Saturday 29 August 2009

water


WATER


75% of our body consist of water. Water plays many roles in our body.
a) It helps regulate the hormones and
b) helps maintain body temperature



Many of us do not favour drinking plain water. We tend to opt for carbonated, cordial and fruit juices as our daily liquid intake. Plain water has zero calories; where else a glass of syrup consists of 200 calories.If we were to drink syrup three times a day, we will consume 500- 600 extra calories a day.If we were to continue the daily consumption for a week, we will end up gaining � to 1 kg of weight! Therefore try to drink plain water as much as possible.



Children and pregnant women have problem in drinking plain water as it has no taste and causes vomiting sensation. To avoid the bland taste, cut a piece of lemon or lime and add into the plain water before drinking. This not only gives taste but also removes the vomiting sensation.



THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF WATER INTAKE
For every kilo of your weight, you should consume 30 ml of water. If your weight is 50 kg, you need to drink 1500ml of water everyday.



This calculation is only applicable to those who are healthy and do not have any health problems. If you are having heart problem or kidney failure, your daily water intake will be different as heart and kidney patients are not advised to drink lots of water.



Note: Do not drink coffee or tea after your meal as it will hinder the absorption of nutrients

Cholestrol


CHOLESTEROL


There are two types of cholesterol, bad and good cholesterol. Cholesterol is only available in non vegetarian food and does not exist in any type of vegetarian food.Coconut milk and various types of nuts also have no cholesterol content.



However this does not mean that we can consume coconut milk daily or in big quantity. This is because coconut oil has high saturated fat content. Food which has high saturated fat will be converted to cholesterol by the liver.



Egg yolk - it is advised to eat 3 egg yolks in a week
If it is low cholesterol eggs, you can increase to intake to 4 egg yolks


Egg white- has no cholesterol and can be consumed everyday



Chicken skin, mutton, seafood has high cholesterol content. Therefore to maintain cholesterol level, you must reduce the intake of cholesterol food and saturated fat, while increasing the intake of fibre.


fibre


FIBER

As mentioned in earlier episodes, a meal should consist of 50% of carbohydrate and 25% of protein. The remaining 25% should consist of fiber. The nutrient acts as a sponge and helps absorb and release excess cholesterol and sugar from the body.



Daily consumption of fiber is around 25- 30 grams and to consume the required amount, all you need to do is by eating any types of fruits, vegetables, legumes and complex carbohydrate food.Fruits should be eaten twice a day. However forbid eating fruits with soya sauce or "asam boi" as you will not get the full nutritional value.When cooking any types of vegetable, try to use minimal oil for stir frying. Frying vegetables with grated coconut or plenty of oil is not healthy and will cause harm to the body.



Oats and barley are rich in fiber. It is advised not to consume oats everyday as it has a substance call purines. Excess accumulation of purines in the body will lead to excess accumulation of uric acid.When fiber food is digested, it will create gas in the body. Therefore it is a must to drink lots of water when consuming fiber food. Also lack of water intake when consuming fiber food will harden the stool which will lead to constipation.

Fat


FAT


Fat is divided into unsaturated fat and saturated fat.
Saturated fat is a form of fat that is solid in room temperature
Types of saturated fat are margarine, coconut milk, chicken skin and read meat and is also found in meat and vegetarian dishes.
Excess daily intake of saturated fat will increase body's cholesterol level



How to control the intake of saturated fat
a) Instead of using one glass of coconut milk when cooking, replace half the amount of coconut milk with low fat milk. This method of cooking not only gives taste but also makes a healthy dish.



b) One tablespoon of butter is equivalent to 1 tablespoon of oil. Therefore try to reduce the consumption of butter as much as possible.



Unlike saturated fat, unsaturated fat is liquid in room temperature.
Types of unsaturated fat are sunflower oil, corn oil, olive oil etc.
This type of fat will not aid in increasing body's cholesterol level. However excess consumption of unsaturated fat will results in weight gain as it has high calorie content.



Note: Do not use unsaturated fat for deep frying as it will turn to trans- fatty acid

PROTEIN


PROTEIN

As previously mentioned, for each meal, 50% should be complex carbohydrate and 25 % should be protein food. Types of protein foods are fish, chicken, eggs and tofu.



To have proper hair, nail and cell growth, we need to have sufficient amount of protein intake. Protein is also important to build and maintain body's immune and hormone system.



However do not exceed the protein requirement as it can cause damage to the kidneys.
Pregnant women should consume more than the required protein amount as protein is needed to build the child's muscles. It is also necessary for elderly folks who are 65 years and above, athletes, sportsmen and sportswomen to consume more protein foods, more than the required daily requirement.



Note: Do not eat chicken everyday as it will increase one's cholesterol level

CARBOHYDRATES


CARBOHYDRATES


Carbohydrate is divided into two types, complex carbohydrate and refined carbohydrate. Some examples of foods which are high in complex carbohydrate arerice, thosai, itali and all types of potatoes .Examples of refined carbohydrate foods are sugar, honey and corn syrup.




Carbohydrate is very important as it acts like petroleum to a vehicle.1 piece of bread and 1 tablespoon of sugar has the same amount of carbohydrate, i.e. 15 grams. Refined carbohydrate digest fasts and increases one's body sugar lever very fast where else complex carbohydrate foods takes a longer time to digest.




In our plate, we should have 50% of complex carbohydrate food. However do not consume fried oily food together with complex carbohydrate food as it will increase your calorie intake and will cause you to put on weight.




There are two types of rice, white rice and brown rice. Diabetic patients normally opt for brown rice as it has more fiber and less carbohydrate than white rice. However if diabetic patients were to over eat, their body sugar level will increase. Therefore eat moderately, according to your daily needs and try to consume more complex carbohydrate foods than refined carbohydrate foods.

Sunday 16 August 2009

Baldness

BALDNESS
There are many types of medicines available in the market to treat baldness. But how did our forefathers treat this problem?

