Tip 231. Herbs for Flu
Certain remedies have been found
highly beneficial
in the t
r
eatment of influenza. T
h
e most important of these is the
use of long
pepper. Half a teaspoon
f
ul of the p
o
wder of the long pepper with two teaspoonfuls of ho
n
ey and half a teaspoon
f
ul of juice of
ginger sho
u
ld be
taken thrice
a day. This will help gr
e
atly if taken
i
n initial
sta
g
es of the disease. It is
e
s
pecia
l
ly useful in a
v
oiding complicatio
n
s
which follow the onset of the disease, n
a
mely, the involv
e
ment
of the larynx and bronchial tube.
Another excellent remedy for influenza is the gr
e
en leaves of basil or t
u
lsi plant. Abo
u
t one
gram of these leaves s
h
ould be boiled along wi
t
h some ginger n half a li
t
re of water until about half the water is left. T
h
is decoc
t
ion
should be t
a
ken as tea.
I
t gives immediate relief.
Garlic and
t
urmeric are other effective food me
d
icines for
influenza. Garlic is us
e
ful
a
s
a
general antiseptic and
should be given as much as the pati
e
nt can bear.
Garlic juice
may also
be sucked
u
p the nose.
A teaspoon
f
ul of turmeric powder s
h
ould be mixed in a cup
of warm milk and taken three times in the d
a
y. It will
prevent complications arisi
n
g from influenza and also activate the liver which becomes sluggish d
u
ring the att
a
ck.
Tip 232. Home Remedies for Dandruff
Several home remedi
e
s
have been found usef
u
l
in the trea
t
ment of dandruff. The
u
s
e of fenugreek
(m
ethi) seeds is one
such remedy.
T
wo tablesp
o
ons of fenu
g
reek seeds
should be soaked overnight in wa
t
er. The sof
t
er seeds s
h
ould be gro
u
nd into a fi
n
e paste in t
h
e morning. This paste
should be a
p
plied all ov
e
r the scalp
a
nd left for h
a
lf-an hour.
T
he hair sho
u
ld then
be washed thoroughly with soap nut
(ritha) solution or shik
ak
ai.
The use of a teaspoon of
fresh lime juice for the last rinse,
w
hile washing hair, is eq
u
ally beneficial.
T
his not only leaves the hair glowing
but also removes sticki
n
ess and pr
ev
ents dandruff. Washing the
h
air twice a week with gr
e
en gram powder in curd is another
u
s
eful prescription.
Dandruff can be remov
e
d by massaging one's
h
air or half-
a
n- hour with curd which
has been kept in the
o
pen for three days, or with a few drops of lime juice mixed wi
t
h amla juice
every night, before going to b
e
d. Another measure w
h
ich helps to
counteract
d
andruff is to
dilute
cider vinegar with an equal quantity of water and dab this on
to the hair with cotton
w
ool in between shampooing. Cider vinegar added to
the final ri
ns
ing water after shampooing also helps to disperse dand
r
uff.
Tip 233. Home Remedies for Hair
Loss
Certain home remedies have also been found
u
seful in
case of patchy loss of hair.
T
he seeds
of lime and black pepp
e
r seeds, gr
o
und to get a
fine paste, is one of the
valuable remedies.
This paste
a
pplied on t
h
e patches,
h
as mildly irri
t
ant action.
T
his incre
a
s
e
s blood circulation in the affected
area and stimulates hair growth. The paste should be applied twice a day for a few
weeks.
Another useful remedy
f
or patchy loss of hair
is
the paste of
liquorice (
m
ulethi) made by grinding the
pieces in milk with a pinch of saffron.
This paste
should be a
p
plied over the bald patches at
n
ight before
g
oing to bed.
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