Vomiting
April 28th, 2008 in Alternative medicine, Herbal medicine
Vomiting is generally caused by an infection in the stomach or by eating and drinking contaminated or stale food and drinks. It also occurs in early pregnancy. Pain in the abdomen, diarrhea, constipation and fever accompanies vomiting. Severe vomiting may lead to dehydration, especially in children.
Remedies:
- One teaspoonful (5ml) of lemon juice three times a day with a pinch of salt can curb vomiting.
- One teaspoonful (5gm) of cardamom powder three times a day with hot water is helpful too.
- For vomiting with abdominal pain, one teaspoonful of lemon juice with one gram of asafetida powder is helpful. Also one teaspoonful (2.5gm) of nutmeg powder with buttermilk or curd is an effective cure.
- For vomiting with fever, take one teaspoonful (5ml) of lemon juice and half a teaspoonful (2.5ml) of ginger juice with a pinch of salt.
Catharanthus
April 15th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Catharanthus roses or Periwinkle is often linked with the graveyard as it thrives there without much care. The flowers and leaves of this herbaceous plant would never find its place in a garland, bouquet or in a maids hair as the odour emitted by the plant is so bad that is always brings out a negative response in any individual. However, of late this plant has gained great popularity for its medicinal use. The plant may have a few branches and grows to about 50 cm. high. The glossy leaves are oblong in shape. The flowers are normally white or a purplish-pink on color. The fruit is somewhat cylindrical with a length of about 2-3 cm. It is seen growing in some gardens, seashores and sandy areas.
Mountain Ebony
April 11th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Mountain Ebony is a medium sized deciduous tree with dark brown bark. The leaves are as broad as they are long with a cleft of about 1/3 the way down from the apex resulting in two obtuse lobes. The petioles are 2.5-3.5 c, long and the white flowers are large and fragrant, appearing when the tree is nearly leafless in short axillary or terminal racemes. The flat pods are about 15-30 cm. long containing 10-15 seeds.
Asteracantha
April 10th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Asteracantha is a hardy, upright, herbaceous plant which is hydrophytic in nature, or found growing in wet and marshy areas. The hairy stem is square and thickened at the nodes. Six stalkless lanceolate leaves forming a whorl are produced from each node. Four pairs of purplish-blue bilabiate, or two-lipped, flowers are put forth from the nodes. The capsule which is produced contains 4 to 8 seeds with white hairs.
Bauhinia in Herbal Medicine
April 10th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Bauhinia is a medium sized deciduous tree grown in parks and gardens for its beautiful rosy purple flowers. The leaves bear clefts about halfway down into two rounded lobes. The flat pods produced are about 15 to 25 cm. long and contains about 12 to 15 suborbicular flattened seeds.
Cashew as Herbal Remedy
April 8th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Cashew is a widespread tree, grown in all tropical countries. Usually it has a crooked trunk. The leaves are oval in shape with rounded tips. The yellowish flowers are small, crowned at the tips of the branches and the petals are sometimes with pink-stripes. The fruit is pear-shaped, producing a kidney-shaped nut outside and under the fruit. The cashew nut is well-known as a delicacy.
Avocado
April 8th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
The avocado is not a very well-known plant. It grows as high as 15 meters in nature, but in cultivation it is kept less than 10 meters. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical countries. The fruit is large and pear-shaped. It has a thick skin which is purple green in color. It has been introduced in India and is found growing in Bangalore, Pune and a few other places.
Sage in Herbal Medicine
April 4th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Sage is an erect perennial plant, 60 cm high, somewhat white and woolly. The root is strong and branched. The stem is square and finely haired. The leaves are oblong.
The floral leaves are ovate, or ovate-lanceolate. The flowers are red, purple, blue or white, in whorls, forming terminal racemes.