Along with water treatment, these herbal tips can also be adopted to cure several diseases.
Bleeding Gums
Take lemon juice in a glass of water daily for 3-4 days. Also gargle with salt.
Sprinkle powdered turmeric and henna over the oozing blood. This will stop flow of blood immediately.
Toothache
A paste made of finely ground leaves of basil should be warmed a little and applied to the aching tooth.
Ginger ground into a paste with a pinch of salt also relieves toothache.
Applying clove oil is also effective.
Brush your teeth with dried, powdered leaves of basil to strengthen gums and prevent pain and pyrrohoea.
Brush your teeth after each meal to keep away dental problems.
Avoid chewing tobacco, pan-masala and other similar items to avoid early decay.
Wash and dry margosa leaves; grind them to a fine powder. Sprinkle this powder over the toothpaste before brushing your teeth. You will never have complaints of tooth decay or any mouth disease.
Constipation
The best way to deal with constipation it to change food habits. Milk, boiled vegetables, fruits and their juices should be taken in ample, together with foods containing a lot of roughage and fibrous matters.
10 gms. of Senna leaves and 5 gms. of aniseed should be boiled in a cup of water with sugar, then strained and drunk before retiring for the night.
Half a litre of milk mixed with 50 gms. of khand taken at night will give relief.
Another remedy is to eat 40 gms. of Gulkand with milk everyday.
If these remedies fail to give relief, 6 gms of the rind of harr should be finely powdered and mixed with a little lukewarm water and salt be taken.
Take bathua ka saag during the season for getting rid of obstinate constipation.
For Vigour
Onion juice 2 tsp
Honey 2 tsp
Ginger juice 1 tsp
To be taken twice, morning and evening for ten or fifteen days.
For Vigour and Strength
Onion juice 2 tsp
Honey 2 tsp
Desi-ghee 2 tsp
Egg yolk 1 tsp
Mix the above materials and warm it on stove, add Misri and take once in the morning for 15 days.
For Malaria
Basil 10 leaves
Bhang 5 leaves
Black pepper 10-15 pieces
Grind the above mixture to a paste and make pea size pellets. Dry it in shade. Two pellets three times a day.
For Nausea
(a) Neebu-pani at the time of nausea will be helpful.
(b) Soft cucumber should be eaten gradually to get rid of obstinate nauseatic condition.
For Purifying Blood
A plant commonly called Mundi, its aqueous extract (one cup) daily purifies the blood.
For Angina and Ischaemic Heart Disease
Puskarmula, 2. Arjun, 3. Kut, 4. Proshnaparini, 5. Guggulu
Above plants are equally powdered and 10 gms. powder is left overnight in a cup of water and taken in the morning.
Fever/Headache/Bodyache/Malaria
Chiraita 5 leaves
Margosa leaves 5 leaves
Basil 10 leaves
Lemon Grass 5 leaves
Black pepper 10-15 pieces
Mix all, boil and strain, add sugar to taste. Take half cup 3 times a day.
Dysentery/Tenesmus/Diarrhoea
Grind whole plant of Duddhi in water. Strained water extract (half cup) if taken 2-3 times a day gives quick relief.
For Cold
Basil 10 leaves
Honey 2 tsp
Make paste of leaves and mix with honey. Taken in the morning, it will keep out cold and cough away and will also help in bringing down blood pressure.
A teaspoon of fenugreek seeds in a glass of lukewarm water will bring relief immediately.
A strong cup of unsweetened black tea is effective in stopping diarrhoea.
Another quick remedy is to peel apple and shred it. Keep the shredded pieces in a plate for approx. 20 minutes until they turn brown in colour, and then eat them.
Eczema
Apply garlic juice and lemon juice to the affected place. It will clear fungus infection.
Eczema/Fungus infection of nails, hand and feet will be cleared with the use of henna (Use continuously for a week). Avoid excess indulgence in water.
Use of basil leaves and lemon juice to the infected part will also cure eczema.
High Blood Pressure
Garlic 5 cloves
Tulsi 5 leaves
Honey 4 tsp
Make a paste of above ingredients and eat it once in the morning without taking anything.
Eat two bananas daily to balance excess sodium in the body. Banana contains enough potassium to cut all effects of sodium (we use as common salt).
