Sri
Dhanvantharaye Namah:
AYURVEDA
HOME REMEDIES
By
Dr.
V.V.S. Rama Sastry M.D. (Ayurveda)
(T) à Telugu Name
Abdominal Pain
a.
1 Teaspoon full of Ghee and 1/4th
teaspoon full of salt is to be taken along with lukewarm water.
a.
Hing [Inguva (T)] is to be heated with
cow’s Ghee and about 500mg is to be taken once a day.
b.
The combination of 1 teaspoon full
of Bishop’s weed [Vaamu (T)] and 1/4th teaspoon full of salt is to
be taken.
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Acidity
a.
1 Teaspoon full of Coriander seeds
powder [Dhaniya (T)] along with 100ml of sweet butter milk twice or thrice in a
day is to be taken.
b.
½ Teaspoon full of Jeera powder
and sugar candy twice before food to be taken.
c.
Boiled and cooled water is good
for acidity.
d.
Oldest rice in food is advised for
acidity.
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Amoebiasis
a)
1 Teaspoon full of fenu geek seeds
powder with 100ml of butter milk twice or thrice is to be taken before food.
b)
1 Teaspoon full of powder of Bale
fruit pulp [Maredu (T)] with warm water twice daily to be taken.
c)
1 Teaspoon full of Black Myrobolan
[Karakkaya (T)] powder is to be taken with hot water twice daily.
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Anemia
a)
100gm of sweet curd along with
50gm of sweet Jaggery (preferably old) is to be taken twice daily.
b)
Matsyakshi [Ponnaganti (T)] leaves
are to be used as carry regularly in the preparation of dal.
c)
1 teaspoon full powder of leaves
of Bhringraja [Guntagalagaraku (T)] to be taken with water twice daily.
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Appetizers
a)
Curd prepared out of cow’s milk
50gm and 1gm of dry ginger powder with quantity sufficient salt is to be taken.
b)
To 100ml of water, 50gm of Jaggery
and 1gm of black pepper are to be added and mixed thoroughly and taken.
c)
2gm of small pieces of Ginger with
quantity sufficient salt is to be taken daily.
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Bleeding Gums
a)
A decoction of 100ml of Babool
bark [Tumma (T)] is to be gargled 3 to 4 times a day.
b)
Fine powder of Alum and Butter is
to be applied to gums.
c)
Fine powder of sealing wax [Lacca
(T)] is to be applied to the gums.
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Bleeding Piles
a)
The conventional curry prepared out
of Elephant-yam [Kandha (T)] is good.
b)
Chutney prepared out of Onion or
Onion curry is advised.
c)
Brinjal similar to that of egg,
both in shape and color is good in the case of piles.
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Blood motions
a)
2gm of powder of Bale fruit pulp
[Maredu (T)] with 2gm of Coriander seeds of powder [Dhaniyalu (T)] is to be
taken.
b)
2gm of til and 5gm of sugar and
25ml of milk to be thoroughly grinded and to be taken.
c)
1 teaspoon powder of fruit bark of
Pomegranate [Danimma (T)] taken twice daily with water.
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Body Pains
a)
Black pepper around 10-12 in
number are to be fried in Ghee and to be taken once daily.
b)
Sweet mango juice with sugar
relieves body pains.
Note: Fish & Curd may aggravate body pains
and hence to be avoided.
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Body Strength
a)
100 gm of sweet curd with 50 gm of
Jaggery is to be taken daily between
b)
Water obtained over curd around 50
ml twice daily is good.
c)
1 teaspoonful of Blackgram powder
[Minumulu (T)] with 50 ml of milk is to be taken daily.
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Breast Milk
Improvement
a)
50 ml of fresh Cabbage juice twice
daily is good.
b)
1 teaspoonful of Blackgram powder
with milk is advised.
c)
Til seeds with sufficient quantity
of jaggery is good to improve breast milk.
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Burns
a)
Sandal wood paste with equal
quantity of Ghee is to be applied.
b)
The leaf pulp of Aloe [Kalabanda
(T)] is to be applied directly over the wound.
c)
Fine powder of Bark of Fig tree
[Medi (T)] is to be sprinkled over the wound.
