AMI JA NUSKHA
(Home Remedies)

Om! We worship Lord Shiva (The 3-Eyed One) who is full of fragrance and who nourishes all beings; may He liberate me from death, bestow salvation and (lead me) towards Eternity (Make me immortal) just as the ripe cucumber is severed (from the creeper) of its bondage.

SINDHI NUSKHAS

For an upset stomach

2 spoons of brandy, 2 spoons of water, Few drops of lime

For Acidity

Uncooked milk and soda water.

For High Fever

Cotton wool soaked in brandy applied on navel

Low-grade Fever

7 Tulsi leaves, 7 peppercorns, Little mishri or sugar, Boil in a little water and drink.

For Arthritis

1) 5-7 Peppercorns, Swallow with hot water, 1st thing in the morning.

2) Juice of 2-3 drumsticks, first thing in the morning., (Gives an upset stomach initially)

3) Mustard oil, boiled with hing, garlic and rock salt, Brings relief, if applied warm. Keep part covered.

4) Massage gently oil and turmeric (Haldi)

5) Apply Ajwain for knee pain

For Sprain

1) Choona (Available at a paan shop), Haldi (Turmeric powder), Apply directly on sprain, Cover with cotton and bandage.

2) Haldi, Pinch of salt, Little water, Heat the above, When hot, add a few drops of oil, Apply on sprain

3) Spread ghee and haldi on a hot chappatti and apply on sprain

Cure for skin trouble for life

Bathe in first rain drops

To Tighten skin (Beauty aid)

Apply: Besan (Gram flour) mixed with Lemon juice

For Dark circles under eyes (Beauty aid)

Apply Carrot and cucumber juice on dark circles.

For pimples:

1)Apply your early morning saliva.

2) Talcum powder mixed with cold cream.

For Cracked feet

Apply Glycerine with Lime

For stomach ulcers

Drink cold Milk

Typhoid

Pomegranate juice is beneficial.

For Shoe-Bite

Apply camphor in coconut oil.

For Burns

Cold Running water or Apply Honey or Apply Toothpaste or Apply lather of a washing bar soap.

For mild stomach-upsets

Have Saunf or whole Dhania

For vomiting

1) Burn out the alcohol in a 1 Tbsp of Brandy, and take as required, every few hours would be good if you do not wish to get drunk.

2) Lemon pickled ginger

3) 1 Tbsp Lemon juice added to 1Tbsp Brandy

For Nausea

1) Suck an Elaichi (cardammon)

2) Suck a Lime.

For Diarrhoea

1) Eat over-ripe bananas

2) Swallow a Tbsp of Hurbo

For Diabetes

1 tsp ground Methi (Fenugreek) seeds taken with curd.

For Bronchial disorders

1) Brandy and honey

2) Grind: 5 Black pepper corns, 1 inch Cinnamon stick, 5 Basil ( Tulsi leaves) and mishri (Crystalised sugar)

3) In two cups of water, boil: 5 Tulsi leaves,5 black pepper corns, dry ginger, saunf and (mishri) sugar.

4) Hot milk with turmeric powder.

For Dry Cough:

1) Fresh ginger juice in a 1 tsp of honey

2) Salt water gargle

Aphrodisiac and general remedies

1) White onion fried in pure ghee and mixed with honey acts as an aphrodisiac if taken first thing in the morning.

2) Neem leaves keeps away insects from linens

3) Water boiled and cooled overnight in a copper vessel, is generally good for the system.

4) Start on coriander juice everyday if you feel you are heading for High Blood Pressure.

5) Have pomegranate if heading for cholesterol.

For Burns

Take a thin slice of potato peel, place on the part that has been affected and leave for a few hours.

For Tooth-ache:

1) Soak brandy in cotton and place on affected tooth.

2) Apply clove oil with cotton bud

For Mouth Blisters

Gargle with 3 parts of milk and 3 parts of water.

(Following Remedies from the internet. Would like to give credit to who it is due)

HEADACHE ? EAT FISH
 Eat plenty of fish -- fish oil helps prevent headaches.
 So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain.