Stomach Upsets
Basil 5 leaves
Ginger Few pieces
Black Pepper 10-15 pieces
Boil these material. Strain and drink 2/3 times (half cup).
Cough
Dip pieces of one medium size onion in 10 ml of pure honey, leave it overnight. Remove the pieces and take one spoon juice 3 times a day.
If you are suffering from a nagging cough or chest congestion, boil three cups water with two fresh betel leaves and four crushed peppercorns, till the water is reduced to half. Strain and drink it every morning and night with a teaspoon of honey added to it.
First cut an onion or several flakes of garlic into thin slices. Cover the slices with honey and leaves for two to three hours. Drink a spoonful of the resulting juice throughout the day.
Cuts/Wounds
Sprinkle powdered Henna or
Sprinkle powdered turmeric.
Arthritis/Gout
Boil mustard oil (10 ml) with one moderate pack of Garlic bulb, apply on the affected parts 3-4 times a day.
Massage with camphor oil 3-4 times a day on the affected parts.
Apply warm mustard oil on the affected parts at the time of bed rest and cover them with Dhatura leaves overnight. Keep doing it for 15 days. Repeat again as per need.
Massage with Turpentine oil/Eucalyptus oil 3-4 times a day on the affected part. Cover that portion with a wet towel and gradually pour hot water (not very hot) from kettle on it.
For Body Resistance to Disease
A mixture of amla, harr, bahera and herb giloya (1:1:1:1) if taken regularly makes the person immune to illness.
Hoarse Voice
Sprinkle common salt on the small pieces of ginger. Take the pieces gradually one by one.
Eyebrow
Put a little warm castor oil on scanty eyebrows. This will enhance their growth.
Hair
Extract the juice of the aloe-vera plant and rub it into your scalp. This ensures the healthy growth of hair.
For glowing hair, grind a few whole green grams, lemon peels, a handful of curry leaves and a few ‘rithas’ to a paste and apply to the hair before washing off.
A mixture of almond oil, olive oil and castor oil in equal proportions acts as an excellent hair tonic.
Insect Bite
To cure an insect bit apply any balm on it. It will relieve you of the itchy sensation.
Kidneys
Dry basil seeds and grind them with an equal quantity of sugar. One spoon of this powder, taken every morning is good for kidney.
Sore Throat
Drink tea with a pinch of black pepper to get relief from bad throat.
Skin
Banana is a natural skin whitener. Mash a ripe banana and apply it on the face and neck, and your tan colour will fade away.
Hiccups
Roast some peppercorns and breathe deeply. Your hiccups will stop at once.
Liver
To maintain your liver in a good condition, eat a refrigerated pineapple slice dipped in honey, twice a day.
Insects
Place margosa leaves in your books to prevent them from being attacked by insects.
Burn margosa leaves in the courtyard or garden to keep mosquitoes away.
Nose bleeding
Stop nose-bleeds by putting a few drops of pomegranate juice into the nostrils.
Lips
Massage your lips with coriander leaves juice for soft and rosy results.
Eyes
Place cotton wool swabs dipped in cold milk on closed eyes to soothe the eye and remove dark circles.
Triphala (Amla+Harr+Bahera) soaked in water overnight then boiled and filtered. The filtrate to be applied to the eyes along with rose water.
Motion Sickness
Chewing a couple of cloves while travelling will relieve motion sickness.
High B.P.
If you are suffering from high blood pressure, try this remedy. Boil two cups of water with 10 to 15 basil leaves, a few peppercorns and a little sugar. Strain and drink it thrice a day.
Toothache
Take one tsp ginger juice, a little edible camphor, a little honey and a pinch of salt. Heat the mixture for a second and apply it on the aching tooth. You will get immediate relief.
Sore Throat
Powder peppercorns and basil leaves and dry them in the shade. Use this powder to make black tea.
Hair Loss
Don’t throw away lemon rinds, orange peels and pomegranate skin. Just dry them in the sun and grind to a fine powder. Mix this powder in coconut oil and apply to your hair to prevent hair loss and for glossy hair.
Acidity and Indigestion
Dry roast one tsp each of cumin seeds and carum seeds in a betel. Add one cup water and boil till it reduced to half its quantity. Strain and add sugar to taste. Drink one tsp for relief from acidity and indigestion.
Nausea & Stomach Ailments
Eat a slice of fresh ginger after each meal to protect yourself from stomach ailments. For immediate relief from nausea, chew salted dry ginger sticks.
