Ayurvedic Herbal Remedy for Mumps

Ayurvedic Herbal Remedy for Mumps

Mumps refers to a viral disease caused by the mumps virus. A few years back, until its vaccination was developed, Mumps happened to be a life threatening disease throughout the world. In fact, even today, its a life succumbing childhood disease in the under developed or the third world countries. The problem of Mumps is characterized by painful swelling of salivary glands, typically the parotid gland. This disease tends to run its due course before finishing off its effect. Also, nothing much can be done about this problem apart from taking painkillers.

Reasons for Mumps

Mumps is actually a contagious disease which can can pass on from one person to another through respiratory secretions namely, saliva. It so happens that when an infected person coughs or sneezes, the aerosolized droplets invariably come in contact of other people's eyes, nose or mouth, thus, causing the disease to spread. Sharing of of food, drinks or activities like kissing etc. can be the other reasons for mumps infection.

Few common symptoms of mums are:

• • Swelling in the area below ears and cheeks
• • Pain while chewing
• • Fever
• • Headache
• • Painful inflammation of testicle.

Ayurvedic Treatment of Mumps

People turn to ayurvedic remedy for mumps as it does not render any kind of side effects on the body and also are highly highly effective mumps remedies.
Discussed here are few ayurvedic and herbal remedies for mumps:

• • A pinch of Sodabicarb (NaHCO3) mixed with few drops of water should be applied to the affected area. Rinse it off within few minutes. Repetition of this remedy twice or thrice in a day can be relieving in mumps.
• • The Swelling and inflammation under the cheeks can be combated with the application of a cloth soaked in mullien tea under the cheeks.
• • Application of margosa (neem) leaves paste with turmeric on the affected area can also prove effective in mumps.
• • A smooth paste of asparagus seeds and fenugreek seeds applied on the affected area can render beneficial effects in mumps.
• • Peel one side of an Indian aloe leaf and warm it. Next, sprinkle a bit of turmeric and the extract of Indian barbery (rasaut) onto it. Now bandage this around the swelling area for instant relief.
• • Ginger is also considered as an effective herbal treatment for mumps. Make a thick paste of dried ginger with water and apply it on the affected area for reducing inflammation and subsiding pain.
• • Smear few peepal leaves with clarified butter and heat them to a lukewarm level. Now bandage these leaves around the inflamed part for curative results.