Method A
10 cloves of garlic
1 glass of honey

Soak garlic in honey for 10 days. After 10 days, take one clove of garlic and rub on the bald patches. If the garlic is too soft, use your whole palm to rub and massage the affected areas to stimulate hair growth. Soak for � hour and wash your hair with Shikakai or with Mung Bean skins. Do it daily for 20 days and you will notice the scalp becomes softer and short hairs growing from the bald patches.


Method B
Extract the juice of � pomegranate. Dip one finger in the juice and gently rub on the balding areas with your dipped finger. Repeat a few times. Apply and massage the juice on your scalp every day for a period of 20 days. Same as method A, you will notice short hairs growing from the bald patches.

If you consume pomegranate, it will
a) Cool your body
b) Cleans kidney
c) Cleans blood
d) And heals stomach wounds.
This fruit should be eaten during hot weather days as it decreases body heat.

Method C
Half onion
Rub the cut onion on the balding areas. Make sure the juice of the onion is rubbed in and gets soaked into the skin for at least 30 minutes. Wash the hair either with Shikakai or with Mung bean skins. As Method A and B, you will notice the effect after 20 days

reduce head heat

REDUCE HEAD HEAT
Some individuals may experience lots of heat in the head area which causes:
a) short temperament
b) headaches
c) heatiness in eyes
d) bitterness in mouth
e) an increase of pitta in the body

A
1 handful of curry leaves. Grind the leaves.
100 ml lime juice
100 ml indian gooseberry or amla juice (nellikai): Optional. Pound the berries and extract the juice.
100 ml orange young coconut water
100 ml fresh cow's milk

B
20 grams of white turmeric (poolan kilangu)
20 grams fenugreek seeds
20 grams small cumin seeds
Grind white turmeric, fenugreek seeds and small cumin seeds into powder form.

C
1 liter of gingerly oil

Pour gingerly oil into a metal saucepan and add ingredient A and B. Boil until the mixture is thick. To check whether the oil has cooked to the right consistency, take a small piece of dhoti and tie the ends to a short stick. Wet the cloth with the oil and lit the cloth up. If the oil is cooked to the right consistency, the cloth should flame up and burn very fast.

If there is water in the oil, the cloth will break up and produces noise while burning. When this happen, cook the oil further until the water has evaporated. Once the oil has reached its consistency, remove from the flame and set aside to cool.

Take a large stainless steel pot and a small white dhoti cloth, large enough to cover the pot. Powder 1 or 2 grams of raw camphor (pachha karpooram) and add the powdered raw camphor into the stainless steel pot.
Tie the ends of the cloth to the pot's handle and pour the cooled oil into the cloth. Cover the pot. After 30 minutes or 1 hour, squeeze and strain the remaining oil out from the cloth and store the strained oil in a bottle.

If you were to apply the oil on your head, you will feel an instant cooling effect on your head. The cooling medicated oil helps to reduce pitta, cures mouth bitterness, dizziness and headaches.

Hair loss

Hair plays an important role in the head area. Due to extreme heat in the head area or other causes can contribute to hair loss or hair dropping which leads to baldness. Our forefathers took this problem very seriously as hair gives beauty to a person's face.

A
1 handful of Henna leaves (Maruthani)
1 handful of fresh or dried Wedelia leaves (Karsilangkani)
1 handfull of Joyweed leaves (Ponnanganni )

B
20 grams White Turmeric (Poolan Kilangu) -grind into powder form
20 grams fenugreek seed
20 grams cumin - Dry fry the cumin seeds and grind into powder form.

C
1 liter coconut oil.

Pour the coconut oil into a metal saucepan and add ingredient A and B. Boil the mixture until it becomes thick. To check whether the oil has reached the right consistency, take a small piece of dhoti and tie the ends to a short stick.

Wet the cloth with the oil and lit the cloth up. If the oil is cooked to the right consistency, the cloth should flame up and burn very fast.

If there is water in the oil, the cloth will break up and produces noise while burning. When this happen, cook the oil further until the water has evaporated. Once the oil has reached its consistency, remove from the flame and set aside to cool.

Apply the oil regularly on your head and hair loss problem will be solved.

Danfruff

DANDRUFF

METHOD A
Dandruff is caused by heatiness in the head area. The heat causes the skin to dry up as it lacks sufficient oil. Once the skin starts to dry up, it will start to crack and drop.

A
Lippia (Poduthalai): Wash and slightly dry the herbs
Milk
Add a little milk and pound the herbs to extract 1 liter of juice.

B
1 liter coconut oil.

C
20 grams of white turmeric (poolan kilangu)

Add ingredient A and B into a metal saucepan and boil the liquid. When the herbal oil starts to boil, add 20 grams of white turmeric. Keep boiling the oil and stir the solution. To check whether the oil has reached its right consistency, use a white dhoti and wet the cloth with the cooked oil. The oil needs no further cooking if the oiled cloth burns easily and flames up without any noise.

Once done, remove the oil and set aside to cool, strain and bottle it. Rub the oil on your head and massage until the oil gets soaked into the scalp. Leave for 2 hours and wash your hair with shikakai or mung bean skin. Apply the oil continuously for 20 days and DANDRUFF WILL DISSAPEAR!


METHOD B

100 grams of onions: Cut into small chunks
1 liter coconut oil.

Fry the onions in the coconut oil. Once the onions turn black and start to float, switch off the flame. Cool, strain and store the oil in a bottle. Apply the oil and massage the oil thoroughly on your scalp and hair. Within 20 days, dandruff problem will be solved!

White sports

WHITE SPOTS (Panau in BM)
There are many types of white spots. White spots occur when if you fail to clean your body after heavy sweating. The dust trapped in the sweat will get soaked into the skin and creates an environment for funguses to grow. The funguses are tiny and cannot be seen with naked eyes and their growth causes white spots on the skin. White spots can also be formed if there is fungus in the blood or if one's liver is dirty.