   TO PREVENT STROKE DRINK TEA
    Prevent build-up of fatty deposits on artery walls with regular
doses of Tea. (actually, tea suppresses my appetite and keeps the
pounds from Invading..Green tea is great for our immune system)!

    INSOMNIA (CAN'T SLEEP ?) HONEY
  Use honey as a tranquilizer and sedative.

 ASTHMA ? EAT ONIONS
   Eating onions helps ease constriction of bronchial tubes. (when
I was young, My mother would make onion packs to place on our
chest, helped the Respiratory ailments and actually made us breathe
better).

    ARTHRITIS ? EAT FISH, TOO
 Salmon, tuna, mackerel and sardines actually prevent arthritis.
fish has Omega oils, good for our immune system)

    UPSET STOMACH ?  BANANAS - GINGER
    Bananas will settle an upset stomach.
  Ginger will cure morning sickness and nausea.

   BLADDER INFECTION ? DRINK CRANBERRY JUICE
   High-acid cranberry juice controls harmful bacteria.

   BONE PROBLEMS ? EAT PINEAPPLE
    Bone fractures and osteoporosis can be prevented by the
manganese in Pineapple.

   PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME ? EAT CORNFLAKES
   Women can ward off the effects of PMS with cornflakes, which
help reduce depression, anxiety and fatigue.

  MEMORY PROBLEMS ? EAT OYSTERS
 Oysters help improve your mental functioning by supplying
much-needed zinc.

   COLDS ? EAT GARLIC
   Clear up that stuffy head with garlic. (remember, garlic lowers
cholesterol, too.)

   COUGHING ? USE RED PEPPERS    A substance similar to that found in the cough syrups is found
in hot red pepper. Use red (cayenne) pepper with caution-it can
irritate your tummy.

   BREAST CANCER ?  EAT Wheat, bran and cabbage  Helps to maintain
estrogens at healthy levels.

  LUNG CANCER ? EAT DARK GREEN & ORANGE AND VEGGIES
    A good antidote is beta carotene, a form of Vitamin A found in
dark green and orange vegetables.

   ULCERS ? EAT CABBAGE ALSO
   Cabbage contains chemicals that help heal both gastric and
duodenal ulcers.

    DIARRHEA ? EAT APPLES
   Grate an apple with its skin, let it turn brown and eat it to
cure this condition. (Bananas are good for this ailment)

   CLOGGED ARTERIES ? EAT AVOCADO
  Mono unsaturated fat in avocados lowers cholesterol.

   HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ? EAT CELERY AND OLIVE OIL
   Olive oil has been shown to lower blood pressure. Celery
contains a chemical that lowers pressure too.

    BLOOD SUGAR IMBALANCE ? EAT BROCCOLI AND PEANUTS
    The chromium in broccoli and peanuts helps regulate insulin and
blood sugar.

     Apple: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple
has a low Vitamin C content, it has antioxidants &  flavonoids which enhance the activity of Vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke.
   Strawberry: Protective fruit.
 Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major
fruits &protects the body from cancer causing, blood vessels clogging free   radicals. (Actually, any berry is good for you..they're high in  anti-oxidants and they actually keep us young.........blueberries are the  best and very versatile in the health field........they get rid of all the  free-radicals that invade our bodies)

    Orange : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2 - 4 oranges a day may help
keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessen the risk of colon cancer. 

 Watermelon: Coolest Thirst Quencher. Composed of 92% water, it
is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione which helps boost our immune system.  They are also a key source of lycopene- the cancer fighting oxidant.. Other nutrients found in watermelon are Vitamin C &Potassium. (watermelon also
has natural substances [natural SPF sources] that keep our skin healthy, protecting our skin from those darn suv rays)
   Guava &Papaya: Top awards for Vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high Vitamin C content.
 Papaya: is rich in carotene, this is good for your eyes. (also good for gas and indigestion)
 Tomatoes:  are very good as a preventative measure for men,keeps those prostrate problems from invading their bodies.