The use of garlic is another effective home remedy for cataract. Two or three
cloves should be eaten raw daily. They should be chewed slowly. Garlic helps to
clean the crystalline lens of the eye.
Cataract treatment using Pumpkin
The flowers of pumpkin are valuable in cataract. The juice of these flowers
should be extracted and applied externally on the eyelids twice daily. It will stop
further clouding of the crystalline lens of the eye.
Cataract treatment using Aniseed
Aniseed is considered a useful remedy for cataract. An equal quantity of aniseed
and coriander powder should be mixed with one teaspoon of brown sugar, and
the mixture should be taken in doses of 12 gm in the morning and evening.
Cataract treatment using Honey
The use of unprocessed pure honey is another effective remedy for cataract. A
few drops of this honey should be put in the eyes. This is an ancient Egyptian
remedy which has benefitted many patients.
Cataract treatment using Almonds
Almonds are valuable in cataract. Seven kernels should be ground finely with half
a gram of pepper (kali mirch) in half a cup of water, and drunk after sweetening
the mixture with a teaspoon of sugar candy. It helps the eyes to regain their
vigour.
Cataract treatment using Nutrients
Certain nutrients have also been found useful in cataract. Experiments have
shown that animals develop cataract if deprived of pantothenic acid and amino
acids, and tryptophane and vitamin B6 needed for tryptophane assimilation. The
diet of the cataract patient should, therefore, be high in vitamins B2 and B6, as
well as the entire B complex group, pantothenic acid, vitamins C, D, E and other
nutrients.
Chicken pox:
Chicken Pox treatment using Brown Vinegar
The use of brown vinegar is one of the most important among the several home
remedies found beneficial in the treatment of chicken pox. Half a cup of this
vinegar should be added to a bath of warm water. This will relieve the irritation of
the skin.
Chicken Pox treatment using Oatmeal
A bath of oatmeal is considered a natural remedy for relieving the itch due to
chicken pox. This bath is prepared by cooking two cups of oatmeal in two liters of
water for fifteen minutes. This mixture is then put into a cloth bag, preferably
cotton, and a string is tied tightly around the top. This bag is allowed to float in a
tub of warm water, and swished around until the water becomes turbid.
Precaution should be taken to ensure that the bag is not torn. The child with
chicken pox can splash and play in the water, making sure that water goes over
all the scalds, while the pouch of oatmeal can remain in the tub.
Chicken Pox treatment using Pea Water