Home Remedies - 5

1. A tablespoon of carom seeds (ajwain) crushed and tied up
in a muslin cloth can be used for inhalation to relieve
congestion/blocked nose.
2. A similar small bundle placed near the pillow of sleeping
children relieves congestion.
3. A teaspoon of cumin seeds (jeera) is added to 1 glass of
boiling water. Strain and simmer for a few minutes. Let it
cool. Drink it 1-2 times a day. If sore throat is also present,
add a few small pieces of dry ginger (adrak) to the boiling water.
4. Six pepper corns (saboot kali mirch) finely ground and mixed
with a glass of warm water, sweetened with 5-6 batasha
(a variation of sugar candy) can be taken for a few nights.
5. In the case of the acute cold in the head, boil 1 tablespoon
full pepper powder in a cup of milk along with a pinch of
turmeric (haldi) and have once daily for at least 3 days.
cold with phlegm (balgam) and slight cough.
6. Take 8-10 tulsi leaves and wash well. To 1 cup of water,
add these tulsi leaves, 1-2 cloves of garlic (lasan), ½" piece
ginger, crushed and 4-5 peppercorns (saboot kali mirch).
Boil the water and keep simmering on fire till the quantity is
reduced to ¼ cup. Cool. Strain. Add 1 teaspoon honey.
Drink this every morning.

• Muscular Cramps

1. Apply clove oil (laung ka tel) on the affected parts.

• Deafness

1. Use raw onion juice as ear drops.
2. Put two drops of lukewarm neem oil inside the ear.

• Dandruff

1. Soak 2 tablespoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana) in water overnight. In the morning grind into a fine paste. Apply all over scalp and leave for ½ an hour. Wash with Shikakai or mild shampoo.
2. Boil a handful of neem leaves in 4 teacups of water. After cooling and filtering use for rinsing hair Dehydration due to diarrhoea Soak half a nutmeg (jaiphal) in 2 cups water for over 2-3 hours. Take 1 teaspoon of this infusion and mix in 1 cup fresh coconut water.
3. Drink twice or thrice a day.

• Dehydration

1. Add ¼ teaspoon salt, 3 teaspoon brown sugar or
   ordinary sugar and 2 teaspoon lime juice to 1 cup of
   water, mix well and drink.

• Diabetes

1. For diabetes, diet restriction & light exercise like walking is a must as this controls the sugar level. Grape fruit is a splendid thing in the diet of a diabetic. Have 3 fruits at a time, 3 times daily.
2. A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela ) juice and taken daily for 2 months will reduce blood sugar.
3. Take dry tender leaves of the mango tree in the shade. Powder and preserve them. Half a teaspoon of this powder twice a day in the morning and evening proves beneficial. 3-4 teaspoons juice of bitter gourd (karela), taken every morning on an empty stomach gives good results.
4. Coarsely powder fenugreek seeds (methi dana) and have 1-2 teaspoon in the morning everyday. (Vary dosage according to individual tolerance level).
5. Eating 10 fresh fully grown curry leaves (kari patta) every morning for 3 months is said to prevent diabetes due to heredity factors. Soak 2 teaspoon fenugreek seeds (methi dana) in 1 cup water at night. Drink this water first thing in the morning and preferably eat the seeds too.
6. Chew 8-10 basil (tulsi) leaves in the morning.

• Guidelines of a Diabetics Diet

1. Eat plenty of vegetables like lettuce (salaad patta), tomato and fruits. Use the following fruits and vegetables sparingly and with caution: banana, seedless grapes (angoor), cheeku, leechi, custard apple (sharifa), dry fruits, mango, raisins (kishmish), potatoes, jackfruit (kathal), carrots (gajar), peas (mattar), beans, sweet potato (shakarkandi), beetroot (chukandar).
2. Foods rich in fibre should be preferred. Daily intake of calories should be restricted.Use proteins moderately.
3. Milk & nuts intake to be restricted to the minimum whereas have plenty of curds and buttermilk (chhach).
4. Avoid all refined foods & sweets.
5. Drink 8-10 glasses of water daily.

• Depression

1. Boil ¼ teaspoon powdered cardamom (chhoti illaichi) seeds 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.

• Dental Problems

1. Turmeric (haldi), burnt, and finely powdered, can be used as toothpowder.

• Delivery Of Babies

1. Mix 3 teaspoon lime juice, ¼ teaspoon powdered black pepper and 1 teaspoon honey in 1 cup water. Drink for 3 months.

• Diarrhoea

1. Combine 1 teaspoon each powdered ginger (adrak), powdered cumin (jeera) and powdered cinnamon (dalchini) with honey and make into a thick paste. Take 1 teaspoon thrice daily.
2. Boil 1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera) in a glass of water. Add to this 1 teaspoon fresh juice of coriander leaves (dhania) and a pinch of salt. Drink twice daily after meals for 2-3 days.
3. Mash 1 ripe banana along with a pinch of salt and 1 teaspoon tamarind pulp (imli ka guda). Take twice a day.
4. Drinking a strong cup of unsweetened black tea is very effective for stopping diarrhoea. Peel an apple and shred it. Keep the shredded pieces in a plate for approximately 20 minutes until they turn brown in colour, and then eat them. Slice the tender unripe bel fruit. Sun dry them. Powder the slices. Take 1 teaspoon along with warm water twice a day.
5. Take every night, 3 cloves of garlic (lasan), chopped and boiled in milk. Make a paste of 1 green chilli along with 2 tablespoon lime juice and ½ teaspoon camphor (kapur). Take ¼ teaspoon of this paste. 2 or 3 teaspoon coriander seeds (saboot dhania) soaked overnight in water and taken next morning with 1 cup buttermilk (chhach).
6. Boil ¼ teaspoon powdered cardamom (chhoti illaichi) seeds in thin tea water and drink. Mix juice of 15-20 tender curry leaves (curry patta) with 1 teaspoon honey and drink.