Stomach Upsets
For quick relief from an upset stomach, chew a spoonful of carum seeds with little black salt.
Cough, Nausea and Vomiting
White Pepper 1 gram
Misri 250 mg
Grind these items to a very fine powder. Now mix it with one tsp Malai and take it bit by bit rather lick it gradually.
Take half a cup of onion juice mixed with two teaspoons of honey for relief from cough, nausea and vomiting.
Enuresis (Passing of Urine at Night)
Chewing one tsp of black sesame seeds before going to bed is a sure shot treatment for such problem.
Malnutrition
Banana is a complete food. It has all the ingredients necessary for body’s nutrition, growth and strength. So, it is specially recommended for children and old people. But it causes a little bit constipation so, it should be taken with black pepper & salt.
Habitual Abortion
Grind fresh flowers of pomegranate (2gms.) to a fine paste. Add a little water and filter. Add sugar to taste in filtrate and use it morning and evening (taking 2gms. flower each time) for three days.
Nausea/Bile
Tamarind sherbet cools liver/bile and checks nausea and vomiting especially in summer days. 5gms. ripe fruit of tamarind dipped in water for 1-2 hours, after that it is masticated in water and seeds are thrown out. Now, remaining water is taken in the afternoon with sugar.
Dropsy/Liver Inflammation
Leaves of Kasondi (1g) and Black peper (7ms.) is ground together in water and filtered. Filtrate is to be taken morning and evening for one week.
For all kinds of Fever
Dipped Giloy (Gurach) in water. Strained water and divided in two doses. Mix each dose with a spoon of sugar and take morning and evening. Better if carum (250mg.) is also added to Giloy.
Face Cream
Besan 1/2 Cup
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Mustard Oil 1/4 to 1/2 Cup
Mix all these materials to a semi-solid paste and apply it on your face. It will bring marvellous glow on your skin. It can be used on hands and legs also.
Cataract
Tobacco leaves 1 gram
Castor oil 4 gram
Mix these material to very fine paste and keep it in a small bottle. Apply it to eyes with a rod daily.
Fever
Mix equal number of leaves of basil, margosa and lemon grass plus 7-10 black pepper. Boil it like making tea. Strain the water and drink 3-4 times a day.
Piles
While going to toilet, put a medium piece of alum in water. Use this water after the toilet. Repeat till relief.
Diarrhoea/Indigestion/Gas
Aniseed and coriander is to be mixed in equal proportion, powdered and a small amount of Misri or Khand is added. 2 tsp is to be taken morning and evening. This will stop diarrhoea/indigestion/ gas formation.
Eye sight
One small piece of turmeric is kept in lemon and when it dries, take it out and put in second fresh lemon and when it dries it is further kept in third/fourth lemon. Now, is ground turmeric with 1-2 drops of water and applied on the eyes with the help of a rod for 7-10 days or as needed.
Cholera
Mix powdered red pepper with honey and prepare fine small pellets (equal to 1/2 pea size). Use 2 pellets when patient feels extreme weakness. It will bring dramatic relief in 2-3 days.
Dog-bite
In case of dog-bite, first apply mustard oil on that part and then pack it with red pepper powder. It will check disease from spreading even if the dog is rabid.
Leprosy
Red Pepper (Powdered) 1 g
Ghee 2.5 g
Mix and keep it in a small container. Use it on the affected part 2-3 times a day. It will bring good results.
Abortion check
Tender leaves of Babool 2 g
Water 2 Cups
Boil it so that water becomes cup. Strain, add Misri to taste. Use this 2-3 days once a day to check abortion.
Dandruff
Add a few drops of eucalyptus oil to the henna mixture before applying it on your hair if you want, dark copper colour. This also helps to get rid of dandruff and leaves your hair shining.
High Blood Pressure
To control high blood pressure, mix equal quantities of onion juice and honey and take one tsp every day in the morning.
Catarrh
To rid yourself of congestion, mix a teaspoon of vinegar in a glass of warm water and sip frequently.
Smelly Feet
Soak your feet in strong tea for 20 minutes every day until smell disappears. To prepare your footbath, brew two tea bags in 500 ml of water for 15 minutes and pour the tea into a basin containing two litres of cool water.
Shopping Cart