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Home Remedy for Blackheads

Causes & Symptoms of Blackheads
 
'Blackheads' is the name given to blackish bumps or plugs on the skin. They are nothing, but blocked pores that are filled with oil deposits and dead skin cells. A part of skin disease called acne; they usually appear on the face, back, chest and other parts of the body that have sebaceous glands. Blackheads are higher in number when compared pimples or zits. They thrive in oily skin and get worsened when the latter is exposed to pollution. You need to maintain proper hygiene to get cured of blackheads. While there are many skin treatments, like laser therapy, which you can follow to get cured of blackheads, it is advisable to stick to natural ways. Check out some home remedies for getting rid of blackheads.

Home Remedy For Blackheads

An effective home remedy for blackheads would be to combine hot water, Epsom salt and iodine. Put 1 tsp Epsom salt and 4 drops iodine in 1/4 cup hot water. When the solution cools down, apply it on the affected area, with a cotton ball. After it dries, remove it with a clean cloth.

Make a paste of fresh methi (fenugreek) leaves, with water. Apply the paste on the affected area for about 10 to 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water. Use this remedy regularly for favorable results.

For removing blackheads, taking steam would be beneficial, as steam opens the blocked pores. After taking steam, rub the affected region with a towel for 1-2 minutes. Thereafter, splash it with cold water, closing all the open pores.

Another effective home remedy for blackhead removal comprises of a face wash, made of lime juice and milk. Add 1 tbsp fresh lime juice to a glass of boiled milk. Use this as a face wash regularly.

Make a paste of ground radish seeds, along with water. Apply the paste on the affected area and rinse it off with water, when it dries.

Yet another effective home remedy would be to make a paste of 5 gm red sandalwood and 5 gm turmeric, along with some milk. Apply this paste on the affected area and rinse off, after it dries.

Mix almond powder with some rose water, to form a paste. Apply this paste on the affected area and keep it on till it dries. Thereafter, wash it off with warm water.

Mix salt, lemon and honey, in equal quantities, and make a scrub. Yogurt can also be added to the mixture. Massage the affected area with this scrub for about 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse off and pat dry.

Application of warm honey on the affected area, as a pack, would be beneficial. After the honey dries, wash the face with water.

Combine equal amounts of groundnut oil and fresh lime juice. Apply this on the affected area and keep on for about 10 to 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water.

Egg white can also be used as a home remedy for blackheads. Beat the white portion of the egg and apply on the affected area. Wash off with water. While wiping the area, scrub it lightly with the towel.

Mix 3 tablespoons of honey and 1 tsp of cinnamon powder in a bowl. Apply this on the affected area and leave overnight. Wash off the next morning, with lukewarm water.

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Home Remedy for Body Odor

Causes & Symptoms of Body Odor
 
Body odor is the unpleasant smell which comes from a person's body, beacuse of the bacteria growing on it. The notion amongst people that perspiration or sweating causes body odor is wrong. It may surprise you, but it is not perspiration that causes leads to body odor, but the bacteria that gets accumulated on the skin. The bacteria release unpleasant smelling chemicals, which, in turn, cause body odor. These bacteria multiply rapidly in the presence of sweat and this is why, people smell more when they perspire. Using deodorants only worsen the situation as it contains various toxic chemicals, which further aggravate the problem. However, the problem of body odor can be sorted out by resorting to home remedies. Read on to how to cure the problem of body odor naturally.

Home Remedy For Body Odor

To prevent body odor, drink a glass of water in the morning, on an empty stomach, along with 500 mg wheat grass. The chlorophyll present in the grass will help in reducing body odor.

You can also apply baking soda to your armpits as well as to your feet, to reduce body odor.

While bathing, add alcohol or white vinegar to a mug of water and use it to rinse the armpits. This will definitely help in lessening the body odor.

One of the simple home remedies for body odor is to put a few drops of rose water in the bathtub, before taking bath. It will give you a long lasting freshness and serve as a good substitute for deodorant.

To reduce the pH of the skin and eliminate armpit odor, one can use apple cider vinegar instead of deodorant. Put it in a mug of water and use it to rinse the armpits, while bathing.

Take showers, at least thrice in a day, in the summer season, when one tends to sweat a lot.

Prepare a homemade deodorant with the juice of about two dozen radishes and 1/4 teaspoon glycerin. Mix the liquids well and pour into a spray-top bottle. Spray this in the armpits to fight body odor. Remember to store it in fridge.

