A good tip for allergies

3-4 pinches of turmeric powder is added toa cup of cow's milk. This milk is boiled over 3 times. It is cooled till lukewarm and filtered. Rock sugar is added to sweeten it.Drinking this milk twice a day for a week  will reduce dust allergy symptoms. It works well even for unknown allergies.

A simple tip for good complexion

Turmeric powder is mixed with a little butter and massaged gently on the face.It is washed off after 10 minutes. This makes the skin glow. The turmeric must be free from chemicals.

A two in one tip for the strengthening of heart and improving the overall health of children

Munakkas

Munakkas are large and brownish raisins which generally have seeds. They have many medicinal properties.

5-10 munakkas are washed well and are boiled along with 100 ml milk.The milk has to rise thrice for the desired effect.

The milk is cooled till it is lukewarm.The soft munakkas are spooned out of the milk . They are mashed and de-seeded.

Adding a little mishri powder to the milk is optional. The pulp is eaten and it is followed by drinking up the milk.

The dosage for children above 3 years is 5 munakkas but adults can use up to 12.

It can be done for 20 days.

This strengthens the heart, relieves constipation, increases the strength of the liver and can also balance the cholesterol levels. It improves the overall health of sickly and thin children.

A good remedy for soma roga

Soma roga is a problem where there is an excess white discharge accompanied with weakness. The ladies suffering from this problem may also suffer from frequent urination and dryness of the mouth.
This remedy relieves most of the symptoms.
 Mash together :
50 gm of an overripe banana
1 small level teaspoon of amla powder or 5 ml of amla juice.
10 ml of honey and
a little rock candy sugar (mishri) powder.

Eating this mixture twice a day for a week will relieve the symptoms.

Pregnant women and people suffering from diarrhea may have to avoid this.

A tip for dry cough

A betel leaf is cleaned well and the main vein should be torn off.

3 pinches of ajwain ( carom seeds, thymol seeds, vaamu, oma ) is placed on the leaf and the leaf is rolled well.

Chewing on this roll ever so slowly and sucking on the juice will ease the dry cough. This is generally done before bedtime.

For more information on ajwain you may refer to this link : 

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/search?q=ajwain

For the image of betel leaf :

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/04/betel-leaves-for-curing-heat-boils.html

A simple tip to remove burn marks on the skin

Java plum is a common tree found throughout India.

syzygium cumini .image source :wiki. image in the public domain.

For more information refer :
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2012/07/jambul-for-diabetes.html

The leaves are dry roasted in a thick bottomed vessel till they get brittle. They are cooled and powdered. The powder is made into a thick paste by adding black sesame seed oil.The mixture is stored in a glass jar.
When this paste is applied on the affected area, the old burn marks slowly fade away. This cannot be used on fresh wounds.

Simple tips for heel pain

• A medium sized brick is heated. 4-5 Calotropis*  leaves are stacked on the hot brick. Press the heel on the leaves for 3-4 minutes. The heel must feel warm.Throw away the leaves.This can be done 3 times a day for 5 days. The pain reduces remarkably.

* for image refer : 

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2011/01/good-remedy-for-corns-and-calluses.html

(care must be taken while handling the hot brick)

• Massaging the feet with lukewarm sesame seed oil will keep the foot supple and pain free.

A tip for excessive drowsiness

Eating a small piece of onion during dinner will reduce excessive sleep problem.

Tips for bed-wetting in children

These tips are for slightly older children.
Tip 1:

Pound equal quantities of:

popped sorghum (jowar)
dried coconut
til seeds powder from which the oil has been extracted
jaggery

Eating 5 gm of this mixture twice a day will alleviate the symptoms.This can be done for a week.

Tip 2:
dry roast mustard seeds and powder and store in a clean dry jar.

2 pinches of this powder is mixed along with a spoon of rice and ghee and given to the child just  before dinner.