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Children’s Diseases
a) Cough: 5
to 10 drops of Tulasi leaf extract with Honey twice daily.
b) Cold: A
pinch of Turmeric powder with honey twice daily.
c) Motions (green): Mustard seeds 5-10 in number are
to be fried black and given along with honey twice daily.
d) Constipation: ½
pinch of paste of Rita [Kunkudu (T)] to be inserted in Anus relieves
constipation.
e) Skin Diseases: Fine
Alum powder with coconut oil is to be applied externally. [Eczema etc.]
f) To improve Body Weight: 200 gm of sweet curd with 10 gm of sweet
jaggery once a day for at least 40 days in the afternoon at 4.00 to 4.30 pm
daily.
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Complexion
a)
Bengal gram is to be soaked in
water over night and to be grinded with butter to be applied to the face once
daily, as face pack.
b)
2 pinches of turmeric powder is to
be added to 50ml of milk is to be taken internally twice daily.
c)
1gm pure Sandal wood paste along
with water twice daily.
Note: “Face packs are not to be applied during
nights”.
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Conjunctivitis
a)
A pinch of Alum powder is to be added
to 30ml of Distilled water and shaked very frequently for sometime and then
filtered, around 3-4 drops each eye twice daily to be administered.
b)
5-6 drops of breast milk as eye
drops gives good relief.
c)
½ teaspoonfuls of Fenel seed
[Somph (T)] to be taken internally with water twice daily.
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Cough
a)
3-4 pieces of Black Myrobalan
fruit [Karakkaya (T)] are to be chewed during cough and to prevent cough also.
b)
2 pinches of Black pepper powder
along with 50ml of luke warm milk twice daily to be taken.
c)
Purified Alum powder of borax
powder 1gm morning and evening with honey.
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Constipation
a)
Water layer obtained over curd
50ml at bed time is good.
b)
Decoction of Senna leaves 50ml in
quantity at bed time is effective.
c)
½ liter of luke warm water at bed
time is advisable.
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Cuts
a)
Flower extract of Calendula [Banthi
(T)] is to be instilled over the cuts.
b)
Turmeric powder is to be sprinkled
over the cuts.
c)
Sprinkling the fine powder of Bark
of banyan tree [Marri (T)] is good to heal the cuts early.
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Dandruff
a)
Purified Borax powder and Lemon
juice mixed together and applied to the Scalp.
b)
Fine powder of Sapota seeds is to
be applied to the scalp, and later bath is advised after 2 hours.
c)
Leaf extract of Parijatha plant is
to be applied to the scalp daily for about one hour for 40 days.
Note: “The above treatment holds good for Lice
also”.
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Diabetes
a)
1gm of Turmeric powder is to be
taken with water twice daily regularly.
b)
5 gm of Amla Powder twice with
water to be taken.
c)
30 ml of decoction made out of
flowers of Cassia [Tangedu (T)] twice daily is effective.
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Earache
a)
Tulasi leaf juice 4-5 drops to be
used as ear drops during pain.
b)
Cow’s urine is said to be good to
be used as ear drops.
c)
Oil obtained after Boiling Garlic
with Gingerly oil 4-5 drops relieves pain.
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Fractures
a)
Wheat [Godhumalu (T)]
b)
Jowar [Jonnalu (T)]
c)
Peanut [Batani (T)] are said to be
very good diet in fractures for early union of Bones.
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Geriatrics (To
prevent old age problems)
a)
(Ash guard) Kushmanda fruit pulp
[Budida Gummadi (T)] around 25-30 gm morning and evening to be taken.
b)
1 teaspoonful of fine powder of
Amla twice daily with water is good.
c)
Bottle guard [Sora kaya (T)] round
in shape to be cooked as curry (“not fried”) in day to day food is good to
prevent ageing.
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Grey Hair
a)
Outer layer of Garlic is to be
burnt to black and mixed with coconut oil and applied over the grey hair.
b)
5 gm of Amla powder to be taken
with water twice daily.
c)
Regular in take of cow’s milk
around 250 ml for some months is advised.