During summers, you can apply the baby powder or talc to your armpits, in place of deodorants.

Pour some white vinegar on a cotton ball and wipe your underarms with the cotton. While the vinegar smell would fade in some time, you would remain smell-free for the rest of the day.

Mix two drops of the tea tree oil (essential oil) and one ounce of water. Pour this in a spray-top bottle and use as a deodorant. Since tea tree is an antibacterial herb, it would act favorably in preventing body odor.

Mix 10 drops of the essential oil in 30 ml water. Apply this mixture on the armpits to reduce body odor.

Turnip juice is also effective in removing body odor. Grate a turnip and squeeze the grated pieces to extract the juice. Apply this juice on your underarms.

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Home Remedy for Body Rashes

Causes & Symptoms of Body Rashes
 
Body rash is nothing, but an inflammation on the skin. Also known as skin rash, it causes a change in color and texture of the skin on the affected area. While some rashes appear on the whole body, a few occur on specific body parts only, such as back, face, neck, etc. The cause of body rashes might be a disease or an allergic reaction. While some body rashes are contagious, the others are not. Body rash is seen in the form of red, itchy or non-itchy bumps on the skin. There might be stinging or burning sensation over the affected area as well. In the following lines, we have listed some home remedies for curing body rashes.

Home Remedy For Body Rashes

An effective home remedy for healing body rash would be to wash the affected area with chamomile tea. Take a cup of boiling water and steep 2-3 tsp fresh or dried chamomile flowers in it. Strain the decoction and cool it down.

Olive oil is said to have therapeutic qualities. Apply olive oil to the affected area. It would penetrate the skin and cure the rash.

A simple way to treat body rash would be to apply Aloe vera gel or pulp. Apply this on the affected region. This would be very helpful in treating the body rash.

Apply baking soda on the affected body part. After applying it, press the area gently. It would provide relief from the irritation and also cure the rash.

A poultice made from yellow dock root, chaparral and dandelion would be effective in treating skin rashes. Take a handful of herb and blend in the mixer, with water, to form a puree. Apply on the affected area and cover with cheesecloth or bandage.

Take a piece of cotton cloth and dip it in calcium water or comfrey. Place this cloth on the affected area. Not only would it be calming, but also help reduce inflammation.

Blend 10-15 basil leaves with 1 tbsp olive oil, 2 garlic cloves, salt and pepper. Apply a coat of this mixture on the rashes.

Increase the intake of food rich in Vitamin C. Citrus fruits will work best in this regard.

Oatmeal bath proves useful in treating body rashes. Take a cup of uncooked oatmeal and pour it into the bathwater. Immerse your body in this water. Apart from providing instant relief, it would also heal the rash.

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Home Remedy for Boils

Causes & Symptoms of Boils
 
Boils are nothing, but a skin disease, caused by the infection of hair follicles. The problem is usually caused by Staphylococcus, a strain of bacterium that normally lives on the skin surface. While some boils which come and fade away on their own, without causing any trouble, others last a long time and cause pain and irritation. Face, shoulders, back, buttocks and underarms are the regions where boils usually occur. Boils do not come instantly. At first, the affected area becomes red and soft. There may be an itching sensation as well. Slowly, the boil begins to form. The bacteria that cause boils might also mix with the white blood cells, resulting in the formation of pus. Boils can be cured using some home remedies. Not only do they provide instant relief but also remove the boil completely.

Home Remedy For Boils

Boils can be cured by using onions and garlic. Extract the juice of either of the two and apply it on the boil. It would ripen the boil and break it, thus evacuating the pus. You also use onion and garlic together, mixing the juices in equal quantities.

For blood-filled boils, mix a cup of fresh bitter gourd juice with 1 teaspoon of lime juice. Have this mixture in the morning, on an empty stomach, till the boil gets cured completely.

Another efficient remedy would be to apply a mixture of 1 tsp milk cream, 1 tsp vinegar and a pinch of turmeric powder, on the boils. This would ripen the boil without letting it get septic.

Betel leaves is known for its medicinal properties. Gently warm betel leaves and coat them with castor oil. Spread the leaves on the boil and cover with a bandage. Change the leaves with new ones after every few hours.

Make a paste of cumin seeds, along with water. Apply this paste on the boil and leave overnight.

The decoction of margosa leaves is good for treating boils. Boil 15 gm margosa leaves in 500 ml water, until the solution reduces to 1/3rd. Apply it on the affected area, after it cools down.

