Archive for March, 2007

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Toothache

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Toothache caused due to tooth decay can throw you out of balance. There are a few quick fix remedies to keep the pain under control. However, the appropriate step to meet a dentist and fix the decay.

1. Apply clove oil to the decayed tooth.
2. Chew a fresh twig of babool. It prevents bleeding from gums too.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Diarrhea

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Diarrhea or Dysentery can become critical conditions if not cured timely. The most important thing in this condition is dehydration. One must try to retain as much water in the body of the patient as possible.

Fresh fruits are good food while fruit juices are not, when one is suffering from diarrhea.

Remedies

1. drink lot of water. Add a pinch of salt and sugar to the water.
2. drink buttermilk with a little ginger juice added.
3. Take mint juice mixed with honey in very small quantity.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Eczema

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Eczema is a skin disorder characterized by dry, itchy skin, blisters and redness.

Prevention of Eczema
Drink plenty of water, fruit juices and include protein rich food items in your daily menu. Adjust your daily activities to bring stress and tension under control.

Remedies
1. Apply coconut oil over the affected area. This keeps the skin from drying.

2. Make a paste with camphor and sandalwood apply it on the affected area.

3. Take tomato juice.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Hypertension

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) can result from a variety of reasons including mental disturbances.

Avoid meat, egg, coffee, liquor, from your diet if you doubt hypertension.

Remedies
1. Include garlic in your daily diet, as a spice.
2. Drink plenty of water.
3. Eat a papaya daily for three months.
4. Keep a relaxed lifestyle.

Ayurvedic Home Remedy for Acidity

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Acidity canÂ’t become a serious problem for people who keep a good diet regime and exercise program. However, there are instances when you suffer from acidity.

Simple Ayurvedic home remedies for acidity

1. Eat banana (small types) or cucumber several times a day.
2. Gently chew a clove.
3. Keep a small piece of jaggery (either palm or sugar) in your mouth till it dissolves and gets ingested completely.
4. Chew a piece of Haritaki after meals.
5. Chew mint leaves after meals.
6. Smell or chew garlic.
7. Slowly chew an amla (gooseberry).

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Bad Breath

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Bad breath is a serious problem that affects human relationships. Keeping ones breath fresh is an important factor in keeping company with people.

The reasons for bad breath can vary – bad food habits, oral infection, too much of alcohol or smoking, and poor oral hygiene.

Both Ayurveda and Kamasutra suggests different methods of freshening breath.

Easy home remedies

Chew cardamom seeds
Chew parsley leaves
Brush the teeth after meals
Clean the tongue while brushing

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Cold

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Cold is a common disease that can affect people of any age and at any time of the year. There are handy herbal cure with the plants available in the backyards of with the things present in almost every Indian kitchens.

Easy Home Remedies for Cold

1. Drink two or three cups of medicinal coffee prepared from palm jaggery, Tulsi leaves, pepper, and tippali (piper longum).
2. Chew five-ten Tulsi leaves with pepper.
3. Take cardamom, dried ginger, pepper and cinnamon.
4. Take the juice of ginger added with honey three to five times a day.
5. Chew a piece of fresh ginger with salt. Good for dry cough and vomiting.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Constipation

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Constipation

1. Take a glass of milk before going to bed.
2. Drink lemon juice prepared in warm water during the day.
3. Take a teaspoon of aloe gel.
4. Add half a teaspoon honey to half cup of water and drink it three times a day.
5. Wake up early in the morning and drink plenty of warm water or milk or both. Walk for half an hour.
6. Eat plenty of bananas (small) and drink lot of water throughout the day.
7. Take triphala with milk, honey or warm water.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Cough

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Cough is commonly associated with common cold. There are two types of coughs, dry (without mucus) and wet (with mucus).

1. Drink two or three cups of medicinal coffee prepared from palm jaggery, Tulsi leaves, pepper, and tippali (piper longum).
2. Chew five-ten Tulsi leaves with pepper.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Diabetes

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

1. Bitter gourd, also known as Karela, bitter melon is the best medicine for type 2 diabetes. Include it in your diet as a vegetable or take two three ounce of bitter gourd juice every morning. Better than any commercially available medicines, to reduce blood sugar levels.
2. Amla (or Nellikkai), the richest source of vitamin C is useful in controlling diabetes. Take some Amla juice with an ounce or two of bitter gourd juice.
3. Eat some fresh curry leaves early in the morning for two-three months.

Ayurvedic Home Remedies for Anemia

Saturday, March 24th, 2007

Anemia is a Latin word which means without blood. Anemia according to clinical terms is the state in which the body has lesser amount of red blood cells than is required.

This inhibits the blood’s ability to transfer blood to the cells and leads to cellular suffocation called hypoxia. The reasons for anemia can be hemorrhage or blood-loss, excessive blood cell destruction or due to inadequate production of RBC in body.

In such cases the person has enough amounts of fluids, but lacks the oxygen carrying RBC.

Here are a few home remedies to effectively control and prevent anemia

Take a cup of beetroot juice and a cup of apple juice with honey or sugar. This speeds up RBC production.

Eat a ripe banana with two teaspoon honey twice a day.

Eat Indian gooseberry or orange. These fruits help speed up iron absorption to body.

Drink a cup of tomato juice mixed with apple juice once in four hours.

Take honey. It has easily digestible and absorbable minerals, especially iron.

Take lot of seafood, liver, egg yolk, chick peas, green peas, broccoli, raisins and dates.

DonÂ’t drink carbonated beverages, coffee, tea and cow’s milk. They prevent absorption of iron especially when a person suffers from anemia.

Give breast milk to infants to prevent anemia.