Improve the Health with Sesame, Rapeseed, Linseed and Groundnut

Sesame:

Almost all the ayurvedic texts have stated sesame to be capable of curing the tridoshas. Sesame is sweet, bitter, hot and oily. Black, white and red sesame are the three types of sesame found. Scientists say that the white sesame has medium medicinal value. Red sesame is ordinary and black sesame is best. Sesame contains a lot of fat. If a person eats 100 grams of sesame then he will get the required amount of calcium. 100 gm sesame contains 1.5 gm calcium, 5.5 gm phosphorous, and 10 gm iron. Sesame contains Vitamin B complex also. The substance called lecithin found in sesame is beneficial for the brain. Consumption of sesame improves the sexual capacity. It increases the sperm. According to Saint Charak, sesame oil is strengthening and beneficial for the skin. Massaging with sesame oil is beneficial in case of joint pain and swelling. It is said to be useful in case of ear pain, headache. During winters the skin becomes dry, rough and cracks and sometimes itching also occurs. In this case massaging the body with sesame oil is very beneficial.

Home remedies:

Sesame is used for festivals, sacrificial fires and other auspicious ceremonies. It is used to prepare delicious dishes. It is also used as a home remedy for various problems.

Sesame is beneficial for the teeth and strengthens them.  Take 10 gm of sesame and chew it slowly.

It is also beneficial for the uterus. Grind the sesame and add it in sesame oil, heat it slightly. Apply this near the navel area slowly. If there is pain in the uterus due to cold, it subsides.

Sesame is also beneficial in case of dandruff. Massage the scalp with sesame oil for 30 minutes and cover the head with a hot towel (soaked in hot water and squeezed). Repeat this for five minutes. Dandruff is removed within few days.

In case of excessive urination during winters and itching sensation eat fresh Gajak made with sesame and jaggery. This is effective in this case.

In case of bleeding dysentery, add five gm sesame, 10 gm unrefined sugar and 20 gm goat milk. It will control this complaint.

In case of acne and pimples, burn the sesame oil cake in cow urine. Apply the lep on acne and pimples.

Soak sesame in a sufficient amount of water, grind them after 30 minutes and add one spoon butter and two spoons sugar candy. The patients of bleeding piles should take this medicine twice daily.

In case of stomachache, grind the sesame and make a big ball, roast it on the pan and rotate it hot on the stomach. This subsides the stomach pain, however severe it may be.

Children who urinate in the bed and have the habit to pass urine on the bed, they should be given Revadi or Gajak made with sesame twice daily to get rid of this problem.

Add sesame oil and turmeric powder in milk and heat it slightly, apply this paste on the face everyday regularly. This makes the skin smooth and soft and also removes pimples.

Sesame is beneficial in case of evacuation of humors. Add sesame and Gokharu in equal quantities and mix it in milk. Boil it and sieve. Drink it regularly to cure this problem. Consume it depending on the condition of the body.

Soak the sesame oil cake in little bit off water and heat it. Apply this paste on the sprain area. This gives relief from pain.

Sesame cures mental weakness and strengthens the health. Add sesame and jaggery in equal quantities and eat the laddus with milk. This cures mental weakness and tension.

Add sesame, barley and unrefined sugar. This controls the bleeding occurring during pregnancy.

In case of arthritis, knee pain and other vata related problems, add ginger juice in sesame oil and boil till ginger juice burns out completely. Sieve the remaining oil and store it in a bottle. Massage the painful area with this oil.

In case of chronic constipation, mix sesame, butter and sugar candy and eat it. This is also beneficial in case of piles.

Incase of piles caused due to vata, chew two spoons of black pepper and drink cold water over it. Regular consumption of this medicine cures piles.

Take 15 gm each of black pepper and unrefined sugar, grind it and make lassi with raw cow milk. This is good to cure gonorrhea.

Grind 70 gm black sesame and soak it in water for 24 hours. Sieve it in the morning and give it to a pregnant lady. This helps in easy delivery.

Take two parts of sesame and one part of thymol seeds and grind it. Take 6 gm of this medicine regularly. This cures the problem of disease in which the humors are evacuated through urine.

Fistula in the anus is a very painful disease. Roast the sesame and grind it coarsely in milk. Apply this lep on the painful area for early recovery.

In case of dry cough, sesame is very beneficial. If the cough is due to cold then take four to five black pepper spoons of and same amount of sesame. Boil it in one glass of water till it reduces to half the quantity. Drink it thrice daily, this gives good results within two to three days.

