| children who are infected with tuberculosis anywhere | | | | cardamom, cinnamon and certain other condiments. |
| in the body apparently look well, with no symptoms | | | | Indian gooseberry is another valuable remedy for |
| or signs. A few have a milk fever for a few weeks, | | | | tuberculosis. A teaspoon each of fresh amla juice and |
| may become cheerless and loose a little weight or fail | | | | honey mixed together should be given to the child |
| to gain weight. In most cases, the primary focus | | | | every morning in treating this disease. It sregular use |
| heals with no further trouble. In some cases, | | | | will promote vigour and vitality in the body within a |
| however, clinical disturbances do occur at different | | | | few days. |
| stages of the disease process. | | | | The juice of pineapple has proved beneficial in the |
| Tuberculosis is no longer considered incurable, if it is | | | | treatment of tuberculosis. It has been found to be |
| tackled in the early stages. An all round scheme or | | | | effective in dissolving mucus and aiding recovery. This |
| dieteric and vitality- building programme along natural | | | | juice was used regrlarly in the past in treating this |
| lines is the only method to overcome the disease. As | | | | disease when it was a more common disease. |
| a first step, the child-patient should be put on the | | | | The use of orange has proved useful in curing |
| exclusive fresh fruit diet for two or three days. He | | | | tuberculosis. The juice of this fruit should be mixed |
| should have three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits, | | | | with a pinch of salt and a teaspoon of honey and |
| such as apples, grapes, pears, peaches, oranges and | | | | taken regularly by the patient. Due to its saline action |
| pineapple or any other juicy fruit in season. | | | | in the lungs, it eases expectorations and protects |
| After the all-fruit diet, the patient should adopt a fruit | | | | from secondary infection. |
| and milk diet for eight to 10 days. For this diet, the | | | | The use of bottle gourd is considered an effective |
| meals are exactly the same as the all-fruit diet, but | | | | remedy for tuberculosis. According to Dr.C.D. Mehta |
| with milk added to each fruit meal. Thereafter, the | | | | of Bengal, T.B. Sanitorium, bottoe gourd is one ofthe |
| child may be allowed to embark upon a well- balanced | | | | best vegetable useful for tuberculosis patients. He |
| diet, according to his age. The diet should mainly | | | | has carried out extensive researches which confirm |
| consist of seeds,nuts and grains, vegetables and | | | | that regular use of cooked bottle gourd helps in |
| fruits. | | | | developing immunity against tubercular germs. |
| The patient should avoid all devitalised foods such as | | | | The patient should take complete rest, both mentally |
| white bread,white sugar, refined cereals, puddings, | | | | and physically. Any type of stress will prevent healing. |
| pies, tinned, canned and preserved foods. He should | | | | Fresh air is always important in curing the disease and |
| also avoid strong tea, coffee, condiments, pickles and | | | | the patient should spend most of his time in open air |
| sauces. | | | | and should sleep in a well ventilated room. Sunshine is |
| The chief therapeutic agent needed for the | | | | also essential as tubercle bacilli are rapidly killed by |
| treatment of tuberculosis is calcium. Milk, being the | | | | exposure to sunrays. Sunlight should be applied |
| richest food source for the supply of organic calcium | | | | directly to the exposed body surface and the |
| to thebody, should be taken liberally. It should be | | | | child-patient should remain in sunshine as much as |
| sipped very slowly so as to be thoroughly mixed with | | | | possible. The best results can be obtained if the |
| saliva which dilutes it and to a great extent promotes | | | | sunlight can be made to fall directly upon the |
| its digestion. | | | | affected tissues. This will not only kill the consumption |
| The liberal use of custard apple is one of the most | | | | germ but will also vitalize and energise the body and |
| valuable remedies for tuberculosis. It contains the | | | | increase its power of resistance. |
| qualities of rejuvenating drugs. The Ayurvedic | | | | Other beneficial steps towards curing the disease are |
| practitioners prepare a fermented liquor called | | | | avoidance of stress, light massage and deep |
| sitaphalasava from this fruit, in its season, for use as | | | | breathing exercises. Certain yogic asanas are also |
| a medicine in the treatment of this disease. It is | | | | beneficial in the treatment of tuberculosis in its early |
| prepared by boiling custard apple pulp and seedless | | | | stages, and the grown-up children should be |
| raisins in water on slow fire. It is filtered when about | | | | encouraged to undertake them. These include asanas |
| one third of water is left, and then mixed with | | | | like viparitakarani, sarvangasana and shavasana and |
| powdered sugar candy and also the powder of | | | | jalnetikriya and anulama-viloma pranayama. |