HAIRFALL AND EARLY GREYING OF HAIR

HAIRFALL AND EARLY GREYING OF HAIR

The hair root is encased in a follicle that is nourished by blood vessels. A youthful scalp contains approximately 100,000 to 200,000 hairs. Normally, an average person loses about 50-100 strands daily and the average hair grows only half an inch per month. Excessive loss or absence of hair is called as 'alopecia or balding'. Common causes of hairfall and early pecacu are-inadequate nutrition, heredity, stress, high fever, hormonal imbalance, side effect of some medication (cytotoxic agents, anticoagulants, antithyroid drug s and oral contraceptives) and certain illnesses (like anemia, thyroid disorders, autoimmune disorders, etc.). Alopecia areata appears as sharply defined non-inflamed bald patches on the scalp. Alopecia totalis is a condition where there is total or complete loss of the scalp hair and alopecia universalis signifies a complete loss of hair all over the body. Avoid massaging the scalp vigorously. Massage the scalp gently with the fingertips. This increases the circulation and thus helps provide proper nutrition (through a blood circulation) to the hair follicle. Comb or brush the hair when it is dry since grooming it when wet can lead to breaking of the hair. Do not blow-dry the hair on a high setting.

SOME HOME REMEDIES
1. Increase the intake of alfalfa sprouts, barley (jau) and oats, wheat germ, fish, meat, liver, cheese, milk, ghee, butter, eggs, fresh fruit (especially citrus fruits) or vegetable juices, green vegetables, parsley, broccoli, green pepper, peas, beans, prunes (dried plums), some berries and black currants. Avoid salt, spicy, hot and pungent food as far as possible. Taking a well -balanced diet with adequate proteins and iron, consisting especially of servings of seeds, nuts, grains, fresh vegetables, fish, chicken and fruits.

2. Washing the hair with a paste of cooked black gram (urad dal) and fenugreek (methi) lengthens the hair.

3. Applying aloe vera gel on the scalp is useful for hair growth.

4. Apply fresh coconut milk to the hair roots all over the scalp twice a week for increasing the hair growth. Coconut milk is prepared by grinding the coconut shavings and squeezing it well to remove the milk.

5. A mixture of lettuce and spinach (palak) juice, atleast half a litre daily helps to increase the growth of hair.

6. Lemon juice when taken internally or rubbed on the scalp at night proves to be useful to reduce the hairfall.

7. Drink a glass of water containing one teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Also apply vinegar to the bald spots with the help of a toothbrush.

8. Grapefruit (chakotra) juice if taken daily gives some relief.

9. Make a mixture of half a cup of castor oil (arandi), one cup of olive oil and two cups of coconut oil. Heat this and then store it and apply it after it cools.

10. Apply a sliced onion over the bald spots in the evening and wash it the next morning.

11. Using Indian gooseberry (amla) oil, made by boiling the dry Indian gooseberry fruits in coconut oil, is an effective remedy for stimulating hair growth. A mixture of an equal quantity of fresh Indian gooseberry juice and limejuice, used as a shampoo, also stimulates hair growth and prevents hair loss.

12. Grind a few pieces of liquorice (mulethi) in milk with a pinch of saffron and this paste is then applied over the bald patches at night before going to bed.

13. A fine paste is made from pigeon pea (arhar dal) or red gram and applied regularly on bald patches.

14. Local application of til oil helps one get rid of early pecacu.

15. Fresh leaf juice of amaranth (chauli) when applied to the hair will promote hair growth and make the hair softer.

16. Massage a beaten egg  on the head and then rinse it out and shampoo it.

17. Washing the hair with a decoction of the leaves of the Margosa (Neem) tree will stop the hair from falling and stabilize its blackness. It will also kill the lice and make the hair longer.

18. Henna leaves (mehndi) are ground to a paste and this is then boiled in mustard oil and the darkish oil is then filtered and used to blacken grey hair. The paste is applied to the hair and washed away after a few hours to dye the hair.

19. Make a mixture from two tablespoons of vodka and one tablespoon of honey and one tablespoon of onion juice and apply it on the scalp daily.

