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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नीम · Neem
4–5 tender neem leaves chewed on an empty stomach, or a decoction of the leaves used as a wash for the affected skin.
Traditional
CautionDo not take neem internally in pregnancy or while trying to conceive. Never give neem oil internally to a small child.
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
अदरक · Ginger
A thin slice of fresh adrak chewed before meals, or ½ tsp dried sonth in warm water twice a day.
Traditional
CautionNot in large amounts alongside blood-thinning medicine. Stop before surgery.
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
Jala neti with warm salt water daily; Kapalbhati after to shrink swelling.
Steam inhalation twice daily; avoid dust and cold air.
Classical Formulations
अणु तैल · Anu Taila
Dose: 2 drops in each nostril · Lie back, instil, sniff gently — morning, empty stomach
The classical nasya oil: chronic sinus trouble, headache, loss of smell, dry nose, early greying, voice weakness.
Foods that help
हल्दी · Turmericनीम · Neemघी · Gheeअदरक · Ginger
Limit these
तला-भुना · Fried foods
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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