eating mango builds blood and helps thin people gain weight and vigour. Eat mango daily after meals for two months (mango jam works too).
Traditional
शकरकंद · Sweet potato
Boiled sweet potato with ghee and a little jaggery, once daily — it builds tissue.
Traditional
मक्खन · Butter
A spoon of fresh white butter with mishri on an empty stomach — the old makhan-mishri tonic.
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
Oil massage before bathing, then twenty minutes of sun. Sleep eight hours.
Gentle asana only — heavy exercise burns what you gain.
Classical Formulations
बलारिष्ट · Balarishta
Dose: 15–30 ml · Equal warm water twice daily
Weakness with joint pain, muscle wasting, low stamina, backache, recovery in the elderly.
Foods that help
आम · Mangoशकरकंद · Sweet potatoमक्खन · Butter
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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