Meningitis is also called aseptic meningitis and purulent meningitis. The disease chiefly affects the spinal cord and the brain of a person. If it attacks the spinal chord then it is called spinal meningitis. In this ailment the membranes tend to swell up; causing that part of the body to malfunction. If the infection is not bacterial then the condition is termed as aseptic meningitis. However, the common form of meningitis is the viral form or viral meningitis. It is contagious disease and the most dreaded form of meningitis is bacterial meningitis. It can prove fatal if not detested timely and attend to instantaneously.

Milk vetch or Astragalus is a very good herbal treatment for treating meningitis; as it rejuvenates your immune system. Tea made from the extracts of the root should be made and imbibed by the patient 4 times daily. Ten days of this would suffice in resolving the symptoms. Garlic (old) is another good herbal treatment for meningitis. The extract 350-450 Gms should be taken by the patient daily. This would purify the blood and improve the immune system. Beetroot juice is also a very potent treatment for improving the body resistance. This juice should be drunk atleast thrice daily to get the required relief from meningitis.

Rabies can be inflicted by the bite any animal; however a mad dogs bite is the most cause of contracting rabies. In earlier times; a bite from a mad dog was treated as a curse from God as there was no cure for rabies. The person who was bit was regarded as devil incarnate and shunned by people. The disease spreads very fast as the rabies virus is injected directly into the blood stream; this is because the canines of the animal puncture the nerves. This turns the blood into poison; since the case is such all the organs of the body start to give way and as a result of this stop functioning. However, in contemporary times the disease is curable.

Elecampane is very effective in treating rabies. As an herbal treatment; the root of elecampane is to be mixed in a glass of milk and boiled. This concoction should be strained and given to the patient thrice daily. The symptoms would subside in a week’s time. Guava tree root is also considered a good herbal treatment for rabies. It has been reported by someone in a lesser town that dry guava tree root should be dried and grinded. This should be mixed with coconut water and drunk by the patient thrice daily; for a week. This concoction cured the individual; in 4 days.