More or less spices are used in every house to make food colourful and tastier. These same spices are also useful to cure different diseases.
Asafoetida
Heeng is an expectorant, carminative, stimulant and powerful antispasmodic, antiseptic, germicidal, diuretic, laxative, antiphlegmatic, anti-flatulent, stimulator, germicidal, diuretic, blood-purifier, pain-killer and tonic. Its curative properties are given below.
Indigestion and stomach problems
Taking 2 gms. of Hingasthak Churna (Grind Aiwain, black pepper, Sendha Namak, Peepal, Kala Jeera, dry ginger and Heeng roasted in ghee and a little edible soda) after meals with lukewarm water cures all digestive problems.
Taking 1 tsp. of Hingashtak
Churna 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 gms. 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 harar, sendha namak, Ajwayan in equal quantity) 2 times a day cures indigestion.
- Taking little Heeng mixed in water eliminates stomach uneasiness and wind.
Bite of Poisonous Insects
- Applying paste of ground Heeng with water eliminates poison.
- Applying a little Heeng mixed with Ghee on the snake bitten part after pressing the poisoned blood to ooze out is an antidote of poison.
- Applying Heeng boiled in the Coconut milk (extracted from grated fresh coconut) on the scorpion bitten part and keeping it wet for few minutes will give relief.
Stomach-ache of children
Applying a paste of roasted Heeng in ghee cures taut stomach of the child.
Slightly rubbing Heeng dissolved in water on the upper stomach cures stomach-ache of the children.
Constipation
Taking Hingashtak Churna, Harar with sweet soda activates the movement of bowels.
Hiccoughs
Taking a pinch of Heeng with banana or Gur cures hiccoughs.
Headache
Applying solution of Heeng in water on the head relieves pain.
Pain in Ribs
Applying solution of Heeng (in water) on the ribs eliminates pain.
Tooth-ache
Keeping a pinch of Heeng on the tooth which is paining relieves pain and also destroys tooth-worms.
Foul breath
Taking Hingashtak Churna 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 phlegms.
Taking Heeng roasted in ghee forces down the trapped phlegms, 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 it) and covering it with soft 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 eliminates pain and cures the wound easily.
Regular intake of Asafoetida Mother Tincture (Homeopathic medicine) cures all types of wounds.
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 Churna (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) taken 3-4 times a day strengthens the heart.
Obesity
Taking low calorie food with Heeng powder sprinkled on it dissolves excess fat in the body.
Diarrhoea
Taking 1 tsp. Churna (Roast mango seed and take out its soft part and Roast Heeng also. Grind both with a little Sendha namak) stops loose motions.
Dysentery
Roast aniseed and Heeng separately in ghee and grind. Taking this powder with water cures mucous and blood coming in stool.
Worms
Giving pinch of Heeng to children is preventive 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 of children
Making the child drink 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 quick delivery.
Bishops weed seeds
Ajwayan is pungent and bitter in taste. It is a great stimulant, carminative, antispasmodic, germicidal, antiseptic, digestive, anti-flatulent, stimulant, diuretic, anti-pyritic, expectorant and an extraordinary tonic. Its curative properties is are given below.
Flatulence and Indigestion
As an antispasmodic, regular use of Ajwayan is recommended.
Take ½ tsp. Aqua Ptychotis (Sat) of Ajwayan mixed with water morning and evening.
Take 1 tsp. of mixture (made of 4 tsp. Aqua Ptychotis with 4 tsp. Lemon juice and 5 drops of Illayachi Ark) thrice a day.
Take 1 tsp. of Churna (prepared with ground Ajwayan and small Harar equal quantity, little Heeng and Salt to taste) with hot water after meals.
Swallow 3 gms. of ground Ajwayan with 3/4 gms. of Kala Namak twice a day
Take 1 tsp. of Churna (made of Ajwayan, Black Pepper, Saunth taken in equal quantity) morning and evening with water.
Take Ajwayan seeds soaked in lime juice after meals. This helps in digestion.
Strangury
Taking 2 gms. of Ajwayan with 3 gms. of Mishri twice or thrice a day relieves strangury.
Polyuria
Taking 1 tsp. Ajwayan with Till in equal quantity twice a day eliminates polyuria.
1 tsp. powder (of Ajwayan and Gur in equal quantity) taken 4 times a day relieves polyuria and cures pain in kidneys.
Bronchitis and Asthma
Taking 1 tsp. Ajwayan with hot water morning and evening lessens sputum.
Fomentation of chest with hot seeds tied as poultice lessens sputum.
Cold and Cough
Rubbing the palm with 6 gms. of Ajwayan tied in a potli and smelling it repeatedly cures cold.
Drinking hot water after chewing little Ajwayan cures cough.
Chewing betel leaf with Ajwayan at night before sleeping controls and cures dry coughing.
Influenza
Drinking boiled water with 3 gms. Ajwayan and 3 gms. Dalcheeni for 3 to 4 days-thrice a day cures influenza.
