Kidambi Narayanan

Kitchen Remedies

How useful are Kitchen Remedies?

Is it possible for you to consult your physicians all the time. At times you can be one yourself!
When the need arises, you can whip up a supplement using resources from your kitchen.
This'll provide a temporary & much needed relief to your folks at home!

Kitchen remedies: For little reasons. For every seasons

Acne
Grated cucumber applied over the face ,eyes and neck for fifteen minutes are very much beneficial for acne and blackheads.

Asthma
Take a teaspoon of fresh ginger juice mixed with a cup of fenugreek decoction and honey to taste. This mixture acts as a excellent expectorant in the treatment of asthma.

Backache
Garlic is the most important home remedy for backache. Two or three cloves should be taken every morning. An oil prepared form garlic and rubbed on the back will give a good result in backache.

Bad Breath
Wash your mouth with lime juice mixed with water. This will prevent bad breath.
Bleeding external Apply ice cube or sandalwood paste.
Bleeding internal Drink a glass of warm milk with a 1/2 teaspoon of saffron & turmeric powder.

Boils
Betel leaves are a valuable remedy for boils. A leaf is gently warmed till it becomes soft. It is then coated with a layer of castor oil.
Burns Add coconut oil to the paste of fresh gel of aloe vera blended with a pinch of turmeric Powder and apply.

Cold
Boil teaspoonful of ginger powder or eucalyptus leaves in one quart of water & inhale the steam.

Congested nose?
Apply eucalyptus oil to the sides of your nose! Or inhale a pinch of calamus root powder in each nostril !

Constipation
Don't forget to take in a glass of hot milk with a teaspoon of clarified butter at bedtime. Or Drink a glass of boiled water with one teaspoon of flax seed.

Cough
Add a pinch of salt with two pinches of turmeric powder to one glass of warm water and gurgle. Or chew a clove with a piece of rock candy. Take basil decoction or basil juice with honey.
If your cough has been troubling you for long, try this : Take a half teaspoonful of ginger powder, a pinch of clove with a pinch of cinnamon powder and honey in a cup of boiled water and drink it as tea.

Ear ache
Use 3 drops of garlic oil in your affected ear.
Make a mixture of a teaspoon full of onion juice with a half teaspoon of honey. And use 5 to 10 drops into affected ear.

Ears (ringing)
Use 3 drops of clove oil in your effected ear.
Exhaustion (heat) Consume a glass of coconut water or grape juice. Or Churn out a juice of three dates with eight ounces of water and drink.

Eyes burning
Apply castor oil to the soles of the feet.
Or put 3 drops of pure rose water into the affected eye.
Apply aloe Vera gel.

Gas
Consume a cup of water with a pinch of baking soda & lemon juice.

Gums (bleeding)
Massage the gums lightly with coconut oil.
Squeeze a half lemon into a cup of water and drink.

Headache
Dilute a paste of ginger powder (half teaspoon) with water & apply to the Forehead. A burning sensation may persist. But it's not harmful.

Temporal headaches
It's related to Kapha. Hence apply ginger paste to the forehead and Sinuses.

Occipital headaches
It is because of the aggravated Pitta in the stomach. Make tea with cumin & coriander seeds in a cup of hot water & consume it. Also apply a sandalwood paste to the temples

Sinus headaches
Indicate toxins in the colon. Take one teaspoon of flax seed at bedtime With a glass of warm milk. At the same time, apply ginger paste behind the ears.

Hemorrhoids
Down a cup of aloe vera juice thrice a day.
Take two parts honey with one part castor oil.

Insomnia
Card is very useful in insomnia. The patient should take plenty of curd and massage in on the head. This will induce sleep.
Honey is a very useful in Insomnia. It should be taken with water ,before going to bed ,in doses of two teaspoons in a large cup of water.

Menstrual cramps
Have a tablespoon of aloe vera gel with two pinches of black pepper thrice a day.

Muscle Strain (upper part of the body)
Apply warm ginger paste with turmeric to the affected area twice a day.
Try to avoid it. As it disturbs the nervous system, specially the intelligence.