METHOD A

A
Pound 3 inch size galangal and extract the juice.
Pound 3-4 betel leaves with the extracted galangal juice to obtain 50 grams of betel paste.

B
50 grams of mung bean flour
100 grams powdered turmeric (Kasturi Manjal)
Mix both ingredients together.


After bathing, apply the betel paste on white spot areas and leave to dry for at least 2 hours. Use mung bean and turmeric mixture to clean or remove the dried betel paste. Apply continuously for 30 days and WHITE SPOTS WILL DISSAPEAR!


METHOD B

A
Bermuda grass (Arugampul)
Water
A teaspoon of turmeric
Hand grind the grass and turmeric with a little water to obtain 200 grams of paste

B
50 grams of mung bean flour
100 grams powdered turmeric (Kasturi Manjal)
Mix both ingredients together.


Apply the Bermuda grass paste on your body and let it soak for 2-3 hours. Wash the dried paste with mixed mung bean and tumeric powder.

Apply continuously and white spots will be healed. This method also helps to remove bad body odour.

Diarrhea vomiting

DIARRHEA/VOMITTING
If you are purging non stop due to food poisoning or other causes which causes diarrhea or vomiting, black pepper is the remedy to stop the mentioned problems.

10 - 20 black peppers

Dry fry the black peppers until it turns black/burned.
There will be lots of smoke when the peppers starts to burn. Don't worry as the peppers are supposed to be dry fried until it is burnt.

Add 2 glass of water into the burnt pepper and boil the pepper liquid until it reduces into1 glass. Strain and consume the pepper infused water. Purging will stop immediately.

Black pepper is heaty and drinking pepper water will cause extreme heat to the body. To avoid this condition, you need to dry fry the black peppers long enough to remove the spiciness of the pepper.

This home remedy can be consumed by children and adults. Therefore always remember black pepper is "THE" ingredient to cure purging and vomiting caused by food poisoning

Healthy eye sight

How to maintain a healthy eye sight and remove toxic water or "pitta" water from the eyes?

METHOD A

1) After brushing your teeth, fill your mouth with water.
Make sure your mouth is full and do not swallow the water.

2) Open your eyes widely and splash fresh water into your eyes with your right hand. Splash water 4 times into your right eye and 4 times into your left eye with full speed.

The splash gently massages the eyes, removes dirt and dust and cools the eyes. It also reduces head heatiness, prevents eyesight problems and avoids reduced eyesight. This practice can be done anytime during the day.

METHOD B
100 ml gingerly oil
100 ml coconut
100 ml sunflower oil (Surya Gandhi)

Mix the oils together, bottle it and keep it in your bathroom. After brushing your teeth, gargle the oil for 5 minutes. When you throw out the oil, the oil should turn to milky white color.

Benefits of gargling oil regularly:
a) cool the eyes,
b) cures headaches,
c) removes mouth ordour,
d) prevents teeth problem,
e) avoids mouth sours and tonsils
f) reduces pressure for hypertension patients
g) prevents diseases related to head area.

This practice can be done twice a day and you can gargle water after throwing out the oil.

Sore throat

SORE THROAT

Sore throat can be caused either by:
a) talking too much
b) when Kapa predominates in the body
c) getting wet which leads to flu and cold
d) itchiness in the throat or
e) dust in work area

Home remedy to cure sore throat within a day:

2 pieces of dried galangal
8 glasses of water
1 tablespoon of palm sugar

Boil the dried galangal with 8 glasses of water until it reduces to an amount of one glass. Add 1 tablespoon of palm sugar and set aside the boiled herbal water.

After a while, sand residue will set on the bottom of the glass.
Use the clear water only. Consume 1 tablespoon of galangal water every 10 minutes. By the time you finish consuming the water, your throat problem will be cured.

Young children to adults can consume this drink. If you are having asthma and tend to cough frequently, or suffering from bad cough during the night can also use this remedy to cure and ease the condition.

Therefore dried galangal is THE ingredient to cure cough and sore throat problems.

Tooth Pain

TOOTH PAIN

Tooth pain can be caused by bacteria or other reasons not related to bacteria infection.
Below is a remedy that can be used to relief the pain caused either by bacteria or other causes before you visit a dentist.

Cloves have the properties to remove pain. It also increases digestion and removes gas trapped in the joints.

METHOD A

10 to 20 grams of cloves

Remove the flower and use the stems only. Slightly pound the stems and add 4 glasses of water and boil both ingredients until the liquid reduces to the amount of 1 glass.

Set aside to cool. Once cool, take one mouthful of the spiced water and push the water to the place where the ache/pain is. Tilt your head so that the spice water touches the gums and the affected tooth.

Repeat 2 to 3 times and after a while, the pain will reduce. Make sure you keep the spiced water in your mouth for at least 5 minutes.

METHOD B

A handful of guava leaves
4 glasses of water

Boil the leaves with 8 glasses of water until it reduces to 1 glass. Take one mouthful of water and make sure the water touches the affected area. Repeat until the medicated water finishes.

METHOD C

For better results, combine both guava leaves and cloves together with 8 glasses of water. Boil until it reduces to 1 glass.

This remedy can be used for tooth pain or any other pain related to teeth problems. Please take note that this remedy is a temporary relief.and you should consult a dentist for a permanent solution.

Dark patches

DARK PATCHES/PIGMENTATION (Vaangu)
Dark patches spreads across the cheek bones and very common among ladies. The patches are usually caused by using various kinds of make up, powder and creams.
This skin disorder is very difficult to be removed or cured and it hinders one's beauty. Our forefathers usually associate "vaangu" with different types of "sani thosam". The root problem lies beneath the skin and cannot be solved by consuming medicines.
The only way to solve this problem is by using alum (padikaram). The stone can be bought in indian grocery shops. Our forefathers used to keep the stone under their pillow to prevent dreams. The stone is also used to remove "thosam". In India, this stone is kept in the wells as it has the properties to clean dirty water.

