Showing posts with label remedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remedy. Show all posts

Monday, July 18, 2011

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

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

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