-A great immunity booster, garlic helps us prevent breast, ladder, skin and stomach cancer.
-In case of patchy hair loss, extract the juice of 5-6 garlic cloves and apply it to the affected area.
-It cures toothache. Just put some garlic oil or a piece of crushed garlic clove directly on to the affected tooth for instant relief.
-Rich in antibiotic, anti-fungal and anti-viral properties, garlic helps us get rid of cold, cough and flu.
-Consuming a garlic clove everyday increase our ability to dissolve blood clots, thus preventing heart attacks and strokes. It also regulates blood-sugar levels.
Friday, December 4, 2009
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Ginger magic
-To get rid of sneezing and a runny nose, boil half tsp fresh ginger, five basil leaves, five black pepper and a small piece of cinnamon in two cups of water.Add some mishri to this concoction and have it two times a day.
- In case of headache apply ginger paste to your forehead and get relieved.
-Dry ginger powder when taken with jaggery checks the formation of mucous in intestine.
-In case of bronchitis boil a small piece of ginger with two almonds and two munakkas (large raisins). Now strain the liquid and drink it.
- In case of headache apply ginger paste to your forehead and get relieved.
-Dry ginger powder when taken with jaggery checks the formation of mucous in intestine.
-In case of bronchitis boil a small piece of ginger with two almonds and two munakkas (large raisins). Now strain the liquid and drink it.
Cauliflower magic
-Just 3 cauli-florets a day provide 67% Cauliflower strenghtof your daily vitamin C requirement.
-Cauliflower is alkaline and act as a great blood purifier. It also has a cleansing effect on the intestine and mucous membrane.
-Drink half a glass of cauliflower juice before going to bed at night to counter constipation.
-Eating raw cauliflower cures piles and vomiting.
-Cauliflower strengthens the immune system.
-An excellent source of fibre, eating cauliflower improves colon health and prevents cancer.
-Consuming equal quantities of cauliflower and carrot juicealleviates joint pain, jaundice, indigestion, difficulty in urination and gaseous distention. It also improves eye-sight.
-Cauliflower is alkaline and act as a great blood purifier. It also has a cleansing effect on the intestine and mucous membrane.
-Drink half a glass of cauliflower juice before going to bed at night to counter constipation.
-Eating raw cauliflower cures piles and vomiting.
-Cauliflower strengthens the immune system.
-An excellent source of fibre, eating cauliflower improves colon health and prevents cancer.
-Consuming equal quantities of cauliflower and carrot juicealleviates joint pain, jaundice, indigestion, difficulty in urination and gaseous distention. It also improves eye-sight.
Friday, June 19, 2009
Skin Problems
SKIN AILMENTS
1-Many skin ailments can be cured by regular application of olive oil mixed with turmeric powder(haldi).
2-For immediate relief from skin rashes that are accompanied by inflammation and itching, mix 1/4 tsp soda bi carbonate (mitha soda) in 1/2 cup water and apply on the affected part.
3-For blood purification take pomegranate (anar) juice.
4-Fresh bitter gourd(karela) juice about 1/2 to 1 cup mixed with 1 tsp of lime juice (nimbu ka ras) and sipped on empty stomach once a day for few months will purify and enrich the blood and clear the skin of blemishes, boils and other skin diseases.
ECZEMA
1-Grind potatoes to a fine paste and thoroughly mix lime juice into it and apply it to eczema, itches etc.
2-It can be cured by regularly eating the kernel out of the seeds of melon(kharbooje ki giri) or even by regularly eating the melon fruit.
ITCHES
1-Mix 1gm a tiny piece pure camphor(desi kapoor) in 2 tbsp of coconut oil. Apply on the body.
2-Turmeric powder(haldi) mixed with powdered carom seeds(ajwain) and onion juice can be applied with advantage for itching and certain other conditions of the skin.
PRICKLY HEAT(PITT)
1-Apply rice water obtained by washing rice before cooking.
2-Mix ground cumin seeds(jeera powder) with coconut oil (nariyal ka tel) to get a thick solution. Apply on the body. Bathe it off after sometime.Repeat it for few days until cured.
3-On shoulders and back of children, try dipping a piece of cotton in rose water(gulab jal) and dab it over the child's body.Repeat it twice a day.
PIMPLES AND ACNE
1- Never squeeze pimples because they spread more on doing so. Never let yourself constipated. Avoid fried and spicy food.
2- Mix 1tsp of lemon juice and 1 tsp of rose water. Apply on the face with a piece of cotton.Wash after 1/2 hour with plain water. Do it for 10-15 days.
