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Dr. Miss Ratna Chatterjee
Asst professor,
Department of Materia Medica and Surgery
Gujarat Homoeopathic
Medical College
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The
writer of this article Dr. Miss Ratna Chatterjee is Asst professor
in the Department of Materia Medica and Surgery of Gujarat Homoeopathic
Medical College and is an enthusiastic research scholar, has presented
many articles in various journals. She has conducted clinical proving
on Andrographis painculata and Leucas Aspera. |
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Use
as folk Medicine
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
- Cough and common cold
- Diarrhoea due to drinking impure water
- Constipation
- Flatulence
- Acidity
- Supperssion of urine.
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Name
of the spice : Ginger
Culinary Use
Used in recipes as a taste and flavor enhancer
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ALLIUM
SATIVA
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Name of the spice
: Garlic
Culinary Use
Use as folk Medicine
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A small Garlic taken in empty stomach early
in the morning cures deep seated chronic illness like Rheumatism,
Heart disease, Nephritis etc. Garlic deep-fried in oil and massage
of the hot oil relives pain.
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
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- Fleshy person who takes non-vegetarian
food suffer from Catarrhal affection.
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Use as folk Medicine
- Smell of it prevents sun stroke.
- Juice of it cures cough and common cold.
- Juice of it applied locally helps to grow hair on bald spot.
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
- Laryngeal catarrh with acird nasal discharge.
- Burning in the eyes with bland lacrymation.
- Hoarseness of voice.
- Hacking cough, tickling in larynx and oppression of breathing.
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Name
of the spice : Red onion
Culinary Use
- Used in recipes as taste enhancer.
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CINAMONUM
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Name of the spice : Cinamonum
Culinary Use
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
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Use
as folk Medicine
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
- Flatulence, spasm of stomach and Oesophagus.
- Caries of bones and periosteum.
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Name
of the spice : Hinga (Gum of the stink Name
of the spice : Assnd)
Culinary Use
- For its strong pungent smell used for special
dishes / pickles.
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CAPSICUM
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Name of the spice : Red Pepper
Culinary Use
Use as folk Medicine
Therapeutic
Use in Homoeopathy
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- Inflammation of mastoid process.
- Burning micturation/stool.
- Every stool followed by thirst and
every drinking
followed by shuddering.
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Use
as folk Medicine
- Decoction helps to reduce cough and hoarseness
nature.
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
- Cough and hoarseness.Dyspnoea,
pain chest.
- Heaviness and colicy pain in abdomen,
flatulence, thirst
- Burning in urinary bladder and urethra.
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Name
of the spice : Black Pepper
Culinary Use
- Used in culinary to enhance taste.
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CROCUS
SATIVA
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Name of the spice : Saffron
Culinary Use
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
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Use as folk Medicine
- Chewing clove cures gingivitis,
pyorrhea
- Alveolaris.
- Removes Halitosis.
- Mouth freshener.
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
- Pthisis,
Bronchites,
- Bronchiactesis.
- Bleeding gum.
- Hallitosis.
- Pyorrhoea alveolaris.
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Name
of the spice : Clove
Culinary Use
- The strong aroma of it enhance the taste
of
soup, non-vegetarian dishes, fried rice etc
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OPIUM
(Papaver Somniferum)
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Name of the spice : Khaskhas (Post poppy seed)
Culinary Use
Use as folk Medicine
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
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Culinary Use
- Oil of it used in cooking.
Therapeutic Use in Homoeopathy
- Vomiting, Nausea, Malaena.
- Rhematic pain in left knee.
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Name of the spice : Sun Flower
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