How to Treat Cholera With Natural Medicine

Cholera, caused by a bacteria found in food and water, is a diarrheal illness which causes an infection of the intestine. Characterized by watery stools, cholera can also cause vomiting, leg cramps and occasionally, even death. While severe cases should be treated by a medical professional, typical mild cases can be treated with natural medicine that aid the body in re-hydration and boosting the immune system. Read on to learn how to treat cholera with natural medicine.

Things You'll Need

• Clean water
• Lemon or lime juice
• Cucumber juice
• Onions
• Powdered red pepper
• Honey

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Instructions

• 1

  Add fresh lemon or lime juice to your water before drinking. Lemons and limes are natural antibacterial agents and are full of other vitamins and minerals your body needs when infected. It is also recommended that travelers or people living in cholera-prone areas add lemon or lime juice to their water regularly as a preventative medicine.

• 2

  Make fresh cucumber juice to alleviate the painful symptoms of cholera, replenish lost acids needed to fight the bacteria and to quench the severe thirst caused by cholera. Simply add one whole cucumber, peel and all, to a blender and drink as often as desired. To boost the medicinal value of your cucumber juice, add a slice of onion to the blender.

• 3

  Mix equal parts of powdered red pepper and honey and roll the paste into small pellets about half the size of a pea. Set the pellets on waxed paper and allow them to dry thoroughly. Take two pellets with lots of fresh, clean water two or three times daily as a natural medicine to combat extreme physical weakness caused by cholera.

• 4

  Eat a light diet consisting of easily digestible foods such as soups and natural yogurts. Add raw or slightly cooked onion to as many meals as possible. Natural herbal teas, particularly ginger, oregano and mint can help ease the painful symptoms of cholera as well.