Feverfew This short perennial plant has small, yellow, daisy-like flowers and gives a bitter, strong odor. It was initially used to drive out fever but because it was not very effective in that ailment, it was later used to prevent and treat headaches. Feverfew can be prepared as tincture and infusion. It is contraindicated in children under 2 years old and pregnant women. Ginger It is a rhizome characterized by thick, knotted, beige underground stem that sprouts a stem that can reach up to 12 inches. Ginger is commonly used to treat headaches, colds, nausea, motion sickness and morning sickness. It is effective as an infusion, decoction or tincture. In some cases it is used in poultice form and applied on the stomach to relieve gas. Children under two years old should not take ginger preparations and adults' intake should be limited to 4 grams a day. Ginkgo The most widely used part of the Ginkgo tree are its leaves. …show more content…
The fragrance of the lavender plays a vital role in its soothing effects. It can calm nervous tension, reduce headache and treat insomnia. Thus its ideal preparation is as tinctures in order to be easily applied to the temple, pillows and even bath water. It had also been used to clear-out bronchial passages. Nettles Many are familiar with Nettles because of its tendency to sting when the plant comes in contact with skin. This stinging effect is carried into its preparations but in significantly less intensity. Its tiny hairs notorious for the stinging has formic acid and some histamine that reduce inflammatory processes in the skin. Nettles are best known for treatment of diarrhea, intestinal weakness and malnutrition because they are rich in vitamin A, C and D including minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium and phosphorus. This stinging plant is best prepared as tincture and infusion.
The story Fever 1793 is a historical fiction novel written by Laurie Halse Anderson takes place in Philadelphia, PA during the fever epidemic in 1793. Mattie is a teenage girl that is very affected by the fever. It is a very hard time for Mattie and everyone in Philadelphia. The city turns into a ghost town after the fever arrives. Anderson uses character development and the story’s ending to create the theme that the right thing to do is not always the easiest.
Qua lo ga also has other uses; such as the fresh bruised leaves and ripe berries poultice can soothe poison ivy and you can also drink qua lo ga for vitamin C. Another plant is the tobacco- like one, mullein. Mullein tea can be used as a mild sedative and its decoction can be used to soak swollen feet and relieve swelling in joints. Other uses include inhaling the smoke from root to soothe asthma attacks and chest congestion.
The second part of the novel was intriguing to me because the book explained how the patients were diagnosed. Usually when the doctor came to the patient's home, after a few checks, they would diagnose the patient had yellow fever although they only had a minor summer grippe of a type of fever. This was mainly shown when a doctor came to diagnose Lucille and immediately said she had yellow fever. The main reason this was done was because the doctors thought that disease was spread through smell or by refugees who lived by the river instead of understanding that the disease was spread by mosquitoes. The main characters in this part of the novel were Mrs. Flagg, Dr. Deveze, Grandpa, and Matilda.
The novel Fever 1793 , written by Laurie Anderson, is a narrative which describes the yellow fever epidemic in the late 1700’s. This epidemic caused the deaths of 5,000 or more people in a town of 50,000 in only 3 months. A young girl named Mattie from the town of Philadelphia has to deal with the deathly illness spreading around the world. The novel begins with the death of Mattie’s childhood friend, Polly. The citizens continued their daily lives shrugging off the death as a fluke and tried to ignore the fact that something was very wrong.
The History and Science of Healing With Essential Oils Did you know that at least 30% of prescription drugs in the United States are based on naturally occurring compounds from plants? Each year, millions of dollars are spent searching for new, undiscovered, curative elements in the bark, roots, flowers, seeds and foliage of plants from every corner of the Earth. As the most powerful part of the plant, essential oils and plant extracts have been mankind 's first medicine. History has shown and science supports that these can be used medicinally to kill bacteria and viruses.
