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Night Sweats

Night sweats — waking soaked.

Also known as: रात में पसीना · सोते समय पसीना

Food Remedies

Main remedy
Sesame oil massage before bed. Coconut milk with turmeric cools and promotes sleep.
तिल का तेलघीनारियलहल्दी
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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
नारियल · Coconut
Fresh grated coconut, two tablespoons with the morning meal — cooling and easy on an irritated gut.
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.
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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

Cold spinal sponge before bed; light cotton bedding and an airy room.
Sheetali eight rounds; no heavy or late dinner.

Foods that help

तिल का तेल · Sesame oilघी · Gheeनारियल · Coconutहल्दी · Turmeric

Limit these

गर्म तासीर के भोजन · Heating foods

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

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