A Few Natural Remedies for Headache

A paste of dry ginger applied on forehead can bring down headache.

Juice of Acalypha Indica (Indian Nettle) applied on forehead reduces headache.

Pure honey taken one spoon every half an hour at the time of headache can help in reducing headache.

Boil water and drop a few leaves of Vitex Negundo (Negundo Chastetree) and two small brick chips in the hot water. Steam inhaling this can bring down headache.

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Some Siddha Remedies for Memory Enhancement

Brahmi and vallarai (pennywort) are regarded as memory enhancing herbs. These herbs have similar properties and have been known traditionally as promoters of mental faculties. While Brahmi is used in treating depression, anxiety etc, vallarai is effective in improving mental functions.

Regular intake of these herbs complement well with the usual memory enhancing techniques.

Following are some tips for headache and related stuff.

Crush jasmine flowers and filter out its juice. Using a dropper 3-4 drops are instilled into the nostrils. This helps in clearing headache.

Mix vallarai (pennywort) juice and sesame oil each 100 ml. Heat this mixture and allow it to boil for sometime. Remove from fire and allow it to cool. Filter and store it in a bottle. Daily application on scalp helps in curing headache.

Fruit juice (pomegranate, custard apple, pineapple, papaya etc) mixed with honey and taken daily can help improve memory.

Chukku (dry ginger), thippili (piper longum), ayamodham (thymol seed), adhimadhuram (licorice), koshtam (crape ginger), jeeragam (cumin seeds), manjal (turmeric), induppu (rock salt), maramanjal (Indian barberry or tree turmeric), each 20 mg and pounded together to a nice powder form. 5mg of this is taken daily morning and evening for 41 days for excellent memory. Avoid buffalo milk, curd, ghee etc during these days.

Frequent addition of bottle gourd to your diet is helpful in overcoming depression.It also helps regain equanimity.

Karunjeeragam (black cumin) is ground to a fine paste using juice of betel leaves.This is then applied to swollen cheek and ear area as a thick paste. This helps alleviate the swelling and pain in those areas.

Some More Remedies for Baldness and Hair Loss

One Siddha preparation that can help cure premature balding is to rub garlic in honey and applying the ensuing paste in areas bald. Regular application once a day can help hair growth in those areas.

In case of bald patches due to autoimmune disease following remedies may be used. Pepper powder, small onion (shallot) and salt are ground together to a fine paste and applied on affected areas. Another remedy is to burn and char elephant tusk and mix this powder in honey to form a fine paste. Apply this paste on affected areas. Both these methods are effective in treating bald patches.

Sometimes there is loss of hair as a side effect of certain fevers. In such circumstances, after head bath first wipe out all water using a soft towel. Then grind an onion to a fine paste. Mix honey to this paste and apply it in affected areas.

Take 100 ml of kuppaimeni juice and 100 ml of coconut oil. Mix the two in a wide pan. Also crush 25 grams of root of kuppaimeni plant and extract its juice in a separate bowl. Now heat the 100ml kuppaimeni juice and 100 ml coconut oil mixture. After 5 minutes add the root extract to it and allow the mixture to simmer for another 5 minutes. Remove from fire and allow it to cool. Store it in a bottle in a cool dry place. Apply regularly on scalp for quick results.

Another hair oil based on Siddha herbs. Juice of henna leaves 50 ml, cow’s milk 500 ml, sesame oil or gingely oil 400 ml are mixed and heated. Allow the mix to boil for sometime. Once it is boiled for nearly 5 min, allow it to cool and store in a bottle. This oil is helps in luscious hair growth.

Now a cure for headache.

Kasthuri manjal (curcuma aromatica), karuva pattai (wild cinnamon), sandal paste, korai kizhangu) (coco grass or nutgrass), samprani (Boswellia serrata Var glabra), cloves (krambu), vaal milagu (Java pepper) 4 gm of each of these are collected and ground to a fine paste using mother’s milk. Heat the mix to boil and then allow it to cool. When it reaches a lukewarm state, apply on forehead, nape, as a thick paste. This can help cure chronic headaches.