Yarrow Liver Compress Kind of substance Yarrow tea from the entire, flowering plant (without the roots) Guiding principle for the application Moist-hot liver compresses can support liver function, so that unpleasant effects of an encumbered liver (such as sleep disorders, depression, lack of motivation and liver pain) can be beneficially influenced. Guiding … [Read more...] about Yarrow Liver Compress
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Lemon Fever Compress
General information for administering compresses Compress Materials: Cloth sizes that are used for all large body parts that have proven themselves: Preparing the patient, room and materials: Patient: Room: Materials: Everything that is needed for the application must be prepared beforehand and placed on the bed ready to use: Positioning the … [Read more...] about Lemon Fever Compress
Understanding Infection: Not a Battle, But a Housecleaning
by Philip Incao, M.D. View article as PDF I once saw a young African man in my practice who impressed me with his calm dignity and his radiant good health. I asked him what his parents had done when, as a child, he had come down with a fever. He replied that they had wrapped him in blankets to get him sweating. “Did they ever take your temperature?” I asked. He laughed … [Read more...] about Understanding Infection: Not a Battle, But a Housecleaning
Fever as Medicine
by Mark Hancock, M.D. As the thermometer flashes 103.1F on my eleven year old daughter’s forehead, I realize that I have developed a different attitude to fever than is common today. She lies comfortable, warm in her bed. I know that the fever is helping her heal- the thought of giving a fever reducer does not cross my mind. Winter invites us to go inward. Days … [Read more...] about Fever as Medicine
Caring for the Patient with Fever
By: Margaret Rosenthaler, R.N After years of encouraging the use of aspirin and Tylenol, even "regular medicine" is slowly learning that it is usually best to let patients have their fever. But as we bravely try to carry out this resolve, we are plagued by spectres planted in our thoughts and feelings. In nursing and medical schools we learn (and teach our patients, … [Read more...] about Caring for the Patient with Fever