Drinking decoction (made with 2-3 gms. Ajwayan boiled In 3 cups of water till a cup remains) 4 times a day for 2-3 days cures influenza.
Diarrhoea and stomach-ache
Take Ajwayan and salt the ratio of 2:1 with hot water. It cures stomachache, improves digestion and controls diarrhoea.
Take 1 tsp. of Churna of Ajwayan, Sendha Namak, black pepper, Ilayachi and roasted small Harar (1 gms. each) after meals.
Take 1 gms. powder (made with 15 gms. Ajwayan, 5 gms. Kaala Namak and ½ gms. Heeng) with hot water twice a day.
Take little Ajwayan with Camphor with water twice a day.
Tooth-ache
Give smoke to the aching tooth by burning Ajwayan on fire and after 2 hours (of smoke) do gargles with lukewarm water (prepared by boiling, tsp. ground Ajwayan with little salt) two to three times a day. It cures tooth-ache.
Ear-ache
Putting one or two drops of Ajwayan oil relieves ear ache.
Heart-ache
Taking 1 tsp. Ajwayan without water stimulates the heart and relieves heart-ache.
Throat-ache
Doing gargles with lukewarm Ajwayan water (made by boiling 1 tsp. ground Ajwayan with little salt in water) twice or thrice cures hoarseness and pain in throat.
Rheumatic pains, Arthritis
Poultice of crushed Ajwayan applied to painful rheumatic joints relieves pain.
Massage of affected portion with Ajwayan oil relieves pain.
Foul Ulcers, Ringworm, Itchings
Taking Ajwayan flower (in little quantity) acts as an antiseptic killing germs.
Cleaning the affected pan with Ajwayan water kills the germs.
Applying paste of Ajwayan ground with hot water helps in curing ring-worm, itching and removes offensive smell from foul ulcers.
Stomach worms
Taking 3 to 7 drops of Ajwayan oil for few days destroys worms in stomach.
Taking Ajwayan Churna with whey is also useful.
Boil 25 gms. ground Ajwayan soaked over night in 500 gms. water till 125 gms. water remains.
Taking this decoction (as 1 dose) twice a day for 2-3 days destroys worms.
The same is to be divided and given in 2 doses for children.
Bile
Taking 2 gms. of Ajwayan with 3 gms. of Gur in winter season cures bile.
Menstrual disorders and post-natal care
6 gms. Churna of Ajwayan with hot milk regulates the menstrual flow of blood.
Eating Laddoos of Ajwayan (Soak-washed, dried ground desi Ajwayan In Desi Ghee for 1-2 weeks. Fry, 1 kg Suji in pure ghee and 250 gms. Ajwayan and Khand to taste) after delivery.
Taking ground Ajwayan with Gur after delivery for few days relieves backache, cleans the uterus, stimulates digestion, increases appetite and gives strength.
Leucorrhoea
Taking paste of Ajwayan (25 gms. soaked in 125 gms. of water in earthen pot overnight and ground with water) in the morning for some time controls leucorrhoea.
Female Infertility
Taking paste of Ajwayan (25 gms. of Ajwayan and 25 gms. Mishri soaked in 125 gms. water In earthen pot overnight-ground like Thandai paste) with water for 8-10 days in the morning (starting from Ist day of menses) and having Moong ki Dal without salt and Chappatis in meals helps in curing infertility.
Pimples
Applying paste of 30 gms. or ground Ajwayan mixed with 25 gms. curd on face at night and washing the face in the morning with hot water-cures pimples and brings glow to the face.
Stones
Taking 3-4 gms. of Ajwayan daily for sometime with water help in breaking the stones and its expulsion from kidney or urinary bladder.
Wind
Taking 1 tsp. ground Ajwayan with ¼ tsp. Kaala Namak in skimmed curd relieves wind.
Whooping cough
Taking 1 gms. paste (made by mixing ground 20 gms. Ajwayan 5 gms. Kaala Namak in 60-70 gms. honey) 3 or 4 times regularly helps in curing whooping cough.
As Deodorant
Ajwayan is very effective in killing the germs and insects and purifies the air.
Keeping a potli of Ajwayan in cupboard infested with cock- roaches etc. helps in killing them.
Apart from its inherent curative properties Ajwayan is cheap and easily available in every kitchen. Its regular use is very beneficial and does not result In any mental or physical side-affects.
Coriander Seeds
This is a great flavouring agent, stimulant, carminative, helps in stomach ache and griping pain, tranquilizer, germicidal, diuretic, anti-pyritic, curtails excessive requirement of water in digestive system and is a tonic. Its curative properties given below.
Asthma, cough (dry)
Taking 1 tsp of Dhania powder and mishri in boiled rice water 3 times a day controls cough.
1 tsp Dhania sherbet mixed with 1 tsp honey 3 times a day cures dry cough (Soak 50 gms. coarsely ground Dhania in 500 ml. water overnight. Boil till decoction is 125 gms. Strain it through cloth and prepare (chashni) sherbet with 250 gm Desi sugar (khand).