Hot parsley proves efficient in treating boils. Boil some water and steep parsley in it, till it becomes soft and juicy. Thereafter, wrap the parsley in a clean muslin or linen cloth and apply on the boils, as a poultice.

Turmeric heals boils effectively. Roast a few dry roots of turmeric and dissolves the ashes in a cup of water. After five minutes, apply the solution over affected areas. This would ripen the boil and burst it.

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Home Remedy for Bone Spur

Causes & Symptoms of Bone Spur
 
Medically known as osteophytes, bone spur can be described as the growth of an extra bone over the normal bone. Bone spur is mostly seen in people who are above the age of 60. It mostly occurs along the joints, especially those of the spine, feet, shoulders, hips, hands and knees. While bone spur is not painful, it causes problem when it rubs against the normal bone or nerves. The condition of bone spur is indicative of spine degeneration, as it is caused when the surface area of joint is damaged. The most common symptoms of bone spur are pain in the back, neck, shoulder, thighs, arms or legs. There are some factors that increase the possibility of the occurrence of bone spur, such as lack of proper nutrition, faulty lifestyle, accidents and sport injuries. However, it can be effectively treated using some home remedies. Read on to explore hwo to treat bone spur naturally.

Home Remedy For Bone Spur

To treat bone spur, the first step would be to lessen the inflammation. Applying an ice pack to the affected area would help reduce the swelling. Continue doing this 4 to 5 times a day.

Another effective way to cure a person with bone spur would be to give him 500 to 1000 mg of curcumin (the yellow pigment of turmeric), 3 to 4 times a day, on an empty stomach.

If there is pain, apply flaxseed hot pack to the affected area. Take a thick cloth and put heated flaxseed in it. Apply on the affected area and let it be there as long as it remains hot.

Soak cheese cloth in warm linseed oil. Apply the cloth on the affected area. Cover it with plastic and keep a heating pad on the plastic covering for 2 hours.

Indulging in alternate cold and hot water bath, for the affected area, would be effective in treating bone spur.

Bathe the joints with chamomile tea. Take a cup of boiling water and steep 2-3 tsp fresh or dried chamomile flowers in it. Strain the decoction and cool it down. Use it to bathe the painful joints.

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Home Remedy for Bronchitis

Causes & Symptoms of Bronchitis
 
Bronchitis is an inflammation of bronchi, the airway in the respiratory tract that carries air into the lungs. Its main symptom is a persistent cough that produces considerable quantities of phlegm. The other symptoms of bronchitis are coughing up extra mucus, wheezing and difficulty in breathing, apart from hoarseness, pain in the chest and loss of appetite. Bronchitis is usually classified into two types - acute bronchitis and chronic bronchitis. While the former is caused by viruses or bacteria and lasts for several days or weeks, the latter is a persistent, productive cough that lasts for at least three months and continues for two consecutive years. Mostly bronchitis is caused by an infection. Allergies and chemical irritations, such as atmospheric pollution and smoke of the cigarettes, are some other contributing factors. However, there are certain home remedies to cure a person of the ailment. Check out how to treat bronchitis naturally.

Home Remedy For Bronchitis

The best way to cure bronchitis would be to consume turmeric powder. Put 1 tsp turmeric powder in half a glass of warm milk. Consuming this twice or thrice a day, on an empty stomach, would be beneficial.

Mix half a teaspoon each of ginger powder, pepper powder and clove powder. Either mix them with 1 tbsp honey or put them in a cup of tea and consume.

Onions have expectorant properties. Apart from liquefying phlegm, they also prevent its further formation. Intake of raw onion juice, early in the morning, would heal a person suffering from bronchitis.

Mix 50 grams of fresh spinach leaves, 250 ml of water, a pinch of ammonium chloride and 1 tsp of honey and form a paste. Consumption of this mixture, on a daily basis, would relieve a person of bronchitis.

Sesame seeds also have properties that can cure bronchitis. Combine a tsp of linseed, a pinch of common salt and a tsp of honey. Have this mixture before sleeping. It would help in the treatment of bronchitis.

Another way of consuming sesame seeds is to powder half a tsp of it and mix it with 2 tsp of water. Have this two times a day. Yet another preparation would comprise of a decoction of half a teaspoon sesame seeds. Take it regularly, two times a day.

Make a powder of seven almond kernels and mix it in a cup of orange or lemon juice. Have this emulsion regularly before sleeping. It would act beneficial in curing bronchitis

Chicory is an herb that is believed to have medicinal properties to cure bronchitis. Grind the dry root of this herb and consume 1/2 tsp of powder, with one tsp of honey, thrice a day.

