-6 times in the whole day. Or put Papaya leaves in a kettle after washing and put a small bowl on these leaves. Then put 3-4 liter water in another kettle, put it on leaves kettle. Turn on stove on lowest flame and leave it for 1-2 hours. This way you can get the best extracts of Papaya leaves in bowl. Use 1-2 tablespoon daily 4-5 times in a day. Very much effective for low platelet level.

3.  Beetroot and Carrot Juice for Platelet

Add 2-3 tablespoons Beetroot juice in 1 glass of Carrot Juice and give it the patient twice or thrice in the whole day. Best to increase platelet level or count in 3-4 days effectively.

4.  Spinach Juice with Tomato Juice for Platelet

Boil 4-5 leaves of Fresh Spinach in 1-2 glass of water for 2-3 minutes. Cools it and filter it then add ½ glass of Tomato juice in it. Give it 2-3 time in a day to the patient. Very effective remedy.

5.  Pumpkin Juice with Honey for Platelet

Take 4-5 slices of Fresh Pumpkin and make its juice about ½ half glass than add 1-2 teaspoon Honey in it to improve the taste. Use it 2-3 times in a day and make fresh every time. Very much effective to increase Platelet counts.

Best Foods to Increase Platelets Level:

1.      Brown rice
2.      Carrot juice
3.      Cod liver Oil
4.      Eggs
5.      Flax seed oil**
6.      Flex seed or oil**
7.      Green Leafy**
8.      Kale
9.      Kiwis
10.  Liver
11.  Oats
12.  Omega-3fatty acid foods (salmon, tuna) **
13.  Oranges-take 1000 IU of Vitamin C daily
14.  Papaya leaf extracts
15.  Plums
16.  Pomegranate **
17.  Pumpkin juice
18.  Red kidney beans
19.  Spinach
20.  Sweet potatoes
21.  Tomatoes
22.  Warm water
23.  Watermelons
24.  Whole grain

Note ; In ** marked in color , which is already stabilized by laboratories and increase fast Platelets.

 

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RASHI GARG

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