Frequent Sneezing
Smelling fresh coriander leaves stops sneezing.
Diarrhoea, Indigestion
1 tsp of Dhania Churn (10 gms Dhania, 10 gms Illayachi and 10 gms Jeera fried and powdered) after meals controls diarrhoea, cures indigestion and increases appetite.
1 tsp of heated powdered Dhania with water checks loose motions.
5 gms heated powdered Dhania with curd or skimmed curd or water every 4 hours is useful.
½ tsp Dhania powder with little Kala Namak after meals helps.
½ tsp of mixture (60 gms. dry Dhania powder 25 gms. black pepper and 25 gms. salt) with water after meals cures tendency to go to toilet after meals.
Dysentery
1 tsp of decoction of Dhania powder and Mishri (10 gms. each) 3 times a day cures dysentery.
Flatulence
1 tsp Dried Dhania powder boiled in 1 cup water taken twice a day controls gaseous problems.
Oil of Dhania is carminative and used in flatulent colic.
Loss of Appetite
Taking 30 gms juice of fresh Dhania leaves daily increases appetite.
1 tsp of ground powder (Dhania, small Illayachi and black pepper in equal quantity) mixed with 1 tsp ghee and sugar eliminates dyspepsia.
Giddiness, Vomiting, Nausea
Dhania boiled in water mixed with Mishri eliminates nausea, giddiness and vomiting in pregnancy.
Headache
Applying juice of fresh Dhania leaves on forehead cures headache.
Mental Weakness
Boil 125 gms. ground Dhania in 500 ml. water till 125 gms. remains. Then mix 125 gms Mishri in it till it gets thick. Taking it regularly cures mental weakness.
Throat-ache
Chewing few Dhania seeds slowly 3 or 4 times a day is useful.
1 tsp of Dhania with 1 tsp of Mishri 4 times a day relieves throat-ache.
Stomach-ache
2 tsp Dhania Sherbet or 2 tsp Dhania boiled in 1 cup of water taken 2 or 3 times relieves ache.
Malaria
½ tsp of Dhania powder with 1 tsp sonth 3 times a day cures fever.
Heat stroke
Soak 100 gms ground Dhania in 500 ml. water for 1 hour in a new earthen pot. Strain it and take ½ cup water with 5 Batashas every 3 hours. It cures giddiness, vomiting, nausea due to heat.
1 tsp Dhania soaked in 1 cup water with sugar acts as preventive against heat stroke.
Blisters In mouth
Applying ground Dhania or juice of fresh leaves on blisters cures them.
Gargle with Dhania boiled water cures blisters.
Kanthamala
Paste of Dhania and barley flour in equal quantity.
Paste of fresh Dhania leaves with gram flour and Gulab Jal applied daily cures Kanthamala.
Bite of Poisonous Insects
Taking some Dhania seeds with cold water and applying fresh Dhania juice mixed with vinegar relieves the stinging sensation.
Night-discharge
Taking 4 gm powdered Dhania mixed with Mishri with fresh water in the morning for 7 days cures night-discharge.
1 tsp of fresh Dhania paste with Mishri and cold water in the morning orwww
1 tsp. of powdered Dhania and sugar with water in the morning and evening prevents night-discharge.
Note : Don’t eat any thing for 1 hour after this dose.
Dhania powder mixed with Mishri in cold water taken before sleep cures this.
Baldness
Apply juice of fresh leaves on the head-makes hair glow.
Piles
Dhania juice with Mishri cures blood oozing from piles.
2 tsp Dhania (fried in little ghee) and 2 tsp sugar boiled in 500 ml. milk taken hot in place of tea or coffee for sometimes cures piles.
Eyesight
Taking 1 tsp of paste of Dhania leaves or 1 tsp Dhania mixed with Amla improves eyesight.
Insomnia
Paste of Coriander leaves with sugar to taste taken in water induces sleep.
Application of juice of fresh leaves on forehead is also useful.
20 or 30 gms sherbet (by boiling fresh Dhania leaves and Mishri in same quantity) daily induces sleep.
3 to 5 gms of powder with Gulabjal (made by mixing powdered Dhania, Khaskhas, Binola seeds 10 gms each with 20 gms Khand).
Menstrual Disorders
Dhania powder with boiled rice water checks excessive bleeding during menses.
Boil 20 gm Dhania in 200 ml. water till the water reduces 50 ml. Taking the mixture with Mishri checks excessive bleeding.
Strangury
Soak 30 gm half ground Dhania in 500 ml. boiling water in an earthen pot overnight. After straining it in the morning mix 30 gms Batasha.
8-10 gms of this taken 4-5 times in a day for sometime cures strangury.
Nose Bleeding (Epistaxis)
Applying paste of fresh leaves on forehead and smelling juice of fresh leaves stops nose-bleeding due to heat.
Taking paste of Dhania (soaked overnight) in the morning is also useful.
General tonic
Juice of 100 gms fresh Dhania leaves, taken daily is a source of all vitamins.