HOW TO SOLVE DARK PATCHES (vanggu)?
Clean and pound alum (padikaram) into small pieces and store it in a bottle. Before you go to sleep, take a small amount of the powdered alum, add water and apply on the affected areas. Apply everyday and you can see effective results after 3 months.The stone will not give any bad effects to the body. In fact it beautifies the skin. In India, alum is used to scrub men's faces after shaving as it helps cool the face and also heals wounds caused by the shaving blade.

Lose weight by herbal medicine

LOSE WEIGHT WITH HORSE GRAM! (KOLLU)
Many men and women have big tummies and lots of excess stubborn fat which are very difficult to reduce.Horse grams are given to horses to become strong and prevent them from getting fat so that they can run faster and carry heavy weights. In Indian cooking, horse gram is used to prepare "Sambar" and is also one of the many grains (dhaaniyam), offered to Lord Ketu.To lose excess weight:a) Pound 1 tablespoon of Horse Gram b) Add a little cumin seeds and the pounded Kollu into a pot.c) Add 8 glasses of water and boil until the liquid reduces to an amount of 2 glasses.d) Strain the boiled liquid.Drink one glass in the morning in an empty stomach and another glass at night.
The horse gram will eliminate the excess fat from the body and you will not have spare tyres and flabby arms anymore!
Therefore always remember, horse gram is THE ingredient to eliminate/burn excess fat from the body

Oil Bath

Men should have their oil bath every Saturdays and women every Fridays, from 9am to 12pm. The type of oil that should be used for oil bath is gingerly oil as it is regarded as good oil (nalla enai)
Gingerly oil can also be used for cooking. The benefits of using gingerly oil in cooking are:a) Increases men's virility b) cools down the body c) cure stomach woundsc) builds good fat in the body.
Gingerly oil when poured into the ears, helps cool the brain. If applied on the scalp, helps cool the head. By applying the oil on your body, it helps removes stress, tension, reduces high blood pressure and also wards off evil eyes.

OIL BATH - PART 2
Apply oil in your eyes, ears, scalp and body. If followed in this sequence, it will prevent a) eye irritation and b) heatiness in the eyes.When oil is applied on the scalp, the heat from the head will transfer to the eyes and causes eye irritation.
HOW TO APPLY OIL ON THE SCALP?
a) Apply lots of oil on the head.b) Massage and rub the scalp with your palms as long as you can until the oil gets soaked into the skin. If you are experiencing from hair loss problem, massage and rub the entire scalp with oil as it will help reduce hair loss.c) After massaging and rubbing your scalp with your palms, pour more oil and hit your head with your palms.(tapalam) so that the oil can be absorbed further into the skin.d) Continue the oil application on your body and start applying and massaging starting from the back of your neck and move down towards your abdomen. e) Continue massaging your hands, front body, legs and face.Stroke your face with your palms from the forehead down to your chin.If you have pain in your fingers and hand area, apply oil and massage longer in the affected areas as the oil bath will help pacify the pain. 1.After massaging, make sure you bathe in hot water.2.Wash your hair with Shikakai and your body with mung bean powder.3.Also make sure you eat black pepper rasam after an oil bath. 4.Do not eat cooling food after having oil bath.

OIL BATH - PART

Some of us will experience cough and cold and starts to develop lots of phlegm, after having an oil bath. There are three body typesa) Vata: excess gas or air in the body. Numbness is frequently experienced.b) Pitta: excess heat in the bodyc) Kapa: excess water in the body. Frequently catches cold and develops phlegm
Oil bathing will not give any negative effect to anyone who has a healthy body.
a) If vata predominates in your body, you will easily catch a cold after an oil bath b) If kapa predominates in your body, you will develop excess phlegm after an oil bath.
If you experience the above mentioned problems, use the below formula to prepare oil for your oil bath.
a) 1 liter gingerly oilb) 1 handful of dried ginger. Grind and sieve.c) Half handful of black pepper. Grind and sieve.Add the grinded and sieved dried ginger and black pepper powder into 1 liter of gingerly oil, boil and strain.
Those who have phlegm, sinus problem, excess vata/gas before taking an oil bath, are also advised to use the ginger-pepper infused gingerly oil to avoid the above mentioned side effects.Do not use the oil for eyes and ears! Use pure gingerly oil for eyes and ears and the ginger-pepper oil on your body.Those who have excess pitta, can use pure gingerly oil for oil bath as they will not experience any side effects.

Stretch marks

STRETCH MARKS
It is common for newly delivered women to have stretch marks on their stomach. Over sized men and women who lose weight will also have stretch marks on their arms, thighs and buttocks and these stretch marks are difficult to disappear.
An effective and cheap home remedy to remove stretch marks:50 ml coconut oil 50 ml castor oil50ml gingerly oil50 ml vitamin E (extracted from capsules sold in pharmacies)50 ml olive oil Mix the oils together. Before going to bed, apply the oil at areas where you have stretch marks, massage and stroke upwards. You can also apply:a) on your faceb) on your feet if your skin cracksc) areas where skin is rough
You will notice amazing results within 3 to 4 months. Stretch marks will disappear and you will gain your beauty once again!

Herbal Facial remedy

FACIAL POWDER- PART 1
Black spots, oily skin, uneven skin tone, pimples which cause black spots and marks on face, black patches and wrinkles are some of the skin problems many individuals encounter.
To clear and solve the above problems, you might have used expensive creams but there were no effective results. Below is a remedy that our forefathers used to maintain their beauty and looking young even after they have reached old age.
500 grams mung beans - grind and sieve the flour300 grams chick pea flour800 grams white turmeric - dry, grind and sieve the powder.50 grams turmeric - Kasturi Manjal - dry, grind and sieve the powder.Mix all the powdered ingredients.
Take a large pot and cover the pot with a white cotton dhoti. Take one part of the mixture and place it on the cloth, rub the mixture with your palms. Only small tiny granules will go through the cloth. Store and bottle the sieved facial powder mixture.
Take a small amount of the facial powder and mix with a little water to form a paste.Apply on your face and neck and leave to soak or dry for 30 minutes. You will see a difference after washing your face.

