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.

For excessive thirst

Chewing on a fresh piece of amla (Indian gooseberry, usurikai, nellikai) will decrease the symptoms.

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 ).

Multani mitti scrub

Multhani mitti  ( Fuller's earth) is a clay like powder which can adsorb some impurities and oils. A bulk of it is used in industries but it's  more famous for its cosmetic use. The constituents and colour may vary depending on the source.

Using this mitti as a gentle scrub while taking bath is extremely beneficial in the summer season.This pacifies the pitta doshas and opens up the pores of the skin .
The eye area needs be avoided.
Do click on the' summer tips ' tag below the post for more tips to beat the heat...

Dhaniya panchak for the summers...

Take equal quantities of Dhaniya-Jeera and Somph and powder.Mix double the amount of  big black raisins and mishri in it..
1 spoon of this mixture is soaked in 200 ml water for 2 hrs.The sediment in the mixture is squeezed out well and filtered .
This water is taken to reduce the discomfort caused during summers . It reduces headaches due to the summer heat, indigestion and burning of the eyes by reducing the heat in the body.


Dhaniya-Coriander seeds
Jeera-Cumin
Somph-Fennel

Benefits of raw mangoes in summer

Raw mangoes slices are usually sold as a snack with a mixture of salt and chili powder.This is very beneficial in preventing excess loss of salts like sodium chloride in the body.

A summer tip

Mix mishri in a little coriander juice and drink to reduce the heat in the body.

A tip to beat the heat...

Grind onion and mint to a paste with spices.this dip/chutney helps one in summers.

As told by Pujya asramji Bapu

To avoid the hot winds...

Mix 1 spoon of old jaggery in 1 glass of water.Filter and drink after half anhour.This helps the person to bear the intensity of hot winds.
-As told by Pujya Asaramji Bapu.

A tip to endure the summer

Take equal quantities of coriander seeds/dhaniya ,Mishri and somph and powder them.Chew a teaspoon of this powder and drink water.The body will be able to endure the summer heat.
--As told by pujya Asaram ji Bapu.

Betel leaves for curing heat boils

photo source: wikipedia:Pamri.
Smear a little ghee over the light green kind of Betel leaf.Heat it quickly and directly over fire for a few seconds .Place the leaf over the boil and tie a bandage over the lukewarm leaf.This must be done twice a day.The boil bursts /reduces in size within a day.
-As told by Panditha Elchuri.

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.