Fruits that can help you fight malaria

Posted by Chidinma on Monday October 6, 2014 at 12:10:24:

Statistics has it that malaria kills over 3 million people world wide every year; this is despite the many good drugs and injections that can help cure the disease and flush it out of the blood cells. The next step anybody with malaria symptoms should take is to visit a good hospital and be treated, and in addition to treatment, there are some fruits the person can take that will quicken the treatment and fight against the parasite in the body lets look at some of the fruits that can help fight against malaria;

- Grapefruit: Grapefruit is known to contain natural quinine which helps to kill the malaria parasite. A malaria patient is advised to take some grapefruits at least twice a day or for prevention the person can do a one day grapefruit fast.

- Lemon and Water: Lemon juice is said to help to bring down high fever induced by malaria parasite. It should be taken with water before the onset of fever.

- Cinnamon: Cinnamon not only helps to fight against malaria parasite in the red blood cells, it also helps to repel cold and chills. Cinnamon should be grounded to a coarse powdery form and boiled in a small quantity of water; after which it should b taken with a pinch of grounded pepper and tablespoon of honey.

In addition o all these, the patient should take proper treatment from a qualified medical doctor to insure that every trace of the parasite is removed from the body system.