Now our parents and elders know a whole lot of home remedies for various minor sicknesses. Not sure whether we will remember as many of home remedies as they do since we also rely on the over-the-counter medicine.
Its time to do some group thinking and jot down the home remedies that we know of so that we all benefit from trying out home-remedies first before trying out over-the-counter medicines. The immune systems of the current generation is already getting a bit weaker due to overuse of over the counter medicines. A recent Time magazine article had pointed out how the germs and microorganisms are getting resistant to drugs since we use so many of them now.
So if you know of any home remedies for any small sickness like fever, coughing, stomach-ache, loose motions, running nose, etc please share it with the rest of us.
Haldhi ka dudh (Hot Turmeric Milk) has worked well for me during fever and cough and in many other cases.
Haldhi (Turmeric) of course can also be applied to small bruises to clot the blood.
Rock sugar boiled with cup of water along with few cardamom seeds is good for loose motion.
All spices like sooth,black pepper,tulsi,haldi,gur are bioiled in water and then take twice a day is very good for getting rid of cough and cold.
Turmeric milk has helped me a lot during fever, sardi and cough
Also, khajur, turmeric and jaggery together mix karke.. thoda garam karke khao – that will help to cure khasi
Drink warm water with some honey+lemon – cure khasi
For cold related problems like headaches, nasal congestion, coughing etc. apply a paste of soonth and water – that has been heated a little bit – on head, temple, nose, throat and chest area. If you can, leave it overnight.
Be careful when using this on kids as it may give a little burning sensation in the bigining.
For cold related problems for infants/toddlers, apply saffron with milk. Heat the saffron, mix with milk and apply on the areas mentioned by Ameeta. One can also do sek with Betel leaves or ajwain (tie in a potli) for infants on the chest area. Taking steam is one of the other alternatives for nasal congestion.
For throat related problems – heat jaggery a bit, mix with haldi & soonth and make small balls and eat. Other one is gooseberry and adrak juice – drink few teaspoons.
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Taking steam over the boiling hot water container and covering yourself with towel or bedsheet, helps a lot with cold. Do it 2 – 3 times a day and get relief faster.
Momra (Kumra) jo paani is supposed to be good for upset stomach. Anyone have more info on this?
Momra jo paani is very good for diarrhoea (loose motions). Wash & then boil a handful of momra in a some water, allow to cool, then add some sugar, lemon juice & a pinch of nutmeg(jainfal) powder, and sip slowly. Repeat the routine few times a day. Works wonders in few hours !!
Kids with common cold – apply alsi lape on their chest and leave it overnight. In india you get ready bottle of alsi lape.
For cold n cough – make tulsi ke patte ka juice, mix with honey , take this mixture(1tsp) thrice aday will give relief in cold n cough.
In case a person is having very high temperature (fever), give that person a bath with the normal TAP water, this will reduce the body temperature instantly. We had done this to Ruchi when she had 4 degree temperature and it instantly reduced to 2 degrees.
For Cold for infants & todds – boil little water by adding little jaggery & very little ajwain & give 2/3 spoons of it twice a day. This & kesar thing that bhavini mentioned has really worked like magic for Mithil during his cold.
Keeping infants in the bathroom with hot shower on helps to open their nose.
Mixing rice and ajwain and putting in the microwave is another good remedy for cold . basically put the sock in the microwave and then give sake.
pomogranate and apples are good to stop loose motions
for constipation pears and prunes , prune juice is very effective.
for cold sitophaladi and honey mix is good.
for loose motion nutmeg is good
good website for home remedies…
http://www.gurjari.net/arcDetails/dadima-mbbs.html