Herbal Remedies: Stomachache

 Causes

1. One reason can be overweight.

2. It can also be due to indigestion.

3. Indigestion (dyspepsia) occurs when acid from your stomach irritates the lining of your stomach, esophagus (gullet), and top part of your bowel.

4. Can occur due to ulcers in the stomach.

5. In most cases, abdominal pain and diarrhea are short-lived, a result of improper digestion. When abdominal pain and diarrhea are persistent and long-lasting, they can interfere with daily life.

6. Chronic abdominal pain and diarrhea usually indicate the presence of an inflammatory bowel disease or a digestive disorder.

7. due to all these reasons the food does not get digested even if it has been taken at the proper time and is wholesome as well as light to digest.

Symptoms

1. Abdominal pain.

2. Burning feeling in the abdomen.

3. Burping or belching.

4. Feeling of fullness after eating that lasts longer than it should.

5. Feeling uncomfortably full after a normal-size meal.

Remedies

Here are simple home remedies to treat:

1. Add honey to your lemon tea and have it twice a day.

2. Take 1 tsp. of lemon juice and mint juice, add a few drops of ginger juice and black salt. Drinking this mixture will cure stomach pain.

3. Extract some juice after grating a few pieces of ginger, massaging this juice on your tummy will give you relief from stomach pain.

4. One of the most effective home remedies for stomachache would be to mix 1 tsp. each of mint juice and lime juice. To it, add a few drops of ginger juice and a pinch of black salt. Drink this mixture to alleviate pain.

5. Grate a small piece of ginger and extract its juice. Apply this juice to the bottom of the belly and massage it gently. This will be effective in curing stomachache.

6. If the stomach i due to acidity, the best bet would be to drink plain soda water. It would provide instant relief from the pain.

7. In 50 ML of water, mix 2 tsp. lemon juice and 1 gram of rock salt powder. Have this mixture three times a day.

8. Take dry ginger, black pepper, roasted cumin seeds, dry mint leaves, coriander, and asafetida. garlic, and rock salt in equal quantities. Grind them well and make a fine powder. Have 1 tsp. of this mixture, along with a warm glass of water, after meals.

9. Take 3 grams each of carom seeds and rock salt or common salt along with a glass of warm water, which helps in relieving a person from stomachache.

10. In a half a cup of warm water, add a tsp. each of ginger juice and castor oil. Have this mixture two times a day, to get relief from stomachache.

11. In a cup of water, add 20 grams of aniseeds. Keep it overnight and strain the mixture the next morning. Drink it to get relief from the pain.

12. Mix one gram of rock salt and two grams of dried and crushed celery leaves. Eat it to get instant relief from stomachache.

13. Grind three grams of tender tamarind leaves, with enough water, to make a paste. Once it turns into a liquefied form, add a gram of rock salt. Drink this mixture to get relief from stomachache.

14. Combine 1/2 tsp. lemon juice and 1 tsp. ginger juice. Add 1/4 tsp. sugar to this mixture and have it two times a day.

15. Pomegranates help treat stomachache. In a bowl of pomegranate seeds, sprinkle some salt and black pepper. Eat the seeds, while making sure to chew them properly.

16. Grind bael (Aegle marmellos) and form a pulp. Mix it in a glass of freshly prepared buttermilk. Stir it well before drinking.

17. Prepare a paste of fenugreek seeds. Now add this paste to a bowl of curd. This is one of the most effective ways to treat stomach cramps and pain.

18. In a half liter of water, add 2 grams each of black currants and fennel seeds and keep it overnight. The next morning, mash the contents in water and add a gram of water. Have this concoction daily, in the morning, to get relief from chronic stomach pain.

Precautions

1. Fasting for the whole day is not recommended at least fruits and juices should be taken in that case.

2. The diet should consist of old rice and light vegetable soup of spinach with warm water.

3. Avoid all heavy and fried foods and cold drinks.

4. Excess sweet milk and its products which are heavy for digestion and meat of animals.

5. Do not include dairy products in your diet.

Herbal Remedies: Chapped Lips

 Causes

Chapped lips normally happen during the months of the winter when the temperature of the air is low as is the humidity.

Common causes of chapped lips include the following:

In most cases because of the elements.

1. Dehydration.

2. Use of soaps and other chemicals frequently.

3. Sun exposure.

4. Medications for instance drugs to treat acne.

5. Contact dermatitis due to allergens for skin care.

6. Vitamin deficiency especially A, B, and C.

7. Smoking.

8. Riboflavin or Vitamin B-2 deficiencies.

9. Dentures that are ill-fitting.

Remedies

1. The most simple and vital treatment for curing dry chapped lips would be the intake of lots of water. Less water results in dryness in both the skin and the lips. Keeping the body hydrated is very important.

2. Another simple yet effective home remedy would be to apply lip balm or petroleum jelly on the lips. This will help them remain smooth. Do not forget to apply it before going to bed.

3. Pure ghee or butter is also beneficial in treating dry chapped lips. Apply a little ghee or butter to the naval. It helps to keep the lips smooth and heals the cracks formed.

