Friday 1 June 2012

[www.keralites.net] Remedies for minor ailments-part-8

 

Remedies for minor ailments-part-8
Pain around navel
Grind 2 teaspoon each carom seeds (ajwain) and dried ginger (sonth) into a fine powder. Add a little black salt (kala namak). Take 1 teaspoon of this mixture with 1 teacup warm water frequently.
Skin Complexion
Mix equal quantities of almond oil and honey and apply on the face.

Skin Allergies

Grind 1 tablespoon poppy seeds (khuskhus) with 1 teaspoon water. Add 1 teaspoon lime juice. Apply on the affected areas.
Mix 1 teaspoon lime juice with sandalwood paste and apply all over.
Skin Cracked
For dry, cracked hands apply a mixture of grated potato soaked in olive oil. Leave this on for 10 minutes and then rinse off.


Sexual Debility
Fry equal quantities of carom (ajwain) seeds and kernel of tamarind seeds (imli ke beej) in ghee. Powder and store in a dry, cool place. Mix 1 teaspoon of this powder in a glass of milk along with 1 tablespoon honey. Drink daily at bedtime.
Make paranthas of wheat flour by adding � cup fenugreek (methi) leaves, � teaspoon ground almonds, � teaspoon poppy seeds (khuskhus) and a little ghee. Eat every day for 40 days.
Soak 8 to 10 almonds and 1 teaspoon rice overnight. Remove the outer skin and grind into a fine paste. Mix in some milk and a pinch of turmeric (haldi) powder. Boil and drink along with sugar candy (mishri) or ordinary sugar to taste.
Take 2 teaspoon of amla juice and mix it with two teaspoonfuls each honey and lime juice. Add 1 teacup water and drink on an empty stomach every morning. (Attention: The treatment should continue for at least 120 days to achieve expected results.)

Boil 1 teaspoon ground fenugreek seeds (methi dana) in a cup of water and drink.
� teaspoon ginger (adrak) juice mixed with honey and a semi-boiled egg, taken at night.
Mix � teaspoon nutmeg (jaiphal) powder in a teaspoon of honey and take with a half-boiled egg an hour before going to bed.
Onion seeds (kalaunji) dried and powdered, 1 teaspoon eaten 3 times daily along with sugar or honey.
Boil 1 teacup milk with � teaspoon black pepper (kali mirch) powder and 6 to 8 crushed almonds. Take at bedtime.
Grind 2 or 3 teaspoon dried pomegranate seeds (anaar dana) and take once or twice along with milk.
Mix � teaspoon saffron (kesar) with milk. Take twice daily.
Mix sesame seeds (til) with jaggery (gur) and eat.

Sexual under-development in women

6 to 8 almonds, crushed and mixed in 1 cup milk along with 1 egg yolk, � teaspoon ground sesame seeds (til) and 1 teaspoon honey. Take once or twice a day.
Sexual weakness
Onion seeds (kalaunji) powdered, 1 teaspoon eaten 3 times daily along with sugar or honey.

Throat Soreness

Apply liquorice (mulaithi) paste like a paint around the throat for relief.
Eat a plain betel leaf (pan) with liquorice (mulaithi) 2-3 times a day.
Drink tea boiled with ginger (adrak) and a few tulsi leaves 2-3 times a day.
Gargle with warm salt water at least twice a day. However do not make gargling sounds as this may aggravate the soreness.
Pound 2-3 cloves (laung), garlic (lahsun) and add to a cupful of honey. Keep for 1-2 days. Have one teaspoon thrice a day.

Drink lots of water (10-12 glasses) a day since most throat problems are intensified by dehydration.
Have the mixture of � teaspoon honey and � teaspoon lemon juice every 1-2 hours.
Add two tablespoon of fenugreek (methi) seeds to 6 cups of water. Heat on low flame and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Cool to bearable temperature. Strain and gargle 2-3 times a day with this.
Heat a cup of milk (warm). Add 1-2 pinch of turmeric powder (haldi) mix well and drink at night.
Tooth Ache
Heat � teaspoon asafetida (hing) in 2 teaspoon lime juice. Soak a piece of cotton in this solution and place it in the tooth cavity.
Apply a mixture of powdered black pepper (kali mirch) and clove oil on the affected part.
Pound some asafetida (hing) in a mortar & pestle and add some lime juice. Heat it slightly. Soak a piece of cotton and hold it on the affected area.
Heat 1 teaspoon coconut oil and fry 3 pieces of clove (laung). Make a powder and apply on the affected area.
Apply nutmeg oil on the affected parts.
Burn the shells of almonds and powder. Use as toothpowder.
Soak a piece of cotton wool in few drops of clove oil. Press on affected areas.
Paste of dry ginger (sonth) applied to gums along with a little salt provides immense relief.

Warning: The reader of this article should exercise all precautionary measures while following instructions on the home remedies from this article. Avoid using any of these products if you are allergic to it. The responsibility lies with the reader and not with the site or the writer.
This information is solely for informational purposes. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE and should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor.

 

Engr.Sulthan

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