Dark circles — shadows from tiredness and thin sleep.
Also known as: under eye circles · आँखों के नीचे कालापन · काले घेरे
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Almond oil dabbed gently under the eyes at night; soak five almonds overnight and eat in the morning. Cool cucumber slices over closed eyes for ten minutes daily.
Almond oil dabbed gently under the eyes at night; soak five almonds overnight and eat in the morning.
Traditional
खीरा · Cucumber
Cool cucumber slices over closed eyes for ten minutes daily.
Traditional
आलू · Potatoes
Cold raw potato slices on closed eyes for fifteen minutes daily, or cotton soaked in the juice.
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
Eight hours of sleep does more than any cream. Cool compress ten minutes daily.
Palming and Sarvangasana; treat the anaemia if present.
Classical Formulations
लोहासव · Lohasava
Dose: 10–20 ml · Equal warm water after food
Anaemia, pallor, breathlessness on climbing, weakness with low haemoglobin, poor appetite.
Foods that help
बादाम · Almondsखीरा · Cucumberआलू · Potatoes
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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