3- Dip a nutmeg(jaiphal) in unboiled cows milk(kaccha doodh)and rub on a stone (sil). Apply on the face and let it dry. After it dries rub gently to remove it. Wash off with warm water.Repeat twice a day for 3-4 days. You may also apply this paste at night before going to bedand wash the next day.
4- Rub the bark of neem tree from the inner side with a little water. Apply the paste on the face and leave for 1/2 hour. Wash off.
RINGWORM
1- It can be definitely cured by rubbing slices of unripe papaya(kaccha papita) on the ringworm patches.
2- It can be easily got rid of by applying fresh cashewnut oil obtained by burning the outer rind of cashew seed.
1-Many skin ailments can be cured by regular application of olive oil mixed with turmeric powder(haldi).
2-For immediate relief from skin rashes that are accompanied by inflammation and itching, mix 1/4 tsp soda bi carbonate (mitha soda) in 1/2 cup water and apply on the affected part.
3-For blood purification take pomegranate (anar) juice.
4-Fresh bitter gourd(karela) juice about 1/2 to 1 cup mixed with 1 tsp of lime juice (nimbu ka ras) and sipped on empty stomach once a day for few months will purify and enrich the blood and clear the skin of blemishes, boils and other skin diseases.
ECZEMA
1-Grind potatoes to a fine paste and thoroughly mix lime juice into it and apply it to eczema, itches etc.
2-It can be cured by regularly eating the kernel out of the seeds of melon(kharbooje ki giri) or even by regularly eating the melon fruit.
ITCHES
1-Mix 1gm a tiny piece pure camphor(desi kapoor) in 2 tbsp of coconut oil. Apply on the body.
2-Turmeric powder(haldi) mixed with powdered carom seeds(ajwain) and onion juice can be applied with advantage for itching and certain other conditions of the skin.
PRICKLY HEAT(PITT)
1-Apply rice water obtained by washing rice before cooking.
2-Mix ground cumin seeds(jeera powder) with coconut oil (nariyal ka tel) to get a thick solution. Apply on the body. Bathe it off after sometime.Repeat it for few days until cured.
3-On shoulders and back of children, try dipping a piece of cotton in rose water(gulab jal) and dab it over the child's body.Repeat it twice a day.
PIMPLES AND ACNE
1- Never squeeze pimples because they spread more on doing so. Never let yourself constipated. Avoid fried and spicy food.
2- Mix 1tsp of lemon juice and 1 tsp of rose water. Apply on the face with a piece of cotton.Wash after 1/2 hour with plain water. Do it for 10-15 days.
3- Dip a nutmeg(jaiphal) in unboiled cows milk(kaccha doodh)and rub on a stone (sil). Apply on the face and let it dry. After it dries rub gently to remove it. Wash off with warm water.Repeat twice a day for 3-4 days. You may also apply this paste at night before going to bedand wash the next day.
4- Rub the bark of neem tree from the inner side with a little water. Apply the paste on the face and leave for 1/2 hour. Wash off.
RINGWORM
1- It can be definitely cured by rubbing slices of unripe papaya(kaccha papita) on the ringworm patches.
2- It can be easily got rid of by applying fresh cashewnut oil obtained by burning the outer rind of cashew seed.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Mental and Emotional Problems
Excessive Anger
1- Eat 2 ripe, sweet apples with skin in the morning. Chew the apple properly while eating. Eat for 15 days daily. This will surely calm down anger.
2-Eat 1 amla ka murabba every morning and 1 teaspoon of gulkand with a glass of milk every evening.
Improving Memory
1-A pinch of cinnamon powder(dalchini) mixed with a little honey and taken everynight is good for curing nervous tension and poor memory.
2Memory power can be improved if you make a habit of daily drinking 2 glasses of water before going to bed.
Depression
1-Boil 1/4 tsp powdered green cardamom seeds (choti ilaichi) in thin tea water and drink.
2-Mix 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (jaiphal) powder with 1 tablespoon freshly extracted amla juice. Take 3 times a day.
Stress (6-3-6 Tension Formula)
1-Try 6-3-6 formula for instant relaxation when you are tense or stressed out. Slowly inhale to the count of 6 and hold your breath for a count of 3 and then exhale to the count of 6. This type of rhythmic breathing can control stress. So inhale first, hold your breath for couple of seconds and then exhale.
2- Drink a cup of black tea (without milk) with juice of 1 lemon squeezed in it every morning. It helps overcome stress.