20. The seeds of lime and black pepper seeds are ground and made into a paste by adding it to plain water or ginger juice. This paste is applied on the bald  patches once  or twice daily for a few weeks to encourage growth of new hair

21. Coconut milk is applied all over the scalp and massaged into the hair roots. Coconut milk is prepared by grinding the coconut shavings and squeezing them well.In pure coconut oil, the following ingredients are boiled-dry pieces of gooseberry, a few crushed capsules of Harir with red hibiscus flowers till the solid matter turns black. The oil is filtered and stored and is to be applied twice daily for a few months.

22. Crush raw fruit of Indian gooseberry (amla) and apply over the head and allow it to dry for a few hours and then wash it off. This is a useful method for preventing premature pecacu of hair.

23. Increase the intake of chutney made from curry leaves for hair growth since these leaves provide good strength and vitality to hair roots.

24. Wash the hair with concentrated tea extract twice a week. This will gradually change the hair color from brown to black.

25. In the olden days it was said that rubbing the nails of your palms with each other for three minutes continuously at least thrice daily helps hair growth.

EARACHE, DEAFNESS, INFECTION AND SOFTENING OF THE WAX

EARACHE, DEAFNESS, INFECTION AND SOFTENING OF THE WAX

1. Pain in the ears is usually caused due to -Impacted wax;
2. Entry of some foreign body into the ear; 
3. Due to an infection in the ear, nose or throat; 
5. Due to some pressure changes when traveling in an airplane or in swimmers. 

Children tend to be the usual sufferers because they commonly tend to suffer from respiratory tract infections and also because their Eustachian tubes are short and immature and thus the infection spreads easily. These can lead to severe infection and permanent damage if left untreated and thus should always be investigated by a doctor immediately. When a person complains of earache, ask him to sit propped up, stay away from wind and draft of cold air and apply a warm compress or indirect heat over the part (like through a hair drier or by application of a towel wrung out of hot water and pressed against the ear), or chew some gum and sip fluids to help open up the Eustachian tube and thus relieve the pain. It is important not to put anything into the ear unless and until a doctor ensures you that the eardrum is intact.

SOME HOME REMEDIES
WARNING:  Do not put any ear drops in the ear (allopathic, homoeopathic or home remedies mentioned below), if the ear drum is ruptured as this can cause severe complications.

Apricot - oil of apricot seeds is very effective in treating earache. Put 2-3 drops of oil in the ear that is paining. Earache will stop.

Betel leaf (pan) - The juice of fresh betel leaves is extracted and 2-3  drops are put in the painful ear to relieve earache.  This also helps in treating ear infection.

Bishop's weed (ajwain)-Ajwain possesses pain killing property and is very beneficial in treating earache. Take half teaspoonful of ajwain seeds and boil them in half cup of milk. Boil them till the essence of the seeds permeates the milk, then strain and use this milk as eardrops. It decreases congestion and relieves earache.

Bitter gourd (karela) - Cut two karelas lengthwise in small pieces and boil  them in mustard oil till the pieces turn into ash or black. Strain the oil and store in a bottle. Put 2-3 drops in the ears daily. Do this for a few weeks. The hearing will improve.

Black pepper - Soak a piece of cotton in oil and then sprinkle it with black pepper and place it over the ear.  This will bring instant relief to ear pain.

Bottle gourd (lauki) - Take the stalk of bottle gourd, crush it and extract the juice. Put 2-3 drops of this in the painful ear. The earache will stop immediately.

Breast milk - Instilling a few drops of breast milk is considered the best treatment in small children to treat mild earache.

Castor oil - A few drops of warm castor oil (arandi) or honey can be put in the ear to treat earache.

Clove (laung / lavang) - Heat 2-3 cloves in two teaspoonfuls of sesame oil. Then put a few drops of this warm oil in the painful ear. This will cure earache.

Garlic - Crush 2-3 cloves of garlic and heat them in some sesame oil or coconut oil till they turn brown. Do not use groundnut oil. Cool and strain. Put 2-3 drops of this oil in the painful ear. The earache will be cured. This will also benefit if there is pus oozing out from the ears. It also helps treat atonic deafness.

