Urticaria treatment using Mint: This leafy vegetable has also been found useful in relieving itching in urticaria. About 7 gm of mint and 25 gm of brown sugar should be boiled together in about 175 ml of water and drunk. This will relieve the itching.
Urticaria treatment using Turmeric: The use of turmeric is valuable in urticaria. The patient should take two teaspoons of turmeric powder mixed with a cup of water daily.
Urticaria diet: All-fruit diet: As urticaria usually has its origin in the gastro-intestinal tract, the best way to commence the treatment is to adopt an all-fruit diet for about five days. In this regimen, the patient should take three meals a day of fresh juicy fruits such as oranges, apples, pineapples, grapes, pears, peaches, and papayas. The patient should drink a copious amount of hot water.
Well balanced food intake: After the all-fruit diet, patient may embark upon well balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables, n fruits. The emphasis should be on fresh fruits and raw vegetable salads
Food to avoid during Urticaria: The patient should avoid tea, coffee, alcohol; all flesh foods, refined foods, and all foods which are difficult to digest.
Water and Lemon intake: He should drink at least eight glasses of water daily between meals. A glass of water containing the juice of half a lemon may be taken one hour before each meal and also between meals. The patient should spend two or three days on an all-fruit diet, at regular intervals. This will further cleanse the system of toxic matters and help recovery.
Exposure to fresh air and sunlight: Fresh air and sunlight are also essential for the treatment and the patient should frequently expose his body to the sun.
Avoid exposure to cold: The patient should avoid exposure to cold and cold water
Hot Epsom salts bath: One of the most effective remedies for treating urticaria is a hot Epsom salts bath to be taken three times a week. This bath is prepared by dissolving one kilogram of commercial Epsom salts in an ordinary bath of hot water. The patient should remain immersed in the bath from ten to twenty minutes. He should cool off gradually and care should be taken not to catch a chill afterwards. No soap should be used with the Epsom salts bath, as this interferes with its beneficial effects.