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twice daily by the Patient. It will bring relief within a few days. Onion is also useful
in the treatment of dry piles. A crushed onion, skinned and roasted in aches, may
be applied with beneficial results.


Piles treatment using Rice


Rice has a very low fibre content and is, therefore, extremely soothing to the
digestive system. A thick gruel of rice, mixed with a glass of buttermilk and a ripe
banana, given twice a day, is a very nutritious diet for a patient with piles.


Piles treatment using Wheat Grass


Wheat grass juice used as an enema helps detoxify the walls of the piles. The
general procedure is to give an enema with lukewarm or neem water. After
waiting for twenty minutes, 90 to 120 ml of the wheat grass juice enema is given.
This should be retained for fifteen minutes.


Piles treatment using Sesame Seeds


Sesame seeds are also valuable in piles. They can be taken in the form of a
decoction by boiling twenty grams of seeds in 500 ml of water till it is reduced by
one-third, or as sweetmeats. Ground to paste with water, they can be given with
butter for bleeding piles.


Home Remedies for Pneumonia


Pneumonia treatment using Fenugreek


During the early acute stage of pneumonia, a tea made from fenugreek seeds
will help the body to produce perspiration, dispel toxicity, and shorten the period
of fever. Upto four cups of the tea can be taken daily. The quantity can be
reduced as the condition improves. To improve the flavour of the tea, a few drops
of lemon juice may be added. During this treatment, no other food or
nourishment should be taken, as fasting and fenugreek will allow the body to
correct these respiratory problems in a few days.


Pneumonia treatment using Garlic


Garlic is a marvellous remedy for pneumonia, if given in sufficient quantities. It
brings down the temperature, as well as the pulse and respiration within forty-
eight hours. A paste of garlic can also be applied externally on the chest with
beneficial results as it is an irritant and rubefacient


Pneumonia treatment using Sesame Seeds

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