Note : Fresh Dhania leaves, as flavouring agent, should be used in raw form to prevent loss of Vitamins caused by heating or boiling.
Cumin seeds
Jeera is dry, a bit astringent, carminative, stomachic, aromatic, blood-purifier. It is stimulant used in dyspepsia, diarrhoea, fever swelling, uterus problems and is germicidal insecticide. Its curative properties are given below.
Mouth Ailments
Eating roasted Jeera eliminates foul smell in the mouth.
Gargling with ground Jeera put in water with crushed choti illaychi eliminates foul smell and cures blisters in the mouth. q Applying powder of ground, roasted Jeera and Sendha Namak (in equal quantity) on the gums and then leaving the saliva to ooze out helps in reducing the swelling of gums and cures the pain.
Indigestion, stomach problems
Taking Jeera water (1 tsp. Jeera boiled in 1 glass of water cool and strain ft. Make 3 doses of it) thrice a day eliminates indigestion.
Taking 1 tsp. of churna (Grind Jeera, sonth, sendha namak, pippali, black pepper in equal quantity. Store it in a bottle) with water after meals is a digestive which stimulates hunger. It eliminates wind and gas.
Taking ground Jeera with honey or jaggery after meals cures stomachache.
Diarrhoea
Taking roasted ground jeera powder mixed with 1 tsp. honey controls loose motions.
Taking roasted ground jeera In whey after meals checks diarrhoea.
Strangury
Taking ground Jeera with honey helps in controlling urine problems.
Leucorrhoea
Taking ground roasted Jeera with sugar controls leucorrhoea.
Post-Delivery problems
Taking water in which Jeera powder is mixed acts as an antiseptic and helps in shrinking of ovaries to their normal size.
Taking this Jeera water is useful in other problems of menses after delivery.
Eating vegetables with Jeera fried in Ghee increases the milk in the breasts.
Taking 10 gms. of roasted Jeera and sugar with 100 ml. milk also increases the milk in the breasts.
Taking chapatis made of dough in which Jeera and Ajwain have been kneaded helps the mother get enough milk in her breasts.
Taking decoction made of Jeera given just after delivery stimulates the uterus to contract to its original position.
Taking Jeera with Gur is very beneficial for uterus contraction.
Piles
Taking Jeera with Mishri helps in curing piles.
Taking 1 cup water (Boil Jeera, saunf, coriander seeds 1 tsp. each in a glass of water till one cup is left) with pure ghee eliminates oozing of blood in piles.
Taking 1 tsp. ground Jeera and 1 tsp. ground black pepper with honey eliminates pain and cures piles.
Urticaria
Taking bath with water having Jeera boiled in it cures urticaria and itching.
Spots, freckles
Applying paste (made from ground Jeera, Kala Til, and sarson in equal quantity mixed in milk) on face eliminates spots and freckles and imparts a natural softness and glow.
Washing the face with water in which Jeera is boiled beautifies the skin.
Chronic Fever
Taking Jeera with Gur twice a day for 3 weeks cures chronic fever.
Taking 3-4 gms. of churna of Jeera (Boil Jeera in Cow’s milk. When dried grind it) with Mishri regularly cures chronic fever.
Swelling of hands and feet
Applying paste of Jeera powder with water removes painful swellings of hands and feet.
Hoarse throat
Gargles with Jeera water eliminates hoarseness of throat.
Insect-bite
Applying a paste of Jeera and sonth on the affected part (in case of spider) eliminates the poison.
Taking ground Jeera and black pepper in water (in case of dog bite) eliminates poison.
Applying heated paste of ground Jeera with Sendha Namak and ghee in case of scorpion bite eliminates poison.
Worms
Taking 1 tsp. Jeera with water before going to bed for 2 or 3 days kills the worms.
Insect-repellant
Keeping a little bundle of Jeera in cup boards makes them free from insects.
Keeping Jeera seeds between woollen shawls and clothes acts as a protection against insects.
General Tonic
Taking 2-3 gms. of ground Jeera boiled in 100 ml. of water for 5 minutes with milk and sugar to taste gives energy and vigour to the whole body.
Eating Kheer of 20 gms. Jeera (soak Jeera in 250 ml. milk for 2 hours. Cook on slow fire till it gets thickened. Mix sugar or Mishri to your taste) stimulates digestion and strengthens physicals and mental faculties.
Precaution : Pregnant ladies should not take Jeera in excessive quantity for it may lead to abortion.
Clove
It is aromatic, local anaesthetic and antiseptic. It is carminative, anti-gastric, in killer and anti-pyritic. Its curative properties are given below.
Indigestion, Diarrhoea and Flatulence
Taking 2 or 3 drops of Clove Oil in sugar cures indigestion, intestinal problems and also diarrhoea.
Taking cloves as flavouring agent corrects griping caused by purgative and relieves flatulence.
Taking clove in combination with other spices and Sendha Namak relieves indigestion, vomiting and quenches thirst.
Taking two ground clove put in warm water eliminates nausea, gas and indigestion.