Take some hot water, enough to convert one cup of linseed into a moist mealy mass. Wrap it in a thin cloth and apply this poultice on the front and back of the chest. Cover with a bandage.

Another effective way to cure bronchitis would be to apply turpentine oil on the chest, every night.

Castor oil can also act beneficially to cure bronchitis. Warm castor oil leaves on a pan. Let them cool down a bit, place them on the chest and keep overnight.
Consuming fresh cabbage juice, on a daily basis, would be helpful in curing the problem of bronchitis.

Steep half a tsp licorice root tea in a cup of hot water. After about ten minutes, strain the liquid and drink it, when still warm. Daily intake of this decoction, thrice a day, will show favorable results.

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Home Remedy for Burning Tongue

Causes & Symptoms of Burning Tongue

 
Burning mouth syndrome (BMS), popularly called burning tongue, is an ailment commonly found among people in the middle age group. While the exact cause of the ailment is not known, people suffering from it experience a burning sensation on their lips, gums, tongues, inside their cheeks, etc. Burning tongue can be acute, lasting for a few weeks, or chronic, lasting for months at a stretch. Some of the symptoms of this problem are dry/sore mouth, thirst, burning sensation in mouth, lips, palate, gums and tongue, loss of taste, numbness on the tip of the tongue and metallic or bitter taste in the mouth. The right kind of diet, combined with some conscious efforts, can cure a person suffering from this ailment. Read on to explore home remedies for treating burning tongue.

Home Remedy For Burning Tongue

An effective way to cure burning tongue is to sorry on a piece of ice. It works wonders, treating the ailment effectively.

Enhance the consumption of water. Larger quantity of water intake helps keep the mouth moist.

Increase the consumption of food rich in Vitamin B, such as potatoes, bananas, lentils, chile
peppers, tempeh, liver oil, liver, turkey, tuna, nutritional yeast (or brewer's yeast) and molasses.

Apply glycerin on the tongue. It would give a cooling sensation, thereby relieving the pain and burning sensation.

Another effective treatment for curing burning tongue is to have honey with milk. It increases the blood flow to the tongue, thereby healing it.

For meals, resort to plain food, with lots of boiled vegetables. This would act beneficial in treating burning tongue.

Lavender oil acts as an antiseptic. It not only works well to cure burning tongue, but also promotes blood circulation. Apply lavender oil on the affected area and leave overnight.

Add iron rich food, such as broccoli, spinach and parsley, to your diet. They will help in treating burning tongue, by aiding the production of new red blood cells, replacing the damaged ones.

It is recommended to have fresh fruit juice and vegetable juice, while suffering from burning tongue. These juices provide the necessary nutrients to the body and help relieve the burning sensation.

Sugar free chewing gums would also be worthwhile in curing burning tongue. They keep the tongue moist and ease the pain.

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Home Remedy for Burns

Causes & Symptoms of Burns
 
Burn is the name given to an injury that is caused by skin's exposure to excessive heat, electricity, chemicals, light, radiation, friction or fire. Most of us must have experienced the condition once in our lifetime. Burns can be categorized into three types - first degree, second degree and third degree, depending on the severity of the skin damage caused. While first degree burns cause damage to the top layer of the skin and get healed in a day or two, second degree burns are more severe and causes blisters. The latter are much more painful and also need special attention and care. Third degree burns cause damage to all the layers of the skin and are extremely painful. They make the skin look charred as the injury penetrates deep into the nerves. In the following lines, we have listed certain home remedies for treating burns.

Home Remedy For Burns

The immediate remedy for burns would be to apply ice on the affected area. You can also dip the affected body part in chilled water, for about 15 to 20 minutes.

The most popular and effective way to cure burns is to apply honey on the affected area and cover it with a bandage.

Yogurt also acts efficiently in treating burns. Apply a generous amount of yogurt on the burn and keep it for about 15 minutes, before rinsing off. It would cool down the burnt area and provide relief.

In case you have burnt the tip of your finger, tightly grip your ear lob. It might sound funny, but you would feel no pain at all.

One of the effectual treatments of burns would be to cut a piece of onion and keep it over the burnt area. It would provide instant relief.

Immerse the burnt portion in a bowl of whole milk for about 15-20 minutes. It would provide relief and cure the burn.

Egg whites also prove beneficial in curing or treating burns. Beat the egg white lightly and apply on the affected area.

You can also apply diluted vinegar on the burn. It would be very effective in healing the burns.

