Tuberculosis is a contagious disease. It is very dangerous and can be spread through communicable contact. It affects the lungs of the human body and makes your breathing difficult. before one or two centuries, tuberculosis was the major reason for frequent deaths. many modern treatments and varied herbal remedies have brought tuberculosis under control. It is no more a dangerous disease as certain preventative measures and regular medication can cure it completely.
Causes for Tuberculosis: Tuberculosis, commonly known as TB, is a bacterial infection of the lungs. The root cause for this bacterial disease is the mycobactaerium tuberculosis. This type of bacteria affects the lungs. It is caused by tubercle bacilli, which is a tiny germ. This germ enters the human body through the nose, mouth and windpipe. It stays in the lungs and gets multiplied by millions and tends to produce numerous small raised spots known as tubercles. The general cause for this condition is the lower resistance of the body to fight the foreign bodies, mainly due to the deficiency of minerals or devitalization.
Symptoms of tuberculosis: The dreadful symptoms of tuberculosis starts with a mild cough leading to chest pain, continuous coughing and finally the discharge of blood (haemoptysis), when the patient coughs. These symptoms are accompanied with fever, night sweating, loss of appetite, sleepless nights, body chills and ultimately weight loss. These symptoms worsen with the extent of time without essential treatment.
Why is tuberculosis contagious? Tuberculosis is a contagious disease as it highly spreads through air. It is known as an air-borne disease. It can be transmitted from an infected person to another person through coughing, sneezing, spitting, discharging of mucus and kissing. for all these strong reasons tuberculosis should be treated in the initial stages with a safe medication.
Herbal remedies for tuberculosis: The most effective herbal home remedies for tuberculosis are:
1. Amla or Indian Gooseberry: Amla herb is highly rich in Vitamin C. take 1 Indian gooseberry and extract the fresh juice. Add equal amount of honey with this fresh juice. This herbal drink is highly nutritious and helps in providing you ample energy. It increases the immune power and your body’s potential to fight against various diseases. The best time for inhibiting this medication is early morning.
2. Milk and Long Pepper herb: To cure the problems like cough, cold, chills and fever experienced by tuberculosis, take this home remedy. take a cup of milk and add 5 pieces of long pepper and ½ teaspoon of sugar. Boil this preparation and allow it to rest on the room temperature. Give this preparation to the TB patients, twice a day.
3. Black Raisins: Make a fine herbal powder with 5 to 6 black raisins, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of black pepper. take 1 tablespoon of this herbal powder, every morning. It helps in clearing the congestion in the chest and quickens the recovery period of this contagious disease. This is one of the popular remedies for tuberculosis.
4. Bottle gourd herb: many scientific researches have suggested bottle gourd as the best vegetable for tuberculosis patients. Regular use of bottle gourd highly helps in improving the immune power of the body, allowing it to fight against many tubercular germs causing tuberculosis.
5. Other herbal remedies: Other natural remedies for curing the severity of tuberculosis are pineapple juice, orange juice, drumstick leaves juice, holy basil leaves, walnut and garlic herb. Tuberculosis is not dangerous with the regular use of these herbs in the initial stages.