Chewing clove is also useful in nausea.
Chewing 1 clove twice after meals or taking it in Sherbat cures all acidic problems.
Taking clove in Paan or ¼ tsp ground clove, little rock salt with lukewarm water after meals relieves flatulence.
Taking a clove lightly roasted in ghee, after meals releases all trapped wind in the body
Taking 1 gm clove churna (made by grinding clove, sonth, Ajwayan and sendha Namak 3 gms each) twice a day cures all digestive problems and increases appetite.
Headache
Applying paste of clove or clove-oil curves headache.
Taking clove water (2-3 cloves boiled in 1 cup water till half is left) twice a day cures headache.
Cough, Throat problems
Sucking the juice of roasted clove cures itching in the throat.
Keeping clove in mouth releases trapped phlegm and eliminates foul smell of the mouth.
Taking little powder of clove and Anar rind (in equal quantity) mixed with honey 2-3 times a day cures coughing.
Sucking 2 cloves roasted on Tawa eliminates phlegm.
Whooping Cough
Taking roasted ground clove with honey gives relief.
Hoarseness of Throat
Chewing clove and sucking its juice soothens vocal cord.
Chewing clove with Mishri is also beneficial.
Keeping the clove (roasted on the flame of a candle) in mouth eliminates foul smell of breath and cures sore throat.
Hiccoughs
Taking water of 1-2 cloves (cloves soaked in lukewarm water) relieves hiccoughs.
Influenza
Taking ¼ tsp powdered cloves and pipali, ¼ tsp ginger juice with 1 tsp honey 3-4 times a day gives relief.
Pneumonia
Taking Paan leaf with a little clove oil spread on it and. Mishri early in the morning and Paan with a clove after meals clears congestion and brings relief.
Fever
Taking powder of 1 clove with warm water 3 times a day checks fever.
Malaria
Taking one clove heated in pure ghee and Tulsi leaf early in morning is preventive against Malaria.
Taking tea with clove and Tulsi leaves boiled in it eliminates malaria.
Typhoid
Taking clove water (Boil 5 cloves in 2 kg water till 1 kg is left. Strain and cool it) is useful in Typhoid.
Asthma
Taking 3-4 roasted cloves before going to bed eliminates congestion in the chest and gives relief in breathing.
Measles
Taking one clove rubbed with water on stone with honey gives relief.
Worms
Taking clove water whenever thirsty throws out worms.
Chewing one clove after dinner before eating a ripe small roasted tomato also helps in throwing out worms.
Stranguary
Taking clove with water 2-3 times a day helps in curing this.
Ulcer
Applying paste of cloves and Haldi cures ulcer.
Bite of poisonous Insects
Applying paste of clove (rubbed with water on stone) on affected part gives relief.
Rheumatic pain
Applying paste of clove on affected part gives relief.
Excessive thirst
Drinking boiling hot water of clove quenches excessive thirst.
Teeth care and problems
Rubbing the teeth with ground clove and lemon juice cures tooth-ache and makes the teeth shining.
Gargling with clove water (34 cloves boiled in 1 glass water) 2-3 times a day cures tooth ache.
Pressing, cotton soaked in clove oil on the cavity in tooth eliminates pain.
Applying clove-oil on affected teeth before going to bed for some days checks foul smell and cures Pyorrhoea.
Taking roasted clove strengthens gums and teeth.
Sty
Applying clove rubbed on stone with water on the sty eliminates swelling and helps In curing sty.
Salt
Salt (Namak) are of two common varieties. Alkaline salt procured from the salt of oceans, is salty and bitter, digestive, appetiser, carminative, releases wind. Sambar salt procured from Sambar lake in Rajasthan, is light. Its curative properties are given below.
Indigestion/stomach problems
- Taking 5 gm Black salt in hot water in the morning eliminates indigestion and improves appetite.
- Taking Lavana Bhaskara Churna (made from the available 5 types of salt) with warm water after meals eliminates flatulence.
- Taking the oozed water of onion pieces on which Sendha Namak, has been sprinkled after meals is very useful in curing flatulence.
- Taking ginger juice with little Sendha Namak half an hour before meals improves appetite.
- Massaging the stomach with salt mixed in hot ghee releases wind and cures stomach-ache.
- Taking salt in hot water cures stomach-ache and also helps in easy movement of bowels.
Diarrhoea
Taking ½ tsp. powder of sendha namak, Pipal and Choti Harad (in equal proportion) with water after meals twice a day cures loose motions caused by indigestion.
Dysentery
Taking whey with little sendha namak with or after food cures this.
Headache
Keeping a pinch of salt on the tongue for 10 minutes and then drinking cold water eliminates headache.
Rubbing little salt in pure ghee on the temples gives relief in headache due to cold.
Putting one or two drops of salt water in the nostrils eliminates headache.
Smelling salt water (in 1:20 proportion) also is helpful in it.
Migraine
Licking 1 tsp salt mixed with tsp honey brings relief in pain.
