Thursday, November 1, 2007

Herbal Home Remedies For Common Diseases Part V

Here are few more home remedies:

*PRURITIS (ITCHING): Dissolve 1 vitamin C tablet in water and apply it on site of itching. Appling lemon juice, raw onion slice, apple cider vinegar also helps. Add Tulsi (Basil) and Neem leaves to coconut oil and heat it, allow it to cool and apply it on the site. Applying paste of baking soda and water also provides relief.

*PSORIASIS: Add garlic cloves to coconut oil and heat, allow it to cool and apply it on site. Applying the gel from aloe vera leaves also helps.

*MUSCLE ACHE: Add fresh grated ginger or dry ginger powder to water, boil the water till it is reduced to half, let it cool down to lukewarm state, dip a clean cloth in it and place it on the site of pain.

*RINGWORM: Make a paste of Tulsi leaves and salt and apply on the site. Applying powder of mustard seeds and paste of raw papaya also helps.

*SORE THROAT: Add salt and turmeric powder to warm water and gargle. Add 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar to warm water and gargle.

*POOR IMMUNITY: Drink lots of Orange juice (but first get your blood sugar checked), drinking juice of bitter gourd, carrot is also good. Drinking Wheatgrass juice is also very beneficial as it makes your blood slightly alkaline, hence less prone to disease. Eating 3-4 Amla daily is very effective in boosting your immunity. Echinacea has also shown to improve immunity. Daily consumption of curd also helps to boost your immunity since it contains probiotics-good bacteria.

Please note that these remedies are not substitute for conventional medicines.

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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Herbal Home Remedies for Common Diseases Part IV

*HEADACHE: Almonds, Strawberry contain organic salicylates, hence eating these in generous amounts helps in providing relief. Applying a paste of fresh Mint leaves on forehead also helps. Paste made from powdered cinnamon and sandalwood when applied on forehead also gives relief. Mix a cup of apple cider vinegar with a cup of water, bring it to boil and inhale the steam.

*FLATULENCE: Chewing common spices available in our kitchen like Fennel Seeds, Caraway Seeds, Aniseeds helps relieve the gas. Boil Dry ginger, Mint leaves, Fennel seeds, Aniseeds and Asafoetida with water, add lemon juice to it and drink. Drinking Buttermilk seasoned with Curry leaves, Mustard seeds, Asafoetida, Garlic, Aniseeds also provides relief.

*LARYNGITIS: Add few drops of Honey to Tulsi(Basil) leaves and slowly chew them. Make a syrup by boiling Onion with water, add Honey and lemon juice and gargle this mixture.

*HYPERTENSION: Eat plenty of Bananas, Cucumber, Papayas and Potatoes. Eat atleast 3-4 cloves of Garlic daily. Eat natural diuretic like Amla, Parsley water, watermelon seeds, Barley water also helps. Grind 3-4 teaspoon of Flaxseed and have it daily, also include lot of whole grains, Beans, Onion and olive oil in your diet.

*NAUSEA AND VOMITTING: Chewing raw Ginger provides relief immediately. One can also make a concoction by boiling Ginger, lemon with water and drink. Chewing aniseeds, cloves can also provide some relief. Add dry ginger and lemon juice to soda and drink it.

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