Hi SHCians
Thought I’d share this with you. Maybe some may already know or heard of this remedy. Nevertheless, I still would like to share this as it is always good to share remedies (old or new).
It is raw papaya leaves, 2pcs just cleaned and pound and squeeze with filter cloth. You will only get one tablespoon per leaf. So two tablespoon per serving once a day. Do not boil or cook or rinse with hot water, it will loose its strength. Only the leafy part and no stem or sap. It is very bitter and you have to swallow it like "Won Low Kat". But it works.
*Papaya Juice – Cure for Dengue*
A friend of mine had dengue last year. It was a very serious situation for her as her platelet count had dropped to 28,000 after 3 days in hospital and water has started to fill up her lung. She had difficulty in breathing. She was only 32-year old. Doctor says there’s no cure for dengue. We just have to wait for her body immune system to build up resistance against dengue and fight its own battle. She already had 2 blood transfusion and all of us were praying very hard as her platelet continued to drop since the first day she was admitted.
Fortunately her mother-in-law heard that papaya juice would help to reduce the fever and got some papaya leaves, pounded them and squeeze the juice out for her. The next day, her platelet count started to increase, her fever subside. We continued to feed her with papaya juice and she recovered after 3 days!!!
Amazing but it’s true. It’s believed one’s body would be overheated when one is down with dengue and that causes the patient to have fever and papaya juice has a cooling effect. I found that it’s also good when one is having sore throat or suffering from heat.
Furthermore it’s so easily available.
Blend them, squeeze the juice, drink immediately! It’s simple and miraculously effective!!
Hi Maggie,
Tks for sharing this health info. The area where I lived now, usually stomps dengue, so its good to know precautions. Tks again. cheers
Hi Maggie,
Thanks for the courage to share. Though a very serious ailment most of us are ignorant as it has not affect us or those that are close to us.
Just a simple recipe could do so much, what more I believe the fruit itself would have a lot of benefits that we are not aware of. I believe even durian and all other fruits have some measures of goodness in it!
Dan
Good morning Maggie, Tks for the receipe/remedy. It will come in useful when travelling in rural areas.
By the way, do you know that the juices of papaya leaves will soften “old chicken” when soaked overnight before cooking? Meat tenderiser is extracted from papaya leaves!!
Another true grand-mother’s tale to stop baby from having “running tummy” when wrong milk is taken – is to fry some guava leaves till brown together with some rice (also fried), mixed with hot water (like making chinese tea) and feed baby with the tea and this will definitely stop the purging.
Hi Celia, Dan, Paul
Yes, I agree that we might treat it lightly as we might think that we won’t be affected but it is good to know of remedies in advance so we are prepared when it does happen and we do not know who to ask during a crisis.
Paul, thanks for sharing..I had no idea that meat tenderiser is extracted from papaya leaves !
If anyone has any ‘grand-mother’s’ tales to share on old fashion remedies, please feel free to do so. It would be a good collection and be used in ’emergencies’.
It would help ignorant people like me who may not have heard a lot of grand-mother’s old fashion but natural and effective remedies for ailments !
Anyone has old fashion remedies for joint ache apart from glucosamine? Something more natural ?