Lavender oil also is helpful in treating burns. Dab the affected area with lavender oil. If the burn is severe, apply the oil 3-4 times in a day.

Aloe Vera also treats burns effectively. Cut some fresh aloe Vera leaves and place them on the burnt area.

After the burn gets healed, break a capsule of vitamin E and pour the liquid on the affected area. It would prevent formation of a scar.

It might sound amusing, but applying some dish washing detergent on the burnt area helps ease the pain.

Apply the papaya pulp on the affected area. The enzymes present in it would heal the wound and help remove dead cells as well.

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Home Remedy for Canker Sores

Causes & Symptoms of Canker Sores
 
Canker sores can be described as painful small ulcers, found inside the mouth or upper throat. These are white or yellowish in color and occur in the lining of the mouth, surrounded by redness. Also known as Aphthous Stomatitis and mouth ulcers, they cause much discomfort, especially while eating and talking. They are recurrent in nature and may reappear after being healed once. However, canker sores are not contagious do not spread from one person to the other. Canker sores appear due to various reasons - deficiency in nutrients, tension, stress, eating a particular type of food, indigestion, etc. They are not serious ij nature and can be easily healed with the help of home remedies. In the following lines, we provide some natural treatments for curing canker sores or mouth ulcers.

Home Remedy For Canker Sores

An effective way for treating canker sores at home would be to apply raw onion on the ulcer.

Aloe Vera juice, when used as a mouth wash, is beneficial in curing canker sores

Another effective natural remedy would be to soak coriander leaves in water. After about 5 minutes, strain the water and use it as a mouthwash.

Take a glass of lukewarm water and add 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder to it. Gargle with this water, first thing in the morning.

Coat the ulcer with some honey. Let it stay for sometime and then salivate. It is one of the most useful remedy for treating mouth ulcers.

Boil half a liter of water. Steep 2 tbsp Marjoram in it, for about 10 minutes. Strain the water and gargle with it, about 3 to 4 times a day.

Gargling with salty water or barley tea is also found to be helpful in treating ulcers.

Raw tehina, when coated on the ulcer, brings relief and cures the ailment completely.

Increase the consumption of tomatoes and fresh papaya fruit. This is likely to bring relief and cure canker sores.

Concentrated carob juice is also believed to be helpful in getting rid of mouth ulcers.

When you have canker sores, it is advisable to brush teeth with baking soda, instead of toothpaste. This is because most of the toothpastes contain 'sodium laurel sulfate', which might alleviate the problem.

Rinsing the mouth with Grapefruit seed extract would be helpful in treating mouth ulcers.

Take a glass of lukewarm water and add 5 to 6 drops of Grapefruit seed extract in it. Use this as a mouthwash.

Tea tree oil has medicinal properties and can help heal mouth ulcers. Apply tea tree oil to the sores, before going to bed, and leave overnight.

Mix 1 tsp soda in a cup of warm water. Add a pinch of salt and gargle with this mixture, in the morning as well as before going to bed.

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Home Remedy for Cataract

Causes & Symptoms of Cataract
 
Cataract is an eye disease which causes blurred vision. It results in the clouding of the crystalline lens of the eye, placed at the back of the iris, or in its envelope. The lens can suffer from slight to complete opacity, blocking the passage of light. A person suffering from cataract cannot see clearly. As the lens becomes opaque, it hampers the entrance of light which distorts the visibility. Cataract is mainly caused due to three factors - deterioration in the nutrition of the lens, deposits of acids and salts between the lens fibers, and disintegration of lens fibers. Aging, diabetes, eye injury and down-syndrome are some of the other causes of this disease. You can treat cataract naturally also, provided you know the correct home remedies for the same, some of which have been mentioned below.

Home Remedies For Cataract

The most popular and efficient remedy for cataract would be to have carrots. Eat raw carrots regularly and also consume fresh carrot juice, twice a day.

Another beneficial home remedy for cataract comprises of the extract or juice of pumpkin flowers. Apply this juice on the eyelids, two times a day, and keep on for fifteen minutes duration.

Putting a few drops of honey into the eyes would act favorably in curing cataract.

Aniseed is also helpful in treating cataract. Consume 6 grams of aniseed daily, in the morning as well as evening. For better results, mix equal amount of aniseed and coriander powder. Add a little brown sugar to the mixture. Eat 12 grams of this mixture, twice per day.