FACIAL POWDER- PART 2
The face powder is very effective in curing skin problems and the cost of preparing the powder is cheap.Anyone can use this powder and can be applied as a mask. Mask has the tendency to tighten the face, tone and lighten the skin, removes excess oil, removes dark patches around the waist area due to frequent tying of sarees, white spots and softens rough skin at joint areas.To soften rough skin:
a) Add a small quantity of yogurt to 1 tablespoon of facial powder.b) Mix to a paste
Make sure you cleanse your face or other body parts before you apply the mixed paste. Leave for 30 minutes and wash with warm water.
To lighten the skin color:a) Add a small quantity of rose water (paneer) into 1 tablespoon of facial powder.b) Mix to a paste.
Apply on your face for 30 min to 1 hour and wash off the mask with warm water. Do not use any products on your face after applying the mask.Layers of old and dead skin will be removed and new fairer skin cells will form.
You can use this facial powder everyday or on alternate days. If you do not have time, just apply for 5 minutes and wash off during bathing.

FACIAL POWDER- PART 3
There are many individuals who suffer from oily face and some may even stop eating oily food to prevent their face from getting oily. However the problem still persists even after controlling their food.How do you cure this problem?
a) Drink plenty of water.b) Avoid eating oil foods and chocolate.c) Use the facial powder as it is the best cure
To remove excess oil from the face, mix the powder with water and apply on your face and neck and leave to dry for 30 minutes. The paste will harden into a mask and do not talk during this period. The chic pea flour will absorb the oil and dirt from the skin. Wash the face with warm water and apply regularly. OILY FACE PROBEM WILL BE CURED!
To brighten or make the face glow, mix the powder with coconut milk and apply on the face. If your hips or waist areas have dark patches, circles or lines, apply and rub the facial powder paste around the affected areas. Leave it to dry for 30 minutes. Do it regularly. Old, dead skins will be removed and new skin will form. DARK CIRLES/DARK PATCHES WILL BE REMOVED!

Head heaviness

HEAD HEAVINESS
Head heaviness is usually experienced when you wake up in the morning or when you bow or look down to the floor.When head heaviness occurs, you will either feela) pain in the headb) water running in the head when you shake your head from left to right.c) pain in the eyebrow aread) or when suffering from flu and running nose.
The causes of head heaviness could be due to a) Sleeping with wet hairb) Or getting wet in the rain.
Remedy to cure head heaviness:
METHOD A2 handfuls of Chinese chaste leaves (Nochi) Camphor crystals (Paccha karpuram) - crush into small tiny pieces.Boil both ingredients with water.
Cover a blanket over and inhale the steam. The steam will hit the face and excess water in the head will be released through the nose.
METHOD BIf you can't find "nochi" leaves, omit the leaves with sliced ginger.Boil ginger with camphor crystals and inhale the steam.
METHOD C2 kilos powdered "nochi" leaves.Make sure you dry the leaves before the leaves are grinded.
Stitch a pillow using the powdered nochi leaves. Sleep on the nochi pillow when you have a heavy head or sinus headache. The nochi leaves will absorb the excess water from the head. Dry the wet pillow. Whenever you suffer from a sinus headache or heavy head, sleep on the nochi pillow to release the excess water from the head.

Body Pain

BODY PAIN OR MUSCLE PAIN
Below are remedies to cure body and muscle pain due to tiredness or poor blood circulation.
After plucking the drumstick leaves, we tend to throw the tender sticks away. Do not throw the sticks as it has more nutritional value than the leaves.Take a handful of the tender sticks, cut into small pieces, pound and boil with garlic, onion, cinnamon, cumin seeds and other dried herbs of your choice. Boil the herbal liquid and add a pinch of salt.
Drink a cup/glass of the soup or rasam. This herbal drink will a) remove body painb) remove shakiness due to nerve disordersc) increase virilityd) and cure heel pain.
If you are experiencing muscle pain, make porridge with black gram flour (Ulunthu).By consuming black gram porridge and drumstick stem rasam, body and muscle pain will be cured. Children can also consume both, drumstick stem rasam and black gram porridge.

INJURY DUE TO A FALL OR INSECT BITE

INJURY DUE TO A FALL OR INSECT BITE
If your child have a fall and gets hurtb) Hurt while playing footballc) Injury due to a small accident or d) An insect bite
which has turned blue black or swollen can use below remedy to cure their related problems.
Injuries which has swellingMix a small amount of Slaked lime (Sunambu) with honey on your palm. The mixed solution will turn warm and once it's thoroughly mixed, apply on the affected areas. The solution will turn hard and leave it for a day. Wash the next morning and swelling will heal.
Insect bites If you are stung by a bee or any other insects, apply the slaked lime-honey paste on affected areas. The pain and swelling will disappear within a day.
If you have a fall and the affected areas starts to swell u p and turns blue black without any injuries, i.e. broken bones or cut on skin and flesh.Mix a small amount of tamarind with water. Make sure you remove the seeds. Add one teaspoon of turmeric powder, one tablespoon salt and gingerly oil. Cook the mixture until it forms into a thick paste. Once the oil is warm or cools to a bearable heat, apply the oil on the affected places. The swelling will heal. You do not need to bandage the area, just leave the paste to dry. Wash the hardened paste the next day.
ONLY USE THE ABOVE REMEDY when there is swelling and not on injuries where there is broken bones or cut or tear in the flesh or skin.