Overeating
Consume a cup of warm water squeezed with a half lemon juice & a pinch of baking soda.
Or roast fennel & coriander seeds (one teaspoon each) with pinch of salt.

Pain (external)
Blend 2 teaspoon of ginger powder with 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder with enough water. Warm the paste and spread it evenly on a piece of cotton cloth. Then the gel is ready for a ginger compress.

Rash
Apply the pulp of cilantro leaf to the affected area.
Or drink coriander tea.

Lack of Sleep
Gently massage the soles of the feet with sesame oil. Rub oil into the scalp.
Introduces 5 to 10 drops oil into each ear.
Drink a cup of piping hot cow milk with rock candy or honey.

Excess Sleep
Take black coffee, gotu kola or calamus root tea at bed time.
Go for an early dinner and eat less.

Swelling
Drink barley water or coriander tea
For external. Swelling : Apply two parts of turmeric powder with one part salt to the affected area.

Toothache
Apply 3 drops of clove oil to the affected teeth.

Acute abdominal pain
Chew 1/2 teaspoon of celery seeds with a pinch of salt. Then consume cup warm water.

For nausea & vomiting
Chew 1/2 teaspoon of celery seeds & drink 1 cup of warm water.

For excess urination
Chew a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds& 1/2 teaspoon of black sesame seeds. Follow this with 1/2 cup warm water.

To remove intestinal worms
Take a mixture of 1/4 teaspoon of celery seeds and 1/2 teaspoon vidanga thrice a day after meals.Continue this for 2 weeks.

To regulate blood sugar in diabetics
Try 1/2 teaspoon of ground bay leaf, 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric & 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel twice a day before lunch & dinner.

When there is the threat of miscarriage
Boil 1/4 teaspoon of ground bay leaf 1/2 cup of milk.After it cools off, consume it twice a day to help protect the foetus.

For cough & Asthma
Have a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon bay leaf powder, 1/4 teaspoon of long Piper & 1Teaspoon of honey.[Bay leaf also beneficial for indigestion, abdominal pain, intestinal worms.]

For hoarseness of voice
Try 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder & 1 teaspoon of clarified Butter.

Chronic fever
Have one teaspoon of basil, 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder and 1 teaspoon of honey in 1 cup hot water.

For an allergic rash
Mix a teaspoon of clarified butter and a pinch of black pepper. Take this orally as well as apply it to the affected zone.

For sinus headache
Apply a past of ½ teaspoon cinnamon with sufficient water.

For regulating circulation, lowering high cholesterol & relivering asthma.
Soak a teaspoon of cinnamon,1/4 teaspoon trikatu (Ginger, Black pepper, Long Pepper) & 1 teaspoon of honey in a cup of hot water for 10 minutes. And consume it twice a day.

To Bring down fever
Add a mixture of cumin seeds, coriander & fennel seeds to a cup of boiling water. And consume it.

For vaginal infections (leucorrhea, white discharge):
Mix a teaspoon of cumin seeds, a teaspoon clarified butter, a teaspoon chopped licorice root & I pint boiling water. Let this steep at least 10 minutes.Strain and use as a douche.

Lack of appetite
Chew a thin slice of fresh ginger with a pinch of salt, 10 minutes before a meal.

Diarrhoea & abdominal pain
Reef a little fresh ginger juice around the belly button.

For Skin Itching
Apply mustard oil to the affected part.

For ankle sprain, muscular or arthritic pain or oedema in the legs
Rub mustard oil on sore arthritic joints. Make a hot infusion of 2 teaspoon of mustard seed and apply onto the affected zone.

posted by Unknown @ 6:40 PM

Shinto beliefs and Hinduism

Basically all ancient indigenuous belief systems, be the Japanese,
Hawaiian, Native American, African etc are very similar. They are
suited to their sorroundings, nature based, generally peaceful and
stable (in the sense that they don't go out and destroy and subjugate
other belief systems like the semitic religions).

It is unfortunate that these systems which also includes Hinduism
which was all over the planet belittled as pagan, animistic, primitive
have been virtually wiped off in many parts of the world like Europe,
Africa, Americas etc. It is to be seen how long India can withstand
the current attacks against our beliefs.