Sesame is beneficial even in case of dental diseases. Chew 50 gm sesame twice daily. This controls shaking teeth, dental weakness and other problems. Sesame contains sufficient amount of calcium hence it is beneficial for teeth.

Burn sesame on fire and make a chutney with water, apply on the burnt area; this reduces the burning sensation due to burns.

Store the dew drops found on the white sesame flowers. Pour two to three drops of these drops in the eye. This cures itching sensation, heat, reddishness, burning sensation and other problems.

Take 100 gm sesame oil and add 200 gm of neem leaves juice, cook it on low flame. When the rasa burns out and the oil remains, sieve it and store it. Apply this oil oh head, to cure dandruff and hair loss. This is effective in case of psoriasis and boils on the scalp.

Add three garlic cloves in two spoons of sesame oil and cook it on oil. When the garlic burns remove it from flame. Take out the garlic and massage the painful area due to sprain with this oil.

Rapeseed:

The small rapeseed plants are eaten in the form of vegetables. Its oil is used for cooking vegetables and for massaging the body. Grind the rapeseeds and use them as a pack for the body. It is used especially in the winter season to enhance beauty and health. It contains special medicinal qualities, which should be used in every household.

Home Remedies:

Grind the rapeseeds and apply the lep on the body to reduce swelling.

In case of wind related problems apply rapeseed oil on the navel and massage the left and right sides of the stomach to get rid off the problem

Soak cotton in swallowwort plant's milk (medicinal plant) and let it dry. Then soak it in oil and make kajal. Fill this kajal on the wound for quick healing.

In case of shifting of navel, pour two to three drops of rapeseed oil in the navel and lie down or soak the cotton in rapeseed oil and keep it on the navel. It is also useful in the case of hip pain, depression, headache, respiratory problem, cough, and wind related diseases.

Massage the whole body during winters in case of tiredness and sleeplessness. This removes the dryness of the skin, applies the oil on the soles at bedtime, controls numbness of the leg and relieves the tiredness. This gives sound sleep and improves eyesight.

If the breasts are sagging, massage the breasts with rapeseed oil to make them stiff and healthy.

Put the rapeseeds in milk and boil till the whole milk is burnt. After this dry the rapeseeds and grind it. Apply the pack on the whole body to give a glowing and shining skin.

Add rock salt in rapeseed oil and brush the teeth with this powder to strengthen the loose teeth and bleeding gums. This gives shining and sparkling teeth and stops tooth decay.

In case of arthritis, add camphor in rapeseed oil and massage the affected areas to get rid off this problem.

Rapeseed oil is also beneficial in ear problems. Pour four to five drops of rapeseed oil in the ears everyday. This cures the ear pain caused due to wind.

Pour a few drops of rapeseed oil in both the nostrils twice daily to cure cold and catarrh. It is also beneficial in case of migraine and dryness in the nose. This also prevents occurrence of wounds and boils inside the nose.

Grind the rapeseeds and lick the paste with honey for immediate relief in case of phlegm related problems. This controls cough within few days.

Heat the rapeseed oil and pour it in the ears to cure ear pain, deafness and sore throat. This also removes worms inside the ear. If there is wax inside the ear that also comes out easily.

Rapeseed is also beneficial in burns. If any part of the body has suffered burn injuries, apply this burnt oil on that part to prevent boil formation and to control burning sensation.

Apply rapeseed oil on the lips before taking bath to prevent cracking and dryness of lips, they remain soft forever.

Linseed:

It is beneficial in case of sleeplessness, cough, seminal problems, respiratory problems and cholera. The linseed oil is used for cooking just like rapeseed oil.

Home remedies:

Grind the linseeds and sieve the powder, boil it in water. Then add 20 gm sugar candy (during winters in honey) and take it for immediate benefit in cough and respiratory problems.

Take equal quantities of linseed powder and unrefined sugar and half part pure ghee. Take one spoon thrice daily to strengthen the body. It cures the seminal problems and helps become capable for reproduction.

In case of vata and kapha problems, take black pepper powder, honey and linseed powders. Add all the things and make small pills. Take four pills twice daily. Do not drink water till one hour after taking pills. Do not eat anything either.

In case of insomnia, take equal quantities of linseed and castor oil, mix it in a bronze plate and beat it nicely. Apply this in the eyes, to get good sleep.

Take 5 gm whole linseeds and keep them in a silver or bronze bowl. Add 40 gm of water. Sieve it after 12 hours and drink it. Drink this water twice daily to cure cough and related pain.

