Health

Ear Disease : Decoction prepared from tender leaves of Neem, when warm, could be used as ear drops.

Falling Hair : Massage the scalp frequently with a little almond oil.

Fatigue: Rasam prepared from ghee fried, 1/2 tsp each of Coriander seeds, Cumin seeds, Black pepper, Tail Pepper and Thuvar dal could be taken as an appetiser or mixed with steamed rice.

Fever: Boiling root powder in water to prepare a concentrate (1 cup reduced to �) could be taken, with a little sugar added, daily morning on the empty stomach.

Headache: Take frequently fresh juice of ripe Pomegranate.

Heart Attack : 1/2 tsp garlic powder could be taken every day.

Hypertension: 3 or 4 cloves of Garlic finely chopped and boiled in milk could be taken everynight.

Indigestion: 5 to 6 Garlic cloves, crushed could be taken with honey once a day.

Itching: Apply neem oil to the affected area. Or make a fresh paste of some neem leaves and apply externally. Boil neem leaves in the hot water used for your bath. Also eat a teaspoon of neem juice along with sugar for quick relief.

Injury: For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying haldi.

Insomnia: Blanched Almonds ground along with 1tsp Khas khas in � cup of milk like a paste, could be applied on palms and soles at bedtime.

Jaundice: Mixture of Pudina, Lime and Ginger juice mixed with honey, could be taken frequently.

Low Blood Pressure: Tulsi juice mixed with honey could be taken.

Malaria Fever : Water, in a mud pot, soaked with Nirgundi leaves, to which � tsp black cumin seeds are added could be taken.

Muscular Pain : Turmeric and Ginger mixed and ground to form a paste could be applied.

Nausea: Water mixed with powder of fried cloves (2 pinch taken)

Nervousness: 6 to 8 blanched Almonds, 1 tsp rice and 1 or 2 tbsp juice of banana flower, all mixed and ground, could be taken with milk once every day for 40 days.

Toothache: Chew a clove or dip a piece of cotton wool in clove oil and place on the aching tooth for best results.

Ice is excellent in numbing nerve endings. Try to compress the affected area with ice. But if it aggravates the pain, discontinue it.

Hiccups Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop.

Bodyache Boil ten tulsi leaves in one cup of water until the syrup is reduced to half a cup. After cooling, add salt to the liquid decoction. Take this mixture daily to stop body ache. Alternatively take half a gram of dalchini powder with one-teaspoon honey at least twice a day for best results.

Physical weakness In order to reduce weakness and increase blood circulation, make a dry fruit milkshake made out of ten dry grapes, five dates and two dry figs along with a glass of milk. Have it once or twice a day to feel fresh and energetic.