Friday, May 18, 2012

Health Solutions with Vegetables, Fruits and Spices

1.    Colds: Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper. This should be consumed twice a day. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.

2.    Ginger for Colds: Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot.

3.    Dry Coughs: Add a gram of Turmeric (Haldi) powder to a teaspoonful of Honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a Cardamom for a long time.

4.    Blocked Nose: For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take one tablespoon of crushed carom seeds (ajwain), tie it in a cloth and inhale it

5.    Sore Throat: Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sour throat.

6.    Ajwain / Ajmo for Asthma: Boil Ajwain (Ajmo) in water and inhale the steam.

7.    Cure for Backache: Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.

8.    Garlic for High Blood Pressure: Have 1- 2 pods Garlic (Lasan) first thing in the morning with water.

9.    Honey and Ginger for High Blood Pressure: Mix 1 tablespoon Honey and 1 tablespoon of Ginger (Adrak) juice, 1 tablespoon of crushed cumin seeds (Jeera), and have it twice daily.

10.  Migraine: For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a few couple of days.

11.  Bitter Gourd for blood Sugar Control: A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter Gourd (Karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.

12.  Cure for Injuries – Turmeric: For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying turmeric (haldi).

13.  Cramps: You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on your palms and soles of your feet.

14.  Headaches:
·         If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead.

·         Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects.

·         When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead

15.  Turmeric for Arthritis: Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

16.  Good for the Heart: Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

17.  Good for Indigestion: Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers, dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

18.  Honey is a good cure for all diseases: Mix 1 teaspoon of honey with a teaspoon of Cinnamon powder and have it at night.

19.  Hiccups: Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop.

20.  High Blood Cholesterol:
·         In 1 glass of water, add 2 tablespoons of coriander (dhania) seeds and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day.

·         Sunflower seeds are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in reducing the cholesterol deposits on the walls of arteries.

21.  Piles: http://taherhafiji.blogspot.com/2012/04/home-remedies-for-piles.html
·         Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then later in the night. Initially drink about 1/2 cup of radish juice and then gradually increase it to 1 cup.

·         Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water. Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, the next day in the morning

22.  Vomiting:
·         Take 2 cardamoms (elaichi) and roast them on a dry pan (tavaa). Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add one teaspoon of honey in it. Consume it frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting.

·         In the mixture of 1 teaspoon of mint juice and 1 teaspoon of lime juice, add 1 teaspoon of ginger juice and 1 teaspoon of honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting.

·         Lime juice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled lime juice and sip slowly.

·         To prevent vomiting, drink ginger tea.

·         In 1 glass water, add some honey and drink sip by sip.

23.  Warts:
·         Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for several months.

·         Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks.

·         Rub cut raw potatoes on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks.

·         Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circulation of blood.

·         Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day.

·         Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts.

·         Apply Papaya juice

·         Apply Pineapple juice.

24.  Urinary Tract Infection: Drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste.

25.  Sinusitis:
·         Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A.

·         Another beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion and garlic, as a part of your daily meals.

·         Fenugreek (Methi) leaves are considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire, dispel toxicity and reduce the fever period.

·         Tie a teaspoon of black cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale.

26.  Tonsillitis:
·         Take 1 fresh lemon and squeeze it in 1 glass of water (about 8 oz.). Add 4 teaspoonful of honey and fractional of teaspoon of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip.

·         Milk has proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. Drink it every night for about 3 days.

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