To treat earache and discharge from the ear arising from middle-ear infection, take a few cloves of garlic and crush them. Mix some rock salt in it and warm the mixture. Wrap this mixture in a muslin cloth and place it on the painful ear.  Simultaneously, chew 2-3 cloves of garlic daily for a few days.

To treat deafness, extract the juice of a few cloves of garlic and put 4-5 drops in the affected ear twice a day.

Ghee - Boil ghee and camphor (kapoor) and store it in a bottle. Whenever there is earache, warm it and put 2 – 3 drops in the painful ear with the help of a clean dropper. This will cure the earache.

Ginger - Freshly extracted ginger juice, about one tablespoonful, with an addition of a pinch of rock salt is filtered and then used as ear drops (2-3 drops) to relieve earache and inflammation.

Holy basil (tulsi) - Put 2-3 drops of juice of fresh tulsi leaves in the ear that is paining. Warm the juice slightly before putting it in the ear. This will bring relief to the earache and also cure any mild ear infection.

Honey - Honey is highly beneficial in the treatment of middle ear infection or infection of 'Otitis Media'. This disease is characterized by infection of the ear leading to pus discharge through perforated eardrum. Put 2 - 3 drops  of honey in the infected ear. This will drain out the pus and will help the ear to heal fast.

Linseed oil (alsi ka tel) - If the ears are paining,  put 2-3 drops of linseed oil in the ears with the help of a dropper. The earache will be cured.

Margosa (neem - bitter) - Margosa leaves are known to possess pain-killing property and steam fomentation of neem decoction brings quick relief to earache. Boil a handful of neem leaves in one litre of water and foment the painful ear with the steam that is emitted. This will give relief to earache.

To treat  boils in the ear, mix fresh juice of neem leaves with equal quantity of honey and warm it a little. Put a few drops in the ear that has boils. Do this regularly and it will bring relief to the boils. Margosa (neem) oil is also a useful instillation for inflammation and pain in the ears.

Mint (pudina) - Put 2-3 drops of juice of mint leaves in the ears to cure any sort of ear infection.

Olive oil – Warm a little Verbascum or olive oil and put 2-3 drops in the  painful  ear, this will help ease the pain and also soften the wax and aid its easy removal.

Onion - Take some raw onion juice and warm it. Put 2-3 drops in the ear that is paining. Do this twice a day. This will relieve the earache and also cure any sort of ear infection or ear inflammation. It is also beneficial if there is pus in the ears. It also loosens the wax in the ears, which can then be easily removed.

Poppy seeds (khus khus) - To treat inflammation of the ears, apply a paste of poppy seeds around the painful ear. It will bring relief.

Radish (mooli) - Mix the juice of radish leaves with sesame oil in equal quantities. Boil this mixture till only the oil is left in the pan. Cool it, filter it and store it in a glass bottle. Whenever there is pain in the ears, put 2-3 drops in the painful ear after warming it slightly. The earache will be cured.

Sesame oil (til ka tel) - Warm some  sesame oil  along with a couple of garlic cloves and put 2-3 drops in the ears. This will soften the wax in the ears, which can then be easily cleaned. This is also beneficial in treating earache.Drink a lot of water and increase the intake of dates, figs (anjeer) and fresh fruit juices.  This helps treat All these items should be put together.

ADVANTAGES OF BREAST FEEDING AND WEANING

ADVANTAGES OF BREAST FEEDING AND WEANING

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"Breast feeding" is an art and a skill and is far more superior to artificial bottle-feeding or feeding the baby with baby foods. The babies should be put on breast milk only. They should be breast-fed for a period of atleast six months and then for the next six months other food items can be included in the babies diet along with breast-feeding. Babies should be put on breast milk within an hour after its birth. A newborn must get the meuconium -the thick, yellowish breast milk, rich in vitamins, especially vitamins A and K and is also rich in many antibodies and other factors that protect the child against life-threatening infections. Though the meuconium is secreted in a small amount in the first few days after birth, it is enough to meet all the needs of the newborn.