An effective home remedy for cataract would comprise of almonds and pepper. Grind 7 almond kernels, along with ½ gram of pepper, in water and consume. Sugar candy can also be added to the mixture.

A combination of cardamom and milk is said to be healthy for eyes. Grind 2 pieces of cardamom and put them in a glass of milk. Boil and bring it down to lukewarm temperature. Consume this milk, every night.

Soak 3 to 4 almonds in 2 to 3 tbsp of milk and keep it overnight. In the morning, add sandalwood to this mixture. Apply this on the eyelids. It would reduce the redness associated with cataract.

Include 2-3 cloves of garlic to your everyday diet, as garlic is known to cleanse the crystalline lens of the eye.

Include oranges and grapes in your diet, as they help in healing the eye and curing cataract.

Eat raw salads. Dressing them with olive oil and lemon juice would add to their benefit.

Consumption of spinach, cauliflower, turnips, fenugreek, drum sticks, few nuts, soaked raisins, figs and dates is considered to be good for cataract.

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Home Remedy for Chicken Pox

Causes & Symptoms of Chicken Pox

A highly contagious disease, chicken pox is a viral infection that is usually prevalent in small children, aged 3 to 4. Although the instances are few and far between, chicken pox can affect adults as well and in this case, it is much more severe than that in kids. Chicken pox can spread by direct contact or breathing in the air that has germs from an affected person's cough or sneeze. The most usual symptoms of chicken pox include low grade fever, mild headache, rash, loss of appetite and a feeling of weakness. It might be amusing, but the symptoms of chicken pos are not visible until it reaches the infectious stage. Vaccinations have reduced the instance of chicken pox, but the disease has not vanished altogether. Chicken pox is usually caused due to the virus called varicella-zoster. It might not be possible to completely cure chicken pox, as it would go on its own. However, the irritation and itching involved with it can be minimized, using some home remedies.

Home Remedy For Chicken Pox

One of the most effective ways of treating chicken pox would be using brown vinegar. Add ½ cup vinegar to lukewarm bathwater. Apart from lessening the irritation, it would also help heal the lesions.

Add 2 tbsp marigold flowers and 1 tsp hazel leaves in a cup of water and steep them overnight. In the morning, grind it and apply the mixture on the rash. It would help relieve the itching.

Put a bowl of water in a pan and add green peas to it. Place it on flame and set it to boil. Once boiled, strain the water and apply it on the affected area. This would relieve the irritation and itching.

Sandalwood oil also proves helpful in treating chicken pox. Apply the oil on the rashes right from the time chicken pox appears till its last days. It would also prevent scars from blemishing the skin.

Coat the affected area with honey. It would not only relieve you of the irritation, but would also heal the rash.

Grind oatmeal into a fine powder. Add 2 cups of this powder to the bath water. For better results, add one to one and a half cup of baking soda to the same water. It would help in healing the lesions

Consumption of carrot and coriander soup would be beneficial in the treatment of chicken pox. Take about 100 grams of carrots and 60 grams of fresh coriander and finely chop them. Boil this mixture for a while. Strain the concoction, cool it down and drink it once a day.

Immerse a handful of neem leaves in your bath water. It would provide healing effect and cure you of irritation.

Application of Vitamin E oil on the rashes is another effective home remedy for chicken pox. Not only does it help prevent the itching, but also removes the scars quickly.

Make a tea using chamomile, basil, marigold and lemon balm. Add a pinch of cinnamon, honey, and lemon to enhance its healing property. Consuming this tea several times a day would be very beneficial.

Mix 2 tbsp of queen of the meadow, 1 tsp of coltsfoot leaves and 2 tsp of marigold flowers in 2 cups of boiling water. After boiling the water for about 20 minutes, strain it. Cool the decoction and have it once a day.

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Home Remedy for Cholera

Causes & Symptoms of Cholera
 
A highly contagious disease, cholera is caused by bacterium Vibrio cholerae that affects the absorption of water in the small intestine. When it is severe, it causes diarrhea within a few hours, which means loss of fluid in a short spell of time. The loss of fluid would be through stools and violent vomiting. A water-borne disease, cholera can be prevented by taking caution over what a person eats and drinks. Drinking purified water and eating a healthy, hygienic nutritious diet would help you avoid the disease. There are a number of home remedies that can help cure a person of cholera, some of which have been mentioned below.

Home Remedy For Cholera

The best way to deal with cholera naturally would be to have lots of water. It is very important to keep the body hydrated, so make sure that the intake of water is high. However, make sure to sterilize it before consumption.

