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Treating Fever with Herbs

This article aims to help the reader in the rapid identification of natural remedies useful in the treatment of various symptoms, disorders and pathologies. For some of the listed remedies, this utility may not have been confirmed by sufficient experimental tests conducted with a scientific method. Furthermore, any natural remedy presents potential risks and contraindications.

If available, we therefore recommend that you click on the link corresponding to the individual remedy to learn more about the topic. In any case, we remind you of the importance of avoiding self-treatment and to consult your doctor beforehand to ascertain the absence of contraindications and drug interactions.

A fever is defined as an increase in body temperature above normal values. Normally the body temperature fluctuates between 36.4 and 37.2 ° C.

Fever is not a true pathological state, but a defense response against a disease or pathogens. The most common febrile symptoms are pallor, goose bumps (piloerection), general malaise and chills.

In case of febrile attacks, in phytotherapy diaphoretic substances are used to lower the body temperature.

Medicinal plants and supplements useful against fever

Lime, Chamomile, Cinnamon, Mint, elderberry, Eucalyptus, Centaurea, Gentian, drugs with alkaloids, essential oils, white willow, cloves, savory, Spirea olmaria.