| AILMENT |
PRESCRIPTION |
| Anaemia |
Dissolve 1/4 tsp cinnamon and 2 tsp honey in 1 cup pomegranate juice and drink |
| Anaemic conditions, burning sensation during urination, sexual debility |
Grind 2 or 3 tsp dried seeds and take once or twice along with milk. |
| Intestinal worms |
Mix 1 tsp root-bark and 4 to 5 crushed cloves. Make a decoction by boiling in water. Cool and drink. (A purgative is often taken after this treatment.) |
| Dysentery |
1 tsp finely powdered rind and 1/4 tsp nutmeg mixed with 1 tsp ghee, taken once or twice a day.
Grind 10 pomegranate flowers in 1/2 cup water. Strain Take 1 tbsp daily. |
| Passing of blood along with urine, bleeding piles, blood dysentery |
1/2 tsp each powder of dried pomegranate flowers, khuskhus and dried neem leaves, taken twice a day along with milk. |
| Bleeding piles, passing of blood along with stools, stomach upset |
1 tbsp flower juice mixed with sugar candy, taken twice daily. |
| Uterine infection |
A drink is made by boiling 5-6 flowers in a cup of water the filtrate is mixed with 1 teacup milk and sugar to taste. |
| Asthma, cough |
Mix juices of fresh ginger, pomegranate and honey in equal quantities. Take 1 tbsp of this mixture once or twice a day. |
| Boils |
Fine powder of dried rind is mixed with warm mustard oil and applied. |
| Sores, ulcers, haemorrhoids |
Apply a smooth paste of the rind on the affected parts. |
| Burns and scalds |
Grind pomegranate flowers and apply the paste on affected parts. |
| Aggravation of pitta, body heat nausea |
Mix about 1/4 tsp each powdered rind, cumin, dried ginger and pepper in ghee. Take once or twice a day. |
