One tender coconut daily, taken fresh and unchilled, ideally before noon.
Traditional
तिल · Sesame
A tablespoon of black sesame seeds, lightly roasted and chewed well, or ground with jaggery into a small ladoo — one a day.
Traditional
धनिया · Coriander
1 tsp dhania seeds soaked overnight; drink the strained water in the morning, or chew the fresh leaves.
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
खरबूजा · Melon
Melon daily at midday — it flushes the urinary passage gently.
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
Three litres of water daily; cold hip bath once a day.
Never hold urine; empty the bladder fully.
Classical Formulations
पुनर्नवादि चूर्ण · Punarnavadi Churna
Dose: 3–6 g · Warm water
Fluid swelling, dropsy, puffiness of face and feet, sluggish kidneys.
गोक्षुरादि गुग्गुलु · Gokshuradi Guggulu
Dose: 2–4 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water or milk
Burning urination, urinary gravel and stones, prostate enlargement, weak bladder, low back ache from kidneys.
चंद्रप्रभा वटी · Chandraprabha Vati
Dose: 2 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water or milk twice daily
Urinary disorders, diabetes with weakness, low back ache, reproductive weakness in both sexes, general debility.
पुनर्नवा मंडूर · Punarnava Mandur
Dose: 2 tablets (500 mg) · Warm water after food
Swelling and fluid retention, anaemia with puffiness, sluggish kidneys, enlarged liver and spleen.
Bhojanveda
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