Take five to six grams of linseed powder add 50 gm of hot water. This water is very beneficial in case of cholera. Give this water to cholera patients regularly.

Groundnut (Peanut):

Groundnut is very nutritious. It is very tasty as well. Roasted and unroasted, groundnuts are used for making delicious dishes. They are tasty, nutritious and contain medicinal qualities.

Home remedies:

Eat roasted groundnuts in small quantity in case of diabetes for special benefit.

In case of physical weakness, add groundnuts in Kichdi, fried rice and other dishes for easy bowel movement and overcoming tiredness.

Chew few groundnuts everyday with salt. This strengthens the gums and upper jaw.

If mothers do not get sufficient milk for feeding the child, they should eat groundnuts regularly.

During winter the skin becomes dry and rough. Take little groundnut oil, milk and rose water, mix all the things and massage the body with this oil. Take bath after 20 minutes. This keeps the skin soft and smooth.

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Spice Remedies for All Disease [Ayurveda]

COLDS

Mix a gram of dalchini/cinnamon powder with a teaspoon of honey to cure cold. Prepare a cup of tea to which you should add ginger, clove, bay leaf and black pepper.. This should be consumed twice a day. Reduce the intake as the cold disappears.

GINGER FOR COLDS.

Ginger tea is very good to cure cold. Preparation of tea: cut ginger into small pieces and boil it with water, boil it a few times and then add sugar to sweeten and milk to taste, and drink it hot.

DRY COUGHS.

Add a gram of turmeric (haldi) powder to a teaspoon of honey for curing dry cough. Also chew a cardamom for a long time.

BLOCKED NOSE.

For blocked nose or to relieve congestion, take a table spoon of crushed carom seeds (ajwain) and tie it in a cloth and inhale it.

SORE THROAT.

Add a tea spoon of cumin seeds (jeera) and a few small pieces of dry ginger to a glass of boiling water. Simmer it for a few minutes, and then let it cool. Drink it twice daily. This will cure cold as well as sour throat.

AJWAIN/AJMO FOR ASTHMA.
Boil ajwain in water and inhale the steam.

CURE FOR BACKACHE.

Rub ginger paste on the backache to get relief.

GARLIC FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

Have 1-2 pod garlic (lasan) first thing in the morning with water

HONEY AND GINGER FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

Mix 1 table spoon and 1 table spoon ginger (adrak) juice, 1 table spoon of crushed cumin seeds (jeera), and have it twice daily.

MIGRAINE.

For the cure of migraine or acute cold in the head; boil a tablespoon of pepper powder, and a pinch of turmeric in a cup of milk, and have it daily for a few couple of days.

BITTER GOURD/KARELA IS GOOD..

A tablespoon of amla juice mixed with a cup of fresh bitter gourd (karela) juice and taken daily for 2 months reduces blood sugar.

TURMERIC/ARAD
CURE FOR INJURIES

For any cut or wound, apply turmeric powder to the injured portion to stop the bleeding. It also works as an antiseptic. You can tie a bandage after applying haldi/turmeric.

CRAMPS

You must do a self-massage using mustard oil every morning. Just take a little oil between your palms and rub it all over your body. Then take a shower. This is especially beneficial during winter. You could also mix a little mustard powder with water to make a paste and apply this on
your palms and soles of your feet.

HEADACHES.

If you have a regular migraine problem, include five almonds along with hot milk in your daily diet. You could also have a gram of black pepper along with honey or milk, twice or thrice a day. Make an almond paste by rubbing wet almonds against a stone. This can be applied to forehead.

Eat an apple with a little salt on an empty stomach everyday and see its wonderful effects. OR When headache is caused by cold winds, cinnamon works best in curing headache. Make a paste of cinnamon by mixing in water and apply it all over your forehead

TURMERIC

FOR ARTHRITIS.

Turmeric can be used in treating arthritis due to its anti-inflammatory property. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

GOOD FOR THE HEART

Turmeric lower cholesterol and by preventing the formation of the internal blood clots improves circulation and prevents heart disease and stroke. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup
of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

GOOD FOR INDIGESTION

Turmeric can be used to relieve digestive problems like ulcers, dysentery. Turmeric can be taken as a drink other than adding to dishes to help prevent all problems. Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder per cup of warm milk every day. It is also used as a paste for local action.

HONEY IS A GOOD CURE FOR ALL DISEASES

Mix 1 teaspoon honey with ? teaspoon cinnamon powder and have at night.

