POMEGRANATE
One fruit that cures hundred ailments
Pomegranate is a very popular fruit and grown in many parts of the world. Pomegranate grows in the mountain regions of north India, Kabul & Kandhar regions of Afghanistan, and some Arab countries. These are very popular for their taste & juices. Pomegranate is highly valued for its medicinal; properties. In India there is a common adage "Ek anar sau bimar" meaning this one fruit cures hundred diseases. Pomegranate has lots of soft seeds of red or pinkish white colour with a bit hard outer shell. Hakeem Hashmi says pomegranate's roots leaves, fruit, rind, seeds are all used for medicinal purposes. Its soft seeds are juicy. A bit pungent but very tasty, delicious & invigorating. Pomegranate is digestive, carminative, enhances semen formation, activates memory, destroys disturbances caused by wind, bile, phlegm, improves formation of hemoglobin & is a very good blood purifier. Hakeem Hashmi cautions, that sour pomegranate should not be taken in large quantities, because it creates acidity
Pomegranate juice taken regularly gives physical & mental energy and enhances blood cells and improves blood circulation
taking pomegranate juice with powder of roasted cumin seeds and jaggery twice a day eliminates all stomach problems.
Taking seeds of pomegranate with black pepper powder & rock salt sprinkled on it cures stomachache
Take the rind of pomegranate tree. Make a powder with 1/8 of rock salt mixed with little water and prepare small tablets. Taking one tablet 2-3 times a day relieves cough.
Taking a small cup of pomegranate juice with sugar candy, 2-3 times a day checks nose bleeding
Dry the flowers of pomegranate in shade grind & strain. Massaging this powder on teeth helps in curing bleeding gums.
Taking juice of pomegranate is very beneficial is fever.
Gargling with boiled water of rind of pomegranate helps in eliminating foul smell
taking 10-12 gms of ground fresh leaves of pomegranate with 1 cup water 2 to 3 times gives relief in heart palpitation
taking pomegranate juice regularly cures all intestine & liver ailments
applying paste of ground fresh leaves of pomegranate over the lower abdomen (in case of feeling pain) helps in controlling abortion or miscarriage
Taking one-teaspoon ground dried rind of pomegranate with water twice a day stops excessive bleeding
Taking 20 GMS of ground fresh leaves of pomegranate with black pepper in one cup water twice a day controls leucorrhoea.
taking 3-4 gms ground dried rind of pomegranate with water twice a day. Regularly, eliminated night discharge.
taking pomegranate flower (dried in shade) with honey twice a day cures too much urinating tendency.
applying a paste of dried ground rind of pomegranate fruit to the hair for 30 minutes and then washing, clears off all the lice. Jaundice: -drinking 10 gms of pomegranate juice (kept in an iron utensil overnight in open covered with a thin cloth) with sugar candy in the morning regularly, helps in curing jaundice.
applying the paste of dried, ground rind of pomegranate mixed with rose water and leaving it for sometime before wash, eliminates spots, freckles on the face & increases the glow of complexion thus making the skin soft & lustrous