Onions are also beneficial in curing cholera. Take about 30 grams of onions and 7-10 black peppers. Grind this mixture and give it to the patient in 2 to 3 dose, per day.

Cholera can also be treated by having a mix of water, sugar and salt. Take about 1 liter of boiled water and add 4 tsp of sugar and ½ tsp of salt. Intake this as many times as possible.

Lemon juice and orange juice also act favorably in treating cholera. Consume at least one glass of fresh juice on a daily basis.

Prepare a glass of fresh juice from cucumber leaves and mix it with a glass of coconut water. Consumption of this juice, in 30 to 60 ml doses, will relieve you off the disease.

Another effective treatment would be to consume buttermilk. Add roasted cumin seeds powder and rock salt to it, for better results.

Boil a few basil leaves in a glass of water. Strain the decoction, cool it down and have it once in a day.

Mix 2 tsp each of bitter gourd juice and white onion juice. Once this solution is prepared, add a tsp of lemon juice. Consumption of this mixture two times daily would help treat cholera.

Take three liters water and Add 4 gm of cloves to it. Boil this mixture until only half of it is left. Cool it down and consume it every few hours.

A light diet would be efficient in treating cholera. Include rice flakes and corn flakes in your diet. Vegetable soup, with spices like black pepper, rock salt and ginger, will also be beneficial in treating cholera.

Black herbal tea is also advantageous to treat cholera. Add ginger, black pepper, holy basil and mint to the tea and consume it at least once in a day.

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Home Remedy for Cirrhosis Of Liver

Causes & Symptoms of Cirrhosis Of Liver
 
Cirrhosis of the liver may be defined in simple terminology as the contraction of the liver size becoming hard and leathery. There is a significant loss of cells in this condition – it not only injures the liver cells but also kills them. The most common symptoms of cirrhosis of the liver are frequent attacks of indigestion, occasional nausea and vomiting. Other symptoms include abdominal pain, low grade fever and foul breath. Liver cirrhosis may be caused due to excessive use of alcohol, highly toxic condition of the system and poor nutrition. The best way to cure cirrhosis of the liver would be to go the natural way. Explore few natural remedies of treating cirrhosis of liver.

Home Remedy For Cirrhosis Of Liver

One of the most popular and effective home remedy for cirrhosis of liver would be to have 200 ml of spinach juice. To enhance the efficiency of the drink add 300 ml of carrot juice to it.

Papaya seeds also work effectively in curing liver cirrhosis. Grind some papaya seed. Once a powdery substance is formed, add 10 drops of lime juice. Intake this for about one to two times a day for about a month.

Fig also proves beneficial in treating cirrhosis of liver. Rinse 4 leaves of sacred fig and crush them along with some sugar candy. Take this mixture and put it in a 250 ml of eater. Consume this mixture about twice a day.

One tsp of glucose in a cup of water taken thrice a day would be beneficial in treating liver cirrhosis.

Including carbohydrates in the diet would be helpful in curing liver cirrhosis. Salads also would be very helpful.

Consumption of buttermilk with some roasted cumin seeds sprinkled over it is one of the easiest and effective treatments for liver cirrhosis.

Another simple yet efficient treatment would be to have lime juice with a pinch of rock salt.

Radish also cures a person suffering from cirrhosis of the liver. There are two ways of taking it. Either a person can take it raw along with the tender stem or make a juice out of it and have it empty stomach every day.

Another effective way of curing cirrhosis would be to extract the juice of the herb eclipta. 1 tsp of its juice should be mixed with 1 tsp of honey and consumed three times a day.

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Home Remedy for Common Cold

Causes & Symptoms of Common Cold
 
An inflammation in the upper respiratory tract caused due to viral infection is called common cold. The occurrence of this disease is very frequent and hence has been named common cold. Also known as acute coryza, common cold is not a one time disease and may appear and re-appear several times a year. It is most common though adults are also a victim of this disease. Common cold lasts for about 3 to 10 days and mostly affects the nose. Sometimes there is blockage in the ears as well. Bronchial tubes and sinus can also be affected. The symptoms of common cold are soreness of throat, congestion of nasal passages, running nose, sneezing, headache, chill and body ache. Common cold is not a serious disease and can be treated by adapting to some home remedies. Know more about how to cure a person suffering from common cold.

Home Remedy For Common Cold

The most effective remedy for common cold would be to have lime juice. Take a glass of lukewarm water and dilute the lime juice in it. Add a tsp of honey to enhance its efficacy.

