by Temitope Oyedepo

Created on: May 03, 2008

Malaria and coughs are common illnesses that can easily be cured with natural fruits and seeds around us. Natural medicine is not just about increasing the physical life force of the individual, it is a call to break loose the chains of ignorance about all these natural remedies nature has provided us with. The following fruit and seed plants have been studied and were discovered to cure malaria and coughs.

PAW-PAW (Carica papaya): is a very good plant that improves the digestion of proteins and its very rich in vitamins A, B, and C. For the treatment of malaria fever , squeeze some yellow paw-paw leaves in water. Take about 200ml three times for seven days.For fever that is recurring, squeeze four yellow paw-paw leaves with thirty leaves of bitter- leaf plant in 2L of water. Drink 50ml of the mixture thrice daily for about ten days.

CASHEW (Anacardium occidentale) : contains anacardic acid, phenols,and tanins.For malaria treatment, boil the bark and take 50ml thrice daily.

MANGO ( Magnifera indica) : the fresh leaves boiled together with the leaves of paw-paw, neem, cashew and bitter leaf plant, is good for malaria fever.

GARLIC (Allium sativum): for the treatment of cough, grind 5 bulbs with 200ml of honey. Take 10ml thrice daily.

ONION (Allium cepa): can be used to treat cough/ cold. Mix the onion juice with honey and take 10ml twice daily.

LIME (Citrus aurantifolia): for fever bring the fresh leaves to boil with mango, cashew and neem leaves and take 100ml twice daily. For headaches pound the fresh leaves and press out the juice. Mix undiluted juices with onion juice and rub on the forehead. The headache will gradually fade out.This fruit can also be used in the treatment of cough by mixing 200ml each of honey , palm oil and lime water. Adult can take 350ml while children take 10ml three times daily.

GINGER (Zingiber officinale): for cough/ colds, mix 5 tablespoon of powdered ginger with 200ml of honey. The dose is two tablespoons thrice daily.

BITTER COLA (Garcinia kola): can be used to treat whooping cough by grinding 10 seeds and mix with 200ml of pure honey.Adult can take 15ml while children take 5ml three times daily.

In conclusion, fruits and seeds are good for the general upkeep and maintenance of the body. Eat plenty of onions, carrots, garlic and ginger. They are natural body cleansers. As much as possible drink home- made fruit juices in preference to those industrial preparations. These are natural remedies against sicknesses. Prevention, they say is better than cure.This article is an enlightenment to cheap and natural cures for malaria and coughs.I have personally tried each of them and I am writing from experience that they actually work.

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