Heeng is an expectorant, carminative, stimulant and powerful antispasmodic, antiseptic, germicidal, laxative, antiphlegmatic, antiflatulent, stimulator of secretion and excretion, blood purifier, pain killer and tonic.
Curative Properties
Indigestion and Stomach Problems
Taking 2 gms of Hingastak Choorna (Grind ajwain, black pepper, sendha namak, pepper, syah jeera, sonth and heeng roasted in ghee and little edible soda) after meals with lukewarm water cures all digestive problems.
Taking 1 tsp. of Hingastak Choorna with 1 tsp. of ground aniseed with water cures uneasiness due to flatulence.
Taking lemon juice, ginger juice with little roasted Heeng powder and sendha namak in cold water gives quick relief in flatulence.
Giving hot Heeng water (heeng boiled in 250 ml. water till it is reduced to half) releases wind and gives relief in pain.
Applying a solution of Heeng in hot water near the navel region or taking roasted ground Heeng with any eatable activates appetite and eliminates digestive problems.
Taking one teaspoon of powder (made from grinding roasted Heeng, chhoti harad, sendha namak, ajwain in equal quantity) 2 times a day cures indigestion.
Taking little Heeng mixed in water eliminates stomach uneasiness and wind.
Stomach ache in Children
Applying a paste of roasted Heeng in ghee cures taut stomach.
Slightly rubbing Heeng dissolved in water on the upper stomach cures stomach ache.
Constipation—Taking Hingastak Choorna, harad with eatable soda activates the movement of bowels.
Hiccups—Taking a pinch of Heeng with banana or gur cures hiccups.
Headache—Applying solution of Heeng in water in the head relieves pain.
Pain in Ribs—Applying solution of Heeng (in water) on ribs eliminates pain.
Tooth ache—Keeping a pinch of Heeng on the tooth which is paining reliefs pain and also destroys tooth-worms.
Foul breath—Taking Hingastak Choorna with food or with warm water cures all digestive problems and then clears the foul smell of breath.
Cold and Cough
Smelling the solution of little Heeng with water eliminates the deposited phlegm.
Taking Heeng roasted in ghee forces down the trapped phlegm which gets cleared by the bowel movement.
Hoarse Throat
Gargling with hot water with little Heeng dissolved in it restores normal voice.
Sucking a small piece of fresh ginger with Heeng powder sprinkled on it releases all trapped phlegm and makes the voice normal.
Bronchitis
Taking water with Munakka and little Heeng boiled in it eliminates trouble caused by irritation of bronchial chords.
Pneumonia
Taking little Heeng dissolved in water gives quick relief in congestion.
Massaging the chest with oil (made by roasting ground Heeng and 4-5 cloves of garlic in oil) and covering it with some cloth eliminates congestion.
Arthritis
Massaging the affected part with oil (boil Heeng, garlic and sendha namak in equal proportion in mustard oil). Strain and covering it with some cloth eliminates stiffness and pain.
Taking 1 cup of hot milk in which half a spoonful of this oil is added before sleep is also very helpful.
Hysteria
Smelling Heeng cures hysteria.
Wounds
Applying Heeng solution on the wound eliminate pain and cures the wound easily.
Urticaria
Applying little Heeng fried in ghee on the affected part helps in curing it.
Low Blood Pressure
Taking roasted ground Heeng with water boosts up blood pressure.
Weak Heart
Taking roasted Heeng with water gives energy to heart and purifies blood.
Taking little choorna (grind finely 5 gms. of Heera Heeng, 12 munakkas without seeds, 12 dried dates without stones, dalchini and small cardamom—10 gms. each mixed with little sendha namak, strain and store it) 3-4 times a day strengthens the heart.
Obesity
Taking low calorie food with Heeng powder on it dissolves excess fat of the body.
Diarrhoea
Taking 1 tsp. choorna (roast mango seed and take out its soft part and roast Heeng also. Grind both with little sendha namak) stops loose motions.
Dysentery
Roast saunf and Heeng separately in ghee and grind. Taking this powder with water cures mucus and blood coming in stool.
Worms
Giving pinch of Heeng to children is prevention against worms and helps in throwing out the dead worms, if any.
Applying Heeng solution in water by cotton wool on rectum destroys worms (as sometimes they are seen coming from rectum).
Giving enema of Heeng is very useful in throwing out worms.
Urinary Problems
Taking little roasted Heeng dissolved in water cures burning sensation in urine.
Menstrual Disorders
Taking Heeng during menses cures menstrual disorders, increases menstrual flow and relieves of excessive pain during periods.
Anus Itching in Children
Solution of water with little Heeng 2 times a day gives relief in itching.
Pouring Heeng water with cotton wool externally also gives immediate relief.
Delivery pains
Swallowing little Heeng (size of Bajra) kept in piece of gur with one or two sips of water helps in smooth delivery.
