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Methods Of Naturopathy
SCARLET FEVER

Symptoms: Scarlet fever or scarlatina is characterised by high temperature of the body, a score throat, and diffused red rash all over the skin of the body. Modern medicine believes the fever is caused by an infection to which children are particularly susceptible. The onset of the fever is sudden, the temperature rising to 104 degree F in a few hours with the skin eruptions beginning to appear within 24 hours. It takes about a week to subside. A serious complication that may arise is the inflammation of the kidneys particularly during the period when the patient is convalescing. The fever may return and the kidneys may refuese to function resulting in stoppage of urine and consequent uraemia.

Scarlet fever is a volcanic form of spring cleaning that nature undertakes in certain cases. As in other diseases, the predisposition caused by wrong feeding habits is the real cause.

Treatment: When the rash of scarlet fever starts peeling - and the process is likely to continue three weeks after the temperature has come down to normal - epsom salts bath, twice or thrice in a week will help the patient to recover quicker.

If epsom salt is not available, common salt will do. A kilogramme of common salt should be put ina tubful of water the temperature of which should be 102 degree to 104 degree F. The patient should be made to lie in it for half an hour. He should be given a glass of cold water to drink before he gets into the bath and a cold towel should be used to wrap his head. Such a bath is also useful in cases of rheumatism when there is no fever present.
PNEUMONIA

Symptoms: Pneumonia is the inflammation of the substance of the lungs which manifests itself in many forms. The attack usually commences with shivering (in young children, convulsions), followed by pain in the chest and sometimes vomiting. The temperature rises suddenly to 104 degree F and the pulse is extremely rapid. The breathing is shallow and laboured. There is a dry, hacking cough. If there is expectoration of phlegm, it is rusty. The fever is usually between 103 degree F and 105 degree F for about a week when it may fall suddenly. There is profuse sweating at the time and the pain may abate as the disease progresses.

Treatment : Its treatment according to naturopathic principles follows the same lines as for other fevers. The child suffering from pneumonia should be fasted fir several days- during that period only water and fruit juice in medium quantities should be given. No milk should be given. Packs to the chest will help relieve the condition. A daily warm water enema should be given. It may have to be repeated 3 to 4 times during the day according to the condition of the patient.