Prickly Heat - The Fruit You Cannot Eat

Prickly heat is a common disorder among people who perspire a lot.  These are tiny reddish bumps which are caused by the inflammation of sweat glands.  They frequently appear on the back, chest, armpit, nape, and the groin area.  People who like to eat food that causes heat in the body, like ripe mangoes, are likely to experience this.  These are prevalent during summer.

Everyday starch bath is recommended for people with prickly heat.  Raindrops are actually the best remedy but how can one find it during summer when rain is scarce?  After a patient took a bath under the rain, it is advised that he uses the starch powder.

Other than the remedy mentioned above, there are also herbal plants that can be used as alternative treatment to prickly heat.  These are a few:

• Guava leaves.  These leaves can help in the healing process especially especially when infection sets in from the prickly heat.  Boil one cup of these guava leaves cut into small pieces in a gallon of water.  Filter it with a strainer aferwards and add two gallons of lukewarm water.  Use this to wash the affected area.

• Alusiman or porslane leaves.  Ground leaves with your mortar and pestele these alusiman leaves until the juice comes out.  Apply these juices to the affected area after a starch bath.  This can be done twice a day.

There are instances that because of scratching, the prickly heat becomes a wound.  When this happens, consult the doctor or dermatologist right away for the needed immediate treatment.