आम

Night Blindness

पका आम ताज़ा खाएँ, एक बार में एक और दूध के साथ नहीं; कोमल पत्तियाँ उबालकर उसका पानी भी काम आता है।

Ripe mango eaten fresh, one at a time and not with milk; the tender leaves may be boiled and the water used.

Diarrhea

आम की गुठली, बेलगिरी और मिश्री समान मात्रा में पीसकर दो-दो चम्मच नित्य तीन बार पानी के साथ लें। गर्मी के दस्तों में अधिक लाभ होता है।

grind the seed kernel with bael-giri and mishri in equal parts; take 2 spoons three times daily with water. Especially helpful for summer diarrhea.

Tuberculosis (TB)

mix 60g honey into a cup of mango juice; drink morning and evening. Also drink cow’s milk three times daily. Continue for 21 days.

Mental Fatigue

एक कप अमरस, चौथाई कप दूध, एक चम्मच अदरक का रस और स्वादानुसार चीनी मिलाकर नित्य एक बार पियें। इससे मस्तिष्क की कमजोरी, पुराना सिरदर्द व आँखों के आगे अँधेरा दूर होता है और रक्त शुद्ध होता है।

blend a cup of mango juice, a quarter cup of milk, a spoon of ginger juice and sugar to taste; drink once daily. Eases old headaches and dimmed eyesight, and purifies the blood.

Cholera

25 ग्राम नरम आम के पत्ते पीसकर एक गिलास पानी में उबालें। जब पानी आधा रह जाए तो छानकर गर्म-गर्म दो बार पियें।

grind 25g of soft mango leaves, boil in a glass of water until reduced by half, strain and drink warm twice.

Bleeding Piles

grind 10 soft mango leaves into a glass of water with mishri to taste; drinking this stops bleeding from piles.

Gum Swelling

soak a spoon of dried mango powder (amchur) in a glass of water for 3 hours, then rinse the mouth to relieve gum swelling and pain. Chewing fresh mango leaves also firms loose teeth.

Weak Digestion

fibrous mango is easy to digest and relieves constipation. Mix 70g sweet mango juice with 2g dry ginger (sonth) and drink each morning to boost digestive power.

Low Weight / Weakness

eating mango builds blood and helps thin people gain weight and vigour. Eat mango daily after meals for two months (mango jam works too).

Dry Cough

press a ripe mango into warm ash, roast it, let it cool, then suck it — this relieves dry cough.

Asthma

आम की गुठली की दो गिरी नित्य प्रातः खायें या पीसकर ठंडे पानी के साथ फंकी लें। कम-से-कम 15 दिन करें।

eat two kernels from the mango seed each morning, or grind and take with cold water. Continue at least 15 days.

Diabetes (with Jamun)

mix equal parts mango and jamun juice; drink for a few days to help manage blood sugar.

Marasmus (Wasting)

soak a spoon of dried mango powder (amchur), mix in two spoons of honey, and give to the child to lick twice daily.

Kidney / Bladder Stones

dry fresh mango leaves in shade, grind very fine, and take 8g each morning with stale (overnight) water to clear sand and grit.

Sunstroke (Loo)

पका आम ताज़ा खाएँ, एक बार में एक और दूध के साथ नहीं; कोमल पत्तियाँ उबालकर उसका पानी भी काम आता है।

Ripe mango eaten fresh, one at a time and not with milk; the tender leaves may be boiled and the water used.

Epilepsy

pound half a kilo of green mango leaves into a paste, warm in sesame oil until the water burns off, cool and strain; massage this oil on the body.

Vomiting

grind 2 mango leaves with 50 mint leaves, dissolve in a cup of water, strain, add a spoon of honey and drink — vomiting stops quickly.

Ringworm

grind 3 parts dried mango powder (amchur) with 1 part rock salt into a thick paste with water; apply daily to the affected patch.

Insomnia

रात को आम खायें व दूध पियें। इससे नींद अच्छी आती है। ध्यान रहे — खाली पेट आम न खायें।

eat mango at night followed by milk — this brings on good sleep. Note: do not eat mango on an empty stomach.

Dropsy (Fluid Swelling)

eating mango helps dropsy — eat two mangoes three times daily.

Pimples / Barber’s Itch

grind dried mango powder (amchur) in water and apply to clear small pimples, including barber’s itch on the beard area.