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Incredible Indian Remedies
Every time I have felt ill in one way or another my in-laws seem to have a home remedy to fix the problem. I haven’t tried everything because I haven’t had all the ailments, but those that I have tried seem to work. My favorite remedy that works like a charm is #1. My hubby taught me this while we were dating and it works every time.
1. Headache: tie a thorth (South Indian towel) tightly around the top of your head until pain goes away. When I have a bad migraine I tie the thorth and go lay down in a dark room to sleep.
2. Diarrhea: #1:Break mustard seeds by roasting them in a pan. Add water and boil. Strain seeds out and drink the warm water (It kind of tastes like burnt popcorn). #2: Boil guava leaves, strain, and drink water.
3. Cough: Chop up an onion and then mash it up add some sugar and take a bite.
4. Congestion: Mix dried ginger, black pepper, and tulsi leaves (Holy Basil) with coffee and sugar and drink up.
5. Vomiting: Eat ice cream. (Not sure if this is really an Indian remedy. I am thinking it is more of a Jinaraj family remedy.)
If you have any other home remedies, leave a comment I would love to hear about them.
March 26th, 2010 at 11:52 am
Cough, fever, cold, sore throat, mouth ulcer due to indigestion or plain indigestion: Dried ginger coffee (recipe here – http://myinjimanga.blogspot.com/2006/05/dry-ginger-coffee-chukku-kaappi.html). Works like magic.
Cold: Boil a small pot of water with Guava leaves and Karinechi leaves (not sure what the latter is called in English). Inhale the steam. The Karinechi leaves are too hard to find these days though.
Anti-dandruff hair conditioner – Chembarathy (Hibiscus Rosasinensis) thaali (more info here – http://www.keralaayurvedics.com/herbs-plants/chembarathi-hibiscus-rosasinensis-%E2%80%93ayurvedic-medicinal-herbs.html)
These are what I remember from my childhood.
March 27th, 2010 at 8:11 pm
For a bad cough take a cup of warm milk and mix a teaspoon of turmeric powder in it . Drink it up in one gulp. Guaranteed cure !
Another family remedy for cough and congestion is to smear Vicks on the soles of your feet , pull on a pair of socks and go to bed. By morning you’ll be better
One other remedy which has worked wonders for me personally for my terrible knee pain was to mix together equal quantities of powdered turmeric , fenugreek ( uluva ) and dried ginger . Put the mix in a container and take one spoonful of it in a glass of water last thing at night . I was cured in two weeks, but I took it longer , as I felt it was a good detoxifier . You certainly feel it the morning after . Must tell you that I had had surgery on one knee before I came to know of this remedy. Took it and did not need surgery for the other knee which was as bad as the other
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October 29th, 2012 at 9:39 am
For cough its not onion, its cheriya ulli (small onion – not sure about the english name). Check this image http://www.binbrain.info/data/media/18/indian_small_onion.JPG