Natural Remedies, Guidelines And Helpful Foods
Excess Mucus And Runny Nose
- Half inch flat piece of cinnamon, break it into bits, boil with 150 ml water for 10 mins. Strain, cool and sweeten with honey. Twice a day. (highly effective in breaking down the mucus and getting relief from runny nose or sore throat)
- Food like garlic, ginger, onion are helpful in breaking down the mucus.
- Honey water or plain honey is also very effective.
- Camomile tea.
- Dry Fig with Almond and Walnut - This rids a patient of a chronic and stubborn cough (Canon of Medicine by Abu Ali Sina, Vol -3)
Constipation
- Addition of foods like - Prunes, Figs are helpful
- Drink adequate amount of water, do not gulp water, drink slowly in sips.
- Chew your food well.
- Avoid sugar and sugary foods. (only take 1-2 sips of sherbat for salawaat)
- Avoid processed and fast foods.
- Use of Senna Powder/Senna tea is effective in relieving constipation (must be done under expert or medical supervision)
- walking, exercis or other physical activitiy is beneficial.
Diarrhea
- A person came to Imam Jaferussadiq SA and complaied of lose motion. Imam SA advised him to take Rice Flour with water. On doing it, he was relieved from motion.
(NOTE: If diarrhea is chronic or due to bacterial infection, then appropriate medications must be taken under medical supervision)
- Rest or sleeping is extremely beneficial (Canon of Medicine by Abu Ali Sina, Vol 3)
- Minimize or avoid liquids.
- Yogurt and rice are helpful.
Cough with Mucus
- One inch chopped ginger soaked in a cup of water for five hours, strain water, add two teaspoons of honey - have it twice a day.
- Ginger juice with a tablespoon honey : 2-3 times a day
- Honey Water
- Dry Fig with Almond and Walnut - This rids a patient of a chronic and stubborn cough (Canon of Medicine by Abu Ali Sina, Vol -3)
- Miminize consumption of food. (fasting is beneficial to stop excess mucus and cough)
- Avoid mucus forming foods like - milk, eggs, cheese, and sugary foods (including fruits)
Precautions in Hot Weather
Guidelines for Hot weather mentioned in Canon of Medicine - Vol 1
- Digestive power in hot weather is weaker.
- Avoid overeating. Prefer eating light foods.
- Keep yourself well hydrated.
- Rosewater is beneficial in cooling.
- Keep the head well covered and protect it from heat.
Benefit of Eating Onion when traveling
Baqir Imam SA states:
When you enter a place which is affected by epidemic disease, eating onions grown in that region protects you from that epidemic.
- Onions are helpful during travelling as there is change of weather, air quality and water.
- Onions help in eliminating mucus and cleaning the intestines.
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