Traditional remedies used by migrant and local people in fever by plant species of Tarai region of Kumaun, Uttarakhand

Title: Traditional remedies used by migrant and local people in fever by plant species of Tarai region of Kumaun, Uttarakhand
Authors: Mathur, Anjali; Joshi, Hema
Abstract: < span style="font-size:9.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:" times="" new="" roman";mso-fareast-font-family:"times="" roman";="" mso-bidi-font-family:"times="" roman";mso-ansi-language:en-us;mso-fareast-language:="" en-us;mso-bidi-language:ar-sa"="" lang="EN-US" > There are a number of medicinal herbs that have
a long history of use as a natural treatment for fever, as well as traditional
herbal combinations that are pleasant to the taste and provide a number of
benefits when suffering from fever and chills. In holistic tradition, herbs are
not used to reduce fever unless there is also some positive benefit in treating
the infection or inflammation that is causing the fever. Many practitioners see
fever as the body ’s natural response to a pathogen. Fever has been shown to
stimulate immune system production of antibodies and may also enhance the
body ’s elimination of toxins. If a fever is suppressed, the individual loses
the advantages from the body ’s natural defense system, and the illness may last
longer. Therefore, herbalists try to use herbs that support the immune system
and enhance other cleansing processes of the body. The present study had been
conducted in tarai region in the year 2008 to 2011 in three sites and eight
communities. Total 29 plant species were iden...

Source: Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge - July 21, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: research