Herbal Solutions

 

1- Acne-

Tip 1:

Fresh limejuice may be dabbed on pimples and black heads.

Tip 2:

Mix 1 tsp fresh coriander powder with a pinch of turmeric powder. Apply on pimples and black heads. Keep overnight and wash off gently the next morning.

Tip 3:

Make a paste of fresh, young curry leaves apply and keep on overnight wash with warm water in the morning. Helps wrinkles to fade away gradually.

Tip 4:

Make a paste of nutmeg (Jaiphal) with raw milk. Apply on pimples and black heads leave on for 20 minutes or overnight. Continue for 10-12 days, till face is clear.

Tip 5:

For dry skin rub a piece of sandalwood on a smooth stone with a few drops of raw milk. Apply the paste procured on affected areas. Keep on for 1 hour. Gently wash.

Tip 6:

For oily skin make a paste of sandalwood and rosewater apply on affected areas, keep for 1 hour and wash off gently.

Tip 7:

Fresh fenugreek leaves made into a paste and applied overnight clears pimples.

2- Headache-

Tip 1:

Roast some caraway seeds dry. Tie in a soft handkerchief or muslin cloth and sniff to get a relief from headaches.

Tip 2:

Apply the paste of 3-4 cloves on the fore head.

Tip 3:

A peeled and chopped apple, with a sprinkle of salt eaten first thing in the morning, for at least a week will cure chronic headaches.

Tip 4:

Make a herbal tea with 10-15 holy basil leaves (tulsi), 5-6 peppercorns and 1/2" ginger piece, powder. Keep in an air tight bottle. Take 2 pinches with warm water when a headache starts.

Tip 5:

Massage head with rosemary oil.

Tip 6:

Add water to 1 tbsp ginger powder. Heat gently in a pan. Apply the warm poultice on forehead. Keep for 15 minutes.

3- High B.P.-

Tip 1:

Powder 100 gm melon seeds and 100 gm poppy seeds (khus-khus). Mix and store in a clean container. Consume 1 tsp with water morning and evening.

 Tip 2:

A clove of garlic is highly recommended for high blood pressure. Chew one clove of garlic first thing every morning and wash it down with water. The garlic can also be coarsely pound and swallowed with water.

 Tip 3:

Make a juice of 25-30 curry leaves with 1 cup of water. Strain and drink first thing in the morning. Limejuice can be added for taste.

Tip 4:

In the same manner coriander or fenugreek leaves can be tried they won't harm in any way and at the same time one can find out what is best suited to their system.

Tip 5:

Mix 1 tsp honey with 1 tsp ginger juice and 1 tsp cumin powder. Have twice a day.

4- Cold-

Tip 1:

A tablespoon of carom seeds (ajwain) crushed and tied in a muslin cloth. Inhale whenever nose is blocked.

Tip 2:

Boil 1 tbsp of pepper powder in a cup of milk along with a pinch of turmeric. Add some sugar for taste. Drink this once a day for three days.

Tip 3:

3-4 tsp onion juice with 3-4 tsp honey taken daily prevents cold.

Tip 4:

½ tsp cinnamon oil mixed with ½ tsp honey certainly helps.

Tip 5:

Coarsely pound ginger is boiled in a cup of water till the water reduces to half the original volume, add some honey and drink hot at bedtime.

5- Colitis-

use aloe vera water.

6- Acidity-

Tip 1:

After all three meals, take a small piece of jaggery and keep it in your mouth and suck. Voilá no more acidity.

Tip 2:

Boil one cup of water. To this add 1 tsp of Aniseed (Saunf). Cover and leave overnight. Strain the water in the morning, add 1 tsp of honey. When this is taken 3 times a day it prevents acidity.

Tip 3:

To 1 ½ liters of water add 1 tsp Caraway seeds (shah jeera). Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes. Sip while warm. Have the concoction 2-3 times a day for 5-6 days.

Tip 4:

Powder one clove and one cardamom; use the powder as a mouth freshener after every meal. No more acidity and no more bad breath.

7- Vertigo-

Tip 1:

Soak 2 tbsp wheat grain, 1 tsp poppy seeds (khus-khus), 8 almonds, 8 water melon seeds and make a paste. Heat 1 tsp ghee fry 2 cloves in this add to the paste mix with milk and drink everyday for a week.

Tip 2:

Soak 1 tsp of alma (gooseberry) powder along with 1 tsp coriander seeds. Leave over night. Strain and add 1/2 tsp sugar and drink.

8- Low B.P.-

Tip 1:

Soak 32 small raisins in a ceramic bowl full of water over night. Chew them one by one first thing in the morning. Chew well and drink the water also.

Tip 2:

Soak 7 almonds in water over night. Peel them and grind to a smooth paste. Add in a glass of milk and boil. Drink warm.

Tip 3:

Crush 10-15 holy basil leaves (tulsi) and strain through a clean muslin cloth. Mix with

1 tsp honey. Have it the first thing in the morning.

9- Cough-

Tip 1:

Suck on 3 peppercorns with a pinch of black cumin seeds (shah jeera) and a pinch of salt.

Tip 2:

Burn a clove by stirring on a hot tava or pan. Keep this in the mouth and suck on it.

Tip 3:

3-5 drops of clove oil mixed with a clove of crushed garlic and ½ tsp honey helps soothe the throat.

Tip 4:

In a cup of boiling water add 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tsp carom seeds (ajwain). Boil till half. Add 1 tsp of honey and have 2 times a day.

Tip 5:

50 gm of sugar candy (mishri) with 50 gm pepper powder. Mix with pure ghee to make small pellets. Store. Keep in mouth and suck on them, 3-4 times a day.

FOR INFANTS

Tip 1:

1 tsp of holy basil leaves mixed with honey.

