Practical Care for the ill by Fishsurfer

[Fishsurfer]

@Fish:  you forgot to add that the patient should be nice and pink and warm and NOT coldish and blue.

Great advice.  You are very practical and can really explain this stuff better than me!

True, and their arms should be at their side and not in the doggie paddle position as stiff as a tree.  I like practical, and so do patients.  I wish more people in medicine would take the time to do that.  I used to get yelled at for it.  Freaking HMO time constraints. 

[justanouveaufarmer]

Husband has been recovering from swine flu and his coughing was starting to lighten up.  But today started complaining about a sharp pain in one of his lungs and the rattling sound is still there.  uh oh.  Went to doctors and sure enough has pneumonia.  So if he croaked it wouldn't be from flu it would be pneumonia.

[Fishsurfer]

Husband has been recovering from swine flu and his coughing was starting to lighten up.  But today started complaining about a sharp pain in one of his lungs and the rattling sound is still there.  uh oh.  Went to doctors and sure enough has pneumonia.  So if he croaked it wouldn't be from flu it would be pneumonia.

Its almost the complications associated with that gets people.  And it usually hits several days after the temps and symptoms are gone with this variant. 

[paracelsus]

One thing that is really good for pneumonia is essential oils. I had pneumonia about ten years ago, and after going through several different antibiotics, including one where seven pills were $400, I still had it. I had been reading "Medical Aromatherapy: Healing With Essential Oils" by Kurt Schnaubelt. He's a chemist, and this is the best book I have found on using eos for medical purposes. After the last course of antibiotics having been run and the illness just charging back, I asked if we could try using something Schnaubelt recommended, 2-4 drops of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil in a cup of warm water drunk every two hours. She said well, it can't hurt. It worked. The body rids itself of eos by expelling them through your lungs. A lot of eos are antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. This makes them ace against respiratory stuff. And they work fast--if you mix up a few drops of eo into a teaspoon of oil and rub that on the soles of your feet, you will smell it on your breath in ten seconds. But you do have to be careful with them. More is not better, and they can be very dangerous for children or animals. But definitely worth having some Eucalyptus on hand for swine flu or any flu.

Another non-prescription flu remedy is Gui Zhi Tang, a Chinese "tea pill" that is a combination of cassia, peony root, ginger, jujube, and prepared licorice root. This can really shorten a flu episode. I used it the last time I had flu and it cut it about in half. It's very penetrating stuff. Plum Flower Brand is a good brand for Traditional Chinese Medicine remedies. I have a couple of bottles of this stuff in my cabinet, just in case.

[Abhaha]

Good information, paracelsus, and welcome to the forum!

[Tropicalgirl]

One thing that is really good for pneumonia is essential oils. I had pneumonia about ten years ago, and after going through several different antibiotics, including one where seven pills were $400, I still had it. I had been reading "Medical Aromatherapy: Healing With Essential Oils" by Kurt Schnaubelt. He's a chemist, and this is the best book I have found on using eos for medical purposes. After the last course of antibiotics having been run and the illness just charging back, I asked if we could try using something Schnaubelt recommended, 2-4 drops of Eucalyptus globulus essential oil in a cup of warm water drunk every two hours. She said well, it can't hurt. It worked. The body rids itself of eos by expelling them through your lungs. A lot of eos are antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. This makes them ace against respiratory stuff. And they work fast--if you mix up a few drops of eo into a teaspoon of oil and rub that on the soles of your feet, you will smell it on your breath in ten seconds. But you do have to be careful with them. More is not better, and they can be very dangerous for children or animals. But definitely worth having some Eucalyptus on hand for swine flu or any flu.

Another non-prescription flu remedy is Gui Zhi Tang, a Chinese "tea pill" that is a combination of cassia, peony root, ginger, jujube, and prepared licorice root. This can really shorten a flu episode. I used it the last time I had flu and it cut it about in half. It's very penetrating stuff. Plum Flower Brand is a good brand for Traditional Chinese Medicine remedies. I have a couple of bottles of this stuff in my cabinet, just in case.

Yes, thanks!  Where can you buy Gui Zhi Tang?  I will check at the local heath food store and get the Eucalyptus Oil too.  Welcome!

[paracelsus]

Thank you for the welcomes! I've been enjoying reading the forums. I buy Gui Zhi Tang from a wholesaler, but you can get it from any retailer of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the web. It's a standard concoction. This place has it, and I know they've been in business for a long time:

http://www.chineseherbsdirect.com/gui-zhi-tang-teapills-gui-zhi-tang-wan-p-132.html

I'm not associated with them in any way. Health food stores might have it too.

[jmhpolar]

I spatter a few drops of eucalyptus oil against the shower walls and take a very hot shower when I've got respiratory infections.  I just do it because it makes me feel better - good to know it may be acutally making me better.