A tip for people who cannot tolerate cold drinks or cold food

Some people develop wheezing and cold like symptoms after drinking or eating something cold.
Drinking this decoction will reduce the symptoms.

ingredients needed:

10 Tulsi leaves - washed
10 peppercorns
1 small piece of ginger   2gm

Pound the ingredients and mix  in 2 glasses of water and boil well it it reduces to half the amount.Cool till warm and drink. A little rock sugar is also added.
This must be done on an empty stomach.One should not eat or drink anything for an hour after taking this. Taking a bath also is avoided.
This can be done for a week till symptoms improve.

A simple tip for mouth ulcers

Gargling the mouth with a decoction of coriander seeds reduces the symptoms of mouth ulcers.This can be done thrice a day.

A tip for pigmentation

Pigmentation near the cheekbones and under the eyes can be stubborn to get rid of.There are various underlying factors of this problem where medical attention is needed.

This simple tip can reduce the pigmentation to a great extent.

The area is massaged with a little butter( made from Buffalo's milk) at bedtime.It is washed off well in the morning with a soapnut based cleanser.It can be continued for 3-4 weeks.
Care must be taken to avoid extreme emotions like violent anger, hatred and jealousy.


A link for more information on soapnuts:
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/09/note-on-soapnuts.html

2 tips for uterine fibroids

Mix:
1 tablespoon of aloevera gel
1 pinch of roasted cumin powder
1 pinch of turmeric powder
and
a little rock sugar in half a cup of water.
Drinking this juice for a month in the mornings on an empty stomach will definitely heal the fibroid.

Fresh Aloe gel is preferred.The gel is washed well with water ( 7 times ) as recommended.


2nd tip with Neem:

Neem leaves are washed well and made into a paste with water. One spoon of  Turmeric powder is added to the paste.This is applied as a thick pack on the area below the navel for half an hour.Doing this on a regular basis will help solve the problem.

A few may be allergic to Aloe- caution is recommended.Aloe gel must be pure and from the middle section of the leaf.Pregnant women,diabetics,people with kidney problems and intestinal disorders may avoid the aloe.


(As recommended by Dr.Elchuri.)

Portia tree leaves for skin rashes

image source:wiki:image in public domain-Thespesia populnea

aka :gangaraavi,poovarasu,paraspipal,porush,plaksa in Indian languages.
The leaves are washed well and made into a paste.When the paste is applied on skin rashes,they heal faster.It works for many skin ailments.

Jack fruit leaves for heat boils

The heat boils lose their size and intensity when jack fruit leaves paste is applied on them.

A simple aid for rectal prolapse with onions

Onion pieces are fried in a small amount of  ghee.A little sugar is sprinkled on it as garnish.Eating this mixture for 21 days improves the symptoms faced by people suffering from rectal prolapse.

A good tip for dandruff with Neem seeds.

Ingredients needed:
25 gm of crushed Neem seeds.
100 gm of mustard oil.
The oil is heated in a vessel and the pounded seeds are added to the oil and stirred till the seeds become black.The heat is turned off and the mixture is cooled and filtered.
The dandruff slowly disappears when this oil is massaged well into the scalp.The oil is better absorbed if it is lukewarm.

A tip to reduce belly fat

image released into the public domain by author Madhavi Madhurakavi

Take equal quantities of :
sont (dry ginger)
long pepper (pippalu,pippali,java pepper)
black pepper corns(miriyalu,kali mirch,mizhagu)
thymol seeds(vaamu,omam,ajwain)
cumin seeds(jeera,jeeragam,jeelakarra)
rock salt
Powder the ingredients.Store in a dry glass jar.
A big pinch of this powder is mixed in a glass of cow's buttermilk.Drinking this twice a day will reduce the tummy.

A simple tip for kidney stones

Drinking a cup of thin rice porridge along with a few pinches of turmeric powder and a little jaggery is very beneficial for people suffering from kidney stones.

Ajwain for urinary problems

Eating 2gm of ajwain powder along with food 2-3 times a day relieves the urinary problems to a great extent.

Ajwain - Thymol seeds.