Diet for Dengue Patients • Eat vegetables such as carrot, spinach, broccoli, celery and pumpkin to raise platelet level. • Eat fruits containing Vitamin C and Vitamin K such as orange, kiwi, lemon, currants, strawberries, tomatoes and raspberries to raise platelet level. • Drink extract of papaya leaves to raise platelet count. • Drink green coconut water to improve platelet count. • Nuts also help in normalizing platelet count. • Chicken soup hydrates body and raises temperature which is effective to loosen the mucus.