Home Remedy for Chicken Pox
Q&A | Dec 30, 2009 | Comments 0
Chicken pox is a very common, highly contagious viral illness. Affecting more than three million people in the United States each year, chickenpox is usually a very mild illness. Caused by a virus known as the varicella-zoster virus (VZV), chickenpox is actually a type of herpes. It causes various symptoms, the most recognizable of which is a red, blister-like rash that develops all over the body. There is no cure for chicken pox, but home treatment can help to make your child more comfortable.
Chicken pox can only be contracted if you have never had the virus before. It is typically contracted through direct contact with someone who has the chickenpox virus, however, it can also be contracted through the air if an infected person sneezes or coughs.
One of the most effective ways of treating chicken pox would be using brown vinegar. Add ½ cup vinegar to lukewarm bathwater. Apart from lessening the irritation, it would also help heal the lesions.
• Add 2 tbsp marigold flowers and 1 tsp hazel leaves in a cup of water and steep them overnight. In the morning, grind it and apply the mixture on the rash. It would help relieve the itching.
• Put a bowl of water in a pan and add green peas to it. Place it on flame and set it to boil. Once boiled, strain the water and apply it on the affected area. This would relieve the irritation and itching.
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