Warm til oil rubbed into the nail and the skin around it for a minute each night — the fold is where a brittle nail starts.
Traditional
घी · Ghee
A little ghee on the cuticles at night, especially in winter and after washing up.
Traditional
दूध · Milk
Soak the fingertips in slightly warm milk for ten minutes twice a week, then oil them. Taken with food, milk supplies the calcium the nail is made of.
Traditional
बादाम · Almonds
Five almonds soaked overnight, eaten in the morning. Their oil, warmed, is also good on the nail fold.
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
Sun on the hands twenty minutes; keep nails dry and unpolished.
Oil massage into the nail bed at night.
Classical Formulations
लाक्षादि गुग्गुलु · Lakshadi Guggulu
Dose: 2 tablets (500 mg) · Warm milk twice daily
Bone weakness, fracture healing, osteoporosis, calcium loss after menopause, joint wear.
Foods that help
तिल · Sesameघी · Gheeदूध · Milkबादाम · Almonds
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.