Sunburn – Mix 2 teaspoon tomato juice and 4 tablespoon buttermilk and apply on the face. Leave for 1/2 hour, and wash off with cold water. Very effective and soothing home treatment for sun-burns. Alternatively mix olive oil with equal quantity of vinegar and apply an hour before your bath for sunburn relief and relaxation. Make a paste of Barley, turmeric and yogurt in equal proportions. Apply it over the area of sunburns for sunburn relief and treatment. A thin paste of sandalwood applied to the sunburn area is beneficial and extremely soothing.
Wrinkles – Apply coconut oil on the portions of skin and face where wrinkles set in and gently massage every night at bed time. Banana is wonderful as an anti-wrinkle treatment. Mash 1/4 banana until it becomes very creamy. Spread all over face and leave for 15-20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water followed by a dash of cold water. Gently pat dry and you will see the difference very soon. It also gives freshness to your skin and makes it more shining.
Common Cold – For dry and stuffy nose, try normal saline or salt water nasal drops made by adding 1/4 teaspoon of table salt to about 4 ml lukewarm water. Make a fresh solution every few days keeping it in refrigerator. Use a clean dropper to instill 1 to 2 drops in each nostril about 3 to 4 times daily for common cold. Garlic juice made by adding few drops of garlic oil to a teaspoonful of onion juice and diluting it in a cup of water is helpful for common cold. Ginger tea or a teaspoonful of ginger juice taken with equal quantity of honey brings relief from common cold. For kids and adults alike, almonds are excellent for treating running nose and cold. 2-3 almonds for adults and 1-2 for kids taken in the morning empty stomachs are excellent. You may also add ½ tbls of fine turmeric powder to a cup of hot milk and take at bed time. Work wonders. Do not take anything after this and your cold will be treated very soon.
Cough – Soak almonds overnight. Remove their skin. Make a paste of these almonds with little butter and sugar. Very useful for a dry cough. Hot tea with lemon and raspberry jam, drink as much as possible. Drink hot milk with honey at bedtime for cough relief. Fresh milk cream (1 tbls) with a pinch of salt taken at bed time is also helpful in case of wet cough. Don’t have anything (not even water) after taking this.
Low BP – Drink a glass of raw beetroot juice 2 times a day, for at least a week first thing in the morning and you will see the difference.
High BP – Mix 1/2 onion juice and 1/2 honey. Take 2 tbls once a day for 1-2 weeks. Eat 1 Papaya on an empty stomach daily for a month. Do not eat anything after for about 2 hours.
