Medicinal properties of common spices :-
Cumin seeds :-
Cumin alleviates all three doshas, wind problems, reduces pain and augments breast milk.
- Grinding cumin seeds and rock sugar in equal proportions and taking 5-6 grams mixture daily in morning and evening with milk helps mothers augment breast milk. Taking a small portion of 2-3 grams of cumin seeds with jaggery also helps increase the milk content.
- White cumin, if boiled in water, then straining the water and using it to flush your mouth helps overcome pimples - ance and other patches on your face.
- Grinding cumin seeds and rock sugar in equal proportions and taking 2-4 grams mixture with rice water helps overcome Leucoria in women.
Coriander :-
This herb helps cool the body, alleviates all three doshas and offers mental strength.
- Make a equal mixture of coriander, fennel and amla powder, and add a similar proportion of rock sugar. Add 10 grams of this mixture in a glass of water and drink it after straining it off after 4-6 hours. Drinking this concoction daily provides relief from all ailments related to excessive acidity.
- Taking juice extract from coriander mixed in water helps overcome loss of sleep, vomiting and headaches.
- Chewing a few coriander seeds helps alleviate acidity during pregnancy.
- If you have a habit of going to loo immediately after meals, then taking 2 grams of coriander powder with a tinge of black salt offers relief in such cases.
Fennel seeds :-
It is aromatic, improves strength and creates healthy desire to have food.
- Chewing fennel and rock sugar helps improve eyesight and alleviates acidity. Taking this after meals cures lesions inside mouth and bad breath.
- Make a hot concoction of half teaspoon of dry ginger and 1 spoon of fennel and take this daily in morning and evening provides relief from diarrhea.
- Taking a spoon of fennel powder with water helps clear out your stomach.
- 5 grams of fennel and 5 grams of rock sugar ground together and make a concoction in water. Drinking this helps reduce headaches.
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