Tips to reduce the internal heat in the body due to pitta dosha

• Practicing Varun mudra helps in relieving the symptoms. 
• Practicing chandrabedi Pranayam will help in reducing the heat in the body.
• Drinking buttermilk mixed with a little lemon juice for 4-5 days also helps.

Drinking adequate water is very important.

For more info on varun mudra :

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/10/mudras-for-healing-part-4-varuna-mudra.html

Simple tips with mint for the summers

* Massaging the forehead with mint leaves juice reduces headaches.

* Pudina juice (10 ml approx)  is mixed in a glass of cold water and rock candy sugar.Drinking this will be beneficial in summers.

Basil seeds/ Sabja

Basil seeds - image released into the public domain by author Madhavi

Basil plant- image source - wiki - public domain image

     

Basil seeds soaked in water -image released into the public domain by author Madhavi.

•  Sweet basil or the Ocimum basilicum is a very popular herb used in cooking. 
• This plant is an insect and snake repellent.It also has many valid medicinal properties. 
• The leaves release aromatic oils when crushed so, they were used as hand deodorizers.
• The seeds swell up when soaked in water with a thin layer of mucilage around them.These are used in desserts and drinks.
• In South India ,a spoonful of soaked seeds are mixed in a glass of water.Drinking this 'cools' the body during summers.

(to be used in moderate quantities)

Names in different regional languages : Rudrajada,Bhoo tulasi,Karpoora tulsi,Mishti tulasi,Sabza,Ram tulasi and Arjaka in Sanskrit.

4 'O clock plant leaves for heat boils in summer

image source-wiki-in the public domain-Mirabilis jalapa

Latin name : Mirabilis jalapa
Telugu-Pattida puvvu,chandrakaantham,chandhrakantha
Tamil- andhi mandarai or anji mandaram
Hindi - Gul abbas
Kannada -Naaluku ghante hoo (meaning it blooms at 4 )
aka -beauty of the night .

This plant looks like a small bush and the flowers bloom in the evenings hence the names.The flowers are a very attractive and range from bright purple to pink to yellow and white.
This plant is quite common in India and it blooms through summers.

People suffer from heat boils in summers.They are painful and don't seem to go away.
This is remarkably simple tip for the problem.
Pluck one leaf -wash it well and pat dry.Smear a few drops of Castor oil over both the sides of the leaf and graze it over the flame for 2-3 seconds on both the sides.The leaf wilts immediately.When the leaf is lukewarm place it on the boil .It is ideally kept on  the boil for a few hours.
This can be done once a day for 3-5 days.
The boil reduces in size and disappears.
( My mother used to do this for me when I was young - and it always worked really well ).

A cure for people who feel 'hot' when its not

In Ayurveda terms the' heat' does not mean the body temperature.
For people who feel its hot even during rainy seasons and winters can try this simple recipe:
Fry half an onion (which is cut into pieces) in very little oil and add curd .Let it soak for a while. Eat this once a day.The body will not feel so hot.
-As told by Panditha Elchuri.

Sugarcane juice for internal heat

Chew pieces of sugarcane well -the juice reduces the internal heat in the body.It soothes the stomach and also reduces burning sensation in the chest.
-as told by asarmji Bapu.

Peepul tree leaves to cool the body

Wash and shade dry the leaves of the peepul tree.Powder the dried leaves.Boil a teaspoon of this powder in a glass of water.Filter and drink.This is highly beneficial in cooling the body.

Gooseberry to beat the heat

Photo Source:wikimedia commons,Author:Kornelia und Hartmut Häfele
When gooseberry/amla/usurikai/nellikai juice is rubbed on the forehead it pulls away the heat from the body.
As told by Pujya Asaramji Bapu.