SINUSITIS, NASAL BLOCK, COUGH, TRY THIS HOME REMEDY

SIMPLE STEAM INHALATION OF THE NOCHI LEAF ( INDIAN CHASTE TREE) WITH

A PINCH OF PEPPER IN BOILING WATER CAN CLEAR A NASAL BLOCK.

FOR DRY COUGH,
MILK BOILED WITH TURMERIC AND PEPPER POWDER WORKS

WELL. TO MAKE IT MORE PALATABLE, FILTER THE BREW ANS DRINK IT. ADD A

LITTLE PALM SUGAR TO THIS FILTRATE TO SOOTHE A SORE THROAT.

FOR WET COUGH, 

TRY ADATHODA AND OMAVALLI ( COLEUS AROMATICUS) DECOCTIONS. A

DECOCTION OF ADATHODA LEAVES REMOVES PHLEGM FROM THE BODY &

WORKS AS AN EXPECTORANT. AFTER REMOVING THE MIDRIB, BOIL A SINGLE

LEAF IN A GLASS OF WATER ALONG WITH A PINCH OF PEPPER POWDER. DRINK

THIS TWICE A DAY FOR 3-4 DAYS.

THOOTHUVALLI LEAF DECOCTION WORKS IN THE SAME WAY.

KARPPORAVALLI PACHADI/ RAITA-

 JUST SAUTÉ THE LEAVES, GRIND THEM & MIX THE PASTE WITH CURD. IT IS AN

ANTI-ALLERGIC & KEEPS AWAY COMMON COLD.

 THE TANGY KARPOORAVALLI ( COLEUS HERB) CAN BE MADE INTO A SPICY

VEGETABLE TOO. OR YOU CAN JUST CHEW THE RAW LEAVES. BEING SPICY &

PUNGENT, THEY HELP TO REDUCE PHLEGM IN OUR BODIES, BESIDES

ENHANCING DIGESTION & APPETITE. 

THIPPILI RASAM-

 SAUTÉ & GRIND A FEW LEAVES OF THIPPILLI ( LONG PEPPER) & ADD IT TO

RASAM. THIPPILI HAS AN ANTI-ALLERGIC PROPERTIES & PREVENTS COUGH.


FOR VIRAL FEVER- 

DRINK A DECOCTION OF THE NILAVEMBU HERB ( 3/4 LEAVES ALONG WITH

PEPPER POWDER BOILED IN A GLASSFUL OF WATER.


TULSI/ BASIL LEAVES

IF YOU FEEL YOU'RE GOING TO CATCH A COLD, CHEWING A FEW TULSI LEAVES

 COULD PREVENT ITS ONSET.


CUMIN

 CUMIN BOILED IN WATER IS A GOOD ANTI-VIRAL & BACTERICIDAL.