Baldness
Washing the head with salted water helps in hair-growth.
Dandruff
Washing the hair with salted water eliminates dandruff.
Eye-problems
Washing the eyes with cold salted water (1 tsp salt in 1 lt. water) cures watery discharge, and eliminates swelling.
Washing the eyes with lukewarm salted water cures trachoma.
Dental problems
Rinsing the mouth regularly with salted water eliminates pain due to tooth-decay
Applying strained salt mixed in mustard oil (kept in sun for one day) as tooth-paste strengthens the gums and teeth and eliminates pyorrhoea.
Applying strained Kaala Namak mixed in oil as tooth paste strengthens the loose teeth at their base.
Applying strained salt and peepal leaf powder with honey (in 1:3 proportion) as tooth paste for few minutes to let the saliva ooze out is also very useful in strengthening loose teeth.
Applying finely powdered Sendha Namak on the gums. relieves pain in gums and teeth.
Boils on tongue
Applying a paste made of white mustard seeds with Sendha Namak and allow the saliva to ooze out eliminates boils on the tongue.
Hoarse Voice
Taking ground 10 gms. Ber (small red ones) with 2 gms sendha namak with honey 2-3 times a day cures hoarseness of voice.
Gargling with warm salted water also is useful.
Hiccoughs
Drinking water with little Sendha Namak gives instant relief.
Smelling a piece of jaggery with little Sendha Namak sprinkled on it or taking a piece of jaggery with water stops hiccoughs caused by hot and spicy food.
Taking Kala and Sendha Namak with water and one lemon juice after meals is also useful.
Swelling and Pain
Fomentation with potli of salt (on which little oil is applied) heated on Tava gives relief in Bruise or sprain-pain and eliminates swelling.
Massaging the swollen part with pure ghee and salt mixture gives relief.
Rinsing mouth and gargling with salted lukewarm water eliminates swelling on neck and face.
Massaging around the joints with Sendha Namak roasted over fire in the til oil eliminates swelling.
Fomentation with potli of salt eliminates swelling due to Rheumatic fever.
Fatigue
Sitting in tub of lukewarm water with little salt or putting feet in that water for few minutes eliminates fatigue and imparts freshness.
Cold and Cough
Taking 1 glass boiled water with sendha namak, ground black pepper and turmeric (Boil it till reduced to half) cures cold.
Dropping juice of Tulsi with little salt in the nostrils cures cold.
Massaging the chest with salted pure ghee, gives relief in cold and helps in extracting the trapped phlegms.
Sucking a piece of salt gives relief in cough.
Washing the nose or gargling or smelling the salted water gives relief in cold and cough water gives relief in cold and cough.
Asthma
Taking Sendha Namak and Desi Boora (1:4 proportion) with 100 ml. warm water help in curing Asthma.
Bronchitis
Massaging salted lukewarm pure ghee on the affected portion eliminates the swelling in the bronchial chords.
Influenza
Taking paste of 5 garlic cloves and a little salt with hot Tulsi tea helps in eliminating the germs through sweat and urine.
Arthritis
Fomentation with hot water and salt on the affected part gives relief.
Massaging the affected part with mustard oil and little salt (Kept in sun for 1 day) gives relief.
Taking bath with salted warm water is also useful.
Skin-problems
Massaging the body with salted mustard oil removes dryness of skin.
Applying salted pure ghee in the navel cures dryness of lips and applying it on the feet and hands cures cracked feet and hands.
Applying ginger juice with Sendha Namak on affected part eliminates acne and pimples.
Taking juice or soup with Sendha Namak, black pepper and lemon juice cures irruptions due to heat.
Washing the affected part or taking bath with water in which husk of wheat and Sendha Namak (in 10:1 proportion) has been boiled and then cooled regularly eliminates skin eruptions, cures itching and eczema.
Applying paste of salt and water on the affected part also help in curing eczema and other skin problems.
Vomiting
Taking ginger and lemon juice with Sendha Namak controls vomiting.
Rubbing salted ghee on stomach in clockwise direction is also very useful.
Excessive Thirst
Taking salted Shikanjavi or salted lime water 2-3 times a day quenches excessive thirst.
Stones
Taking Sendha Namak or Kala Namak mixed in lime juice and water 2-3 times a day helps in dissolving the stones, which then pass out through urine.
Worms
Taking banana sprinkled with Sendha Namak and lemon juice on empty stomach for 2-3 days kills and throws out the worms.
Piles
Applying salt on the fistulas is very useful in curing piles.
Taking a little salt gives instant relief in bleeding.
Cramps
Fomentation with potli of common salt and ground turmeric dipped in warm mustard oil on. the affected part gives relief.
Menstrual Problems
Taking 2 gm of salt in warm water 2-3 times a day help in natural flow of blood in menses.
Malaria
Taking ½ tsp (for children) and 1 tsp salt (fried on Pan till golden brown) with warm water given empty stomach helps in curing Malaria.
Taking Sendha Namak and Desi Boora (1:4 proportion) with warm water is also very useful.