Insomnia-Sleeplessness
1- Try a cup of hot milk at bed time after a warm bath.
2-Raw onion eaten daily induces sound sleep.
3- Take 1 teaspoonful of honey at bed time.
4- Lie on your back and do deep breathing for about 15 times and then lie on the side. You will easily go to sleep.
Excessive Sleep
1-While studying if you feel too sleepy and your head aches, trying chewing a beetel leaf (paan ka patta) with a clove (laung) in it.
1- Eat 2 ripe, sweet apples with skin in the morning. Chew the apple properly while eating. Eat for 15 days daily. This will surely calm down anger.
2-Eat 1 amla ka murabba every morning and 1 teaspoon of gulkand with a glass of milk every evening.
Improving Memory
1-A pinch of cinnamon powder(dalchini) mixed with a little honey and taken everynight is good for curing nervous tension and poor memory.
2Memory power can be improved if you make a habit of daily drinking 2 glasses of water before going to bed.
Depression
1-Boil 1/4 tsp powdered green cardamom seeds (choti ilaichi) in thin tea water and drink.
2-Mix 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg (jaiphal) powder with 1 tablespoon freshly extracted amla juice. Take 3 times a day.
Stress (6-3-6 Tension Formula)
1-Try 6-3-6 formula for instant relaxation when you are tense or stressed out. Slowly inhale to the count of 6 and hold your breath for a count of 3 and then exhale to the count of 6. This type of rhythmic breathing can control stress. So inhale first, hold your breath for couple of seconds and then exhale.
2- Drink a cup of black tea (without milk) with juice of 1 lemon squeezed in it every morning. It helps overcome stress.
Insomnia-Sleeplessness
1- Try a cup of hot milk at bed time after a warm bath.
2-Raw onion eaten daily induces sound sleep.
3- Take 1 teaspoonful of honey at bed time.
4- Lie on your back and do deep breathing for about 15 times and then lie on the side. You will easily go to sleep.
Excessive Sleep
1-While studying if you feel too sleepy and your head aches, trying chewing a beetel leaf (paan ka patta) with a clove (laung) in it.
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Heart and Blood Pressure
High Blood Pressure
The symptoms of high blood pressure are weakness, restlessness, sleeplessness,hypertensive
head-ache,, dizziness or light head-aches, easy fatigue, palpitation of heart and sweating.
1-Restrict salt intake and drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.
2-Squeeze half lemon in half cup of water and take it 2-3 times a day.
3-Crush 1 tsp cumin seeds(jeera). Add 1 tsp honey and 1 tsp ginger juice.Have it 2 times a day.
4-High blood pressure can be cured by the daily intake of 1/4 tsp pepper powder mixed with 1/4 cup curd, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach in the mornings.
5-Have a ripe papaya every day on an empty stomach and do not eat anything for 2 hours after that. Continue for a month and watch the effect.
6-It can be cured by eating the kernel out of the seeds of water-melon (tarbooz giri). Have 1/2
tsp of it early morning.
The symptoms of high blood pressure are weakness, restlessness, sleeplessness,hypertensive
head-ache,, dizziness or light head-aches, easy fatigue, palpitation of heart and sweating.
1-Restrict salt intake and drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.
2-Squeeze half lemon in half cup of water and take it 2-3 times a day.
3-Crush 1 tsp cumin seeds(jeera). Add 1 tsp honey and 1 tsp ginger juice.Have it 2 times a day.
4-High blood pressure can be cured by the daily intake of 1/4 tsp pepper powder mixed with 1/4 cup curd, first thing in the morning on an empty stomach in the mornings.
5-Have a ripe papaya every day on an empty stomach and do not eat anything for 2 hours after that. Continue for a month and watch the effect.
6-It can be cured by eating the kernel out of the seeds of water-melon (tarbooz giri). Have 1/2
tsp of it early morning.
Throat Problems
COUGH (DRY AND WITH MUCOUS)
To stay away from cough of all kinds, boil some fresh tulsi (basil) leaves in the 2 cups water. Boil to reduced to 1 cup. Drink this water every morning.
1-Drink turmeric (haldi) powder boiled in milk. Boil 1 cup milk. After the boil reduce heat and add 1/2 teaspoon haldi powder. Keep on low heat for 2 minutes. Remove from fire.
2-For night coughs, mix 1 teaspoon honey in hot milk or tea before bed time.
3-Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with 1/2 tsp ground liquorice (mulathi) and take it twice a dayfor any type of cough.
