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Nipha virus is a highly contagious and deadly virus mainly spread through fruit bats and pigs. When a person is infected with Nipha virus, the symptoms will start to appear within 3 to 14 days. Symptoms Initially presentation of this disease is non-specific with sudden onset of symptoms like fever, headache, muscle pain,nausea and vomiting which is followed by drowsiness and confusion. Showing some neurological signs like neck rigidity, photophobia, drowsiness, disorientation and mental confusion because of encephalitis (inflammation of the brain). Its symptoms goes analogous with that of influenza (common flu or animal flu). In serious cases, it might lead to myocarditis (inflammation of heart wall) and even coma in some cases. Risk factors  People who are exposed to bats and pigs  Consuming pork (pig meat) and fruits bitten by bats Contact with people who already have Nipha virus infection. It spreads through cough and sneeze of the infected person. Natu...

The Homeopathic medicine carbo vegetabilis is prepared from vegetable charcoal or wood charcoal.Mother tincture is prepared from Powdered  charcoal  and subsequently triturated with lactose sugar.  Carbo veg is a life saving drug and useful in the last stages of some fatal diseases in collapse with coldness and sweating.I t has an ability to absorb toxins from the body. Carboveg is very useful to cure   Excess gas formation in the stomach Bloating Belching Indigestion Over eating Eating fatty foods Bad combination of foods Fatigue Constipation Diarrhea Rattling cough Tinnitus with dizziness Weak digestion General weakness Feeling better after passing a gas  Worse from eating fatty foods Very susceptable to cold weather  Dislikes warm air rooms Fetid smelling  Breath foul smelling Headache Heart burn Giddiness Bronchitis Vomitting

H9 and K1 These are two important first aid acupressure points, which can do miracles during fainting or even  heart attack . Pressing these two points will give immediate relief from heart attack. H9 Acupressure point Location  Heart meridian 9 (H9)   is located on the radial side of little finger, at the corner of the nail on both hands.  Apply firm pressure and steady pressure with your hand for 1 to 2 minutes. K1  Acupressure point Location  Kidney meridian 1 ( K1) a cupressure point is located at the bottom of our foot, at the junction of its anterior one third and posterior two third, in the depression between the 2nd and 3rd toe joints. It is nicely located when the toes are planter flexed.  Apply firm pressure and steady pressure with your hand for 1 to 2 minutes. This will gives  immediate relief from cardiac pain, plain chest pain, fainting, shortness of breath, loss of consciousness, poor memory. Pressing of th...

Homeopathic medicines 1. Allium cepa Red big onions This medicine is prepared from red big onion through homeopathic method .It is mainly   used to cure  allergies,itching eyes,watery discharge from eyes and nose,hay fever, sinus problems etc. 2.Belladonna                                                                  This medicine is prepared from the plant Atropa belladonna this plant is also called deadly night shade.This medicine is mainly used to cure  Atropa belladon   Hay fever ,throbbing headache,watery discharge from eyes ,nose,reddish eyes with fever etc.  3.Baptisia This medicine is prepared from the plant  Baptisia tinctoria. This plant is commonly called whiled indigo. Baptisia tinctoria This medicine is used to cure   fever lik...

Many of you might have seen fruits on the cacti plant, but wouldn't have realised the medicinal properties it possess. This fruit is called Tuna fruit. We will see about its medicinal properties in this post. Tuna fruit  is a highly nutritious fruit and has lot of medicinal and curative properties. Botanical name of this fruit is  Opuntia ficus Indica.   It belongs to the family of  Cactaceae .  It is native to America and spread across the world to Egypt, Morocco, Greece. In India, it is mainly found in arid lands and is a common drought resistant plant. Common names of this fruit are  Indian fig, opuntia, Barbary fig, cactus pear, spineless cactus and prickly pear. Opuntia ficus Indica is a perennial shrub which can grow up to 3 to 5 meters height with thick succulent, oblonged and spatulate stems called Cladodes. It has a water repellent and sun reflecting waxy epidermis. Cladodes that are 1 to 2 years old will produce flowers and fru...

Mullein Flowers Mullein is a medicinal plant having lot of curative properties and has been used to treat various diseases since ancient times. These plants were first used for lung diseases around 2000 years ago in Rome. Botanical name of this plant is  Verbascum thapsus   and belongs to the family of  Scarephulariaceae . Common names  of this plant are American mullein, candle flower, orange mullein, candle wick, high taper, velvet dock, Adam flower, flannel, blanket leaf, torch wort, etc. Mullein is native to Europe, Asia, Africa and it has been introduced to America and Australia. It is a widely spread weed commonly found everywhere in USA. This plant spreads fast and copiously by producing large number of seeds. Mullein is drought resistant and grows easily from seed. This plant grows up to 2 meters height. It is a biennial plant, the top portion of the stem develops huge flower spikes with many bright densely cluster yellow flowers which only ...

Spleen meridian has 21 acupressure points. Among these points SP 16 point is a very important point for curing abdomen related problems .  Location: This point is located in the upper abdomen of our body that is below the rib cage, in line with your right and left earlobe as shown in the figure. Indications: Acidity Ulcer Abdominal cramps Intestinal abnormalities Digestive disorders due to emotional trauma Blood in stool  Undigested food in stool  Loss of appetite Ribcage pain Hiccups Directions: To relieve from the above listed problems, press this point with your fingers for 1 to 2 minutes daily morning and evening will help to relieve stomach related problems.

GARCINIA CAMBOGIA Garcinia cambogia is a medium sized tree with dropping branches  commonly found in evergreen and semi green forest of south west India .It is  popularly known as Malabar tamarind . It is belongs to the family of Clusiaceae .It is mainly grown for its fruits in southeast Asia ,coastal karnataka,kerala,and Africa. Garcinia cambogia leaves are dark green and oval shaped with narrow ended .The tree is tolerant to drought and flowers during summer season ,it ripens during rainy seasons.The fruits are sour and greenish yellow color like small pumpkin .It can be used for cooking for preparing many diseases instead of using normal tamarind.  Garcinia combogia contains  plant phenols like xanthones ,carcinol powerful antioxidant vitamin C, Hydroxy citric acid,iron,potassium,calcium etc. The other names of Garcinia cambogia are Malabar tamarind ,Garcinia Gummi-Gutta,Kudam puli and it is called brindle berry in Ayurveda.It is often used as an alternati...