Guest guest Posted December 30, 2007 Report Share Posted December 30, 2007 Dear Desert Thought; Thanks for sharing this concise and valuable tips. I'm especially appreciative of the info on using ajwain with the coconut oil - makes perfect sense, ajwain b eing nicely warming with digestive and pranic support for the body to the otherwise so cooling coconut oil. Places where it is more hot, and with many who have pitta body type or vikruti along with the vata, or the few who get irritated from the sesame, this is a wonderful alternative. The betel leaf/castor oil poultice also. I'd love to know what that other herb is, if we have access to it. You have been very fortunate to have such devoted and wise care, I'm sure you know! Please thank your mother-in-law for keeping the traditions alive too! Warmly; Ysha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2007 Report Share Posted December 31, 2007 Your mother-in-law indeed seems to know her stuff. Sorry, no idea what Baje beru means in Hindi or English. Karnataka is one state where many beneficial traditions are preserved. (For the members who do not know this - there are 29 languages in India spoken by more than a million native speakers, therefore it is not always easy to translate from any of these languages). Dr. Thite On 12/30/07, desert_thought <desert_thought wrote: > > Dear Ayurdoulas and Dr.Thite > > My daughter Shreya is now 7 weeks old and so far by Goddess > Lakshmi's grace and my mother-in-law's meticulous care and tireless > efforts everything is going well. > > I would like to share some knowledge my wonderful mother-in-law has > been applying for several years. > > Shreya was constipated and was being very fussy, not drinking enough > milk and crying all the time. My mother-in-law asked me to get some > betel leaves.Luckily there were some available at Fiesta ( A grocery > chain in Texas which also sells Indian vegetables and groceries) She > evenly spready castor oil on a couple of betel leaves. She then made > a castor oil lamp ( you can buy these along with cotton wicks at > your local Indian grocery store ) The betel leaves coated with > castor oil were made warm by placing 2 inches over the flame evenly > distributing the heat. Now this betel leaf is placed on baby's navel > for about 10 seconds. Meanwhile she gets ready with another betel > leaf and repeats the process about 6 times. After an hour, I see > Shreya pooping like there was no tomorrow! > > Another herb my mother-in-law is using is called " Baje beru " ( > pronounced as (Ba-jay bay-roo ) in Kannada ( South Indian > language ). Sorry I do not know the name in English. Its a wonder > herb for babies in my opinion.A small portion of the root is ground > on a stone and is given along with a few drops of mothers milk. It's > supposed to calm the baby and acts as a natural sleep aid. > > Daily oil bath : Coconut oil is heated with a 1/2 tsp of Ajwain > seeds ( readily available at your Indian grocery store ) and applied > to baby all over before bathing. > > Sun bathing the baby in the morning when the Sun comes out is also > another good tip I came to know. > > Mommy's diet : Organic Milk before breakfast and in the evening. > Soupy dal or mixed vegetable Sambhar, Rice, baby dill curry or > fenugreek leaf curry with lots of garlic and fenugreek seeds. A > laddoo made out of whole wheat flour, mung bean flour, fenugreek > seed flour and edible gum known as gondh-ke-laddoo as snack. > > Best regards, > DT > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 ayurveda , " cm thite " <cmthite wrote: > > Your mother-in-law indeed seems to know her stuff. Sorry, no idea what Baje > beru means in Hindi or English. Karnataka is one state where many > beneficial traditions are preserved. Baje is " Acorous calamus " , Vacha, Vekhand etc.IT is a herb very useful in problems related to Cough, chest conjestion by mucous, speech problems and many formulations for central nervous system related ailments use this herb. Kannada has many names adopted from original sanskrit names. Several herb names in Kannada are available at ref: www.ssfindia.org/Serene-more.pdf The beetle leaves+castor oil fomentation works not only in children constipation, but also problems like breast milk stagnation/fibroids/delayed periods/PCOS etc. There are few other leaves which work better than bettle leaves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2008 Report Share Posted January 2, 2008 Thank you for this useful information. You mention that there are a few leaves better than bettle leaves. Which are these? Sincerely, Kim Luchau > The beetle leaves+castor oil fomentation works not > only in children > constipation, but also problems like breast milk > stagnation/fibroids/delayed periods/PCOS etc. There > are few other > leaves which work better than bettle leaves. > > ______________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make your home page. http://www./r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 ayurveda , kim luchau <jivanimark wrote: > > You mention > that there are a few leaves better than bettle leaves. > Which are these? Next to bettle leaves, maximum used leaves are those from Indian Madar plant, also known as Arka. The plant grows mainly in tropical countries as it needs much sunlight to derive its medicine magic. It can survive in very little water. Latin name is Calotropis Gigantea. Names of this plant in many Indian languages can be read at http://encyclopedia.frlht.org.in/index.php? plantid=409 & calledFrom=VIEW_ALL_SPECIES & sortBy=E & gPAGE_NO=16 & gLOWER_LI MIT=300 {copy and paste this link in browser window piece by piece for successful access). It is a special kind of plant. It is poisonous. Its leaves are not eaten even by animals. Even then its full of mystic and medicinal qualities. In Ayurveda, it is described as a life-giving plant. The leaves, flowers and bark of Madar plants are very dear to Gods but the plant of Madar is not offered like other plants. Lord Shiva, The greatest among Gods, accepted it with much love. The leaves are offered to Lord Siva and Lord Hanuman, a celibate God. Generally, Madar plant with purple colored flowers are found everywhere in tropical countries and it is used as medicine. Madar plant bearing white flowers is very rare and is called Swetark. It is believed that one who finds this plant is very fortunate to have Lord Ganesha and Lord Shiva's blessings, believed to brings prosperity. It acts as a protector also. Lord Ganesha lives in the roots of this swetark plant. Lord Ganesha is believed to take seat in Muladhar Chakra. Hence roots of this plant are held in hands by a woman undergoing childbirth, so that birth occurs with less pain and safely. This practice is followed by many tribals in India. The leaves and stem of this plant yield milk like latex. (Hence the name milkweed) Caltropain is a protein derived from this latex and latin name is derived from this protein. A few drops the latex are taken with a piece of sweet (kown as " Batasa " in Maharashtra) they help as pain killer if suffering from arthritis. The latex is also used in making the fiber used in Kshar Sutra treatment for piles. This is inexpensive and effective treatment from ayurveda. Take warm mustard oil, spread it over leaf of this plant and foment the paining joint by spreading the leaf over the joint and keeping it there for a few hours for arthritis relief. Faster result occurs if electric pad is fitted snuggly over the leaf and fomentation in low heat mode is applied. When beetle leaves are not available, the leaf of madar can be used for fomentation in this manner on pelvic area for relief from fibroids. On breast area if there is soreness due to milk stagnation. In this way, it can be seen that Madar helps ladies to a maximum. No surprise as Lord Siva is worshipped maximum by ladies in Indian culture. Many other medical uses of this plant in ayurveda, homeopathy and allopathy are given at http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/calotropis.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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