an excellent tip for digestion

Clove apple - image released into the public domain by author Madhavi Madhurakavi

A ripe apple is chosen and wiped clean.Now some healthy looking  cloves are inserted into the apple.This can be very strenuous, so the apple can be pre-poked with a tooth pick at the places where the cloves should go.The cloves are removed after 7-9 days and stored in a dry jar.The apple is discarded.
Tucking a clove under the tongue once a day ensures excellent digesting power.This sets right most of the digestive problems.

P.S  - When the clove apple is left to dehydrate (Pomander)under the right conditions,it can last for years and it is useful for warding off flies and mask bad smells.

For more info in Hindi you may refer to :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mNvSrf2SOY

A simple tip for headaches

Eating 1-3 cloves of garlic with one gram of salt with a little rice will lessen the head pain.

An aid for high uric acid levels

Drinking lukewarm water which is mixed with lemon juice early in the morning on an empty stomach helps in reducing the symptoms of pain in the joints due to high uric acid levels.
One must also make the recommended dietary modifications and reduce the intake of purine rich foods.
Ginger juice can also be replaced with half the lemon juice at times.

(Do click on the tag 'uric acid'  for more information)

A simple tip to tame a rough personality

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Visualizing a lotus flower or meditating on a lotus flower will make a person's personality more pleasant and pleasing to others.

Lemon for dental problems

Gargling with water mixed with a little fresh lemon juice eliminates bad breath and also takes care of oral hygiene.

A simple tip for people who are unable to smell

Some people suffer from an ability to smell . This is a simple tip :
2 drops of garlic juice is used as nasal drops.The problem slowly disappears in a few days.

Lotus seeds for excessive thirst

dried lotus seeds - image released into the public domain by author Madhavi.

Soak a few lotus seeds in clean water.Sipping a little of  this water through the day will relieve the symptoms of excess thirst.

A tip for mental illness - A combination of a Mudra and an Asana

This is a tip I read and practiced with good results.
It is a good combination of the Gyan mudra and Shavasana.
  The person should rest on his back in a relaxed position with the feet slightly apart like the savasana. The arms are also spread out and the tip of the index finger and thumb are brought together like the gyan mudra.
The tip of the tongue should slightly protrude out.
Practicing this mudra + asana has many beneficial effects.

1. It improves the memory.
2. It improves the concentration.
3. It reduces irritability.
4. It controls anger in a person.
5. It curbs vague mental imaginations.
6. It makes a person more active.
7. It can cure many kinds of mental illnesses.
8. It controls a fickle mind.
9. It strengthens the neurons.

The link for the hindi audio and more info:

http://successful-life-tips.blogspot.in/2013/01/blog-post_1448.html

For image of gyan mudra  you may refer :
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/10/mudras-for-healing-part-2-gyan-mudra.html

White pepper

White pepper - image released into the public domain by  author
Madhavi Madhurakavi.

Using white pepper or the powder in normal amounts in cooking will prevent the formation of tumors in the body.
Pregnant ladies may avoid using excess pepper.

A tip to discourage the habit of eating dirt ..

A few children may develop the habit of eating mud. This is a tip to discourage this habit.

Overripe banana is mashed and mixed with honey.Feeding the child with this mixture slowly solves the problem.

(It goes without saying that children who are allergic to honey or bananas should avoid this recipe.)

A simple tip for dryness in the eyes

Dry figs are soaked overnight .Eating these figs early in the morning on an empty stomach for a few days will reduce the dryness in the eyes.

A good tip for belly fat

Mix :
 Juice of 25-30 Holy Basil leaves (Tulsi)
and
Lemon juice
in a glass of lukewarm water.
Drinking this thrice a week controls obesity,strengthens the heart, improves digestion and detoxifies the body and most importantly reduces the fat in the stomach area.

This is a link to the Hindi video of the same tip by Asaramji Bapu.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilBH4WtqKlw

A simple tip for kidney stones

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Eating 2 clean  leaves of kalanchoe pinnata in the morning on an empty stomach for a few days will improve the situation for people suffering from kidney stones.

(this plant is poisonous to cattle when eaten in large quantities).
For more info in Hindi here's the youtube link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-t798x274L0

Hindi name: Patharchat.
This plant is known for its unique property that new plants grow from the leaf nodes.

For strong bones and teeth

Eating a mixture of dry dates(1-2)  and dry coconut pieces and mishri ( rock candy sugar) increases the strength of bones and teeth.

A simple tip for Dandruff

Mix 2-3 spoons of mustard oil with an equal quantity of lemon juice. This mixture is gently massaged on the scalp.
After 10  minutes  5-6 spoons of curd is applied on the scalp and the hair is washed well. The dandruff disappears after a few trials .

A cure for urinary bladder diseases

70-80 gm of wheat is soaked in water overnight .The wheat is pounded in the morning and the milk is extracted.This wheat milk is poured into boiling water (around 500 ml) and cooked for a while. Milk and mishri are added later.
Drinking this for 7 days will reduce the internal body heat  and strengthens the bones and decreases the symptoms of bladder problems.This is however a  winter recipe.

An extremely simple tip for cough and cold ...

Some people suffer from cough and cold all the time. It is recommended that they drink one glass of warm water in the mornings on an empty stomach.This reduces the congestion symptoms.

For intelligent and healthy children

Pound 3 Tulsi leaves and mix with one drop of honey and a little water.
Drinking this mixture will make the child  intelligent and healthy. If the children are 2- 5 years of age, the dosage of 3 leaves is recommended ,children older than 5 years may use 5 leaves.

A recipe for Ladies

This  ' Nari kalyan pak ' is recommended for different kinds of ladies problems.This tip  is from the magazine 'Rishi Prasad'  released by the Ashram of Pujya Asaramji Bapu.

Ingredients needed:
wheat flour - 250 gm
Singada flour - 250 gm
Babul tree gum - 100 gm
Mishri - 500 gm
Date fruits with seeds excluded.-100gm
Ghee -250 gm

Mix:
250 gm of wheat flour and
250 gm of Singada ata.
Heat 250 gm of ghee in a pan and add 100 gm of Babool tree gum powder to the hot ghee.Then add the mixture of the flours. Fry till the raw smell's gone and add 500 gm of mishri powder and 100 gm of pounded date fruits.Stir the entire mixture well.
Pour on a greased tray  and cut into pieces which are approximately 20 gm each.Store.

( For more information of Singada ata refer :
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2012/10/water-chestnut-or-singada-for-ladies.html

Mishri is rock candy sugar or patika bellam (Telugu)  or kalkand (Tamil).

Babool tree - Acacia nilotica. The gum is available in Ayurvedic stores .It is slightly darker than gum arabic which is from acacia senegal. )


Eating 20 gm of pak twice a day for 2 months will :
cure the problem of white discharge in ladies .(Leukorrhea)
It also helps in curing excess discharge in ladies.(Menorrhagia)
It decreases the feeling of tiredness and back pain experienced by ladies due to various gynec problems.
It is good for young mothers after delivery. It increases the secretion of mother's milk.
This also helps in men's health.

Singada for men's health

The flour of the Indian water chestnut (singada ) is beneficial even for men's health. 5 gm of the flour is mixed with a glass of lukewarm milk .The milk can be sweetened .Drinking this mixture is improves men's health .

Refer previous post for more medicinal properties of Singada.