Tip 2:

Some saffron strands made into a paste with one betel leaf is to be applied on the infants forehead and soles of the feet.

10- Anemia-

Tip 1:

1 Cup beetroot juice, 1 cup of apple juice, mixed with either sugar or honey once a day.

Tip 2:

Consume a ripe banana with 1 tbsp of honey 2 times a day.

Tip 3:

Soak 10 currants overnight. Remove seeds and have for 3-4 weeks and have first thing in the morning .

Tip 4:

Drink a mixture of apple and tomato juice.

Tip 5:

Eat a lot of green leafy vegetables.

Tip 6:

Honey-It is very good for an anemic person because it helps increase the haemoglobin in the blood. It is rich in iron, copper and manganese.

11- Vomiting-

Tip 1:

Heat 2 cardamoms on a dry tava. Powder them and add a tsp honey and take frequently.

Tip 2:

Take a mixture of 1 tsp mint juice with 1 tsp lime juice and 1/2 tsp ginger juice along with a tsp honey.

Tip 3:

Sip chilled lime juice.

12- Weak Memory-

Soak 7 almonds overnight. Peel and grind to a paste. Mix in 1 glass milk. Simmer for some time. Drink while still warm for 15 to 40 days.

13- Ulcer-

Boil 1 cup of fena greek leaves and eat with a sprinkle of salt twice a day.

14- Toothache-

Tip 1:

Place I clove of Garlic dipped in rock salt on the affected tooth.

Tip 2:

Place a piece of raw onion on the tooth.

Tip 3:

A clove or clove oil applied on the tooth will help

Tip 4:

Boil 5-6 cloves and 2- inch bark of a Margosa tree (Neem) in 1 cup of water. Strain and bottle. Store this in the fridge. Smear this decoction on the affected tooth.

15- Sore Throat-

Tip 1:

Eat betel leaves with liquorice (mulathi) 2-3 times a day.

Tip 2:

Make a paste of 2-3 cloves with 1-2 cloves of garlic. Mix with 1 cup of honey. Have 1 tsp 3 times a day.

Tip 3:

Soak 8-10 almonds. Peel and grind with 8-10 pepper corns. Mix in 1 cup of water. Sieve and drink adding either salt or sugar to taste.

Tip 4:

Gargle with fenugreek tea, made with 2 tbsp of fenugreek seeds boiled in 6 cups of water. 3-4 times a day.

Tip 5:

Warm a cup of milk. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and drink before going to bed.

Tip 6:

Boil one whole onion, mash and eat with a little butter, salt and pepper.

Tip 7:

Soak finely chopped onion in honey for a day. Strain out the onion and drink 2 tsp of the honey daily.

16- Bad Breath-

Mix 1 teaspoon of salt to a glass of water and gargle with this three times a day.

Mix a pinch of baking soda to your toothpaste – it keeps away bad breath.

Mix ½ teaspoon salt to 1 teaspoon of mustard oil and massage the gums with this, it tightens the gums and prevents gum disease and keep away bad breath.

After eating food that has cheese, onion or garlic you need to brush or chew a fresh mint.

Dilute ½ teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water and use as a mouthwash. It is very effective to rid bad breath.

Eating an orange, lemon or grapefruit is an interesting way of fighting bad breath as the acid in the fruit stops formation of bacteria.

Chewing on fresh mint leaves or parsley leaves is one of the best known remedies for bad breath.

Drink a cup of unsweetened black tea, as this also removes the mouth bacteria.

Carry some spices like cardamoms’ or cloves, and chew on them often.

17- Chicken Pox-

Tip 1:

Mix ½ tspn of Baking soda in 1 glass of water. Sponge the person with this. When soda dries on the skin it controls the itchiness and irritation.

Tip 2:

Pure honey smeared on the scabs helps in clearing up scars.

Tip 3:

Application of Vitamin E oil helps and has a healing effect. The scars fade away very quickly.

18- Constipation-

Tip 1:

First thing in the morning drink a glass of warm water to which the juice of 1/2 a lime and 1 tsp honey has been added.

Tip 2:

Drink 4 glasses of water first thing in the morning.

Tip 3:

Soak 10-12 big raisins in a cup of milk and bring to boil, first eat the raisins then drink the milk. Repeat this every morning for 3-4 days till constipation clears up.

Tip 4:

Mix 2 tsp husk seed (Isabgol) in 1/2 a cup of hot milk and drink immediately. Drink one cup of plain milk to follow. Repeat this every night for chronic constipation.

Tip 5:

Fry small Harad 100 gm in ghee. When it is done, the harad will bloat and start smoking. Remove from ghee. Measure 100 gm Aniseed (saunf). Keep aside 50 gm and fry 50 gm in the same ghee. When lightly roasted mix with harad and remaining aniseed. Powder all three together. Mix 100 gm ghee and 400 gm sugar candy and powder along with the other powders. Take 2tsp along with 1 cup of milk twice a day. Do not eat anything 1 hour before and after. Clears the stomach.

Tip 6:

Half a medium sized Papaya eaten before breakfast everyday.

19- Corn-

Tip 1:

Apply raw Papaya juice to the corn 2-3 times a day.

Tip 2:

Chalk, powdered and made into a paste by adding water, is very when applied on a corn at bedtime.

Tip 3:

Liquorices powdered and mixed with either Mustard or Gingili oil to make a paste. This should be applied 2-3 times a day.

20- Depression-

Tip 1:

An Apple eaten with milk and honey is very good to uplift a mood.

Tip 2:

Powder the seeds of 2 green cardamoms. Add to 1 cup of boiling water, add sugar and drink this tea 2 times a day.

Tip 3:

Add a handful of fresh Rose petals to a cup of boiling water. Add sugar and drink as and when a feeling of depression sets in.