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Peripheral Neuropathy

Neuropathy — tingling, numbness, burning; test for diabetes.

Food Remedies

Main remedy
Sesame oil massage on affected areas. Turmeric-brahmi taken internally supports nerves.
तिल का तेलघीहल्दीब्राह्मी
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तिल का तेल · Sesame oil
Warm til oil, massaged into the affected part with the palm and left for twenty minutes before a warm bath.
Traditional
घी · Ghee
1 tsp warm cow ghee, taken on an empty stomach or stirred into warm milk at night, carries the other herbs deeper into the tissues.
Traditional
हल्दी · Turmeric
½ tsp haldi in a cup of warm milk or warm water, once or twice a day. A pinch of black pepper with it helps the body absorb it.
Traditional
CautionThe amount used in cooking is safe. In tablet or extract form it does not go with blood-thinning medicines. Avoid larger amounts if you have gallstones. Stop before surgery.
ब्राह्मी · Brahmi
½ tsp brahmi powder stirred into warm milk or honey at night; or 4–5 fresh leaves chewed each morning.
Traditional
CautionCare alongside thyroid medicine and sleeping tablets — it can alter both.
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

Alternate hot and cold foot bath daily; gentle oil massage upward.
Walk barefoot on grass; check feet daily for injury.

Classical Formulations

महानारायण तेल · Mahanarayan Oil
Dose: External use only · Warm and massage, then a warm bath
Joint pain and stiffness, sciatica, frozen shoulder, muscle wasting, paralysis, old injury.
क्षीरबला तेल · Ksheerabala Oil
Dose: External; internal only on advice · Warm and massage the head or affected part
Headache and migraine, insomnia, nerve pain, weakness of limbs, post-fever body ache.
महामाष तेल · Mahamash Oil
Dose: External use only · Warm and massage, especially head and joints
Facial palsy, nerve weakness, tremor, stiffness of neck and jaw, deep-seated joint pain.

Foods that help

तिल का तेल · Sesame oilघी · Gheeहल्दी · Turmericब्राह्मी · Brahmi

Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.

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