The traditional first aid and treatment of convulsion

FIRST AID 

         The first aid treatment for the patients convulsing are explain as follow. (A). Spoon will be put into the mouth of the patient to separate the upper jaw and lower jaw of the patients and (B).a little salt will be added gradually to avoid permanent contraction of teeth (locally known as WIWAYINPO), otherwise the patient may die. 

 PRECAUTIONS: 

          These precautions must strictly adhere to during this process; (i). the jaw separation must be done perfectly and gently, to avoid the removal of the patient’s teeth. The jaw separation must not be done with bare hand, the finger(s) of the person that try to separate the teeth-jaws could be cut-off or left with severe injury during this process, because all the hormones in the patient’s body are already actively strong. (ii). the salt to be added must be in small quantity. (iii). The onion should be sliced, and rubbed in patient’s eyes and the smoke emitting from it will prevent the patients from closing his/ her eyes to avoid a sudden loss of consciousness.

TRADITIONAL TREATMENT OF CONVULSION

COW’ S URINE CONCOCTION

METHOD OF PREPARATION

     The concoction is prepared from  (local name- ogede odo), botanical name- Crinum jagus), bulbs of onion (local name- alubasa elewe), rock salts, lemon juice, pure water and the last item is “erun-alamo”. The latter item is placed underneath the pot full of pure water and other items are then added to it. The concoction is left for three days to ferment.

DOSAGE:

The dosage is one spoonfuls which must be taken daily for one week.

      Another traditional method of treating convulsion in my next post.  You can as well as click here to  order for our traditional medicine for the treatment of convulsion.