- One of the most effective ways of treating chicken pox would be using brown vinegar. Add ½ cup vinegar to lukewarm bathwater. Apart from lessening the irritation, it would also help heal the lesions.
- Add 2 tbsp marigold flowers and 1 tsp hazel leaves in a cup of water and steep them overnight. In the morning, grind it and apply the mixture on the rash. It would help relieve the itching.
- Put a bowl of water in a pan and add green peas to it. Place it on flame and set it to boil. Once boiled, strain the water and apply it on the affected area. This would relieve the irritation and itching.
- Sandalwood oil also proves helpful in treating chicken pox. Apply the oil on the rashes right from the time chicken pox appears till its last days. It would also prevent scars from blemishing the skin.
- Coat the affected area with honey. It would not only relieve you of the irritation, but would also heal the rash.
- Grind oatmeal into a fine powder. Add 2 cups of this powder to the bath water. For better results, add one to one and a half cup of baking soda to the same water. It would help in healing the lesions
- Consumption of carrot and coriander soup would be beneficial in the treatment of chicken pox. Take about 100 grams of carrots and 60 grams of fresh coriander and finely chop them. Boil this mixture for a while. Strain the concoction, cool it down and drink it once a day.
- Immerse a handful of neem leaves in your bath water. It would provide healing effect and cure you of irritation.
- Application of Vitamin E oil on the rashes is another effective home remedy for chicken pox. Not only does it help prevent the itching, but also removes the scars quickly.
- Make a tea using chamomile, basil, marigold and lemon balm. Add a pinch of cinnamon, honey, and lemon to enhance its healing property. Consuming this tea several times a day would be very beneficial.
- Mix 2 tbsp of queen of the meadow, 1 tsp of coltsfoot leaves and 2 tsp of marigold flowers in 2 cups of boiling water. After boiling the water for about 20 minutes, strain it. Cool the decoction and have it once a day.
- Inhalation of airborne respiratory droplets of an infected person
- Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV)
- Contact with broken chickenpox blisters
- Weak immune system
- Persistent wrong feeding of children
- A red, itchy rash that initially looks like insect bites
- Small, liquid-filled blisters that break open and crust over
- Abdominal pain
- Loss of appetite
- General feeling of unease and discomfort (malaise)
- Irritability
- A dry cough
- Low grade fever
- Mild headache
- Weakness
- Sore throat
Grandma's myths about chicken pox
Chicken Pox (popularly known as 'maata' meaning Goddess in India) is caused by Varicella Zoster Virus.
Recently I got this disease and because I live in a typical Hindu Indian family, my disease was nothing less than a mourning "festival". I am a doctor myself and I knew about the antiviral treatment to be taken during this illness. But in addition to a traditional treatment, my mother did all sorts of rituals which many have been following without trying to find out if there is a logic behind them. While sitting in isolation and keenly observing all those things, I tried to solve the mystery myself.
Myth #1. It is Goddess entry into the body and NOTHING should be done actively to send it away.
Reason: May be someone quite intelligent realized it long back that chicken pox actually comes and goes by itself even without treatment(like most other viral diseases).
Myth #2.No worshiping and oil lamp in the house till the scabs start falling.
Reason: Smoke from oil lamp and scented sticks (used in Hindu pujas)might cause itching leading to scratching and subsequent bacterial infection.
Myth #3.No fried food should be prepared in the patient's home.
Reason: Firstly, the patient should not eat oily food because the disease itself affects liver and its capacity to digest fats is decreased.
Secondly, preparation of oily food leads to more smoke production which may cause itching.
Myth #4.No one should go near the patient.
Reason: Isolation of the patient prevents disease spread.
Myth #5.A bowl filled with water should be kept near the head end of the patient's bed.
Reason: Probably for the patient to drink so that he didn't go around spreading infection.
Myth #6.Neem leaves should be tied at the entrance.
Reason: Warning for others to try not to visit if not necessary.
Myth #7.Neem leaves to be kept all around the patient and first bath after disease to be taken with neem leaves water.
Reason: Neem leaves have antibacterial properties and also prevent mosquitoes from biting the already scratching patient.
Myth #8.Not to take bath during active disease.
Reason:Vigorous scrubbing may cause excoriation of lesions leading to bacterial infection.
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