सेब

General Weakness / Tonic

एक पका सेब — मंदाग्नि में चुटकी दालचीनी के साथ पकाकर, अन्यथा कच्चा।

One ripe apple, stewed soft with a pinch of cinnamon if digestion is weak; raw otherwise.

Joint Pain / Arthritis

helpful when urine tests acidic. Eat apples daily for joint pain and arthritis; boiled, mashed apple can also be applied as a poultice on the painful area.

Common Cold

a run-down brain keeps colds lingering. Eat apples with the skin on before meals — it clears the cold and also strengthens the mind.

Bronchitis

eating two apples (or with pears) helps clear chronic bronchitis — the catechins in both protect lung cells. Apples measurably improve lung capacity; eat one daily.

Cough

extract a glass of juice from ripe apple, add mishri, and drink each morning to relieve an old cough. For dry cough, eat apple sprinkled with black pepper and mishri.

High Blood Pressure

eat two apples daily — it increases urination so the body sheds excess salt and the kidneys get rest.

Poor Memory

for weak nerves and forgetfulness, chew one or two unpeeled apples slowly, fifteen minutes before meals — it strengthens the nerves and memory.

Liver Support

beneficial in liver disorders — it gives strength to the liver. Eat daily.

Constipation

eat one apple with the skin on, on an empty stomach in the morning and again in the evening after meals, to relieve constipation (eat unpeeled for constipation, peeled for diarrhea).

Alcohol Dependence

drink apple juice repeatedly and eat a well-ripened apple three times a day; over some days the craving for alcohol fades. Eating apple during intoxication also sobers you.

Poor Appetite

mix a glass of tart apple juice with mishri and drink daily for a few days, or eat an apple on an empty stomach each morning, to restore healthy appetite.

Malaria / Fever

eating apple helps a fever resolve faster; taken before the expected onset in malaria, it can keep the fever from rising. Lemon: squeeze lemon into water, sweeten to taste, and drink — over ~4 days it can stop malarial fever recurring. During fever, sucking lemon with salt and pepper cools the body.