OILS AND HERBS FOR DIFFERENT DISEASES
Oils and herbs available at home are effective for preparing massage oil, and they cure several diseases. They cost very little when compared to commercial preparations. They are as follows:
Mustard oil Sesame oil Camphor oil Eucalyptus oil
• Almond oil • Olive oil • Coconut oil • Castor oil
• Herbs available in the kitchen
RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS
• Add camphor powder to coconut oil and heat it slightly. It relieves the common cold, rattling phlegm in the chest and cough.
• It should be rubbed on the nose for the common cold. It should be rubbed on the throat for throat cough and on the chest for chest cough.
• If the nose is blocked, massage with two or three drops of mustard oil on the nose.
ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS
Mix two spoons of garlic juice in half a cup of til oil. Heat the oil till the juice evaporates. Remove it from fire. Cool it and store it in a bottle. Heat it before use and massage it on the chest.
DIGESTIVE PROBLEMS
Pain in the Stomach and Constipation
Heat castor oil slightly and massage it around and above the navel. It will give relieve stomach cramps and pain and remove constipation.
Flatulence and Fullness
Add a pinch of Asafoetida powder in til oil or mustard oil. Heat it slightly and rub it on the abdomen.
SKIN DISEASES
Add dry curry leaves to coconut oil and keep it in the sun for 15 days. Massage this oil on the skin two hours before the bath. This cures and prevents any type of itching and eruption. It gives a bright glow to the skin and makes it healthy.
ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM
• If the pain is mild and tolerable, massage mustard oil on the affected part.
• Powder Ajwain and extract oil from it. Massage the painful joints with oil.
• Add 10 to 15 cloves to 4 tablespoons of til oil and heat. Remove garlic from the fire and add one spoonful of camphor powder when it becomes black. Rub this oil three to four times a day.
• If the pain is chronic with inflammation, the herbal oil should be prepared as follows:
• 200 gm til oil
• 1 spoon of Ajwain
• 1 spoon of cloves
• 8 garlic pieces. Peel them and crush them.
• 2 spoons of mustard seeds.
Heat oil and add mustard seeds to splutter. Powder Ajwain and cloves. Add all these ingredients to the oil and stir well. The garlic should turn black. Remove it from the fire, cool and store it in a bottle. Rub this oil on the affected joints.
SPINAL MASSAGE
• Massage must not be given on the spine’s bones directly but two inches from the centre. Massage on either side of the spine assists in curing the organs of the front side of the body.
• Divide the back into upper and lower divisions. Massage on either side of the spine on the upper division to treat diseases of the lungs, heart, stomach, liver and other digestive organs. Massage either side of the spine on the lower division to cure the diseases of the kidneys, intestines, and urinary and menstrual problems.
BENEFICIAL PROPERTIES OF MUSTARD OIL
Mustard oil is used frequently in our country India. It is often used in cooking food. Massage with mustard oil is most prevalent in India. The use of pure yellow mustard oil is considered the best. Mustard oil contains various properties which are effective in curing diseases.
Mustard oil is used in our daily life in the following ways:
• Its massage in the body gives energy and strength. The bones of the body become strong.
• Warm the mustard oil with garlic. When garlic becomes black, remove it from the fire, cool it, and massage it on a child’s body. This prescription has a curative effect.
• Mix the powdered salt with the mustard oil. Rub it on the teeth. It cleanses the teeth and gives relief from pain. Some people use it daily to cleanse their teeth.
• If hand and feet are aching, massage with mustard oil.
• Massage with mustard oil on the head relieves headache.
• If there is dirt and filth in the ear and it is aching, pour some drops of lukewarm mustard oil. It will relieve the pain soon.
• If the hand and feet are rough and dry, massage lightly with mustard oil. Massage with mustard oil cures dryness, and the skin becomes soft.
• If you are too tired, warm the mustard oil with garlic and massage the soles; you will be relaxed beyond expectation.
• The fingers of the feet become tender by working continuously in water. Regular massage of them with mustard oil cures them.
• After the massage, one should sunbathe for some time in winter. It gives a glow to the skin, and the bones become strong. One should take a bath after half an hour of the sunbath.