How to treat mumps in adults at home?

12 home remedies to treat mumps in adults in home

Mumps is a disease in which salivary glands which are located between ears and jaws get infected and are swollen with intense pain. People get caught once or maximum twice by mumps in whole life. But once suffered from mumps, helps us to make our immune system stronger so that it won't let mumps virus attack us again.

treat mumps on adults in homes?

When we are in our youth age, we have to study or work and mumps would disturb our daily routine. It is very big question how to treat mumps in adults at home?

What causes mumps?

The main cause of mumps is a virus called paramyxovirus which attack on parotid gland situated right below each es at each side. It normally transmits by sneezing, coughing and using things used by infectants. Paramyxovirus takes 15-25 days for incubation. Only after this period of time we can see symptoms of mumps. So it is also transmitted to other people unknowingly.

Symptoms of Mumps

Adults mumps on right side

The very common symptoms of mumps are headache, tale neck swelling and severe pain, loss of appetite, dry mouth, fever, sickness, difficulty in chewing and swallowing, aching joints, fatigue, coughing and sometime sneezing also. 95% of infectants get recovered from this disease because of proper treatment and care. But if not treated properly and at time may take one’s life as well. And it is very important to be careful during pregnancy. Mumps could also result in miscarriage in first 12-16 weeks of pregnancy.

It is very important to treat mumps and get relief from pain to give our 100% in our work. Thus I have presented some home remedies for treatment of mumps in adults. Hope it will somehow help you give relaxation from mumps and hurt caused due to it.

12 home remedies to treat mumps in adults in home

1: Use of Ginger: Ginger is very useful for any disease related to inflammation and pain because of its anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial property. Let the slices of ginger dry in sun and crush it into fine particles. Otherwise you can also buy ginger powder from market. Make paste of ginger powder with mixing enough amount of water. Apply below jaw line and also on cheeks. Let it dry and wipe it off with wet warm cloth. Repeat this process for at least 4 times a day for getting relaxation from pain of mumps.

*You can also drink ginger tea but as mumps make us difficult to swallow so method given above is better in my point of view.

2: Use of Baking soda: The alkaline property of baking soda do not allow mumps virus to grow. Make a paste of baking soda(only a pinch of baking soda) with required amount of water and apply it on swollen part. Let it dry for 2 minutes and wash it with lukewarm water. Practice this minimum thrice a day. This will stop mumps virus to affect more parts around neck and cheeks.

3: Use of Garlic: Likewise ginger, garlic is also effective because of it anti-inflammatory and anti-pain property. All you have to do is crush several cloves of garlic and leave it for some time on inflammation part. After this process you will get rid of pain caused due to mumps.

4: Use of pepper: Here is one weird way to treat mumps. Yes pepper is also very good home medicine to remove mumps. All you have to do is make thick paste of pepper with water and apply it over affected area like neck, cheeks and jawline. You will feel decrease in inflammation and this process will also treat your mumps in no time.

5: Using Carrot and pineapple juice: The required vitamins for treatment of mumps are also found in carrot and pineapple. Drink carrot and pineapple juice once or twice daily. It is also easiest and effective way to get rid of mumps.

Carrot and pineapple Juices

6: From Warm/Cold Compresses: Giving warm compresses will give you much relief from pain. Warm compresses are compressing with a cotton clothes dipped into warm water or warm tea.

7: Using Banyan leaf:  Most of us don't have banyan tree at home. But it is not difficult to collect banyan leaves. Clean it properly and but come butter on it. Make it hot in a frying pan. Apply it over the swollen part. Hold it over there with help of tape. It is best to leave it on overnight. Repeat this process two times a day till u feel completely better( maximum for a week).

8: Use of Indian lilac(neem):  Indian lilac (also called neem) has many property for curing many diseases. A main property of indian lilac is antiviral merit and also help to cure against the swelling caused because of mumps. Take handful of indian lilac leaves and crush it into fine powder. Now make a paste including one table spoon of turmeric, indian lilac powder and required amount of water. Apply it over swollen part and let it dry. After 30 minutes wash it off with lukewarm water. Repeating this process twice a day will heal your mumps in no time.

9: Using Fenugreek and Asparagus seeds: The main property of asparagus and fenugreek seeds is they increase the immunity against the disease. Take 3-3 table spoon of asparagus and fenugreek seeds and make thick paste mixing with water. Apply it on affected area in such a way that it completely cover the swollen part. Let it dry and wash it off with wet cloth. This process works effectively when we repeat it twice a day for at least one week. Another way is just drink juice of fenugreek seeds and water.

10: Use of Chebulic Myrobalan:  Chebulic Myrobalan, also called as ink fruit, is known as a magical herb because of its anti-inflammatory and antibiotic property against disease like mumps. Take 2-3 chebulic fruit and let it dry in sun until it is suitable to grind into powder(6-7 hours). Make a thick paste of ink fruit with water with help of mixture. Put the paste around inflammation area i.e throat, jawline and cheeks so that all parts are wholly covered with paste. Let it dry and wash it off with wet soft cotton cloth. Continue this process for 2-3 times a day for a week. There will be sudden change around swollen area as well relief from pain.

11: Using Sacred Fig leaves:  Sacred fig leaves have property that kills the virus causing mumps and also have property of anti-inflammatory that reduces swelling because of mumps. Likewise banyan leaves, clean sacred fig leaves properly and put some butter on it. Make it hot in a pan and keep it over the affected area. To hold leaf, you can use tape or bandage. After half an hour take it out. Repeat the process two time daily for a week for productive result.

12: Use of Mullein:  Take a spoon of dried mullein leaves in a steeping ball. Steep it into a cup of hot water for 10-15 minutes. Mullein leaves has property of soothing and healing which will increase the rapidness of healing process. Drink minimum two cups of mullein tea a day. This will provide relief from pain. Otherwise dip a clean cotton cloth in mullein tea and put it over affected area. Repeat this process several times a day for better result.

Conclusions

These are some of the very effective home remedies for treatment of mumps in adults. Here are some methods which says to drink as an alternative method to treat mumps which may not be suitable for children. You can use anyone of this method to get rid of mumps at home in adults as well as in children. We care for you a lot. If these processes do not show their effect then I suggest you to consult doctor and prescribed medication. Normally most mumps patients get recovered. However carelessness with mumps can also lead to mouth of death. Thank you for reading this article. If there is any mistake then I apologize for it. Here I stop my cursor hoping for your better health.