Home remedies for common health ailments

Cough relief :


1.Take a little powdered pepper and mix it with a spoon of honey. This can be taken two to three times a day, but in small quantities. The mixture if taken in a cup of hot milk at bedtime can be useful to get rid of coughs, colds and sore throats.

2. Boil water with a peice of ginger . Adding pepercorns to it also helps. Strain the mixture after boiling it for atleast 10 min. Add some honey and mix it well . Drain the mixture and drink it. This can be taken throghout the day in sall amounts.

3. Ginger tea with honey is another great cough reliever.

4. A pinch of turmeric mixed with honey can relieve dry coughs.

Sore throats :

1. A teaspoon of salt added to a glass of warm water is one of the best treatments. this must be done atleast 4 times a day.

2. Keep a peppercorn or two in your mouth to gt temporary relief.

Blocked nose , colds and bronchitis :


1. A handful of sweet basil leaves boiled with half a teaspoon of crushed peppercorns in a cup of water.

2. Rubbing mustard oil on your nose can relieve a blocked nose.

3. Crush some cardamom, ginger powder, blackpepper and cinnamon (a teaspoon each) into a fine powder. Mix a little with hot water and honey and consume in samll amounts immediately.

Indigestion :

1. Eat some thymol seeds.

2. Mix cummin seeds , fresh ginger and curry leaves in hot water and brew the mixture for a while. Add some water to it and drink it.

3. Grind fresh ginger and extract some juice. Add a pinch of salt. Take it every morning to provide some relief.

Diarrhoea:

1. Take black tea ( without milk) .


2. Apple juice also relieves diarrhoea.


3. A teaspoon of ginger juice mixed with a pinch of salt brings it under control.


4. Cannonball fruit should be mashed into a pulp and then strained. Finally mix it with water and drink two glasses a day to cure stomach and intestinal disorders.


5. Eat the inner lining of pomegranate with salt.


6. Grind a lemon with seeds and rind into a paste and add salt. take a teaspoon of this 2-3 times a day.

Constipation :

1. Eat fruits like papaya or bananas.
2. Fleaseed husk taken in a glass of warm water is very helpful.
3. Warm milk with mixed with two teaspoons of castor oil should provide some relief.