HICCUPS

Take a warm slice of lemon and sprinkle salt, sugar and black pepper on it. The lemon should be eaten until the hiccups stop.

HIGH BLOOD CHOLESTEROL

In 1 glass of water, add 2 tbsps of coriander/dhania seeds and bring to a boil. Let the decoction cool for some time and then strain. Drink this mixture two times in a day. OR Sunflower seeds are extremely beneficial, as they contain linoleic acid that helps in reducing the cholesterol
deposits on the walls of arteries.

PILES

Radish juice should be taken twice a day, once in the morning and then later in the night. Initially drink about ? cup of radish juice and then gradually increase it to ? cup. OR Soak 3-4 figs in a glass of water.Keep it overnight. Consume the figs on an empty stomach, the next day in the morning

VOMITING

Take 2 cardamoms/elachi and roast them on a dry pan (tava). Powder the cardamoms and thereafter add a tsp of honey in it. Consume it frequently. It serves as a fabulous home remedy for vomiting. OR In the mixture of 1 tsp of mint juice and 1 tsp limejuice, add ? tsp of ginger juice and 1 tsp honey. Drink this mixture to prevent vomiting. OR Limejuice is an effective remedy for vomiting. Take a glass of chilled limejuice and sip slowly. To prevent vomiting, drink ginger tea. OR In 1 glass water, add some honey and drink sip by sip.

WARTS

Apply castor oil daily over the problematic area. Continue for several months. OR Apply milky juice of fresh and barely-ripe figs a number of times a day. Continue for two weeks. OR Rub cut raw potatoes on the affected area several times daily. Continue for at least two weeks. OR
Rub cut onions on the warts to stimulate the circulation of blood.. OR Apply milk from the cut end of dandelion over the warts 2-3 times a day. OR Apply oil extracted from the shell of the cashew nut over the warts. OR Apply Papaya juice OR Apply Pineapple juice.

URINARY TRACT INFECTION

In 8 oz of water, put ? tsp of baking soda and drink it. OR Drink plenty of water, as it aids in flushing out the waste products from the body. OR Drink Cranberry juice. You can also add some apple juice for taste.

SINUSITIS

Mango serves as an effective home remedy for preventing the frequent attacks of sinus, as it is packed with loads of vitamin A. OR Another beneficial remedy consists of consuming pungent foods like onion and garlic, as a part of your daily meals. OR Fenugreek/methi leaves are
considered valuable in curing sinusitis. In 250 ml water, boil 1 tsp of Fenugreek seeds and reduce it to half. This will help you to perspire,dispel toxicity and reduce the fever period. OR Tie a tsp of black cumin seeds in a thin cotton cloth and inhale.

TONSILLITIS

Take a fresh lemon and squeeze it in a glass of water. Add 4 tsp of honey and ? tsp of salt in it. Drink it slowly sip by sip. OR Milk has proved beneficial in treating tonsillitis. In 1 glass of pure boiled milk, add a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder. Drink it every night for about 3 days.

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Relieve Acidity with Yoga and Ayurveda

Acidity is not a disease but the result of other diseases in the body. In other words, a person could be suffering from some other health problems and acidity could be a symptom or disorder. In this case, the acid formation in the stomach increases, which leads to sour belches, indigestion and loss of appetite.

Medicinal Cures from Ayurveda for Acidity:

• Take half a gram of shankh bhasma and one gram of dry mango powder. Mix both with honey and lick to relieve acidity.
• Mix green coriander, garlic, ripe tomatoes, ginger, salt and chillies. Prepare a fine paste and eat it to overcome different stomach related problems. It is very beneficial to eat after an attack of fever.
• Take 30 gm of fresh coriander juice to increase appetite within three days.
• Chop 50 gm onion and mix in fresh curd set with cow milk. Eat this to control acidity.
• Grind two-grams of aniseed, one gram of dry mango powder, ten grams of sugar candy and store it in a glass jar. Take three to four times with hot water to calm down all types of indigestion.
• Roast bitter gourd flowers or leaves in clarified butter (ghee) and prepare a powder. Take one to two grams twice or thrice daily to control acidity.
• Take equal quantities of white cumin seeds and coriander seeds. Eat with sugar to control acidity.
• Add a little bit of roasted cumin seeds in orange juice and add a little bit of rock salt. Drink this juice for relief.
• Grind wood apple (bilva or bael) leaves in water and sieve. Add 20 gm sugar candy and drink to overcome acidity.
• Mix Moolhati churna in honey and clarified butter and lick to relieve acidity.
• Grind 30 gm dry dates and 25 gm aniseed, soak in 200 gm water overnight. Crush nicely the next morning and add 10 gm sugar candy. Drink this daily to reduce acidity.
• Grind 100 gm tamarind (seedless), 25 gm cumin seed, and 125 gm sugar candy and prepare a powder. Store it in a glass jar. Take three grams twice daily with water to control acidity.
• Prepare a powder with eight grams of shora and ten-grams of sal ammoniac. Take four to six grains twice daily with water to overcome pitta. It gives instant results in case of acidity; burning sensation in chest, sour belches, etc.
  