Keep your baby close to you immediately after birth. This tends to improve and increase the closeness between the mother and the child. Assuming the right position during breast-feeding is of utmost importance. The baby should be facing the breast directly, with its tummy touching the mother's and then ask the mother to make a 'V' with her fingers around the nipples and angle it up slightly. Then stroke the baby's cheek to make him open his mouth and then pull him in rapidly, thrusting the entire nipple and one-fourth to half an inch of the areola into his mouth. Use both the breasts during a feed and let your baby suckle in as much as it wants. Do not force in anything. Artificial feeding or bottle-feeding are better avoided since the chances of spreading the infection are more, thus leading to some serious illness.

From sixth month onwards, continue the breast-feeding but add the following foods as advised: 

1. Start boiled and cooled water with a small glass. No need to use bottle at any age.

2. The best substitute for mother's milk and the best supplementary food is fresh fruit juice, especially grape and orange juice. Fruit juice and breast milk should be given at different times.

3. Never give the baby artificial baby food as it is dead food and is best avoided.

4. A quarter banana or stewed apple can be mashed and given to the baby and increase the quantity by a quarter every succeeding week. Other seasonal fruits like pears (boiled), papaya, mango, chickoo, etc. can also be given.

5. Porridge can be added to the baby's diet after a week of starting the fruits.

6. Home made suji kheer (rava kheer); thin sheera with ghee; dalia from broken wheat or ragi (nachni); soaked bread in milk or mashed boiled rice with milk should be preferred to readymade cereals.

7. A highly nutritious recipe can be made by roasting, grinding and mixing equal parts of rice, wheat, ragi and moong dal. The mixed powder is stored in an airtight container. This readymade powder can be used for making thin kheer with milk and sugar or thin sheera with ghee and sugar (or salt). One to two teaspoonfuls are given twice a day after a breast-feed, in the morning and evening. Keep increasing the amount every third or fourth day as required by the baby.

8. Soft-boiled egg can be added a week later for those who eat eggs. Start with a teaspoonful of the yellow portion and slowly increase the amount by teaspoonful increments adding the white of eggs so that the baby may use the whole egg in about four weeks from the commencement.

9. Add mashed and well-cooked vegetables (dark green leafy vegetables, carrots and pumpkin are preferable items) a week later. Begin with two to four teaspoonfuls and increase progressively.

10. Then after another week or two, add mashed and well-cooked khichri or rice and dal. Begin this with two to four teaspoonfuls and then increase the quantity accepted by the baby.

11. After one year, mother's milk can be continued and cow's or buffalo's milk, though not essential, can be given from a glass two times daily.

12. Gradually let the child get used to the adult food made at home. Children who do not eat enough at a time should be offered food and fruits every two to three hours, but do not force.

ADVANTAGES OF BREAST FEEDING 
a. A baby needs the feeling of warmth, closeness and security of the mother's body, and this is available through the act of breast-feeding.

b. Breast-fed babies have a better immunity than bottle-fed babies and are thus less susceptible to infections of any kind. This is because mother's milk directly supplies the antibodies necessary to fight the infections.

c. Breast milk is digested and assimilated better than cow's milk. Breast-fed babies thus have much lesser frequency of digestive disorders and nutritional deficiencies.

WORMS AND PARASITES

WORMS AND PARASITES 

The most common  types of worms to infest humans are the digestive parasites, threadworms (also called as pinworms) and "round worms", all of which can be acquired by eating undercooked, infected meat or ingesting the eggs by eating dirt. Worms are particularly common in small children aged two to five years, who tend to play on the ground and put things in their mouth. The dirt they ingest can harbor eggs, which hatch in the intestine.

