Showing posts with label Home Remedies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Home Remedies. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

Anemia

Home remedies :
  • Eat a lot of dates, leafy greens & iron products.
  • Drink daily 2-3 cups of white cabbage juice.
  • Take vegetables like beets, potato, tomato, carrots, cabbage, grapes, apples, strawberries like fruits.
  • Peanut butter and candy bars have a lot of iron in them.
  • Dark green leafy vegetables are good source of absorbable iron, salmon and mackerel are good source of B12, and black eyed peas,beans and lentils for folate.
  • Cold water bath is the valuable method in curing anemia, two baths are recommended daily.
  • Take sunbaths are also beneficial as sunlight stimulates the production of red cells.
  • Lemon and honey is highly beneficial when taken during morning.
  • Massaging the body daily also helps to keep the blood level in the body high.
  • A liberal intake of vita-C is necessary for the proper absorption of iron . Amla provides natural vita-C.
  • Deep breathing and light exercise like walking also tones up body and blood level.
  • Various yoga asanas like sarvangasana, paschimotanasana, uttanpadasana, shavasana are beneficial and good.
Herbal remedies :
  • Afsanthin (worm wood) is iron rich content.
  • Ajmoda (celery) is also extremely rich source of dietry iron.
  • Methi (fenugreek) works as an effective blood tonic.
  • Sowa (dill) is taken to regulate the flow during the menstrual cycle. About 60 grams of sowa taken with a 1 tsp of parsley juice.

Hair Loss and Dandruff

Ayurvedic Remedies for Dandruff:

* Mix up a spoon of camphor to half a cup of coconut oil. Instead of coconut you can use neem oil otherwise. Keep this mixture in a air tight container, preferably a glass container and use this oil to massage your scalp before going to bed. Practice this continuously for at least 15 days and feel the difference of your healthy scalp. After 15 days do it for alternate days for the best of result.
* Add a spoon of castor oil, mustard oil and little coconut (or neem) oil and massage your scalp every night and have a shampoo the day next.

Ayurvedic Remedies for Hair loss:

* Massage the scalp gently with coconut or almond oil daily for 10 to 15 minutes.
* Boil neem leaves in water. Cool, strain and rinse hair with it.
* Increase green leafy vegetables, salads, milk, fruits and sprouts in the diet. Take more proteins, milk, buttermilk, yeast, wheat germ, Soya beans, whole grains and nuts.

Honey

Honey

The Predigested Natural Food Since ancient times, humans have used honey as a natural food, as a sweetener, for medical use, for beautification and for many other purposes.

Benefits of Honey
  • Eyesight
    Regular use of honey mixed with the carrot juice helps to improve the eyesight. It should be taken one hour before meals in the morning.

  • Cough
    Mixture of equal quantities of honey and ginger juice is a good expectorant. It gives immediate relief in symptoms like cold, cough, sore throat, congestion of chest and runny nose.

  • Asthma
    Mix half a gram of black pepper powder with honey and ginger juice mixture (equal quantity). Take this mixture at least three times a day. It helps to cure asthma.

  • Blood Pressure
    Take one teaspoonful of garlic juice mixed with two teaspoonful of honey. It can be taken twice a day in the morning and evening. Regular use of this mixture is beneficial for high blood pressure.

  • Blood Purification and Fat Reduction
    Take one glass of warm water and mix 1-2 teaspoonful of honey and one teaspoonful of lemon juice. Take this preparation daily before evacuation. It helps to purify the blood. It also helps to reduce fat and to clean the bowels.

  • Heart Tonic
    One teaspoonful of anise powder mixed with one or two teaspoonful of honey acts a very nice tonic for the heart. It strengthens the heart muscles and improves its functions.