Note: Items B & C are
also equally good in preventing hair fall.
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Heel Cracks
a)
A paste of cow’s ghee with
Turmeric is applied externally.
b)
A paste of fine powder of Sandal
wood and butter is applied.
c)
An oil prepared from gingely oil
with dried leaf pulp of aloe [Kalabanda (T)] is to be applied thoroughly and
regularly.
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Hiccough
a)
Haritaki [Karakkaya (T)] 2gm
powder with honey is said to be good.
b)
Kakamachi leaves [Kamanchi (T)] as
curry in food is useful.
c)
500 mg of seal wax [Lakka (T)]
powder with Honey twice is advised.
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Infertility
Male:
a)
Regular intake of Gilebi is
useful.
b)
Food stuff prepared with any
Blackgram powder is effective.
c)
Regular intake of Kharjura,
Pomegranate and Draksha are good.
Note: These are equally
useful even in male impotency also.
Female:
a)
2-3 gm of Carum Carvi fine powder
[Jeerka (T)] twice daily is to be taken.
b)
50 ml of decoction obtained from
the bark Banyan tree is advised.
c)
20 ml of decoction obtained from
Ficus species [Juvvi (T)] is to be given.
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Indigestion
a)
10 ml of Ginger juice is to be
taken directly twice daily.
b)
2 teaspoonful of coriander seed
powder [Dhaniya (T)] is to be given.
c)
1 teaspoonful of Bishop’s weed
[Vaamu (T)] is advised.
Note: Purified Asafoetida [Inguva (T)] to be
added to B & C preparations to obtain faster result.
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Intestinal
a)
4-5 gm of Vibhitaki [Belleric
Myrobolan (E), Tanikaya (T)] powder taken with luke warm water for 20-25 days.
b)
1 gm powder of Black pepper
[Miriyalu (T)] twice daily for 7 days is effective.
c)
250 mg of Asafoetida [Inguva (T)]
with luke warm water is good.
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Jaundice
a)
Phyllanthus species [Nelausiri
(T)] extract 2-30 ml thrice daily for 10 days is to be taken.
b)
The curry prepared with Tummy leaves
[Dhrona pushpi (T)] is advised.
c)
The leaves extract of Eclipta Alba
[Guntagalagara (T)] 10ml thrice daily for 10 days to be taken.
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Joint Pains
1.
Joint pains with fever
(Rheumatism)
a)
5gm of Til seeds with quantity
sufficient Jaggery to be taken twice daily.
b)
A powder of 5-6 pieces of Pippali
with luke warm water twice daily.
c)
Crude castor oil 30ml daily for
7days. Later in alternative days for 7 days more.
d)
Sand heated on a pan taken in a
cloth and to be fomented over the affected joints. This gives instantaneous
relief.
2.
Joint pains without fever
(generally in old ages)
a)
2-3 pieces of Garlic to be taken
internally once a day.
b)
Dry ginger around 2gm, Til seeds around
4gm and 5gm of sweet Jaggery mixed together and to be taken twice daily.
c)
5gm of fine powder of Bhringaraja
[Guntagalagara (T)] with water is to be taken morning and evening for 3 months.
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Loose Motions
a)
1 teaspoonful of fenu Greek seeds
[Menthulu (T)] soaked in 25 gm of curd to be taken twice daily.
b)
50ml Fruit juice of Pomegranate
thrice daily is good.
c)
Fruit pulp of Bale tree [Maredu
(T)] 5gm twice daily is to be taken.
Note: Seedless variety of Pomegranate is not
advised.
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Memory Boosters
a)
Regular usage of white Onion is
good to improve intelligence.
b)
Fine powder of ½ teaspoon of
Cumminom seeds [Jeeraka (T)] taken along with 50ml of milk twice daily is good.
c)
Pomegranate [Danimma (T)] with
seed variety one daily is effective. Juice is not advised.