remove head lices

HEAD LICES
Below is an effective home remedy to remove head lices.
Buy dried sweet flag (vasambu) . Cut the dried sweet flag into small pieces and grind into powder form. Add one tablespoon "vasambu" powder into four glasses of water. Boil the liquid until it reduces to an amount of one glass. Strain and cool the liquid.
Apply the herbal liquid on your scalp. Rub and massage your scalp and hair. Soak for an hour and wash your hair with Shikakai or Mung Bean skin or any shampoo of your choice. Apply the liquid on your scalp continuously for 10 days or until the head lices have been removed.

thirikaduku

In siddha medicine, sumithi is regarded as a medicine (anubanam).
Su - Sukku (Dried ginger)Mi - Milagu (Black Pepper)Thi - Thippili (Long Pepper)
Sumithi is an effective medicine to cure many types of sickness and diseases.
Remove the skins of dried ginger as the skins are toxic. Pound or grind into powder form, sieve by rubbing the powder with your palms on a white cotton cloth or dhoti. Tiny granules will be released from the cloth. Store the sieved powder in a bottle or jar.
Wash, dry and grind black pepper. Sieve the powder by rubbing the powder in a white cotton cloth or dhoti. Tiny granules will be released from the cloth. Store in a bottle and jar. Wash, dry, grind the long peppers and sieve the same way as the powdered dried ginger and black pepper. Mix the same amount of the powdered dried ginger, black pepper and long pepper together and store in a bottle or jar. Sumithi, a powerful and effective siddha medicine has been prepared!

preparation of tribala

TRIPHALA PART
Cybolic Myrobalan ( Kadukkai) has 6 different types of tastes and is effective in healing wounds, cures sore throat, constipation, clears toxins in the intestines, purify dirty blood and cools down the body.
Belleric Myrobalan (Tandrikai) on the other hand heals wounds, acts as an antiseptic when washing wounds, stops purging, cures bleeding gums and cures blood impurity.
Amla or Indian gooseberry (Nellikai) cleans blood, remove excessive pitta from the blood, cools body and good for head and eyes.
Soak 500 grams of cybolic myrobalan (kadukkai) in cooked rice water overnight.Wash and break the myrobalan immediately while it's wet and remove the seeds.Dry the skins and grind the skins into powder form, sieve and dry fry for a few seconds
Wash 500 grams of belleric myrobalan (tandrikai) and pound to remove seed. Dry the flesh and grind into powder form. Sieve and dry fry the powder for a few seconds.
Wash 500 grams of dried amla fruit. Grind into powder form. Sieve and dry fry the amla powder for a few seconds
Take the same amount of each of the powdered herbs and mix the powder togetherA siddha medicine has been prepared.
Tripala is effective in balancing excess pita in the body while sumithi is good in balancing excess kappa and vata in the body.

Tribala

TRIPHALA PART
As mentioned in the earlier article, Triphala is a mixture of a) Kadukkai (Chebulic Myrobalan),b) Thandrikai (Belleric Myrobalan) and c) Nellikai (Amla or Indian Gooseberries)
In siddha medicine triphala is regarded as a medicine (anubanam)
These 3 ingredients are good in healing wounds from mouth to anus.
a) Wounds in the mouth, oesophagus, stomach, intestines, colon, hand, legs or piles can be treated by mixing half teaspoon of triphala powder with 1 teaspoon of ghee. Consume twice, once in the morning and once at night before food with milk or plain water.All types of internal wounds will be healed within a week.b) Release of blood during bowel movement indicates that there is wound in the anus canal. The wound can be cured by consuming triphala powder three times a day.
In the morning : Mix triphala with ghee. In the afternoon : Mix triphala with buttermilk At night : Mix triphala with hot water.
The bleeding will be controlled within a week. Continue consuming triphala and avoid eating spicy and heaty food until the wound is healed.
c) If you have a wound on your leg or hand area, soak 1 tablespoon of triphala in hot boiling water for a few hours. Strain and wash the wound with the herbal water. Triphala water acts as an antiseptic.
d) If you have wound in your mouth, gargle triphala water twice a day. The wound will heal after 2 days

Uric asid get reduced by tone up

Uric Acid is formed when old or left over food are consumed. Make sure you do not eat food which has been cooked a day or two earlier and has turned sour. In our body, uric acid settles around the joint areas, causing prickling pain when the joint area starts to swell up. When the level of uric acid increases in the body, it will a) aid in absorbing bad cholesterol andb) aid in forming kidney stones.
Try to avoid eating over ripe tomatoes; nearing to rot as it has high uric acid. Make sure you eat cabbage right after it is cooked. This is because after 4 -6 hours you will notice small bubbles forming on the cooked cabbage. This is an indication that uric acid is forming in the cooked cabbage.
At night, take one tablespoon of triphala powder. Mix the herbal powder with water and consume. When you wake up in the morning, uric acid will be cleared through bowel motion. The herbal medication will also ease your bowel motion.
If you prepare "Thosai" and the batter ferments very fast and well, it is believed that uric acid is forming quickly in your body. The intensity of sourness of your thosai batter indicates the level of uric acid you have in your body!
Therefore do not eat left over or old food as it helps form uric acid in your body which causes many types of sickness and diseases. Hence make sure to avoid old food right away to lead a healthy life.

constipation

Constipation is the root cause of many kinds of sickness and diseases, If you do not remove your waste, your body will get heated up, causing stomach to bloat and smelly gas to be released.
Below is a cheap remedy to permanently cure constipation.
500 grams to 1 kilo of chebulic myrobalan (kadukkai)Soak myrobalan in boiled rice water for 2 days.Dry the fruit and pound or grind immediately into powder form.Make sure you remove the seeds before grinding it.
Before sleeping, consume half teaspoon and drink with hot water. In the morning, myrobalan will function as an automatic wake up call and rush you to the toilet to remove your waste. If you have excessive purging effect, reduce the amount of the herbal powder. If you feel that there is no prominent effect, increase the dosage accordingly.
Chebulic Myrobalan (Kadukkai) a) cleans bloodb) remove constipationc) remove heatiness and d) heal stomach wound
Our forefathers also treated myrobalan as an antiseptic. The powdered herb is boiled and used to wash external wounds or gangrene wounds.

