Cough Syrup

1 ounce fresh horehound herb
2 ounces water
1 tablespoon powdered slippery elm
1 to 2 ounces honey

Add horehound to the water. Boil down to one ounce of liquid. Strain and mix into the slippery elm and honey. Take no more than 2 tablespoons every two hours, and only use for a few days.

To relieve sore throat and clear congestion

Goitre ( Home remidies)

Goitre Treatment: Home Remedies

Goitre treatment using Iodine : Iodine is, undoubtedly, most helpful in many cases, but it should be given in its organic form. All foods containing iodine should be taken liberally. These are lettuce, turnips, carrots, garlic, onions, oats, pineapples, whole rice, tomatoes, watercress, strawberries, guavas, citrus fruits, egg yolks, and sea foods.

Goitre treatment using Watercress : Goitre can be treated with Watercress which is one of the best sources of the element iodine. It is valuable in correcting the functioning of the thyroid gland. Its regular use, therefore, is highly beneficial in the prevention and treatment of goitre. A paste made of this vegetable can also be applied beneficially over the affected parts. It helps to reduce swelling.

Goitre treatment using Swamp Cabbage : Expothalmic goitre can be treated using the leaves of swamp cabbage. A teaspoon of the juice with tea almonds should be given once or twice daily as a medicine. The leaves are also useful in myxodema, a condition that result\'s from lack of thyroid hormones

Goitre treatment using Kachnar : Kachnar, botanically known as Bauhinia variegata, has been used as a folk medicine for treatment of goitre in India. About 30 ml of the decoction of the bark should be given twice a day in the morning on an empty stomach.

Goitre treatment using Dandelion : Dandelion, has been found valuable in treating goitre. The leaves of this salad vegetable should be smeared with ghee, warmed and bandaged over the swollen parts for about two weeks. Any existing discomfort will be relieved by this remedy.
Goitre treatment using FlexThe seeds of flex are also useful in reducing swellings in goitre. The seeds should be ground in water, heated and applied over the affected parts. The leaves of the tree should then be bandaged over them.
Diet for Goitre

Fruit juices : To begin with, the patient should take juices of fruits such as oranges, apples, pineapples, and grapes every two or three hours for five days.

Fruits and Milk Diet : After the juice fast, the patient may spend the next three days on fruits and milk, taking three meals a day of juicy fruits with a glass of milk, at five hourly intervals.

Food to avoid during Goitre : Certain foods and fluids are extremely injurious for goitre patients and should be avoided by them. These include white flour products, white sugar, flesh foods, fried or greasy foods, preserves, condiments, tea, coffee, and alcohol.

Other Goitre Treatment

Rest and bowel cleansing with lukewarm water : For the first five days of the treatment the bowels should be cleansed daily with lukewarm water. The patient should take plenty of rest and spend a day in bed every week for the first two months of the treatment. More and more physical exercise should be taken after the symptoms subside

HOME REMEDIES IN AYURVEDA

ASTHMA : Powder the fruit of Peepal and Let it dry in shade. Take 5 grams of Powder with Luke warm water or warm milk.

CATARACT : The use of Garlic is effective home remedy for cataract. Two or three cloves should be eaten raw daily. They should be chewed slowly. Garlic helps to clean the crystalline lens of the eye.

CRACKLING OF BONES : Each time when you hear your bones crackling while you sit or stand ponder since it is a sign of bone degeneration. To avoid this take muli (raddish) juice. Grate muli and squeeze to extract juice out of it.

DRY COUGH : Lady fingers are highly valuable in treating irritation of the throat and a persistent dry cough. This vegetable is rich in mucilage and acts as a drug to allay irritation, swelling and pain. About 100 grams of lady’s fingers should be cut into pieces, and boiled down in half a litre of water to make a decoction. The steam issuing from this decoction may also be inhaled once or twice a day to relieve throat irritation and dry cough.

CHICKEN POX : Baking soda is a popular remedy to control the itching in chicken pox. Some baking soda should be put in a glass of water. The child should be sponged with this water, so that the soda dries on the skin. This will keep the child away from scratching the eruptions.

DANDRUFF : Apply multani mitti with lemon juice on scalp; let it dry and wash with water.

LOSS OF APPETITE : Take luke warm salted lemon water daily before meals for one month. This will increase appetite and improve digestion.

DIARRHEA : In case of watery stools, roast unripe bael (Bilv) directly in fire. Peel it and take half a teaspoon of pulp with water. Take it at least twice a day.

PRICKLY HEAT : Drink daily a glass full of shikanji or lemon water, salt and black pepper. Or else bath with dahi (curd) and for cooling effect take lassi empty stomach in the morning.

