Home Remedies
How useful are Kitchen Remedies?
- Is it possible for you to consult your physicians all the time. At times you can be one yourself!
- When the need arises, you can whip up a supplement using resources from your kitchen.
- This'll provide a temporary & much needed relief to your folks at home!
AILMENT |
REMEDY |
Acne |
Grated cucumber applied over the face, eyes and neck for fifteen minutes is very much beneficial for acne and Blackheads. |
Asthma |
Take a teaspoon of fresh ginger juice mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste. This mixture acts as a excellent expectorant in the treatment of asthma. |
Backache |
Garlic is the most important home remedy for backache. Two or three cloves should be taken , grained and mixed with sesame oil. This mixed rubbed on back will give excellent result for backache. |
Bad Breath |
Wash your mouth with lime juice mixed with water. This will prevent bad breath. |
Bleeding external |
Apply ice cube or sandalwood paste. |
Bleeding internal |
Drink a glass of warm milk with a 1/2 teaspoon of saffron & turmeric powder. |
Boils |
Betel leaves are a valuable remedy for boils. A leaf is gently warmed till it becomes soft. Apply this on effected area with a layer of castor oil. |
Burns |
Add coconut oil to the paste of fresh gel of aloe vera blended with a pinch of turmeric Powder and apply. |
Cold |
Boil teaspoonful of ginger powder or eucalyptus leaves in one quart of water & inhale the steam. |
Constipation |
Don't forget to take in a glass of hot milk with a teaspoon of clarified butter at bedtime. Or Drink a glass of boiled water with one teaspoon of flax seed. |
Cough |
Add a pinch of salt with two pinches of turmeric powder to one glass of warm water and gurgle. Or chew a clove with a piece of rock candy. Take basil decoction or basil juice with honey. |
Ear ache |
Use 3 drops of garlic oil in your affected ear. |
Ears (ringing) |
Use 3 drops of clove oil in your effected ear. |
Exhaustion (heat) |
Consume a glass of coconut water or grape juice. Or Churn out a juice of three dates with eight ounces of water and drink. |
Eyes burning |
Apply castor oil to the soles of the feet. |
Gas |
Consume a cup of water with a pinch of baking soda & lemon juice. |
Gums (bleeding) |
Massage the gums lightly with coconut oil. |
Headache |
Dilute a paste of ginger powder (half teaspoon) with water & apply to the Forehead. A burning sensation may persist. But it's not harmful. Temporal headaches: Occipital headaches: Sinus headaches: Indicate toxins in the colon. Take one teaspoon of flax seed at bedtime With a glass of warm milk. At the same time, apply ginger paste behind the ears. |
Hemorrhoids |
Down a cup of aloe vera juice thrice a day. |
Insomnia |
Card is very useful in insomnia. The patient should take plenty of curd and massage in on the head. This will induce sleep. |
Menstrual cramps |
Have a tablespoon of aloe vera gel with two pinches of black pepper thrice a day. |
Muscle Strain (upper part of the body) |
Apply warm ginger paste with turmeric to the affected area twice a day. |
Overeating |
Consume a cup of warm water squeezed with a half lemon juice & a pinch of baking soda. |
Pain (external) |
Blend 2 teaspoon of ginger powder with 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder with enough water. Warm the paste and spread it evenly on a piece of cotton cloth. Then the gel is ready for a ginger compress. |
Rash |
Apply the pulp of cilantro leaf to the affected area.Or drink coriander tea. |
Lack of Sleep |
Gently massage the soles of the feet with sesame oil. Rub oil into the scalp.Introduces 5 to 10 drops oil into each ear.Drink a cup of piping hot cow milk with rock candy or honey. |
Excess Sleep |
Take black coffee, gotu kola or calamus root tea at bed time.Go for an early dinner and eat less. |
Swelling |
Drink barley water or coriander tea |
Toothache |
Apply 3 drops of clove oil to the affected teeth. |