Have you ever questioned why public schools are making kids get vaccinations? Vaccines are enforced in public schools in order to prevent virus spreading and potential danger. March 4, 1918, it started with an American soldier who reported sick with a flu and hours later hundreds were infected. Known as the “Spanish Flu” or “the epidemic of 1918” it is ranked as one of the most deadliest epidemics and had death tolls higher than that of World War 1. The impact of the epidemic on the 20th Century is that it provided insight on treatment of the flu, created the influenza vaccine, and a controversial topic for further research.
There are many things that some plants can provide. “Smudge ourselves real good with sweetgrass or cedar first. Get cleansed so we can approach it with respect” (page 166). The smoke that is given off of the burning sweetgrass is well knows to purify the body, heart, and soul. Traditional medicinal plants like the Wiike (wee-kay) root, can take away the pain from a sore throat.
Head pains were treated with sweet smelling herbs such as rose, lavender, sage and bay. Stomach pains were treated with wormwood, mint and balm. Amputations were performed by surgeons the ‘stump’ was cauterized with a pitch. Wounds were treated with vinegar as a cleaning agent and it was believed it would kill the disease. Typhoid, broken bones, wound, abscesses and fractures were treated in unsanitary environments.
The nurses work in different care settings like hospitals, primary health centres, block centres, medical college hospitals, public health departments, Government offices, etc. They are well aware of the alternate treatment modalities. The nurses live in urban, semi-urban and rural areas. They know people living in India and in many of the other parts of the world depend upon herbal medicines for minor ailments and even for some of chronic diseases. There are so many herbal based products available commercially like soaps, beauty creams, hair oils, pain relievers, tonics, face wash, hand wash, dates syrup, oil for massage, herbal decoction, cough mixture and many such items.
We’ve had many global outbreaks in our world of diseases and viruses. The novel The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is about an outbreak of a vicious disease. It gives a terrifying, true narrative about an eruption of a deadly virus, Ebola, the great slate wiper, the disease that did horrific things you did not want to imagine (Preston 64). The vicious virus approached upon the people out of nowhere, when no one knew what it was or why it was happening. The government's response was very well reacted to the situation, they jumped right on the situation, contained the virus and tried to find a cure as soon as possible.
When an individual has this disease, symptoms such as pyrexia, migraine, queasiness, upchucking, chills, and having pain on one’s back would appear. Yellow fever has no cure and treatment incorporates merely of endeavors in order for the convalescent to be consoled and at ease. Patients would recuperate up to three to four days but, about fifteen percent would enter another stage of this sickness after a respite. This stage consists of a reappearance of high fever, abdominal pain, the skin will turn yellow and there is a possibility that the eyes can become yellow as well, bleeding from the eyes, nose, mouth, stomach, heaving, and degrading kidney function. Yellow fever is known to exterminate thirty thousand people yearly.
For this book report the book that was chosen was, Fever 1793. The author of this fiction book is Laurie Halse Anderson. This book is set during the summer of 1793 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The duration of this book is over a period of a month's, essentially the beginning of summer to the beginning of fall. Matilda Cook is the main character and works in a coffee shop, her mother, Lucille , and her grandfather own.
In the novel “Fever 1793” written by Laurie Halse Anderson, a fever has struck in Philadelphia, and people are slowly dying. The story starts off by Matilda being bitten by a mosquito on the ear. This is foreshadowing for what is to happen in the novel. Matilda explains that her father was a carpenter and he built the coffee house where she lives and works. Her father was repairing something and he fell of a ladder, broke his neck, and died.
plant belongs to genus Hypercium specious. Scientific name is Hypericum perforatum. St. John’s wort was named so because it blooms around June 24th, the birthday of John the Baptist. Mostly found in Canada and U.S in the dry ground, woods, or meadows. Intended Uses: St. John’s wort mainly used for the treatment of minor to moderate
In the past, it was used as medical treatment for diseases such as malaria, rheumatism, fever, dysentery, or depression; as an appetite stimulant; or as a way to induce sleep. It can help reduce anxiety, depression, and restlessness. 29 states