National health guidance for prevention of SARS

1. Avoid immoderate activities, especially in sex life, and stick to regulated life pattern.

2. Avoid over-working and get plenty of rest.

- All disease breaks out when our body is tired.

3. Keep away from raw, greasy food and pre-cooked food products.

- Take in balanced diet with foods that are suitable for your physical constitution.

- SARS is a respiratory disease but when you have a problem in the digestive system the possibility of infection increases. So avoid foods that enfeebles your immunity.

4. During out-door activities wear a mask and after an outing rinse your mouth with salt water.

- This is a way to avoid viral infection which causes SARS.

5. Drink herbal tea of your physical constitution to increase vigor in your body.

- Herbal teas you used to enjoy drinking can increase immunity.(resistance against disease)

<Ingredients for SARS preventing herbal teas, recommended by Korean medicine doctors>

1. Brew 20g of Forsythia berry for 20 minutes.

2. Put 10g of peppermint leaves to boiling water and brew it for 5 minutes.

3. Brew 20g of burdock seeds for 30 minutes.

4. Brew 20g of 현삼 for 30 minutes.

5. If you are travelling to SARS infected area, take prescribed medicine that increases immunity in advance.

-Especially prescriptions that helps ................. will be a great help.

6. People with cardiac and lung diseases are recommended to avoid travelling.

- Most of people died from SARS are those who already had other diseases, therefore unless unavoidable, abstain from travelling.

7. When cooking, use a lot of spring onion, garlic, leek, ginger and radish.

- In the "Dong-Eu Bo Gam" it is mentioned that these ingredients can be used as a prescription but it is better to use it as a part of a cooking rather than taking it separatedly.

But, if people who have lots of body heat, eat too much garlic and ginger ot might cause bad influence to their eyes.

8. Burning incense or ....... in the house helps prevent SARS.

- Actually, there is an example of burning .....창출.....to prevent 온역 after the Korean War.