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Beauty
Aid: A
paste of the fresh leaves applied over the scalp regularly before taking
bath, helps hair grow, while preserving the natural colour and keeping
the hair silky. It
improves the complexion and makes one look years younger.
The paste applied on the face every night before going to
bed and washed with warm water, prevents one from getting pimples, blackheads,
dryness of the face and early appearance of wrinkles.
Anaemia
The leaves help in blood formation. The cooked leaves help prevent anaemia.
The seeds also help in recovering from anaemia, being rich in iron.
Deadened
Senses Salivary
glands which become clogged with mucus .The
seeds help restore the deadened senses of taste or smell. Similarly, the
sense of smell is obstructed due to prolonged accumulations of mucus and
other impurities in the nose where the special sensory nerve of smell
are based.
Fevers
Tea made from
fenugreek seeds is equal to quinine in reducing fevers. Fenugreek seeds,
when moistened with water. This tea made from with them has the power
to dissolve sticky substance like mucus.
Stomach
Disorders This
tea soothes inflamed stomach and intestines, cleansing the stomach, bowels,
kidneys and respiratory tract of excess mucus.
Respiratory Infections During the early stages
of bronchitis, influenza, sinusitis, and suspected pneumonia, fenugreek
tea helps the body to perspire, dispel toxicity and shorten the gestation
period of fever. During the treatment, no other food or nourishment should
be taken, as fasting aids the body to correct these respiratory problems
in a few days.
Bad Breath and Body Odour Unpleasant odours
emanate from the body due to accumulations of hardened mucus and other
toxins in the nasal and oral passages, the gastro intestinal tract, the
urinary tract, the blood and the vagina.
Diabetes
The normal dose is 2 teaspoons of powdered seeds taken daily in broth
or milk. Two teaspoons of the seeds can also be swallowed whole, daily.
Alternatively, they may be soaked in a cup of water at night and the water
taken in the morning.
Mouth
Ulcers The herb helps in the healing of mouth ulcers. An infusion
of the leaves is used as a gargle for recurrent ulcers.
Sore
throat A gargle
made from fenugreek seeds is good for ordinary sore throat. Two tablespoons
of fenugreek seeds are put in a litre of water and allowed to simmer for
half an hour over a low flame. It is cooled to room temperature and strained.
The entire liquid is used as a gargle.
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