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- A lemon should be diluted in a glass of warm water with a teaspoon of honey will give you some relief from cold.

- Chopped garlic boiled in water is also beneficial to reduce the severity of cold.

- Ginger tea, prepared by adding few pieces of ginger into boiled water before adding tea leaves is also a good remedy for cold.

- In haling steam from lady’s finger boiled in water is also valuable for cold.

- Turmeric powder mixed in warm milk is a useful prescription for cold. Inhaling the smoke from burning turmeric will give you an easy discharge and quick relief.

- A soup of tamarind and pepper has a flushing effect as the nose and eyes water and the nasal blockage is cleared.

Causes and Symptoms

The most important cause of loss of hair is inadequate nutrition and others are stress such as worry, anxiety and sudden shock, long standing illness like typhoid, chronic cold, influenza and an unclean scalp.

Remedies

- Vigorously rubbing the scalp after washing it with cold water is the most effective among the home remedies.

- Gooseberry oil (amla boiled in water) mixed with coconut oil is considered a valuable hair tonic.

- A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is believed to help hair growth.

- Mustard oil boiled with henna leaves is useful for healthy growth of hair.

- Massaging the scalp with coconut milk is also beneficial for loss of hair.

- Lime and pepper seeds ground together to get a fine paste has an irritant action which leads to an increased blood circulation to the affected area thus stimulating hair growth.

- The affected area should be rubbed with onion till it is red for patchy baldness.

- A fine paste of red gram should be applied on bald patches for beneficial results.

- Drinking green tea kills hair follicles thus reducing hair loss.

Prevention

The healthy condition of hair depends on the intake of sufficient amount of essential nutrients. Proper cleaning of the hair and rubbing of the scalp with a towel prevents hair loss. 

-Orange peel pounded well with water should be applied to the affected area.

-Lime juice should be applied regularly to obtain relief from acne

-Raw Garlic when rubbed on pimples several times will make them disappear without scars.

-Coriander juice mixed with turmeric should be applied every night to reduce blackheads and acne.

-Regular use of grated cucumber for 15 to 20 minutes is the best tonic.

-Paste of fenugreek (methi) should be applied ever night and washed off in the morning with warm water to prevent pimples and blackheads.

-The juice of garlic or onion should be applied on the boil. Eating of two to three pods of garlic will also bring good results.

-Milk cream mixed with half a teaspoon of vinegar and a pinch of turmeric powder

-Gently warmed betel leaves coated with castor oil should be spread on the inflamed part and should be replaced every few hours.

-Paste of cumin seeds when applied to boils will give beneficial results.

 -Pulp of bael fruit mixed with jaggery should be given to the patient. Pulp of unripe bael fruit with dried ginger can also be consumed with buttermilk to hasten recovery.

-Pomegranate rind boiled in milk is also an effective tonic to treat dysentery.

-Lemon peeled, sliced and boiled in water should be strained and should be taken to get some relief.

-Consuming slices of musk melon is also very effective in the treatment of dysentery

-Onion mixed with curd, leaves of peepal tree and sugar chewed slowly can also be beneficial.

 - Parsley in combination with carrot, beet and cucumber should be taken to relieve the woman from menstrual cramps.

- Ginger boiled in water with sugar should be taken in case of painful menstruation

- Powdered sesame seeds in hot water is useful for spasmodic pain

- Eating unripe papayas is beneficial when menstruation stops due to grief, stress or other emotional imbalance

- Infusion of marigold is also effective to treat pain caused due to menstruation

- Banana flower cooked with curd also takes control of excessive bleeding during menstruation.

- Intake of Coriander seeds should be boiled in water till it is reduced to half and then sugar is also beneficial.

 -Flaxseed oil which is rich in fatty acid and is often found in nuts is beneficial for oily skin.

-Maximize your intake of fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, beans, nuts and fish should be an integral part of your diet.

-Adding a drop of lavender oil which helps in cleansing and toning your skin and neroli oil which is also a skin tonic should be sprayed on the skin several times to control oil

-An astringent of herbal tea such as yarrow, sage or peppermint should be used to cleanse the dirt from the oily skin.

-Few drops of rosemary mixed with apricot oil should be used to dab the skin to wipe off the excess oil.

-Splashing your face with cold water also helps in reducing the oil content.

-Steam taken from small facial steaming machine and then rinse with warm and cold water is also beneficial.

 -Eating Maitake, a mushroom from Japan contain food chemical which helps in banishing nausea, sharpen appetite and boost energy thereby strengthening the immune system.

-The Chinese herb known as Astragalus helps in building the immune system which is otherwise weakened by Chemotherapy.

-Umeboshi a salt and plum paste which is an effective remedy for nausea and vomiting by adding kudzu powder (japenese powder) with grated ginger. Water should then be added to it and put on a low flame.

-Intake of green tea which has anti cancer properties should be taken by the patient to heal quickly.

-Squeeze the muscle in the anal area as if you were trying to stop the flow of urine. It helps you in strengthening the pubococcygeus muscle which is a kind of sling for the sex organs, the urethra and the rectum.

-Push down moderately so that your anus opens as you push down as if you are forcing out urine.

-Masturbating 3 to 4 times a week for 30 minutes each time bringing yourself close to orgasm but not ejaculating.

-Pull down your scrotal sac (which hugs your body when sexually aroused) before you reach the point of no return.

-Pressing the space between anus and the back of the scrotum blocks the ejaculatory reflex.

-Slow and deep breaths when you are aroused induce a sense of total body relaxation.

-With advancement in age our face tends to loose moisture and in order to keep it hydrated with a fine mist of water.

-Applying a paste of facial quality clay, oat meal, milk, honey, olive oil and a few drops of lavendar oil should be applied on the face. You should lie down with the application of mask and your feet slightly elevated. This should be first rinsed with warm water and then splash of cold water.

-Massage should be done on the forehead with a help of almond oil, sandalwood, lemon and cardamom oil.

-Washing your face and then rub your dry hands together rapidly 36 times to put chi on your palms. Move hands in the upward direction, covering entire face including ears. Then gently moves each hand beginning at the chin in a circular motion and moving up alongside the nose, over the eyes to the forehead, along the hairline, over the ear and back to the chin again, this technique should be repeated 36 times.