colon constipation

CONSTIPATION

Constipation is the mother of all diseases. If bowel movements are disturbed and stools are not fully released, it will stay in the body and turn toxic. When the gas and stool are released, it will create a foul smelling odour which is an indication of poor health. How to prevent smelly gas and stool and prevent constipation?
Half teaspoon of triphala powder and drink with hot water before you go to bed.In the morning, you will have an easy bowel movement. If you feel that you did not remove all the waste, add an extra dosage, according to your body size. Children can also consume triphala powder. Mix with ghee if you are prescribing triphala to your children. You can consume triphala twice a day. Consuming twice a day will effect in going to toilet twice a day. By having bowel movements twice a day will result in weight reduction.
Consume triphala daily for 6 months and it willa) clear blood impurity b) prevents skin diseasec) strengthen intestine musclesd) cures intestine woundse) cures wounds in throat ( To cure throat wounds, triphala should be consumed with ghee)f) cures stomach and anus woundsg) cools the body. (If you have a heaty body, it is advised to consume triphala twice a day)

Women

NUT GALLS FOR WOMEN (Maasikai)
Malaysian uses this herb mostly to make medicines for newly delivered women.Nut galls are used to clean and heal internal wounds and also gives strength to women.
Remedy for women to treat the whole body:Buy nut galls worth RM5. Wash, clean and dry the dried fruit.Heat ghee in a metal pan and fry the nut galls. Once the nut galls crack, remove from oil. Pound or grind into powder form and dry the powder. Once it's dried, blend again and sieve the powder.
a)Wounds in mouth and stomach:Mix a teaspoon of nut gall powder with ghee and consume.You can also gargle nut gall powder with hot water if you have a wound in your mouth. b)External wounds:Boil the powder with water, set aside to cool and wash the wound with the herbal water. In Indonesia, newly delivered women wounds at the vagina area are cleaned with nut gall water.Wound or boils in the anus canal can be treated by applying the powder with coconut oilc) Internal wound and to strengthen body and vagina muscles:Mix same amount of nut gall powder with triphala and consume at night.The herbal mixture will heal newly delivered women's internal wounds and help strengthen their body and vagina muscles.d)Irritable bowel syndrome:Mix quarter teaspoon nutgall powder with ghee and consume before meal, twice a day. Bowel problems will be cured.

Anemic

ANEMIC AND ACIDITY

If you are suffering from anemia, doctors will prescribe iron pills to cure the problem.Anemia can also be treated by consuming fenugreek seeds. The seeds are also effective in treatinga) body painb) stomach irritation c) excess heat in the bodyd) back paine) weak body andf) low sperm count
Fenugreek seeds are high in iron, vitamin B2 and A. The herb is good for improving eye sight and promotes hair growth. Our forefathers used to increase the intake of iron by eating fenugreek thosai.
Wash and dry fenugreek seeds. Grind into powder form.Consume 1 teaspoon of fenugreek powder and drink with buttermilk (Mooru). This remedy willa) heal stomach woundb) cure back painc) remove bad mouth odourd) increase body strength .e) reduce body and eye heat
Do not consume fenugreek powder with buttermilk at night as you will catch a cold. Therefore replace buttermilk with plain water when consuming fenugreek powder at night.
For pregnant women, it is beneficial if they can consume fenugreek powder with honey and drink it with water. The powder will a) increase blood production b) and good for the child.
ACIDITY PROBLEM
If acidity level increases to an extreme level in your body, it will createa) stomach woundsb) bad mouth and body odourc) excess heat in the head.
REMEDYRemove the skin of white pumpkin (vellai pusinikai), cut the fruit into small pieces, blend and strain the juice. Add sugar or rock sugar and drink daily for a month. Excess acid will be released and acidity problem will be cured. This drink is also effective in cleaning kidneys.White pumpkin juice is effective in removing acidity as the juice is considered as alkaline water.

hiccups

Hiccups are caused when there is gas in the liver.
Cumin seeds: Wash, dry, grind, sieve, dry fry and bottle.Cinnamon - Wash, dry, grind, sieve, dry fry and bottle.
When you are having hiccups, mix half teaspoon of sumithi, half teaspoon cumin seeds, half teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of honey into a paste. Consume with hot water. Within 2 minutes hiccups will disappear.

swelling

SWELLING AND MUSCLE PAIN

If you or your family members had a fall and areas which have been hit swells up and turns blue black, Mix 1 teaspoon of kariyapolam with hot water into a paste and apply on the affected areas. b) If you have muscle pain on your back, shoulder, hands or legs.
Our forefathers ate horse gram (kollu) and had this grain as part of their daily food. Horse gram is used in "sambar" and "rasam" and is effective in killing and burning fat. Therefore make sure you add horse gram as part of your daily food to maintain a cholesterol free body.

formation gas in our body


When gas is formed in the colon/intestines, it will be released as passing gas. How to cure uncontrollable release of passing gas?


METHOD A
Pound pea aubergines (sundakai) and place it in a bowl. Add buttermilk (mooru) and rock salt and dry it. Once the seeds are dried, store in a bottle. Fry with ghee and consume 5 -6 pea aubergines during your lunch.
Bacteria and germs in the intestines will be killed and excessive gas problems will be cured within 2 months.



METHOD B
Take trikaduku with your first 3 fingers and mix with one teaspoon of melted ghee and consume with a little water before taking your meal.

