These days parents rush their children to the doctor at the first sneeze. Excess medication reduces the child's immunity. When my child was young my grand mother told me about some time tested remedies, which I am going to share with you.

Stomach ache || Swallows some object ||Boils||Burns||Fever||Insect bite

Here are some home remedies:

 Prickly heat:

a: Grind 1 tbsp grated coconut along with 1 tsp cumin into a very fine paste. Extract the milk from this and apply on the affected area.

b: Grind 1tsp cumin with juice of one onion and apply.

c: Grind 1 tbsp khuskhus (Opium poppy) and tender neem leaves and goat's milk and apply on the affected area.

d: Apply sandalwood paste as such or mixed with a paste of neem leaves and apply on effected area.

e: Mix 3 tbsp sandalwood powder (dry) and 1 tbsp pure rose water. Apply on the affected area.

 Boils or wounds:

a: Make a paste of ½ tsp each of turmeric and ginger powder in water. Apply this paste on the boil.

b: Make a fine paste of turmeric apply on effected area.

c: Grind a piece of chebulic myrobalan with turmeric and neem leaves (equal quantities). Add a little lime juice and make a paste. Apply.

d: Warm dhatura leaves. Tie on the affected areas.

e: Tie a fresh thin banana leaf on the affected area.

Bleeding (internal):

Mix ½ tsp turmeric and a pinch of saffron in 1teacup warm milk and let your baby drink it.

Eye diseases:

Boil 1 tsp turmeric powder thoroughly in 2 teacups of water till it is reduced to 1 teacup. Allow to cool. A few drops of this cold liquid can be used as eye drops.

Infection in ear and nose:

a: Extract 1 tbsp pudina (Field mint) leaf juice. Soak cotton-wool and squeeze a few drops into ears or nose.

b: For ear drops take juice of tulsi leaves ( Holy Basil) as ear drops.

Burns:

a: Make a paste of 1tsp fresh gel of aloe with 1 tsp turmeric powder. Apply on affected area.

b: Mash a ripe banana and apply on burns. Bandage with betel leaves.

c: Take a hand full of malai (fresh cream) and apply on the burns. Leave it for a few minutes.

d: Crush the flowers or leaves of banana and extract the juice. Apply on affected areas.

e: Grind pomegranate flowers and apply the paste on affected parts.

 Fever:

a: Apply sandalwood paste on the forehead to bring the temperature down.

Rashes on the skin:

a:Apply coriander leaf paste on the affected area. Also make the baby drink coriander tea(1 tsp coriander seeds boiled in 1 cup of water).

Insect bites:

a: Drink 2 or 3 tsp coriander leaf juice mixed in 1 teacup water. Also apply sandalwood paste on the effected area.

b: Take 1 tsp tulsi leaves (Holy basil) juice and give it to drink with water. Also apply externally.

 

WARNING: if your child is seriously ill or these remedies do not seem to work take your child to the doctor.
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