Underweight — weight refusing to climb; banana-milk is the classic.
Also known as: wajan badhana · वजन बढ़ाना · दुबलापन · underweight · कृशता · karshya · कार्श्य
Food Remedies
Main remedy
Banana: eat two bananas each morning followed by a cup of warm milk, three times daily for three months, to gain healthy weight and strength. A banana-and-mishri curd also builds the body.
eat two bananas each morning followed by a cup of warm milk, three times daily for three months, to gain healthy weight and strength. A banana-and-mishri curd also builds the body.
Traditional
शकरकंद · Sweet potato
One medium boiled or roasted sweet potato with a spoon of ghee, once daily — nourishing and easy to digest.
Traditional
दालें · Lentils
Masoor dal with ghee at two meals a day — it builds muscle tissue.
Traditional
मक्खन · Butter
A spoon of makhan-mishri in the morning, and fresh butter on roti — especially good for children.
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
Oil massage before bathing then rest; gentle asana only.
Sleep eight hours and nap briefly after lunch.
Classical Formulations
त्रिकटु चूर्ण · Trikatu Powder
Ingredients: Black pepper, long pepper, ginger
अश्वगंधारिष्ट · Ashwagandharishta
Dose: 15–30 ml · Equal warm water, twice daily after food
Nervous exhaustion, insomnia, low weight, weakness after illness, sexual debility, anxiety.
Foods that help
केला · Bananaशकरकंद · Sweet potatoदालें · Lentilsमक्खन · Butter
Pick what's in your kitchen and see which remedy fits you best.
Bhojanveda
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