Bath Powder for all

Ingredients:

Whole Greengram:          1kg

Fenugreek                      3tablespoon

Kasthuriturmeric:             200gm

Edward Rose:                 50nos

(Rose used for making garland)

Procedure:

Dry all ingredients in the sunlight and drygrind to fine powder. Store in a tight container.

This is good for skin lusture,antiseptic. Hence can be used for Children. Elders also can use this.

 

Simple Chukku Coffee (Dry Ginger Concoction)

சுக்கு காபி

Ingredients:

1. Tulsi or Mint leaves - 12 leaves with stem
2. Dry Ginger - 100 grams 
3. Coriander Seeds - 50 gms
4. Black pepper - 25 gms
5. Karuppatti (black jaggery) - 500 gms

Procedure:

• Dry grind and store the dry ginger, coriander seeds and black pepper  in an airtight container.
• Boil 6 cups of water and add 6 to 8 teaspoons of ground powder.
• Add black jaggery approximately 8 teaspoons or according to the individual taste
• Allow it to simmer for 20 minutes
• Now 3 cups of chukku coffee is ready
• 1/4 cup of warm milk can be added if required just before drinking
• Note: Always prepare the chukku coffee as fresh as possible. Never reheat it once milk is added since milk will get curdled. This is a stimulant for the digestive system.

Multi-nutrient Kanji powder

Ingredients:

• Sago -20 gms
• Fried grams - 200 gms
• Almonds - 50 gms
• Pista - 50 gms
• Ragi - 100 gms
• Saffron - 1 teaspoon
• Roasted Peanut - 1 Tablespoon

Procedure:

1. Heat a pan, add sago and roast till it become puffy.
2. Now add ragi and dry roast till it becomes crunchy
3. Switch off the flame and add all the other nuts to the warm pan for 5 minutes.
4. Now grind this mixture to a fine powder with saffron.
5. Store it in an air tight container 
6. Take 1 tablespoon and mix it in one cup of water and boil this in a low flame till it gets cooked
7. This procedure may take 5 to 10 minutes - keep stirring to avoid lump formations. 
8. Remove from the stove and add the required sugar and milk and serve.

Natural baby food - 6 months + (Banana Powder Porridge)

Ingridients:

• 3/4 ripened banans - 4 nos (Nendaram kai)
• Sugar to taste
• Peeled cardamom - 4 nos

Procedure:

1. Peel the bananas and slice into very thin pieces
2. Dry in the sunlight till all the moisture evaporates well. If there is no sunlight, keep it in the oven at low temperature until the moisture evaporates
3. Now powder it in the mixer with sugar and cardamom
4. Store it in an airtight container
5. For breakfast, take a table spoon of this powder and boil with half cup of water till it is cooked (nearly about 10 minutes) with low flame
6. When it is cooked, add quarter cup of milk (if desired)
7. This is a heavy breakfast for the baby from 6 months +.
8. You can increase the powder level as the baby grows older. This is a good supplement with natural vitamins and minerals.

Natural baby food -3 months+

HEALTHY SUPPLEMENT FOR KIDS(3MONTHS+)

Ingredients:

Ragi                                                        4cups

Saffron                                                 ½ Teaspoon

Peeled Almond                                 15 nos

Procedure:

Wash and soak the ragi for 8hours.

Grind with 2 cups of water very fine.

Strain the extract and get the ragi milk ,keep it aside.

Add 2cups of water to the filtered sediment and grind for 15 minutes.

Strain the ground ragi and extract the milk and add it to the previous collection.

Allow it to settle for 4 hours.

After 4 hours you will find transparent water at the top

Slowly drain the water alone in the sink.

Transfer the fine paste seen in the bottom to a thick cloth-1meter length

Hang the cloth in a hook to enable any water content drained completely.

Spread the paste in the cloth and dry in the Sunlight till moisture is completely dried.

In case Sunlight is not available put the paste in a tray and keep it in the oven at   minimum heat.

Put the dried Ragi in the mixie with saffron and almond and grind well to avoid small lumps.

Store in a airtight container.

Application:

For Babies 3 months and  older. This can be used as Breakfast

Add 1 Table spoon of Ragi powder with ½ cup of water and boil for 5 minutes. Keep stirring to avoid lump formation.

Add Sugar and ¼ cup of Milk and feed as Porridge.

If the baby like thin consistency add ¾ cup of   little more sugar. Feed it through feeding bottle.

Increase  the Ragi powder as the child grow older.

Oil Bath (for babies)

INGREDIENTS:

1.      Coconut or Seasame oil          2Table spoon

2.      Pepper                                     11 nos

3.      Cumin seed                             1Tea spoon

4.      Turmeric Powder                    ½ Teaspoon

5.      Garlic                                      1 Pod

6.      Beetle Leaf                              1

PROCEDURE:

·         Heat the oil in a pan.

