eating mango helps dropsy — eat two mangoes three times daily.
Traditional
मकोय (काकमाची) · Black nightshade
Makoy decoction daily — being diuretic, it brings the swelling down.
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
Restrict salt completely. Cold abdominal pack thirty minutes daily; legs raised while resting.
Steam bath twice weekly to help the skin excrete.
Classical Formulations
पुनर्नवादि चूर्ण · Punarnavadi Churna
Dose: 3–6 g · Warm water
Fluid swelling, dropsy, puffiness of face and feet, sluggish kidneys.
पुनर्नवा मंडूर · Punarnava Mandur
Dose: 2 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water after food
Swelling and fluid retention, anaemia with puffiness, sluggish kidneys, enlarged liver and spleen.
पुनर्नवासव · Punarnavasava
Dose: 15–30 ml · Equal warm water twice daily
Swelling of face and feet, fluid retention, sluggish kidneys, liver enlargement, obesity with puffiness.
Foods that help
आम · Mangoमकोय (काकमाची) · Black nightshade
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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