INDIAN HERBS

INDIA IS LOADED WITH MAGICAL MEDICINAL HERBS.

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.                        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.                                                                               DRY COUGHS.              Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time. BLOCKED NOSE.                                                                                                            For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of  crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it.                                                                              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 sore throat.                                      AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA.                       Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam. CURE FOR BACKACHE..                                                                                                        Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.                                                                               GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.                                                                                         Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water  HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.                     Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, 1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily.              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.                                                                               BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD..   A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.  TURMERIC/ ARAD CURE FOR INJURIES     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 haldi/turmeric.                                                                                  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. 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. OR 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. 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.  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.