·         Drop all the ingredients and allow it to fry for 2 minutes.

·         Switch off the stoveand allow the oil to become warm.

·         Squeeze the fried ingredients by hand,

·         Remove the sediments .

APPLICATION:

A.      Apply the oil from head to toe and Massage well for 10 minutes.

B.      Apply the Bath powder and scrub well.

C.      Rinse well with warm water.

D.     Baby will get relieved from cold.

Adult Cough medicine

Ingredients:

1. Black pepper - 1 tablespoon
2. Jeera - 1 tablespoon
3. Dry ginger powder - 1 tablespoon
4. Omam (Ajvain) - 2 teaspoons
5. Honey - 1.5 cup
6. Raisin - 2 teaspoons
7. Almond - 1 tablespoon
8. Ghee - 1/2 cup

Procedure:

• Grind all ingredients together except HONEY to a fine powder
• Heat honey and pour the powder in the honey
• Stir well till it is like a jam
• Add half cup of ghee intermittently
• Cook till it does not stick to the sides of the pan (jam consistency)
• DO NOT DRINK WATER for 1 hour after taking this medicine

Ginger Honey Concoction for weight loss

Ingredients:

Peeled Ginger  - 100 gms

Honey - 1/2 cup

1 cup water

Procedure:

• Put the ginger and water in a mixie and obtain the extract juice
• This can be used for 3 days
• Heat half cup of honey in a pan without water (do not let it get crusty)
• Add 1/3 of the ginger extract and add 5 raisins and let it simmer for 3-4 minutes
• Remove from heat and drink it hot
• Do not drink water for the next hour or two

Cold and chest congestion remedy for baby (3 months +)

Ingredients:

1. Betel leaves - 2 numbers (available at indian stores)
2. Asaefoetida (Perungayam) powder - 1/8 teaspoon 
3. Garlic pod - 1 number
4. Ginger - 1/4 inch bit with skin

Procedure:

• Grind all the ingredients together with one tablespoon of water
• Filter this juice
• Give this to the baby in the morning like medicine 
• WITH A SYRINGE PRESS THE TONGUE with the syringe TILL ALL THE EXTRACT GOES INSIDE THE BABY's mouth.
• CAUTION: DO NOT LEAVE THE TONGUE or the liquid will be directed to the nose.
• The baby will scream but it will get out all the phlegm outside soon (like a vomit)
• DO NOT GIVE WATER IMMEDIATELY
• This will also aid digestion if you give it once a week. For the cold give it once in three days. 

Stomache / Nausea remedy for adults

Ingredients:

1. Fresh ginger - 50 gms (size of your hand's palm)
2. Sugar - 1/2 cup or according to taste
3. Fresh lemon juice or bottled concentrate - 3/4 cup
4. Warm water - 3 teacups

Procedure:

• Grind the ginger with the skin and warm water (3 teacups) two times
• Extract the juice and filter it
• Add sugar and lemon juice 
• Drink this two to three times in the day preferably in empty stomach

Baby colic or gas remedy (2 months or older babies)

Ingredients:

1. Jeera (Cumin seeds) - 1 heap teaspoon
2. Water - 4 ounces

Procedure

• Dry roast the jeera (cumin seeds)
• When it is golden color, add 4 ounces of water and boil it till it reduces to 2 ounces
• Filter the jeera water so no jeera bits are present in the water
• Let it cool a bit till it is lukewarm 
• Give it to the baby when it is lukewarm

Baby Constipation Remedy (from 2 months onwards)

Ingredients:

1. Raisins - 5 pieces (Can be increased to 9 pieces by 4th month)
2. Water - 3 ounces

Procedure:

• Place the raisins in the water and let it soak for an hour
• Microwave or boil the raisin water till it reduces to 1.5 ounces
• Squeeze the raisins and filter the water twice to avoid any raisin fibers
• Give the warm water (NOT HOT) to the baby 
• She will poop within a day

Baby cough remedy (for over 3.5 months old)

Ingredients:

1. A tiny piece of cinnamon stick (1/2 inch)
2. Water - 3 ounces

Procedure:

Place the cinnamon in the water

Heat the cinnamon water until it reduces to1 ounce

When the cinnamon extract is warm give the baby 1 to 2 teaspoons of this extract

Note: You can add honey if the baby likes it sweet

Cold remedy for baby (newborn)

Ingredients:

1. Coconut oil - 2 teaspoon
2. Camphor pieces - 1 tablet

Procedure

• Heat coconut oil in a ladle (Karandi)
• Switch off and add camphor
• Show the baby over the camphor vapors keeping the baby at least 10 inches away from the hot ladle
• Baby may cry but it is good for the runny nose and you will notice that the nose does not drain after this

CAUTION: Hold the baby tightly to avoid touching the ladle