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Articles: Education/Training | Medicine
- Mr. SOORAJ SOORAJ
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Cold
A lemon a day keeps the cold away. For a bad cold, the juice of two lemons in � a litre (2� cups) of boiling water sweetened with honey, taken at bed time, is a very effective remedy.
Have ginger (adrak) tea.
Cut ginger (adrak) into 1' _ 1�' pieces and boil with a cup of water. Give 8-10 boils. Strain, sweeten with � teaspoon sugar and drink hot.
A tablespoon of carom seeds (ajwain) crushed and tied up in a muslin cloth can be used for inhalation to relieve congestion/blocked nose.
A similar small bundle placed near the pillow of sleeping children relieves congestion.
A teaspoon of cumin seeds (jeera) is added to 1 glass of boiling water. Strain and simmer for a few minutes. Let it cool. Drink it 1-2 times a day. If sore throat is also present, add a few small pieces of dry ginger (adrak) to the boiling water.
Six pepper corns (saboot kali mirch) finely ground and mixed with a glass of warm water, sweetened with 5-6 batasha (a variation of sugar candy) can be taken for a few nights.
In the case of the acute cold in the head, boil 1 tablespoon full pepper powder in a cup of milk along with a pinch of turmeric (haldi) and have once daily for at least 3 days. cold with phlegm (balgam) and slight cough.
Take 8-10 tulsi leaves and wash well. To 1 cup of water, add these tulsi leaves, 1-2 cloves of garlic (lasan), �' piece ginger, crushed and 4-5 peppercorns (saboot kali mirch). Boil the water and keep simmering on fire till the quantity is reduced to � cup. Cool. Strain. Add 1 teaspoon honey. Drink this every morning.
Constipation for adults
'A healthy stomach is a healthy body'. Many diseases have their roots in the digestive system. Constipation is a very common problem affecting a lot of people. Wrong eating habits, sedentary lifestyle & sluggish intestines are the main reasons. If the stomach is not cleared well, it leads to a lot of problems such as headaches, gas etc. However, use of laxatives should be discouraged as it is habit forming and also harmful in the long run. Here are some tips to relieve you of your problem. (It will take some time but be persistent and you will surely benefit)
Take a hot glass of water with 1 teaspoon honey and juice of � a lemon first thing in the morning.
Drink one litre of water first thing in the morning.
Soak 6-8 dates (khajoor) in a cup of water at night. Churn in the mixer in the morning & drink first thing in the morning.
Consume approx. 250-300 gms fresh grapes (angoor) every day. When not in season, soak 12-15 raisins (kishmish) in water and have them. Raisins should be soaked for 24-48 hours and eaten early in the morning. The water in which they are soaked should also be drunk.
Simply eat a few liquorice (mulathi) sticks. One of its many properties is that it is a natural laxative.
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