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in the treatment of diarrhoea. They not only replace the fluid lost but also bind the
stools. Other home remedies include bananas and garlic. Bananas contain pectin
and encourage the growth of beneficial bacteria. Garlic is a powerful, effective,
and harmless germ killer. It aids digestion and removes intestinal worms.


Cure for diarrhoea: Grind a lemon along with seeds and rind to a paste. Add a
little salt. This makes an effective cure for diarrhoea.


Remedies for Ear infection


Put few drops of garlic juice into the infected ear. Use blow dryer from about 12
to 15 inches from your head, this will remove any water trapped in the
Eustachian tube. Put some olive oil on the warm spoon; put 2 to 3 drops of this in
each ear. Put few drops of lobelia extract into the infected ear and rub it gently.
Wash your ear using colloidal silver, it is a natural antibiotic. Slightly warm one
teaspoon of juice of the mango leaf and put it into the infected ear drop by drop.


Remedies for Edema
Mustard oil is an effective home remedy for edema. Take some warm mustard oil
and rub it on the affected areas. Soak 2 teaspoons of mustard seeds in water
and apply the solution to the affected areas. Apple cider vinegar helps to remove
excess fluid in the body cells and cavities.


Female infertility treatment using Banyan Roots
The tender roots of the banyan tree are one of the valuable remedies found
beneficial in the treatment of female sterility where there are no organic defect or
congenital deformities. These roots should be dried in the shade and finely
powdered. About twenty grams of this powder should be mixed with milk, which
should be five times the weight of this powder, and taken at night for three
consecutive nights after the monthly periods are over. When this remedy is
administered, no other food should be eaten for a short while thereafter. This
remedy should be repeated after the completion of the menstrual cycle every
month till conception takes place.
Female sterility treatment using Jambul Leaves
An infusion of the fresh tender leaves of jambul fruit is an excellent remedy for
sterility or miscarriage due to an ovarian or endometrium functional disorder. The
infusion can be prepared by pouring 250 ml of boiling water over 20 gm of fresh
jambul leaves, and allowing it to steep for two hours. The infusion may be taken
with either two teaspoons of honey or 200 ml of buttermilk.
Female infertility treatment using Winter Cherry

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