A wonder called ‘ Black pepper.’

                                  A wonder  called ‘ Black pepper.’

                                 ( From grandma’s kitchen )

 

•     One black peppercorn is enough to make your food tasty.
• With two peppercorns with herb Adhatoda vasica, drive out cough and cold.
• Massaging three peppercorns with onion on the head will promote hair growth.
• Intake of four peppercorns with dried ginger is effective in chest pain.
• Five peppercorns with dried ginger ,and long pepper will cure the formation of phlegm.
• Six peppercorns with aniseeds( both ground together ) will be effective in piles.
• Seven peppercorns mixed with ghee if taken, will induce hunger. It is also a remedy for throat ulcer and hoarse throat.
• Eight peppercorns with a little asafoetida is effective in vomitilg.
• Nine peppercorns with basil keep the allergies at a distance
• Chewing ten peppercorns, one can dine even In enemy’s house without any fear of food poisoning.

Healthy tips for cleaning and cutting of the vegetables and fruits

                  Healthy tips for cleaning and cutting of the vegetables and fruits


        There is no doubt that vegetables and fruits are very important for health. Equally important are the cleaning and cutting of the vegetables and fruits. If not washed properly, or improperly , or cut wrongly, we an face indigestion , gas, loud burping, and even diarrhea. Insecticides,and preservatives applied on them can create ailments once they get into the stomach.

 

• Dip all the vegetables in the water containing two spoons of rock salt ( Himalayan salt) for ten minutes and then wash them in running water. The same procedure for fruits also.
• Vegtables can be washed in one litre of water with four spoonful of baking soda, then with ordinary water.
• Add one teaspoon of vinegar in one litre of water. Put the vegetables in it, keep it for some time, take out and wash in plain water.
• For salads, cut one end of the cucumber a little and rub it against the exposed body part of it for sometime. Some froth will come out. Repeat on the other end. Don't cut the both ends simultaneously and then rub. Wipe out the froth or watery thing at the edges. Then peel if necessary and cut into desired shape. This will prevent bitterness, gas, and indigestion.
• Wash the bitter gourds in normal water first, and then after cutting them, they should be put in water with rocksalt.
• Cauliflowers- Take out the florets and dip them in water mixed with rocksalt and a little asafoetida for fifteen to twenty minuits. While cooking, a bit of ginger added to it will remove the bad odor from it. A little milk or lemon juice also will do the same.
• Even peels have vitamins. Pumpkin, bottle gourd and bitter gourd. After washing, take out the peels. Grate them. Take a pan, put one table spoon of oil. When it becomes hot, add mustard seeds, green chillies and sesame roasted and ground, stir in the peels,and cook for sometime with salt. Garnish with coriander leaves, while serving.
• For grapes- wash them in running water, then immersing them in water mixed with a little baking soda for sometime. This way consuming grapes is healthy.
• Musk-melon, Cantaloupes- immerse it in water for a few hours. Clean it,dry it ,and then use it.
• Water- melon- wash it, and dry it , and keep it folded in a wet turkish towel. After two hours, cut it, and keep it in the refrigerator. Fresh cut is better and heathy. If kept in the fridge throught out night is harmful

• Apples- First dip the apples in water mixed with a little baking soda. Then clean them in fresh water. Then peel off and use it.

Removal of black circles under the eyes- A few easy tips to bo be followed daily

                             Removal of black circles under the eyes- A few easy tips to be followed daily

•       In one table spoon of rose water, two table spoons of curd and one spoon of lemon juice, dip a cotton and apply it on the dark circles. Wash the eyes after sometime.
• Application of cold milk is also effective.
• Application of cold milk with a little lemon juice daily is useful. It’s application on the nose daily also removes blackheads.
• Potato- Cut a potato in circular rings, apply it on the affected part or crush and take the juice of potato and mix it with lemon juice ,and apply it.
• One spoonful almond paste with cold milk will give a quick result.
• Application of cucumber piece and juice of cucumber with lemon juice will yield the desired result.
• Tomato with lemon juice is also effective.
• Soak a teabag in water for sometime, keep it in the refrigerator. When it is cold, apply it.
• Apply a paste of tomato, turmeric, lemon juice and gram flour( Bengal gram flour or popularly known as besan) around the eyes for once daily at night, and wash it in the morning with water. Repeat it for a week to get the desired result.
• Application of coconut oil with turmeric powder is also an effective remedy.

Take care of Mouth ulcer

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                                                  Take care of  Mouth ulcer

•      Before going to bed, apply butter or ghee on the affected part in the mouth. There will be relief from pain and ulcer will be cured.
• Chewing bits of sugar crystals with cardamom will be of help.
• Chew pieces of dry coconut three or four times a day. There will be improvement 
• Taking coconut milk and raw coconut will be helpful.
• Boil two glasses of water with two spoons of turmeric powder. When it is cool, gargle with it.
• Gargling with water mixed with tomato juice is also good.
• Taking tomatoes daily helps in preventing mouth ulcer.