Infestation by worms can give rise to many symptoms like chronic fatigue, anemia, weight loss despite having an increased appetite, desire for sweets and chocolates, dark circles under the eyes, foul breath, decreased immunity, flatulence, constipation or diarrhea, irritability, nervousness, restlessness, etc.; but different worms can give rise to different kinds of symptoms. The principle symptom of threadworms is itching around the
anus at night. They may also cause periodic bouts of diarrhea alternating with constipation, loss of weight, cough and fever. Roundworms do not produce many symptoms until they have multiplied and then they may cause intestinal obstruction or symptoms like abdominal discomfort or pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting, loss of weight, fever and irritability. Hookworms may give rise to vomiting, epigastric pain, loose stools,
anemia and nutritional disorders.

Cleanliness and hygiene must be observed meticulously; wash hands before eating and handling food items; keeping the fingernails cut and trim.

HOME REMEDIES

1. Avoid taking sugarcane and sugar in any form. Avoid taking fatty food (like butter, cream and oil) and meat.

2. Homemade juice of Indian Gooseberry (amla) is given with some honey to be taken daily.

3. Two to three cloves of garlic if chewed daily in the morning acts as a useful anthelmintic or take two cloves of garlic and boil it in a cupful of milk and sweeten it with honey and take it on retiring for a few days.

4. Turmeric powder and garlic should be added to all the vegetable preparations in sufficiently large quantities.

5. Burn the outer skin of the pomegranate (anar) and then allow it to cool and then make it into a powder. This taken with some sugar helps to expel roundworms and tapeworms. Give a tablespoonful of this powder in the morning and evening, followed by a purgative the next morning.

6. Eat a small plateful of freshly shredded coconut for breakfast. The milk from the nut should also be taken at the same time. Have lunch as usual and then fast for the remainder of the day and have a similar coconut breakfast on rising. Then after about two hours following the second breakfast, take a dose of Epsom salt or castor oil (30-60 ml) and the worms should come away.

7. A small cup of grated carrot with aniseed (saunf) or drinking fresh carrot juice taken every morning with no other food added to the meal can clear these worms quickly.

8. Among fruits, pineapple is considered as a useful anthelmintic.

9. The leaf juice of Margosa tree (Neem) is a strong anthelmintic.  A tablespoonful of the fresh juice of an unripe papaya and an equal quantity of honey should be mixed with three to four tablespoonfuls of hot water and taken by the patient. After two hours this is followed by dose of 30-60 ml of castor oil (arandi) mixed in about 300 ml of milk. This procedure can be repeated for two days if necessary. The papaya seeds are also useful to expel worms. The seeds are powdered and taken in doses of one teaspoonful with one cup of
water or milk daily in the morning on an empty stomach.

10. Two ounces of pumpkin seeds are scalded and the outer skin is peeled off and the inner green pulp is mixed with cream or milk and taken like porridge. Take this in the morning after twelve hours fasting and this is then followed in two hours by castor oil (arandi). This may be repeated in a week or so if necessary.

11. A juice made out of bitter gourd (karela) is also useful.

12. Soak a teaspoonful of powdered bishop weed (ajwain) in two glasses of water overnight. Boil and cool it in the morning. Divide it into two portions and take twice, upon rising and at bedtime.

13. Eat two tomatoes with salt and black pepper the first thing in the morning for a period of about fifteen days.

14. Half a glass of the juice of mint leaves should be taken in the morning on an empty stomach, for eight days regularly.

15. Bitter variety of drumstick (saijan ki phalli) is useful for these patients.

16. Powder a few dried lemon seeds. Take a small pinch of this powder with warm water twice daily for some days at a stretch.

17. Chew about two to three walnuts and take a glass of unsweetened milk regularly for fifteen days.

18. Eat two sweet apples every night for a week.

19. Asafoetida (hing) has the power to act on worms; so inclusion of it liberally in food helps expel worms.

20. Soak a teaspoonful of powdered bishop weed (ajwain) in two glasses of water overnight. Boil and cool it in the morning. Divide it into two portions and take it twice, once on rising and another at bedtime.