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Mouth ulcers
a)
Fine powder of Cardamom [Elakulu
(T)] around 1gm to be mixed with butter and to be applied in to the mouth.
b)
2 pinches of purified Alum powder
to be added in 50ml of water are advised for Gargling.
c)
A powder of dry Ginger, black pepper,
pepper (1 gm each) total 3gm after food once a day is to be advised internally.
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Pimples
a)
Fine purified Alum powder with
Coconut oil is to be applied on.
b)
Fine powder of Seal wax [Lacca
(T)] is to be applied.
c)
Tulasi leaf powder and Neem leaf
powder ½ teaspoon each internally to be taken twice daily.
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Sinusitis
a)
A fine powder of Dry Ginger,
Pepper, Black Pepper (1gm each) total 3gm is to be taken twice daily with
water.
b)
Fine powder of purified Borax
& Alum (1/4th teaspoon each) morning and evening to be taken
internally.
c)
Fresh Tulasi leaf juice as nasal
drops 2-3 drops in each nostril.
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Skin Diseases
a)
3 pinches of Turmeric powder with
50ml of milk twice daily.
b)
½ teaspoon of Sandal wood paste
taken internally twice daily.
c)
Black Jeera [Nalla Jeelakarra (T)]
½ teaspoon powder morning and evening internally is good for chronic diseases.
d)
Liquid extract of grass [Garika
(T)] to be applied externally.
e)
Juice of Calendula leaves [Banthi
(T)] to be applied externally.
f)
Paste of Black Myrobolan fruit with
coconut oil is applied externally.
Note: d, e, f all the
preparations can be used separately or in combination with each other.
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Sleeplessness
a)
Around 250ml of buffalo’s milk
twice daily is very good to induce sleep.
b)
A thorough application of Gingely
oil over the sole during nights give sleep.
c)
Mango juice with sugar at bedtime
induces sleep. (Not advised in Diabetes).
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Sunstroke
a)
Sandal wood paste ½ teaspoon
thrice daily with 50ml of water to be taken internally.
b)
Butter milk prepared by adding ¼th
Takram quantity of water to the curd and churned, 500ml thrice daily to be
taken.
c)
½ teaspoon of cuscus [Vattivellu
(T)] fine powder, Dhaniya 1/4th teaspoon, sugar 1 teaspoon mixed
together and to be taken twice or thrice along with water.
Note: All these are useful in preventing the
Sunstroke also.
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Vision care
a)
Regular usage of Green gram is
good for improving vision.
b)
20ml of Radish Juice in a day is
good to improve vision.
c)
Butter extracted from direct milk
(not boiled) is good.
Note: “usage of Kusuma (T) oil is not good for
eyes.
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Voice improvement
a)
2-3 dry pieces of Black Myrobolan
[Karakkaya (T)] are to be chewed.
b)
1 teaspoon of cardamom seed
[Elakulu (T)] powder to be chewed.
c)
2 pinches of Turmeric with 50ml of
warm water twice or thrice to be taken.
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Vomiting
a)
Fine powder of Coriander seeds
[Dhaniya (T)] 1 teaspoonful to be taken with water.
b)
½ teaspoon of fine powder of
Jeeraka (T) is to be taken with water.
c)
500mg of Dry Ginger powder with
honey to be taken internally.
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FEW IMPORTANT TIPS TO BE OBSERVED TO MAINTAIN POSITIVE HEALTH
A)
Curd not to be taken during
nights (Butter milk is good on the other hand).
B)
All un-seasonal fruits are to be
avoided.
C)
All sour substances with milk are
to be avoided – This implies milk shakes.
D)
Food and curries once cooked
should not be heated.
E)
All food stuffs cool in condition
is not good for Heart patients.
F)
Sugarcane juice extracted through
machine causes indigestion.
G)
Face packs are not to be applied
during nights.
H)
Food cooked kept over night is
not good.
I)
Preparations prepared with Horse
gram [Ulava Charu (T)] is not to be taken in fevers.
J)
Brinjal which are not tender are
not good.
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Dr. V. V. S. Rama Sastry Professor and Head Department of K.C. Medicine S. R. Nagar, Andhra Pradesh –