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Medicinal Plants

LAWSONIA INERMIS  Fungal infections can be treated by applying a paste of the leaves on the affected areas in the morning and evening for 5 to 6 days. Extract juice from the leaves and apply all over the feet and soles in the morning and at bedtime as a relief for burning feet.       TERMINALIA BELERICA Sore Eyes: Dry and powder 15 gms each of fruit covers of Terminalia chebula, Terminalia belerica and Emblica officinalis.  Boil 1 tsp in 1 cup of water and reduce to half.  Filter solution with clean and fine cloth.  Swab eyes with cotton dipped in this filtered solution from nose side outwards 5 to 6 times a day till cured.         GLYCYRRHIZA GLABRA Tooth ache can be controlled by sinsing the mouth with a decoction of yashti (Glycyrrhiza glabra), 2-3 times daily. In case of bad breath, mix equal quantities of cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) and Glycyrrhiza glabra and mustha (Cyperus rotundus).  Chew a small fraction of this mixture atleast once in 3 hours. back  more medicinal plants