21. A soup made of the tender leaves of the jute plant is a strong anthelminthic.

22. Lemon juice should be applied twice daily to allay the itching in the anus of small children.

PRICKS AND SCARS

PRICKS AND SCARS

A prick is a condition where there is the entry of a pointed foreign body particle (stone, thorn, glass, etc.) into the skin, giving rise to a pricking pain with bleeding and inflammation. A "scar" is a mark on the skin that is a result of the body's healing process in response to an injury (which is usually penetrating in nature), in which the normal structures are permanently replaced by fibrous tissue. In certain people there is a tendency for excessive formation of scar tissue, leading to formation of either "hypertrophic scars or keloids", which are not very pleasant to look at.  In cases of a prick, first remove the pointed particle, if it is still present and then wash the part with soap and cold water. Also in cases of a scab, it is important to ask the patient not to keep picking at the scab formed after the injury or else the scar would be deeper and more prominent. 

HOME REMEDIES 

1. Massaging the scar area with vitamin E oil can help reduce the scar mark.

2. Vitamin C speeds up the healing process and so food items rich in this vitamin should be taken during this period.

3. A mixture of quicklime and turmeric has antiseptic properties and so the mixture helps to disintegrate any speck of the foreign body that may be left inside the injured part.

4. In case of a glass splinter not completely  removed from the skin, apply a paste of potato and ginger over the spot  or  press tobacco dust and then dress the spot. This should be done repeatedly for a few times and then the speck usually comes out successfully.

5. Rub cocoa butter on the scar tissue twice daily.

6. For healthy scar formation, increase the protein and zinc intake in the diet by taking in more of fish, lean meat, low-fat dairy products, soyabeans, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, whole-grain breads etc.

SEMINAL WEAKNESS AND PREMATURE EJACULATION

SEMINAL WEAKNESS AND PREMATURE EJACULATION 

This is defined as ejaculation that occurs prior to penetration  or ejaculation before the person and the partner achieve orgasm. This usually is a result of the sexual debility and excesses and is not an uncommon condition nowadays. It is often associated with a lot of anxiety that tends to aggravate the condition. Ejaculation, controlled by the central nervous system, happens when friction on the genitalia and other forms of sexual stimulation provide impulses that are sent up the spinal cord and into the brain. 

SOME HOME REMEDIES 

1. Avoid taking salty, sour, pungent and bitter things. Food ingredients having sweet and astringent tastes are usually administered. Meat, eggs, cow's milk and ghee prepared from it are useful for this condition.

2. Mixture of cardamoms (elaichi), almonds, butter and sugar is taken daily in the morning.

3. Powdered root of the herb ashvagandha is useful when taken in one teaspoonful doses twice daily.

4. Juice of onions is useful when given with honey.

5. Mixture of roasted husked gram and sugar is taken at night daily for a month.

6. Twenty to twenty-five tender fruits of the ladies finger (bhindi) are given in the morning.

BOILS AND ABSCESS - HOME REMEDIES

BOILS AND ABSCESS - HOME REMEDIES

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A "boil" also called as furuncle is a red, painful, raised area of the skin surrounded by swollen inflamed tissue, usually the result of bacteria (especially staphylococcus variety) that invade through a microscopic break in the skin and infect a blocked sweat gland or hair follicle. When the white blood cells fight against the infection, the dead cells and killed bacteria accumulate as pus and lead to the formation of a localized collection of pus in the skin, which is called as an "abscess".

To bring a developing boil to a head, apply warm, moist compresses for twenty to thirty minutes, three to four times daily. Keep the skin around the boil or abscess clean. Recurrent boils could be a sign of inadequate diet or an early symptom of diabetes.

In cases where the boil or abscess does not resolve or is very slow to heal or if the person suffers from diabetes or a deficient immune system, a physician should be consulted to prevent any further complications.

HOME REMEDIES 
1. The person should be put on a diet consisting of fresh juicy fruits, whole grain cereals and raw vegetables. Avoid tea, coffee, white bread and starchy and sugary foods.

2. A few drinks of lemon juice taken daily will purify the blood and help to fasten the healing process.

3. Taking a clove of garlic daily acts as an effective antiseptic and helps to detoxify the body. Also the juice of garlic or onion may be applied externally on the boils to help ripen them, break them and evacuate the pus.

