Home Remedies in Ayurveda

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Sunstroke: The patient should lie down and onion should be placed on

his head. Raw mango juice with salt and sugar given twice or thrice daily.

 

Nose Bleed: Bandage dipped in ice water applied on the nose and the

forehead. Intake of gulkand or murabba twice daily (one tsp) is

beneficial.

 

Vomiting: Too much food, acidity and pregnancy could result in

vomiting. Liquid extracts of fennel and pudina are to be taken twice

daily (ne tsp). Any peppermint, clove or thymol in a very small

quantity can be kept in the mouth. Chewing cloves gives immediate

relief, especially during traveling. Vomiting in pregnancy can be

relieved by taking a decoction of powder of coriander leaves, fennel

seeds, and cardamom boiled in water. Filter this, cool it and add

required amount of sugar. This taken twice a day is very usefl.

 

Stomache: One teaspoon of thymol seed with rock salt is beneficial.

One tsbs of ginger juice is also useful.

 

Headache: Powder of need seeds rubbed on the forehead provide quick

relief. Four or five almonds rubbed on stone with water and

application of this paste on the forehead is also effective. Taking

five almonds with hot milk and one gram black pepper daily is favourable.

 

Sleeplessness: Apply coconut oil with water on head, palms and soles.

 

Backache: 1 gm. dry ginger, black pepper and 5 clove powder or

eucalyptus oil massage gives good results.

 

Bodyache: Dalchini powder mixed with honey should be taken twice

daily. Ten Tulasi leaves boiled in one cup of water and reduced to

half, filtered and cooled can be taken daily with pinch of salt.

 

Ear ache: Two drops of garlic boiled in mustered oil, cooled, put in

ear twice a day reduced pain.

 

Toothache: Cotton soaked in clove oil placed on aching tooth or

chewing cloves.

 

(Bhavan's Journal, June 2008)