4. Take a few rose petals and soak them in raw milk for a few hours. After, make a paste and apply it to the lips. This would not only heal the dryness but also work effectively.

5. Apply milk cream on the lips. This will help remove the dry dead skin and to make the lips smooth.

6. Rub a slice of cucumber on your lips. This would help cure dry and chapped lips.

7. Grind a few neem leaves and take out the juice. Apply this juice to the lips to heal the cracked and chapped lips.

8. Application of aloe vera gel on the lips also cures a person suffering from dry chapped lips.

9. Loss of Vitamin A is the cause of dry chapped lips. Increase the intake of foods rich in Vitamin A such as carrots, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, legumes, whole grains, and nutritional yeast.

10. In a tsp. of glycerin, add a few drops of honey. Apply this paste on the lips and keep them overnight. This will help to keep the lips soft and smooth.

11. Apply castor oil on the lips. This will help to cure dry chapped lips.

12. Another effective way to cure dry chapped lips would be to apply sunscreen lip balm or moisturizer. This would help prevent dry patches and also heal the dryness of the lips.

13. For women who put on lipstick, apply moisture-based lipstick on the lips. Do not put on excessive lipstick and allow the lips to breathe.

14. Crush a few rose petals in glycerin. This would not only retain the color and the lost moisture but also cure dryness.

15. Avoid wetting the lips with the tongue. It makes the lips dark, and color and loses moisture. Instead, apply a chapstick or moisturizer.

Herbal Remedies: Backache

 Causes

1. Common Causes of back pain involve disease or injury to the spine's muscles, bones, and/or nerves.

Pain arising from abnormalities of organs within the abdomen, pelvis, or chest may also be felt in the back. This is called referred pain.

2. Normal pregnancy can cause back pain, including stretching ligaments within the pelvis, irritating nerves, and straining the lower back.

3. Back pain is also caused by: lumbar muscle strain. Muscle strains are the most common cause of low back pain. Ruptured disc, disco-genic back pain, and spinal stenosis can be seen in adults; lumbar spine arthritis: arthritis most commonly affects joints such as the knees and fingers.

Symptoms

1. A fever of 38 degrees C. (100.4 degrees F.) or above.

2. Unexplained weight loss.

3. Swelling of the back.

4. Constant back pain that does not ease after lying down.

5. Pain in your chest or high up in your back.

6. Pain down your legs and below your knees.

7. Pain caused by a recent trauma or injury to your back.

8. Loss of bladder control.

9. Inability to pass urine.

10. Loss of bowel control.

11. Numbness around your genitals, buttocks, or back passage.

12. Pain that is worse at night.

Remedies

1. An effective home remedy for backache would comprise a combination of wheat cuscus grass and coriander. Soak 60 grams in water overnight. The next morning, add 30 grams each of cuscus grass and coriander to it. Add 2550 ML milk. Put the mixture in a pan and boil it until only 2/3 of the quantity is left. Drink this concoction to get relief from backache.

2. Mix 3 grams of khas khas grass with 3 grams of sugar candy. Take this mixture twice a day, with a glass of milk.

3. Mix 1 tbsp. glucose or honey in warm water and have it in the morning, on an empty stomach. It is a simple, yet effective way to get relief from backache.

4. Eat two or three cloves of garlic in a day. Garlic oil can also be effective in curing backache. To prepare garlic oil, fry ten cloves of garlic oil in 60 ML of oil (mustard oil, sesame oil, or coconut oil). Strain the oil, let it cool down a bit, and massage the back with it.

5. Mint oil has been found effective in curing backache. Lightly massage your back using some mint oil. It will give relief from the pain.

6. Apply some heat to the back, using a hot water bottle or infrared lamp. This would give instant relief from the pain.

7. Massaging with turpentine oil is another effective home remedy for backache.

8. An effective home remedy would be to apply potato, in the poultice form. Peel a potato and cut into cubes. Boil the cubes and mash them. After they cool down a bit, apply on the back and hold it there with a bandage for an hour.

9. Take out the juice of one lemon and add some common salt to it. Intake this, twice a day.

10. Basil leaves can also cure a person suffering from backache. Take a cup of water and boil ten basil leaves in it. Let the water boil til only half the quantity is left. Cool down the water and add 1/4 tsp. salt. Drink this concoction once a day.

11. For tea drinkers, an easy remedy would be to add 5 black peppercorns, 5 cloves, and 1 gram dry ginger powder to the tea. Have such a tea twice every day.

12. Include foods that have rich Vitamin C content, such as citrus fruit, tomatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, in your diet.

Precautions

1. Sit with knees higher than hips.

2. Do not reach out for overhead objects as they twist an unbalanced spine and may cause ligaments to stretch beyond their limits.

3. Do not lift weight above the head.

4. Do not lift weight out in front of you.

5. Do not stoop.

6. Do not move furniture by pulling it in front of you.

7. Do not push windows up.

8. Do not maintain any one position for a prolonged period.

9. Sleep on a firm mattress.

10. Do not arch your back while getting up from a sitting position.

11. Move to the front of the chair and then stand up to prevent arching of the back.

12. Whenever possible, do take support while getting up.

13. Never bend over to lift anything off the ground with your knees straight.