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Chicken pox is caused due to infection from varicella zoster virus and is known to be highly contagious disease. The symptoms of this disease can be seen as rashes on various parts of the body that would itch a lot. This is an airborne disease and can be spread through even a sneeze or cough.

The secretions from the rash are even more contagious and can affect a person very seriously. This disease approximately takes a week to 10 days to get cured. There are some herbal remedies for chicken pox, which can help getting cured without affecting the body even more.Check out these herbs:

5 Best Herbs For Chicken Pox Treatment

Marigold Flower

This is commonly found flower which helps in reducing the itchiness that is faced during the course of this disease. To use this flower on the rash, soak 2 tablespoon this dried this flower overnight along with 1 teaspoon of hazel leaves.

Crush this into a paste in the morning and apply it on the rash. A relief for the itching sensation caused by the rash is obtained from this paste.

Neem

Neem herb is a well known medicine in Ayurveda and most importantly used for curing disease such as chicken pox. As such it has an antibacterial component that helps in destroying the virus that causes this disease. The leaves of the neem plant can be crushed and applied on the rash.

Taking a bath with neem leaves soaked in water also helps in cleaning the rash from other infection and reducing the itching sensation. Drinking a glass of neem juice cleanse the body internally and helps in destroying the virus.

Herbal Tea

The pain of chickenpox can be relieved to a great extent by a mixture of herbs if taken in the form of the herbal tea, which acts as both soother and sedative. Herbs that act best to treat chicken pox are holy basil, chamomile, lemon balm and marigold. All these herbs need not to be made into tea, you can choose any one of them and add a tablespoon to a cup of boiling water.

Let it steep for a while and then strain it. Adding a pinch of cinnamon, lemon and honey make it tasty and further nutritive. One should drink this herbal tea at least 3-4 times a day to get the best healing benefits.

Ginger

Itching is a very irritating phase while chicken pox blisters start drying, to get relief from this you can try ginger powder added to a bucket of warm water while bathing. Practice this every time you take a bath. This not only reduces the itching, but also speeding up the healing process.

The antibacterial and soothing effects of ginger can also be taken if consumed as a drink every morning. After straining the ginger cubes from the boiling water, drink it as a healing tonic every morning and the pox symptoms will slowly fade out.

Sandalwood Oil

It is well known for ages that sandalwood not only has healing and soothing properties but also has great antiseptic properties that heal chicken pox effectively.Apply the oil evenly atleast 2 times a day on the scars and affected areas to see the blemishes fading out slowly. Natural vitamin E oil is also used for similar purpose.