HAIR FALL : Boil 100 grams of neem leaves in water, allow to cool and use this for head bath. Neem is an antibiotic it prevents hair fall duet to any scalp infection.

PILES : Decoction of unripe fruit of bael prevents inflammation of piles.

ARTHRITIS : Make a paste of rai and salt and heat it. Place it hot in a cloth and apply on the inflames joint.

SCIATICA : Take 10 grams turmeric with 5 grams castor oil daily for 3 months to relieve pain and nerve inflammation.

CALCIUM DEFICIENCY : If white patches appear on face due to calcium deficiency then add onion in your food and salad. Take a glass of milk twice a day, add paneer to your meal, and eat lots of sprouts and onions and tomatoes.

CONSTIPATION : Sugar cane juice promotes action of intestinal flora and is helpful for those suffering from constipation.

DRY COUGH : Place lemon mixed with black peeper in mouth. Do not chew. This helps in all kinds of throat infections.

Home made remedies for curing indigestion

- Chewing and eating half a spoon of cumin seed (jeera) before taking food will help digest the food well.

- Take ginger juice, honey and lime juice in equal quantity 3 times a day chew and eat 4-5 mint leaves.

- Grapes,orange,sour apple,ripe banana, mango, papaya, garlic,unripe mango with honey and salt help in digestion.

- Dry powder of turmeric (haldi) mixed in buttermilk or plain water help prevent flatulence (gas fromation)

- A table Spoon of cinnamon (Dalchini) water prepared as for cold and taken 1/2 hour after meals relief flatulence and indigestion.

Remedies for puffy eyes and deep sunken eyes

Remedies for Eye Puffiness

Tips 1:

Slice a raw Potato, circle the closed eyes gently with these halves. Or else grate a raw Potato and place on Muslin cloth squares. Place these on the eyes and relax for 15-20 minutes.

Tips 2:

Dip cotton pads in chilled milk and place on eyelids while relaxing.

Tips 3:

In a bowl of chilled water add a few drops of Vitamin E oil.Dip cotton pads in this and place on the eyes while relaxing for 20 minutes.

Remedies for Deep Sunken Eyes

Tips 1:

Apply 1 tspn of Honey with 1/2 tspn of Almond oil. Apply at bedtime.


Tips 2:

Soak 5 Almonds overnight. Peel them, eat them by chewing well followed by a glass of milk. Done first thing in the morning for 21 days should definitely help.

Home Remedies for Glowing and Smooth Skin

You can transform your dry skin into a super smooth, soft, supple, and glowing skin by using these home remedies.

Mash a banana with milk and apply on face and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Apply honey on your face and neck for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water. Your skin will glow and become soft and smooth.

Mix egg white with honey and apply on the face for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Make a paste of one teaspoon of walnut powder, honey and lemon juice. Scrub your face with this paste and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Rub a piece of papaya on your face and neck for 15 minutes.

Make a paste by mixing 2 tablespoon turmeric (haldi) powder in orange juice. Scrub it on your face and neck and leave it for 20 minutes. Wash it with cold water.

Make a paste by mixing mashed banana, honey, lemon juice and margarine. Apply on face for overnight. Smear on hands and feet, and wash off in the morning (wear gloves in hands and socks in feet).

Boil cabbage in water. Wash your face with this water.

Powder mango peels and mix 1 teaspoon milk powder and rub on face, neck, and hands. Wash it off after 15 minutes.

Mix one cup of sugar with 1 tablespoon fresh lemon / lime juice. While taking bath, lather your body and face heavily with a soft soap like Dove. Scrub the whole body and face with the sugar mixture on the lather.

After a shower apply vaseline over your entire body. Shower again after one hour. Repeat twice a month.

Mix corn flour with egg white and apply on your face. When your face is dried completely in about 1/2 an hour, put your fingers in warm water and massage your face. Repeat daily for 10-15 days.

Home Remedies for Goiter.

Goiter refers to a swelling of the thyroid gland in the neck. Women are more prone to this disease than men.

The initial symptoms of goiter may be emotional upsets which gradually increase in duration. Other symptoms which appear subsequently are loss of power of concentration, irritability, and depression. The thyroid gland may swell but this has no relation to the severity of the ailment.

Deficiency of iodine in the diet is the most common cause of goiter. The thyroid gland makes use of organic iodine in its secretion and a diet deficient in organic iodine is a predisposing factor towards the appearance of this disease, especially under physical and emotional disturbances. Goiter gradually affects those who habitually live on denatured foods and not those who eat much of their food in a raw or uncooked state.