toxicity. Favour fruit juices is there
is any "
c
old" condition:
clammy skin, fatigue, or
o
besity without toxic sympt
o
ms.
Tip 166. Bitter Gourd for Diabetes
Recent sci
e
ntific investigations have establish
e
d that bitter
gourd (karela) is highly
beneficial
in the treatment of diabet
e
s
. It contai
n
s
an ins
u
lin-li
k
e principle,
known as plant-insulin
w
hich has been found
effective in lowering the blood and u
r
ine sugar l
e
vels. It should, therefore, be
included lib
e
rally in the
d
iet of the di
a
betic.
For better results, the
di
abetic sho
u
ld take the j
u
ice
of about 4
o
r 5 fruits every morning
o
n an empty
stomach. The seeds of
b
itter gourd can be added to fo
o
d in a powdered form. Diabetics
can
also use
b
it
t
er gourd in
t
he form of decoction
by boiling t
h
e pieces
in
water or in the form of dry powder.
Tip 167. Black Raisins for Sexual Vigour
Black raisi
n
s are also
u
seful for res
t
oration of s
e
xual vigor. They should be boiled wi
t
h milk after washi
n
g them thoroughly in tepid water. This will make them swollen and sweet.
Eating of s
u
ch raisi
n
s s
h
ould be foll
o
wed by the
use of milk.
Starting with 30 grams of raising with 200 ml. of milk, thr
e
e times daily, the quanti
t
y of raising
should be g
r
adually inc
r
eased to
50 grams each time.
Tip 168.
Buttermilk for Diarrhoea
An effective remedy for
diarrhoea is
the use of
b
uttermilk. It is the resid
u
al milk left a
f
ter the fat has been r
e
moved fr
o
m
yoghurt by
c
hurning. It
h
elps overc
o
me harmful
i
ntestinal
f
lo
r
a and
re-establish
the benign
o
r friendly flora. The acid in the butte
rm
ilk also fi
g
hts germs and
bacteria. It
may be tak
e
n and mixed
with a pinch of salt three or four times a day for controlling diarrhoea.
Should buttermilk be unavailable,
e
at yoghurt. This fermented food provides usef
u
l bacteria that displ
a
ce the micro-organisms that cause digestive infections. Eating yoghurt just three times a week in any amount maintains the nee
d
ed bacteria
f
or intestin
a
l health.
Tip 169. Carrot Soup for Diarrho
e
a
Carrot soup is another e
f
fective home remedy f
o
r diarrhoea.
It suppli
e
s water to combat dehydration, replenishes sodium, potassium,
ph
o
sphorus, c
a
lcium, sulp
h
ur and magnesium, supplies
p
ectin and coa
t
s the intes
t
ine to allay inflammatio
n
. It checks
t
he growth of harmful intestinal b
a
cteria and p
r
events vom
i
ting.
One pound of carrot may be cooked in five ounces of water until it is sof
t
. The pulp should be strained and boiled wat
e
r added to make a quart.
Three-quarter tablespo
o
n of salt may be m
i
xed. This soup
should be given in small
amounts to the patient
ev
ery half an
hour.
Tip 170. Carrots and La
d
y
'
s Fingers for Male
Sexual Stamina
Carrot is also consider
e
d useful in
impotence. For better results, carrot
should be taken with a half-boiled
e
gg dipped in a tablespo
o
nful of hon
e
y once daily for a month or two. This
recipe increases
sex stamina by releasing sex hormo
n
es and stre
n
gthens the sexual plexus. It is for this reason
t
hat carrot
h
alwa, prepared accordi
n
g to
Unani specifica
t
ions is conside
r
ed a very effective tonic to improve sexual st
r
ength.
The lady's finger is ano
t
her great tonic for improving sexual vigour. It has been mentioned in
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