4-If there is lot of mucous with cough (balgam), take 10 peppercorns (saboot kali mirch), 4 small sticks of liquorice (mulathi) and 2 teaspoons of sugar candy (mishri), grind together to a fine powder and have 1/4 teaspoon four times a day.-
To stay away from cough of all kinds, boil some fresh tulsi (basil) leaves in the 2 cups water. Boil to reduced to 1 cup. Drink this water every morning.
1-Drink turmeric (haldi) powder boiled in milk. Boil 1 cup milk. After the boil reduce heat and add 1/2 teaspoon haldi powder. Keep on low heat for 2 minutes. Remove from fire.
2-For night coughs, mix 1 teaspoon honey in hot milk or tea before bed time.
3-Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with 1/2 tsp ground liquorice (mulathi) and take it twice a dayfor any type of cough.
4-If there is lot of mucous with cough (balgam), take 10 peppercorns (saboot kali mirch), 4 small sticks of liquorice (mulathi) and 2 teaspoons of sugar candy (mishri), grind together to a fine powder and have 1/4 teaspoon four times a day.-
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Chilren's Problems
LISPING, DEFECTIVE SPEECH (TUTLANA)-
Children should be given 1 fresh amla to chew everyday for a few days. This will help in making speech clear.
STAMMERING (HAQLANA)-
Put 2 black peppercorns (saboot kali mirch) in the child's mouth. Make him bite it and also suck it for long periods twice a day.
COUGH-
1-Powder 1 clove (laung). Add a pinch of sugar and 1 teaspoon honey. Let the child sip it little by little.
2-Mix half teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain) with half teaspoon honey and 1 crushed peppercorn (saboot kali mirch) and give to the child.
COLD-
1-Crush 1/4 cup of carom seeds (ajwain) and tie up in a thin muslin cloth (malmal) and place it near the child's pillow.
2-If a child has cold, cough etc and the nose is blocked, chest congested, use the following oil for massaging the head, nose, chest and the back.
OIL- Heat 1/2 cup of mustard oil (sarson ka tel), add 5 flakes of garlic (lahsun) and let it turn black. Take it off the fire and let it cool. Bottle it and use whenever required.
ASTHMA-
Grind 5 tulsi leaves to a fine paste. Add 1 teaspoon honey to it and give to the child every morning and evening for 3-4 weeks.
MILK NOT BEING DIGESTED BY THE CHILD-
1-When breastfeeding the child, if the mother drinks a glass of water 15 minutes before feeding the child, the child tolerates the milk well.
2-For older children, boil 1/2 teaspoon of fennel (saunf) and peel of 1 green cardamom (1 choti ilaichi ke beej aur chilka) in one cup of milk and then give it to your child.
BED WETTING-
Give the child 2 walnut halves (akhrot giri) and 5 raisins (kishmish) together, every night before going to bed, for 8-10 days.
Children should be given 1 fresh amla to chew everyday for a few days. This will help in making speech clear.
STAMMERING (HAQLANA)-
Put 2 black peppercorns (saboot kali mirch) in the child's mouth. Make him bite it and also suck it for long periods twice a day.
COUGH-
1-Powder 1 clove (laung). Add a pinch of sugar and 1 teaspoon honey. Let the child sip it little by little.
2-Mix half teaspoon carom seeds (ajwain) with half teaspoon honey and 1 crushed peppercorn (saboot kali mirch) and give to the child.
COLD-
1-Crush 1/4 cup of carom seeds (ajwain) and tie up in a thin muslin cloth (malmal) and place it near the child's pillow.
2-If a child has cold, cough etc and the nose is blocked, chest congested, use the following oil for massaging the head, nose, chest and the back.
OIL- Heat 1/2 cup of mustard oil (sarson ka tel), add 5 flakes of garlic (lahsun) and let it turn black. Take it off the fire and let it cool. Bottle it and use whenever required.
ASTHMA-
Grind 5 tulsi leaves to a fine paste. Add 1 teaspoon honey to it and give to the child every morning and evening for 3-4 weeks.
MILK NOT BEING DIGESTED BY THE CHILD-
1-When breastfeeding the child, if the mother drinks a glass of water 15 minutes before feeding the child, the child tolerates the milk well.
2-For older children, boil 1/2 teaspoon of fennel (saunf) and peel of 1 green cardamom (1 choti ilaichi ke beej aur chilka) in one cup of milk and then give it to your child.
BED WETTING-
Give the child 2 walnut halves (akhrot giri) and 5 raisins (kishmish) together, every night before going to bed, for 8-10 days.
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