At night, before sleeping and should be taken after your dinner:
Mix triphala with ghee and drink with hot water. Excess gas problems will be solved within 3 months.

to stop vomit

To stop vomiting:

Half teaspoon of tone up
1 glass of lime juice
Add a little sugar and drink immediately.

Mix 1 tablespoon of honey with � teaspoon of turmeric into a thick paste.

Consume with hot water twice a day, once in the morning and once at night . The paste should be consumed before food. Sinus problems, head heaviness, phlegm and running nose will be cured.



If you have an extreme head heaviness, Mix powdered dried ginger with hot water into a thick paste. Apply on your forehead. The dried ginger will absorb the excess water from the head.

lotus flower

HOME REMEDIES: RED LOTUS FLOWER (Tamarai Poo)

Lotus flower has various medicinal values. Our forefathers who suffered from heart problems due to heart palpitation or weak heart, used to consume lotus flower to cure their heart related problems.
Take a lotus flower and break the petals. Pour 8 glasses of water in a pan and boil the petals with a thumb size ginger and a stick of cinnamon.If you want more taste, you can add small or big cumin seeds. Boil until the liquid reduces to an amount of two glasses.
Consume one glass in the morning and one glass at night in an empty stomach.By consuming the herbal water daily, it will helpa) purify bloodb) cure heart pain and heart problemsc) improve eye sight andd) increase memory power.
Children can also consume this herbal drink.

Saturday 15 August 2009



MENSTRUATION PAIN

Some women experience slight or extreme pain during their menstrual flow. If you have a healthy body, you will not experience any pain during menstruation. If there is excess gas accumulated in the womb area, you will have prickling pain during menstruation. Some women may even faint due to the extreme pain.
How did our forefathers prevent the side effects of menstruation?
Method Aa) 1 teaspoon of sumithib) 1 teaspoon of black cumin seeds: Wash, dry, grind and dry fry.c) Half teaspoon of big cumin seeds: Wash, dry, grind and dry fry.
The amount of sumithi, black cumin and big cumin seeds should be 1:1:0.5Mix together and store in a bottle. A day before you get your menses, consume 1 or half teaspoon of the mixture with hot water. Continue drinking for a few days during your menstrual flow. You will experience pain during the first month. Do not deter as the pain will slowly subside in the following months. You can stop taking this remedy once there is no pain.
Method BTo remove menstrual pain immediately, pour the juice of half a lime into a glass of water. Add quarter or half teaspoon of bicarbonate soda and mix vigorously until it becomes foamy. Drink immediately and within 2minutes, your pain will disappear.
Method CMenstruation problems can be divided into 3 types:a) Vata related: You will have bloatness in the womb area before you get your period. When you have your menses, you will experience prickling pain . When this happens, avoid eating gassy food.b) Pitta related: You will experience burning sensation when you have your menstrual flow. Body will be heaty and will experience headaches.c) Kapa related: Your hands and legs will start to become cold and you will experience stomach cramps.
Black cumin seeds: Wash, dry, blend and dry fry the seedsPalm sugarTake same amount of both ingredients and hand grind it into a thick black leyham. Shape the paste into round balls equivalent to a size of a "boli" and bottle it.When you have your menses, consume 1 ball of leyham immediately. Consume twice, once in the morning and once at night. Consume continuously for 3 days. All the dirt and blood will flow easily. This is the same remedy used by newly delivered women to remove trapped and remaining dirt in the body. Black cumin seeds are effective in reducing bloatness in the womb area

oil


HOME REMEDIES:COOKING OIL
Do not recycle used cooking oil as usage of recycled oil is very unhealthy. This is because when food is fried in fresh oil, the chemicals in the oil will produce carbon which cannot be seen with our naked eye.
When the recycled oil is used for frying, the chemical reaction in carbon will turn into cholesterol. An effective way to reduce cholesterol is by consuming horse gram (kollu). Also make sure you do not eat left over food and forbid yourself from using recycled oil for cooking. Use new oil for cooking every day and try to use gingerly oil for cooking. Gingerly oil is good as it is free from cholesterol

Senna


HOME REMEDIES:AVARAM SENNA FLOWERS ( Avaram Poo

Senna dried flowers are easily obtained in Indian grocery shops. Avaram flowers have many medicinal values and it aids in strengthening organs and all body parts covering from head to toe.
Avaram flowers are effective in a) curing kidney related problems b) strengthening weak kidneys and b) improving eye sight problems
By drinking avaram flower concoction, it will helpa) purify bloodb) strengthen kidneysc) cure albumin problemsd) remove water retention which causes the body to swell up,e) remove water flowing from the eyes.c) remove excess salt from the body
Add one tablespoon of the dried avaram flower, one tablespoon of cumin seeds and a small piece of ginger into a pot. Pour in 8 glasses of water and boil until the liquid reduces to an amount of 3 classes. Consume one glass of the concoction in the morning, one glass in the afternoon and one glass at night.
The concoction should be consumed half hour before food. All problems mentioned above will be cured.
Avaram flower is very bitter. To remove the bitterness, you need to add ginger and cumin seeds. You can also add coriander seeds to remove the bitterness of the dried flower. The flower also helps bring down sugar level and cures frequent urination problems

lotus flower


HOME REMEDIES: RED LOTUS FLOWER (Tamarai Poo)


Lotus flower has various medicinal values. Our forefathers who suffered from heart problems due to heart palpitation or weak heart, used to consume lotus flower to cure their heart related problems.
Take a lotus flower and break the petals. Pour 8 glasses of water in a pan and boil the petals with a thumb size ginger and a stick of cinnamon.If you want more taste, you can add small or big cumin seeds. Boil until the liquid reduces to an amount of two glasses.
Consume one glass in the morning and one glass at night in an empty stomach.By consuming the herbal water daily, it will helpa) purify bloodb) cure heart pain and heart problemsc) improve eye sight andd) increase memory power.
Children can also consume this herbal drink.