Herbs and Uses
| Whitlow | Make a hole in the lime and insert the affected finger and use it as a bandage |
| Pain in knee joint, bone joint, etc | Cut the lemons into small pieces. Tie them in a cotton cloth. Dip this in hot gingelly oil, and foment the affected joints when bearably hot. |
| Sprain, Swelling | Grind lime leaves into a fine paste. Mix it with an equal quantity of butter. Apply on the affected areas. |
| Swelling and pain in legs, hand, ankle, etc | Mix equal quantities of castor oil and lime juice. Massage the affected area with this mixture. (Also drink 1 cup warm water mixed with lime juice and honey) |
| Diabetes | Mix 2 tsp lime juice in 4 tsp amla juice and 1 tsp honey. Take in the morning on an empty stomach. |
| High blood pressure | Mix 1 tsp lime juice in 1 teacup buttermilk. Drink frequently. |
| Swollen legs | Mix 1/2 teacup each of the juices of dhatura leaves, madar leaves and ginger. Allow the mixture to boil in 1/2 teacup sesame oil. cool and apply on the swollen limbs. |
| Baldness | Make a paste of 2 tsp each liquorice root and seeds of dhatura, a little saffron and 1 tsp milk cream. Fry this paste in 2 tsp coconut oil till charred. Apply on bald patches. (caution: Dhatura is poisonous.) Grind a tender fruit of dhatura and apply on the bald patches. ( Note : some doctors recommend that one’s own saliva be used for grinding the tender fruit, instead of water.) |
| Earache | Put a few drops of leaf juice into the affected ear. |
| Earache, suppurative conditions of the ear | Boil 1/2 teacup each dhatura leaf juice and sesame oil in a tin vessel on a low fire. When half of the juice has evaporated, put in 7 leaves of madar, smeared with oil and sprinkled with a little salt. Boil till they are charred. Strain and bottle. Use as ear drops. |