Yarrow root tea. It raises the body's temperature and creates
sweating, cleans the skin. Good for fevers.

Ryan


--- In RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com, "Ken Bob Saxton" <KenBob@...>
wrote:
>
> When I feel chilled from a fever, I crawl under a pile of blankets,
> and drink lots of water. Within an hour, except for wanting a good
> shower or bath, I feel much better.
>
> Our bodies responses to various diseases are all compromises. For
> example, dogs and cats have higher body temperatures, and, at least
> my dogs and cats, historically, rarely caught colds and fevers.
> However they only live a couple of decades, and have smaller brains -
> though in some ways, they might, at times, seem much smarter than us.
>
> In any case, it seems our typically lower body temperature, while
> allowing us to live quite a bit longer than most other mammals, also
> leaves us a bit more susceptible to catching colds and flus.
>
> Of course, body temperature is only one, of many, factors in the
> complex makeup of life on this planet. What we eat, whether we feel
> we have a purpose, how much we eat, where we live, how hard we play
> and/or work, how much we worry, whether we share our work, play,
> worry, and love with friends and family, etc., all contribute to the
> dance we do between health and disease.
>
> Try to dance, as much as possible, near the healthy side.
>
> Have fun,
> -barefoot ken bob
>
>
>
> --- In RunningBarefoot@yahoogroups.com, Yves Dorfsman <yves@>
> wrote:
> > Some people think that the higher than normal temperature when we
> have a
> > fever kills some germs. On the other hand, I have read (no idea if
> it is
> > sustained by studies) that very high temperature (>= 42) can damage
> the
> > brain. Another worry is dehydratation, especially in young kids.
> >
> > About the tylenol, I believe that sleep helps us healing, and if I
> or my
> > kids are so sick that we cannot sleep, we use small doses (1/4 to
> 1/2 of the
> > prescribed dose for our weight) to help falling asleep.
> >
> > --
> > Yves.
> > http://www.SollerS.ca
> >
>