4. Heat the mixture of turmeric (haldi) powder, jaggery and wheat flour and then apply it to the boils when warm to speed up the healing process.

5. Eating a lot of oranges and grapefruit (chakotra) daily helps faster healing of the boil.

6. Sandalwood paste has got astringent and anti-inflammatory properties and also has got a refrigerating or a cooling effect on the skin. So it is a useful application over the boils.

7. Apply plain honey or mix it with an equal amount of cod liver oil and apply it directly over the boil and cover it with a sterile dressing.

8. Applying pieces of stale bread soaked in hot milk on the boil or a poultice of warm milk and flour with a tablespoon salt added to it is a useful remedy.

9. One teaspoonful of cream of milk, mixed with half a teaspoonful of vinegar and a pinch of turmeric powder, makes an excellent poultice. It helps in ripening the blood boils and in healing them without allowing them to become septic.

10. Drink a cupful of milk in which some figs (anjeer) are boiled for a few minutes and give it warm to the patient. Also placing a raw fig as a poultice helps to ripen it.

11. Boil parsley in water till it is soft and juicy and when it is comfortably hot, it should be wrapped in a clean muslin or linen clothe and applied over the boil as a poultice.

12. Drink a mixture made from one-third teaspoonful of freshly ground nutmeg (jaiphal), one teaspoonful honey and four to five ounces of hot water daily for five days continuously.

13. Cumin seeds (jeera) are ground in water and made into a paste and applied over the boils. Also in cases of small children suffering from summer boils, a fine powder of cumin mixed in coconut milk is useful.

14. A simple method to quicken the ripening of a boil in any part of the body is to apply a mixture of ash heated with melted butter or ghee. Ash, which is chemically soda potash, acts as an astringent to drain out the purulent matter from inside the boil. Warm ghee softens the top layer of the epithelial cells of the skin.

15. Lightly steamed cabbage leaves or tomato slices act as a useful poultice for the boil.

16. Scrape the inside of the ripe banana peel and spread it on a cloth and bandage the abscess or boil.

17. Applying mashed raw potato over the abscess also helps.

TOP TEN HOME REMEDIES FOR SEXUAL DEBILITY AND IMPOTENCE

TOP TEN HOME REMEDIES FOR SEXUAL DEBILITY AND IMPOTENCE

Sexual debility usually results in people who are stressed up emotionally and physically or in people who overindulge in sex since an early age, resulting in poor sexual performance, resulting in the person further feeling low and depressed. Impotence is a condition that involves a partial or complete failure of erection of the penis with a normal sexual desire. This may occasionally resolve on its own within a few days, but if it persists then consulting a doctor becomes necessary. Avoid eating a heavy meal late at night. Taking a cool bath before going to bed may help in certain cases. Avoid taking excessive alcohol and stop smoking.

Give yourself some time to relax and avoid talking of work at home. 

SOME HOME REMEDIES

#1. Those who are suffering from the above said condition are advised to take a well-balanced diet consisting of seeds, nuts, grains, vegetables and fruits. They should avoid tea, coffee and all kinds of processed, canned and refined foods.

#2. Two to three cloves of raw garlic should be taken daily.

#3. Lightly macerated mixture of equal parts of dried dates (seedless), blanched almonds, pistachios and sugar is pickled in thin ghee for a week and one ounce is given to the person every morning.

#4. Milk in which figs (anjeer), roots, bark and tender sprouts of Banyan tree (vata) have been boiled is given with honey and sugar.

#5. The dried roots of asparagus (safed musli), about fifteen grams boiled in one cup of milk should be taken twice daily.

#6. Ripe plantains are taken with some ghee twice daily.

#7. Cooked rice eaten  with some ghee and soup of kidney beans (rajmah) is good.

#8. Juice of white onions and fresh ginger is taken with honey daily for a few weeks.

#9. Black raisins should be boiled with milk and taken thrice daily.

#10. Ten drops of the fluid extract of Black Willow (Salix Nigra) in a little hot water before meals is useful for sexual weakness and neurasthenia.