The antiseptic properties of garlic make it one of the most effective ingredients for cold. Consumption of garlic soup would be the best way to cure common cold.

Another effective method of using garlic would be to combine some garlic oil with onion juice. Dilute this with water and consume it for several times a day.

Ginger also works favorably in treating common cold. Cut small pieces of ginger and put it in water. Boil this mixture. Once it simmers, strain the liquid and add half a tsp of sugar to it. Drink this hot.

Hot water bath also proves effective as it relieves of all the nasal and chest congestion.

Taking steam also would heal the congested nasal tissues.

An excellent home remedy would be to have a glass of warm milk. Add 2 milligrams of roasted asafetida and drink this milk quite slowly two times in a day.

Mix 200 grams of coriander seeds and jaggery in it. Make a paste of it and then add water in it. Boil this mixture and inhale the vapors of this mixture. Four times a day would cure common cold.

Make a powdered mixture of black pepper and mix this in curd. Add jaggery or sugar candy to it. Take this two times a day to get cured of common cold.

Take 250 grams of water and boil 7 pieces of each black pepper and sugar cubes. When the content comes to 1/4th quantity, stop boiling. Drink this mixture hot twice everyday to get relieved from common cold.

Place 10grams of Sprague in a clean cloth and tie all the ends of the cloth. Apply indirect heat to it by keeping it in a vessel. Sniff this for a few minutes until it’s hot. It would effectively cure nasal blockage.

Mix equal amounts of tulsi seeds and ginger. Make a fine powdery mixture out of the two. Have this mixture two times a day.

Cut 100gm lady’s finger into small pieces and boil them in a liter of water. Once boiled, inhale the steam coming out of the decoction. Inhaling this one or two time a day would relieve a person from the irritation of the throat and the dry cough.

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Home Remedy for Common Fever

Causes & Symptoms of Common Fever
 
Human body has an optimum temperature range between 36.9 degree C and 37.5 degree C, or 98.4 Degree F and 99.5. Once the temperature goes beyond normal, the condition is called fever. There can be a little variation in the body temperature because of intake of food, the amount of exercise, and the temperature surrounding the atmosphere but once it exceeds this as well, it is a matter of concern. Fever occurs very frequently and is thus named common fever. In this ailment, the normal functioning of the body gets disrupted. The symptoms of common fever are rise in the temperature, profuse sweating, pulse and respiration becoming faster, slight shivering, pain in the head and body parts. Adhering to certain home remedies, common fever can be treated effectively. In the following lines, we provide remedies to cure common cold naturally.

Home Remedies For Common Fever

The simplest and the most effective home remedy for common fever is to have a decoction of basil leaves. Take about 12 grams of basil leaves and boil them in half liter water. Intake this once a day to relieve from common fever.

Saffron also works very well in treating common fever. Put half a tsp of saffron in 30ml of boiling water. After the water has been boiled, prepare tea out of it. Let the person suffering from it have a tsp of this tea after every hour.

Prepare a tea using half a tsp of fenugreek seeds. It would not only providing a soothing effect but would also dissolves the mucus accumulated in the chest.

Raisins are also effective in curing a person of common fever. Saturate 25 raisins in ½ cup of water. Once soaked, crush them in the same water. Strain the mixture and add ½ tsp of lime juice to it. Have this tonic two times a day.

Add a tsp of glucose or honey to a fresh juice of apricot. Apart from reducing the fever, it also satiates the need for liquids and gets rid of harmful products.

Grapefruit juice also acts favorably in curing common fever. Prepare ½ glass of grapefruit juice and add equal quantity of water to the concentrated mixture. Intake this mixture once a day to get relieved from the burning sensation.

A person suffering from common fever is suggested to have lots of oranges. It increases the energy in the body and promotes resistance against infection.

Another effective remedy to cure common fever would be to boil a cup of water. Add 1 tsp of turmeric powder, some ginger pieces, onion pieces, lemon grass, ½ a tsp of black pepper and 5-6 basil leaves. Intake this mixture three times a day to treat common fever.

Mix 10 grams each of raisins and fresh ginger. Crush this mixture and immerse it in 200ml of water. After about an hour, boil this decoction until the quantity of the water reduces to 50ml. drink this decoction when warm. It would cure common fever effectively.

Prepare a juice using the leaves of tamarind and some turmeric powder with cold water. Have this to eliminate infection and fever.

Take 1 tablespoon of honey and add few drops of limejuice and ginger juice. Consume this mixture as it would effectively treat common fever.