Natures Healing Remedies Tips - Week 5 - Scabies‏

Hi SULAIMAN:
This week I want to discuss a topic that can be extremely annoying,
having suffered from this myself. I'm talking about "scabies."
 
Scabies is an infectious skin disease caused by an almost
microscopic mite, called Sarcoptes scabiei. Although he is a little
fellow, you know he is there.
 
Scabies is found on all social levels. Contact, even by a
handshake, is all that is needed to acquire it. It can also be
transmitted through clothing and bed linen. It is more common in
older adolescents and young people, and in girls rather than boys.
People can also get it from touching dogs, other animals, or their
bedding. It is a special problem in institutions, such as nursing
homes, etc. 
 
Scabies can only be accurately diagnosed by taking skin scrapings
and viewing them under a microscope. If one person in a family has
them, it is generally well to treat everyone. Children under 15 are
often the first to contract them. 
 
Okay, so how do we treat this very annoying condition?
 
- Mix flowers of sulphur with petrolatum (petroleum jelly). Sulphur
is a poison, so do not swallow it! In addition, it will stain
clothing and does not smell good. But it will work to kill the
scabies mites. For children, use a 5% sulphur (5% sulphur and 95%
petrolatum) mixture; for adults, a 10% mixture. Take a warm,
soaking bath before applying the mixture. Apply it for 3-5 nights
before retiring. Cover from neck to toes. Have someone else apply
it to you, so everything is covered. 
 
- During this period, launder your clothes frequently, using hot
water. The mite cannot survive temperatures above 120o F. for more
than 5 minutes. 
 
- To reduce the itching sensation soak in a cool bath, starch bath
or oatmeal bath (see directions under Dry, Itching Skin); mix
calcium gluconate with a little oil and apply to the area. 
 
- Eat foods high in zinc, such as soybeans, sunflower seeds,
whole-grain products, yeast, wheat bran, and blackstrap. 
 
- Avoid processed, fried, and junk foods. Use no sugar, chocolate,
soft drinks, alcohol, or tobacco. 
 
I hope this helps those who are suffering from this condition.
 
See you next week.
 
To YOUR Health,
 
Steve Wagner
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