Home Remedies To Cure High Fever: Fever is a common problem, which every person has to face at sometime or the other. Fever is a natural way of fighting the infection present inside the body. A person's normal body temperature is between 97-99 degrees Fahrenheit. But when there is a fever, this temperature reaches above 100 degrees. Many times we get very high fevers when there is a change in the weather. If the body temperature reaches beyond 102 degrees, then it is called a high fever. This can badly affect the body. Due to a high fever, a person may have problems like chills, extreme weakness, nausea, dehydration, and body pain. In such a situation, you should take medicines with the advice of a doctor. Apart from this, high fever can also be cured with the help of some home remedies. So let's know from Dr. Seema Yadav, MD Physician, Care Institute of Life Sciences, Lucknow, about the home remedies for a high fever -
Home remedies for high fever
Cold water bars
High fever subsides quickly by keeping cold water strips on the forehead. For this, soak a cloth in cold water and keep it on your forehead for some time. After that repeat this process. By doing this, the body temperature will decrease for a while. Alternatively, you can place a wet cloth or sponge on your neck, armpits, feet, or palms.
Drink mint tea
Mint can be used as a home remedy to bring down high fever. Mint has a cooling effect, so it provides coolness to the body. Also, it helps in reducing excess body heat. For this, make mint tea or decoction and drink it two to three times a day. This will give you quick relief.
Wear light clothes
Often people wear very thick clothes when they have a fever. But this can increase your body temperature even more. Wear light clothes when you have a high fever so that the body can get cool. Wearing thick clothes with a fever can also cause difficulty in breathing and you will feel uncomfortable.
Eat garlic
Consuming garlic can also prove to be very beneficial to get rid of high fever. Garlic has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties, which help the body fight infections. Due to the hot effect of garlic, sweating comes out of the body after eating it. This lowers the body temperature. Consuming garlic also removes the toxins present in the body.
Drink water
During high fever, drink plenty of water to reduce the increased body temperature. Drinking less water can also cause problems like dehydration and weakness. To avoid these, you can consume substances like juice, decoction, tea, etc.
You can try these home remedies to bring down high fever. However, if your problem is not reducing or increasing, then you should see a doctor immediately.
