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Nutrition
dietary guidelines
general eating principles:
eat as little as possible
increase foods rich in Vitamins C and A
avoid heavy protein foods, fats, meats, vinegars, shellfish, sugars
increase fluids
short fast (see Fasting in materia medica)
fresh juices:
carrot (Walker, p. 145)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p. 145)
carrot, beet, and cucumber (Walker, p. 145)
celery (Walker, p. 145)
warm cherry (Ni, p. 57)
specific remedies:
parsley tea (Ni, p. 43)
cilantro and mint tea (Ni, p. 34)
boil tea from button mushrooms and drink l cup three times daily (Ni, p. 41)
take 100 g carrots, 100 g coriander and 60 g water chestnuts. Add water and simmer until carrots are tender. Eat 2-3 servings per day (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 13)
eat 3-9 g crushed sunflower seeds infused in boiling water twice daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 113)
» To promote rash eruption:
cherry seed, coriander, sunflower seed, bamboo shoots, shiitake mushroom (Lu, pp. 26, 89, 99)
carrots cooked with parsley and water chestnut or cilantro (Lu, p. 87)
infuse 5 g crushed sunflower seeds, drink tea twice daily (Lu, p. 114)
boil 9 g cherry seeds in l cup water and drink (Lu, p. 63)
scallion tea and apply raw, mashed scallions to the navel (Ni, p. 46)
take 9 g cherry pits, crush, cover with water, simmer and drink the liquid. Also take 150 g of cherry pits, crush simmer in liquid, strain and use liquid to wash the skin (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 94)
avoid:
meat, alcohol, hot sauces, spicy foods, fried foods, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, coffee, caffeine, sweet foods and sugar, alcohol, cow's milk and other dairy products, white bread, refined foods, processed foods, catarrh-forming foods: tofu, meat, ice cream, shellfish
supplements
Vitamin A, 2500-4000 IU, once daily for ten days, to aid in healing mucous membranes. Vitamin A deficiency is strongly associated with both susceptibility to and risk from measles in children. Many studies have demonstrated that vitamin A supplementation can significantly decrease morbidity and mortality from measles, especially when complicated by pneumonia. Though some evidence indicates that vitamin A may reduce the incidence of respiratory tract infections in children who were at increased risk, a general preventive effect has yet to be conclusively demonstrated. Studies using large doses of vitamin A, 100,000 or 200,000 IU, did not show significantly greater benefit in treating children with measles-related acute respiratory infections.
(Klein M, Hussey GD. S Afr Med J. 1990 Jul 21;78(2):56-58; Arrieta AC, et al. J Pediatr 1992;121:75-78.; Fawzi WW, et al. JAMA 1993 Feb 17;269(7):898-903.)
Vitamin C with Bioflavonoids to stimulate immune function. During the first week 100-250 mg of each together, 3-4 times daily. The following week 100-250 mg of each together, twice daily. the third week give 100-250 mg of each together, 2-3 times daily, every other day. Conclude with 50-125 mg of each together, once per week for three weeks. These doses are for children approximately 3-8 years old; adjust doses according to age and weight.
(Zand J, et al, 291.)
Zinc, 10-25 mg, twice daily for ten days, to stimulate the immune system and promote healing.
abundant fluids
footnotes
[No authors listed] American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Infectious Diseases: Vitamin A treatment of measles. Pediatrics. 1993 May;91(5):1014-1015.
[No authors listed] Vitamin A administration reduces mortality and morbidity from severe measles in populations nonendemic for hypovitaminosis A. Nutr Rev. 1991 Mar;49(3):89-91. (Review)
Arrieta AC, Zaleska M, Stutman HR, Marks MI. Vitamin A levels in children with measles in Long Beach, California. J Pediatr 1992;121:75-78.
Fawzi WW, Chalmers TC, Herrera MG, Mosteller F. Vitamin A supplementation and child mortality. A meta-analysis. JAMA 1993 Feb 17;269(7):898-903.
Abstract: OBJECTIVE--A two-part meta-analysis of studies examining the relationship of vitamin A supplementation and child mortality. DATA SOURCES--We identified studies by searching the MEDLARS database from 1966 through 1992 and by scanning Current Contents and bibliographies of pertinent articles. STUDY SELECTION--All 12 vitamin A controlled trials with data on mortality identified in the search were used in the analysis. DATA EXTRACTION--Data were independently extracted by two investigators who also assessed the quality of each study using a previously described method. DATA SYNTHESIS--We formally tested for heterogeneity across studies. We pooled studies using the Mantel-Haenszel and the DerSimonian and Laird methods and adjusted for the effect of cluster assignment of treatment groups in community-based studies. Vitamin A supplementation to hospitalized measles patients was highly protective against mortality (DerSimonian and Laird odds ratio, 0.39; 95% confidence interval, 0.22 to 0.66; P = .0004) (part 1 of the meta-analysis). Supplementation was also protective against overall mortality in community-based studies (DerSimonian and Laird odds ratio, 0.70; clustering-adjusted 95% confidence interval, 0.56 to 0.87; P = .001) (part 2 of the meta-analysis). CONCLUSIONS--Vitamin A supplements are associated with a significant reduction in mortality when given periodically to children at the community level. Factors that affect the bioavailability of large doses of Vitamin A need to be studied further. Vitamin A supplements should be given to all measles patients in developing countries whether or not they have symptoms of vitamin A deficiency.
Kjolhede Cl, Chew FJ, Gadomski AM, Marroquin DP. Clinical trial of vitamin A as adjuvant treatment for lower respiratory tract infections. J Pediatr 1995;126:807-812.
Klein M, Hussey GD. Vitamin A reduces morbidity and mortality in measles. S Afr Med J. 1990 Jul 21;78(2):56-58.
Pinnock CB, Douglas RM, Badcock NR Vitamin A status in children who are prone to respiratory tract infections. Aust Paediatr J 1986;22:95-99.
Pinnock CB, Douglas RM, Martin AJ, Badcock NR. Vitamin A status of children with a history of respiratory syncytial virus infection in infancy. Aust Paediatr J 1988;24:286-289.
Rainier-Pope CR. Vitamin A for measles. S Afr Med J. 1993 Jan;83(1):62.
Zand J, Walton R, Rountree R. Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child. Avery: New York, 1994.