• Chew lemon peels nicely and suck the juice to control acidity.
• Mix one spoon of ginger juice with equal quantity of pomegranate juice and drink for relief.
• Suck one clove daily after meals to control acidity and related problems.
• Keep a small piece of jaggery and suck the juice daily after meals. It is beneficial when sour saliva is produced due to acidity. It also controls gastric problem, and prevents foul air.
• Mix two grams of small harad churna in equal quantity of jaggery and eat it. Drink water over it. Take this medicine half an hour before meals and follow it for just three days. Acidity will get eradicated.
• Drink one spoon of gwarpatha (aloe vera) juice daily for relief.
• Take five grams each of drumstick root and giloy root and prepare chutney. Take it with hot water.
• Mix two cups of spinach juice, half-cup carrot juice and two spoons kulthi juice.
• Mix sugar in half spoon papaya milk and take this medicine.
• Add a little bit of sugar in radish juice and drink.
• Prepare kwath with four cloves, two pieces of harad and a spoonful of ajowan, and drink for relief.
• Grind ten grams each of mint, cumin seeds and black pepper and prepare chutney. Add one cup of water, boil it and then drink.
• Grind equal quantities of neem offshoots, and neem skin and take half a spoon daily in the morning on empty stomach with water.
• Wash three grams each of creeping grass and bathua leaves and chew them.
• Grind five grams each of dry mango powder, black salt, cinnamon, asafetida, pipal, and harad, then sieve it. Take a spoonful with lukewarm water daily after meals to control acidity.
• If acidity arises during the night then mix a spoonful of soda bicarbonate and equal quantity of lemon juice in cold water and drink.
• Prepare chutney with a pinch of rock salt, a small piece of ginger and a spoonful of lemon juice and eat it for relief.
• Mix a spoonful of ajowan, a pinch of rock salt and a pinch of asafetida. Take this and drink water over it for relief.

Treatment of Acidity through Nature Cure:

• Keep a lep of black mud on the stomach and tie a bandage over it. Apply the lep again if it gets dry.
• Take hipbath for ten minutes daily in the morning and splash water at regular intervals.
• Massage clarified butter (ghee) on both soles for ten minutes.
• Keep hot water bag on the stomach, back, waist and knees.
• Take a sauna bath in sitting position (can use a chair).
• These remedies are very beneficial to overcome acidity.

Food and Diet Regulations for Acidity:

• Drink cow's milk, pomegranate juice. Eat sweet lime, aniseed, grapes, dry dates, myrobalan, fig, old rice, kheer, juicy things, round gourd, roasted gram flour, etc.
• Consume bitter gourd, gourd, torai, wheat flour, green leafy vegetables, Harad, garlic, and honey everyday.
• Eat fruits like papaya, guava, apple, banana, cheekoo, wood apple and myrobalan marmalade etc.
• Stop the consumption of tea, coffee, alcohol, meat, fish, eggs, sweets, tobacco, stale rice, heavy food, dry mango powder, refined flour, potato, spices, fried things and snacks.
• Do not consume clarified butter ghee, oil, curd, food that increases pitta, lentils, whole horse beans, etc. Do not get exposed to sun, and avoid constipation.
• Stop the consumption of hot, acidic and bitter tasting food as they increase pitta.

Yogic Cure for Acidity:

Practice Uttanapadasana, Halasana, Pavanmuktasana, Kandharasana, Yogamudrasana, Matsyasana, Bhujangasana, Ekpadgreevasana, Garbhasana, etc., to overcome stomach disorders and reduce constipation and acidity.

Pranayama for Acidity:

• Pranayam is very useful – Kapalbhati pranayam should be practiced for five minutes everyday.
• Anulom-Vilom and Nadi shodhan pranayam should also be practiced for ten minutes daily to overcome all stomach related problems and acidity.
• Regular practice of Agnisar kriya is also very beneficial.
• Uddiyan bandh keeps the stomach healthy and calms down acidity and other related problems.

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