Head contains hair on outside and brain inside. Here, besides different hair problems, I have provided home remedies for headache too.
Baldness
- Grind 1 tablespoon mulethi in 1 cup with few shreds of kesar. Apply this paste on bald patches at bedtime regularly.
- Grind methi dana with water and apply on the head. Leave for at least 40 minutes before washing. Do it every morning for a month.
- Boil 1 cup sarson ka tel with 4 tablespoon henna leaves. Filter and bottle. Massage on the bald patches regularly.
- Grind the remains of tobacco smoked in a hookah and add to boiling mustard oil. Cool and store. Massage on the bald patches regularly.
- Rub on the scalp 1 teaspoon oil in which raw mangoes have been preserved for over one year. Repeat this treatment frequently.
Dandruff
Boil a handful of neem leaves in 4 cups of water. After cooling and filtering use it for rinsing hair.
Soak 2 tablespoon methi dana in water overnight. In the morning grind into a fine paste. Apply all over scalp and leave for ½ an hour. Wash with shikakai or mild shampoo.
Hair Dullness and Coarseness
Grind fresh methi leaves to a paste and apply the paste over the scalp before a bath.
Hair Falling
Take a handful of neem leaves and boil them in 4 cups of water. After cooling and filtering, use the decoction to make hair grow faster .
Apply methi ground with some water and paste on the head. Allow to soak at least for 40 minutes before washing. Use every morning for a month.
Mix equal quantities of dried curry patta, nimbu ka chhilka, shikakai, methi dana. Grind them finely. Store and use as a substitute for soap or shampoo.
Grey Hair
Cut a lemon to half and rub lemon juice into the scalp well. Wash off after it turns dry.
Soak shredded adrak in honey. Eat a spoonful every morning.
Grind 1 tablespoon each, pulp of amla and lime juice. Massage it into the hair before going to bed. Wash it next morning.
Hair Thinning
Wash your hair in 1 cup of coconut milk twice a week for a few months.
Head Heaviness
Grind the fresh amla fruits into a fine paste and apply on affected parts.
Grind 2 to 3 laung into a fine paste alongwith ½ teaspoon sonth and apply on nose, forehead etc.
Headache
Roast some ajwain on a tawa. Tie it in a muslin cloth and sniff frequently.
Grind 10-15 tulsi leaves with 4 laung and 1 teaspoon sonth into a paste and apply.
A paste made of sonth with a little water or milk applied to the forehead also gives relief.
A ripe apple, after removing the upper rind and the inner hard portion, should be taken with a little salt every morning on an empty stomach. Continue for a week. This yields good results even in case of chronic headaches.
Mix 1 teaspoon finely ground dalchini in 1 teaspoon water and apply on the forehead. It is very effective in headache due to exposure to cold-air. q Mix 8-10 tulsi leaves, ½ inch piece adrak, 7 saboot kali mirch powdered coarsely with 1 large cup (200 ml) water. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat, cover and keep for 2-3 minutes. Strain, add boiled milk, sugar and drink warm. Lie down covering yourself with a sheet for 5-10 minutes. It is very helpful in headaches, cold, indigestion. Drink 2-3 times a day. For children reduce the quantity to half.
Lice
Grind 7 to 8 badam kernels with 1 to 2 teaspoons lime juice and apply on the hair.
Grind the seeds of neem into a fine powder and mix in little groundnut oil. Apply to the scalp. Allow it to remain overnight. Wash off next morning.
Mix a teaspoon lime juice with 1 teaspoon lahsun paste and apply on the head.