Mumps
Gargling with salted water and fomentation with salted warm water eliminate swelling.
Effect of Poison or hangover of liquor
Taking 60 gms of salt in water induces vomiting and helps in throwing out poisonous substance.
Insect Bite
Rubbing the affected portion with salt after pouring some water and also taking salted water eliminates irritation, pain and swelling caused by the bite of poisonous insect.
Scorpion-Bite
Rubbing the affected part with half tsp garlic juice mix with 1 tsp salt melts away the sting.
Dropping four drops of saturated solution (by dissolving 4 gms of salt in 100 gms of water) in the eyes/ears opposite to the side on which the scorpion has bitten is very effective in nullifying the toxic effect.
Note : Intake of salt should be stopped in patients suffering from Hysteria, Epilepsy, High Blood Pressure, Kidney problems, Arthritis, Eczema, Itching etc.
Turmeric
Haldi is stringent and sour in taste. It is a time-tested beauty aid and a nourishing herb which not only gives natural gloss, royal glow and lustre but also imparts vigour an youthful vitality to the entire body. Haldi is thus a great tonic in general, aromatic, diuretic, expectorant, blood-purifier, skin-tonic, carminative, pain reliever, germicidal, anti-flatulent, producer and enhancer of red blood corpuscles, anti-phlegmatic, antibilious, protector of eyes, anti-inflammatory and imparts coolness to the system. Its curative properties are given below.
Bruises, sprain, wounds
- Applying paste of Haldi powder with lime or water on the effected part eliminates swelling and pain in bruises.
- Taking 1 tsp. Haldi powder with hot milk is also useful.
- Filling the wound or cut, (from which blood is coming out) with Haldi powder will stop bleeding and curing of the wound/cut.
- Applying poultice made of gram flour, Haldi powder mixed with mustard or Til oil on the sprained portion enhances blood circulation and gives relief.
- Tying a bandage of Haldi (prepared with 4 tsp. flour, 2 tsp. Haldi powder, 1 tsp. pure ghee, ½ tsp. Sendha Namak with water) on the bruised portion gives relief.
- Giving fomentation. with cloth soaked in hot water (500 gms. water boiled with 1 tsp. Sendha Namak and 1 tsp. Haldi powder) on the bruised part eliminates pain and swelling.
- Giving fomentation with Potli (having one ground onion mixed with 1 tsp. Haldi powder) heated with Til oil on the bruised portion gives relief.
- Applying Haldi powder heated in Ghee or oil on the wound and tying it with a bandage helps in quick healing of the wound.
- Dusting Haldi powder on wounds also helps.
Skin problems
- Ringworm white spots applying paste of Haldi rubbed on stone with water on the effected portion is useful.
- Skin eruptions : Applying paste of Haldi and till oil on the body prevents skin eruptions.
- Applying Haldi powder or paste on the body before bath is a preventive against skin problems and also a depilatory (clears the growth of hair on body).
- Urticaria : Taking 1 tsp. Haldi powder with 1 tsp. Mishri or honey twice a day cures urticaria.
- Taking Halwa (made from 2 tsp. flour, 1 tsp. ghee, 1 tsp. haldi, 2 tsp sugar, 1 cup water) in the morning cures Utricaria.
- Taking roasted Haldi with Gur cures itching.
- Eczema : sucking tablet of ground haldl with honey for
- 10-15 days cures Eczema.
- Pustules : Placing cotton dipped in Haldi oil over pustules gives relief.
- Freckles, spots : (a) Applying Haldi rubbed on stone with water eliminates them. (b) Massaging the face with Ubtan (mix ground Haldi with milk of banyan or pipal and soak it overnight) 1 hour before bath eliminates freckles on the face and imparts natural glow.
Cough and Cold, Asthma
- Taking Haldi powder and little salt with hot water or sucking a small piece of Haldi or licking 1 tsp. Haldi powder with ¼ tsp. honey-gives relief in 4 cough and eliminates congestion of bronchi.
- Taking ¼ tsp. Haldi with hot milk is helpful in checking running nose.
- Inhaling the smoke of burnt Haldi throws out the trapped phlegm.
- Taking ¼ tsp. powder of Haldi (roasted in hot sand and then ground) with hot water relieves breathing problem (Asthma).
- Taking Haldi boiled in milk and sweetened with Jaggery is very useful in cold and Asthma.
- Sucking a piece of Haldi (like lemon drops) or keeping it in mouth at night cures chronic cold.
- Licking tablets (made by mixing Haldi powder, barley powder and bansa-ash in equal proportion and honey and making small tablets) 4-5 times in a day eliminates trapped phlegm in.
- Massaging the throat and chest with little Haldi powder, ground black peppal mixed with ghee cures irritation in bronchial chords.
- Giving a pinch of Haldi powder with milk to children gives quick relief.
- Inhaling smoke of cow-dung cake with Haldi sprinkled on it releases the trapped phlegm.