If you walk into several Shinto temples in Japan, you will be struck
by the similarity between Shinto rituals (at least in the temples I
visited) and Hindu rituals (for example ringing the bell as one enters
the temple). Is this similarity merely co-incidental or is there some
basic connection between the Dharma and Shintoism? What are the "basic
beliefs" of Shintoism ? Is it a polytheistic religion ? What is the
relationship between Shintoism and Budhism ? What percentage of Japan
in Shinto/Budhist/Christian ?

You will be struck by a similarity between Shinto rituals (at least in
the temples I visited) and Hindu rituals (for example ringing the bell
as one enters the temple,People worshipping the Tall Pillar that
similars our "Gajathomba"). Is this similarity merely co-incidental or
is there some basic connection between the Dharma and Shintoism?

It is likely, in my opinion, that such a perceived similarity is
merely coincidence... unless one wishes to look at the universal
aspects of human religious beliefs as stemming from deep archetypes or
other such Jungian sources. For instance, the gesture known as
*gassho* in japan (and found widely throughout the world), the placing
together of the
palms of the hands in front of one's face or upper chest (perhaps
accompanied by bowing the head), is also typically recognized by
Christians in the West as a posture of prayer. This does not mean that
the meanings given to these gestures are exactly the same in each
religion's context! (In Thailand, this is simply how one says 'hello!'
-- although it of course in deeply rooted in that nation's Buddhist
tradition). The superficial appearances of similarity between
cultural phenomena can easily be misinterpreted, which is why the
discipline of Anthropology had to outgrow such a tendency many years
ago, when Western scholars went out among 'native' peoples in search
of knowledge about Human diversity and often came up with absurdly
misguided interepretations due to their own European 'ethnocentrism.'

There is no discernable *special* similarity between Shintoism and Hinduism.
There are perhaps some similarities in comparison to other teachings
like Buddhism, but to the best of my knowledge the belief in
reincarnation (or transmigration) is not one of them; an important
distinction.

What are the "basic beliefs" of Shintoism ? Is it a polytheistic religion ?
Yes, Shinto could be called "polytheistic" but is more typically
labelled "animist." Like many other indigenous belief systems that
were later subsumed by or coexisted with imported beliefs, Shinto was
less *universal* and more *localized* than a teaching like Buddhism.
Shinto included a belief in gods ("o-kami") dwelling in streams,
rocks, trees, and other natural features. There are local spirits, and
there are important gods that dwell in specific places (important
national shrines) that are believed to 'guard' the entire Japanese
nation. In that sense, it would be absurd for a non-Japanese living
outside Japan to *convert* to Shintoism -- which is mostly concerned
with japan and the japanese as a special *chosen* people.

Lacking a vast system of philosophy like that which characterizes
Hinduism, Buddhism, or Judeo-Christian-Islamic beliefs, Shinto is for
most Japanese now, I think, a way of being connected to their deceased
relatives and ancestors. It may have been developed into more of an
organized philosophy in recent times, as when the gross corruption
known as State Shinto was forced upon the japanese as the ideological
basis for warlike aggression (at the onset of the Second World War).

Shinto does not offer a very satisfying teaching about the issue of
Death (for instance, dead bodies are *impure* and Shinto is very
preoccupied with *pollution* ... in that sense, like Hinduism, yes)
and therefore most funeral services came to be conducted as Buddhist
rituals.

What is the relationship between Shintoism and Budhism ? What
percentage of Japan in Shinto/Budhist/Christian ?
Many japanese are married in a Shinto ritual and buried in a Buddhist
one. Buddhism came to Japan (from China) and was gradually accepted
not in place of all Shinto beliefs but in co-existence with them,
which of course is typical of Buddhism historically. The centuries
since have seen a blurring of the distinctions between the two
religions, a degradation of Japanese Buddhism, and the theft of
Buddhist ideas by Shinto (yes, it's a strong word) so that at present
it may be difficult for the unschooled person to distinguish between
those things which were originally Buddhist and those which were
Shinto. The majority of Japanese profess to be "Shinto/Buddhist" or
they profess to be just one or the other.One might wonder if many ever
question which one they are or care about the real ideological
conflicts between the two.

posted by Unknown @ 2:47 AM