Tips: How to wash off pesticides on vegetables

The Dhaka Times Desk If the dust, dirt and pesticides on the vegetables are not cleaned, various diseases can take root in the body. Here are some tips on this.

Eating vegetables and fruits bought from the market without washing well can cause stomach upset. Doctors always say that vegetables or fruits should be washed before eating. The reason is that it is not unusual for the vegetables that are picked from the field to be sold in the market to have pesticides on them.

Currently, various pesticides are used to increase the yield of vegetables. The use of chemical pesticides instead of organic fertilizers has also increased recently. Those chemicals entering our body through fruits or vegetables are becoming the cause of various diseases.

How to dust vegetables free of pesticides?

# Wash your hands thoroughly before washing vegetables or fruits. Handle vegetables only after washing hands with soap and warm water. In this, the dust on the hands will not go to the dirt or germs on the vegetables.

# Raw vegetables can have not only pesticides but also dust. So first of all vegetables should be washed well with clean water. Cut the vegetables and soak them in water beforehand. Then wash well. Vegetables should be washed well before refrigerating.

# used to be seen to wash the vegetables bought from the market in salt water. Especially vegetables were soaked in salt water for some time. After that the vegetables were washed and cut and cooked. In this method, almost all the pesticides stuck to the vegetables are washed out. Even if there are bugs in the vegetables, washing them in this way will clean them.

# But never wash vegetables in any solution mixed with store-bought chemicals. Instead, you can make a baking soda and water solution at home. Soak the vegetables in this solution for at least 15 minutes. Then pick it up and wash it in clean tap water. By doing this, 90 percent of the pesticides will be washed out.

Make a solution by mixing # equal amounts of water and vinegar. Add a pinch of salt to this solution. Now soak raw vegetables, green leaves, fruits in this solution for 10 to 15 minutes. Then take it out of the solution and wash it well in clean water. If you are eating a raw salad, wash the vegetables thoroughly in this way. Source: Anandabazar Patrika Online.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org