- Taking ¼ tsp. of Haldi powder with 3-4 gulps of warm water acts as a preventive against attack of Asthma.
Whooping cough
Taking 1 tsp. ground roasted Haldi powder with two spoons of honey 3 or 4 times a day gives relief in cough.
Taking Pan with little Haldi piece in it is also useful.
Indigestion and stomach problems
Taking Haldi powder and salt in equal quantity with warm water gives instant relief in acidity.
Taking 1 tsp. Churna (Grind Haldi 4 gms., Sonth 4 gms., Black pepper 2 gms. and Ilayachi 2 gms.) after meals is digestive, eliminates wind and stomach ailments.
Taking curd or whey with Haldi powder after lunch cures digestive problems.
Sore Throat
Licking Haldi powder mixed with honey 2-3 times a day cures soreness.
Tonsillitis
Fomentation with paste made of 10 gms. Haldl powder roasted in mustard oil and then tied around the neck gives relief in Tonsils.
Blisters In mouth
Gargling with 1 glass water in which little Haldi powder is boiled, twice a day cures it.
Urinary Troubles
Taking paste of ground or juice of raw Haldi and honey with goat’s milk (if available) twice a day cures all urinary problems.
Small-pox
Taking 1 tsp. powder of Haldi and Imli for 4-5 days acts as a preventive against small-pox.
Applying a thin layer of the ubtan (Haldi powder, foam of fresh milk and Wheat flour mixed with mustard oil or fresh cream) on the affected part twice a day flattens the deep spots of Small-pox and makes the skin soft.
Worms
Licking the paste (made of ¼ tsp. Haldi powder and ½ tsp. Vayavidang Churna with 1 tsp. of honey for 7-8 days kills worms and throws them out.
Pregnancy and post-natal care
Taking 5-10 gms. of Haldi powder with water-during menses is an antipregnancy dose for ladies.
Taking 1 tsp. with hot milk in latter part of the 9th month of pregnancy helps in easy delivery
Taking 1 tsp. roasted Haldi powder with Gur after delivery eliminates weakness and cures uterus swelling.
Pain In breasts
Applying paste of Haldi rubbed on stone on the affected part eliminates pain.
Gout
Taking Laddu of Haldi (mix ½ kg. roasted ground Haldi, one finely grated dried coconut, 1 kg. jaggery, 200 gms. cashew nuts or ground nuts and make laddu) daily in the morning with Tulsi or lemon tea makes the joints supple and gives relief in pain and swelling.
Pain In Ribs
Applying paste of Haldi powder mixed in hot water on the aching ribs gives relief.
Massaging the ribs with Haldi oil.
Massaging the ribs with paste of Haldi powder in milk of Aak plant gives quick relief.
Jaundice and Liver problems
Taking 4-5 gms. of Haldi powder mixed in a glass of whey twice a day activates the liver.
Diabetes
Taking 4-5 gms. ground Haldi with water or honey twice a day is helpful in curing diabetes.
Leucorrhoea
Taking Haldi powder with sugar twice a day for sometime checks this.
Washing the private parts with Haldi water (10 gms. Haldi boiled In 100 gms. water) is also useful. Alongwith it taking one Batasha with 8-10 drops of milk of Banyan tree before sunrise for 7 days helps in early cure.
Debility in Males
Taking about 7-8 gms. of raw ground Haldi and equal amount of honey with goat’s milk cures debility in males.
Dental Problems
Rinsing the mouth with Haldi water (Boil 5 gms. Haldi powder, 2 clove and 2 dried leaves of Guava in 200 gms. water) gives instant relief.
Applying and rubbing the teeth with paste of Haldi powder, salt and mustard oil strengthens the gums.
Massaging the aching teeth with roasted ground Haldi eliminates pain and swelling.
Keeping piece of roasted Haldi near the aching tooth and letting the saliva ooze out also helps.
Filling the cavity in teeth-with roasted ground Haldi powder gives relief from pain.
Applying the powder of burnt Haldi piece and Ajwayan on teeth and cleaning them makes the gums and teeth strong.
Ear troubles
Putting one or two drops of Haldi (by roasting 2 pieces of Haldi in mustard oil) in the ear, cleaning it with an ear-bud cures ear-problems.
Eye-troubles
Cloth dipped in the solution of Haldi powder and, water is employed as an eye-shade.
Dropping Haldl water (1 tsp. Haldi powder boiled in 500 ml. water till 125 gms. water is left. Cool and strain it through a fine cloth) in the eyes twice a day and putting the cotton soaked in water on the eyelids relieves pain, redness, irritation and itching in the eyes.
Applying, bit heated paste of piece of Haldi rubbed on stone on eyelids also eliminates pain, swelling and eye-troubles.
A decoction of Haldi powder with water as a cooling lotion on the eyes is useful in conjunctivitis.
Poison of Insect-bite
Applying the mixture of Haldi powder and lime over the affected part nullifies the toxic effect.
Coryza
Inhalation of fumes of burning Haldi passed into the nostrils relieves coryza.
