Two cardamom pods with tulsi and ginger boiled into a kadha, twice daily.
Traditional
सोंठ · Dry ginger
Sonth, jaggery and ghee cooked into a small ball, taken each morning in winter.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
पिप्पली · Long pepper
A pinch of pippali with honey clears a blocked chest.
Traditional
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सेब · Apple
a run-down brain keeps colds lingering. Eat apples with the skin on before meals — it clears the cold and also strengthens the mind.
Traditional
नींबू घास · Lemongrass
Lemongrass boiled with ginger, taken warm twice a day.
Traditional
On this page Documented — There are human studies behind this ingredient for this particular complaint. Traditional — Carried by tradition and experience; modern evidence for this particular complaint is limited.
All of this is what others have found — tradition, shared experience and the studies done so far. It is not advice given to any one person. Before changing your diet, and especially if you take any medicine, ask your dietician or doctor.
Naturopathy
Fast on warm water and citrus for the first day. Steam inhalation every four hours.
Hot foot bath with a cold compress on the forehead.
Bhojanveda
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