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Wednesday, February 1, 2012

ACU-POINT RELATED TO GHOST MANIA

Jianshi P-5: sudden palpitations, oppression of the chest, apprehensiveness, susceptibility to fright, sudden fright disorder in children4, epilepsy, mania, sudden mania, manic raving, agitation and restlessness, absentmindedness, poor memory, loss of voice, ghost evil.

Yangxi L.I.-
5: mania-depression disorder, febrile disease with agitated Heart, manic raving, propensity to laughter, sees ghosts, fright.

Fenglong ST-40: mania-depression disorder, mad laughter, great happiness, desire to climb to high places and sing, desire to undress and run around, restlessness, sees ghosts, indolence, epilepsy.

Jiexi ST-41: epilepsy, spasm, mania, agitation, sadness and weeping, fright palpitations, Stomach heat with raving, sees ghosts.

Tianfu LU-3: somnolence, insomnia, sadness, weeping, absent-minded and forgetful, floating corpse ghost-talk, melancholy crying ghost talk.

Shenzhu (GV)DU-12: mad walking, delirious raving, sees ghosts, rage with desire to kill people.

Tianzhu BL-10:
mania, ceaseless talking, sees ghosts, epilepsy, childhood epilepsy.

Renzhong (GV)DU-26:
mania-depression disorder, epilepsy, inappropriate laughter, unexpected laughter and crying, speaking without awareness of a person’s high or low status, ghost attack.

“In cases where the ghost’s (i.e. evil spirit’s) influence was the result of a gradual process,the victim would initially be sad, sensitive, and withdrawn. As the ghost’s powers over the victim’s mind became stronger, he would begin to behave as if he were in a dream, talk about ghostly matters, or act as if he were conversing with ghosts”.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

ACUPOINT - Heart Meridian (HE, HT)

Heart Meridian (HE, HT)
Heart Meridian (HT, HE)
The Hand Lesser Yin (Shao Yin) of the Heart 9 points

The heart channel of the Hand-Shaoyin starts in the center of axilla. From there is goes along the posterior border of the medial aspect of the upper arm. Passing through the cubital region, it descends to the pisiform region proximal to the palm and enters the palm. Then it ends at the medial aspect of the tip of the little finger.

ACUPOINT - Spleen Meridian (SP)

Spleen Meridian (SP)
Spleen Meridian (SP)
The Foot Greater Yin (Tai Yin) of the Spleen 21 points

The spleen of the Foot-Taiyin starts from the medial aspect of the tip of the big toe. It travels along the medial aspect of the foot at the junction between the red and white skin, ascends anteriorly to the medial malleolus up to the medial aspect of the leg. Passing through the anterior medial aspect of the thigh, it enters the inguinal  region traveling along the anterior of the abdomen. It then curves lateral to the midline to the intercostal space up to the 2nd intercostal space. Then turns inferior to midway between the axilla and the free end of the eleventh rib.

ACUPOINT - Stomach Meridian (ST)

Stomach Meridian (ST)
Stomach Meridian (ST)
Stomach Meridian (ST)
The Foot Bright Yang (Yang Ming) of the Stomach 45 points

ACUPOINT - Large Intestine Meridian (LI)

Large Intestine Meridian (LI)

Large Intestine (LI)
The Hand Bright Yang (Yang Ming) of the Large Intestine 20 points

The large intestine channel of the Hang-Yangming starts from the tip of the index finger. Running upward along the radical aspect of the index finger, it passes through the inter-space of the first and second metacarpal bones, and ascends along the lateral anterior aspect of the upper arm to the highest point of the shoulder. It then travels along the anterior border of the acromion, then descends to the supraclavicular fossa. From the supraclavicular fossa it travels upward to the neck and to the cheek, then it curves around the upper lip and exits at the corner of the mouth, where it crosses the opposite large intestine channel of the Hand-Yangming at the philtrum. It ends at the side of the nose, where is connects with the stomach channel of the Foot-Yangming.

ACUPOINT - Lung Meridian (LU)

Lung Meridian (LU)
Lung Meridian (LU) The Hand Greater Yin (Tai Yin) of the Lung has 11 points
The lung channel of the Hand Taiyin originates from the lateral aspect of the chest near the arm pit. It then travels along the anterior-medial aspect of the upper arm, passing the cubital region and arrives at the radial side of the wrist containing the radial artery for pulse palpation. Passing the thenar eminence, it travels along the radial border of the palm ending at the medial side of the tip of the thumb.

CHAMOMILE - Healing Tea


CHAMOMILE
Chamamelom noble or Matricaria recutita
Chamomile Tea
Used by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Vikings, chamomile was referred to as the “do anything” herb because of its reputation as a whole-body healer. Nicholas Culpeper, a world-renowned herbalist who lived in the 17th century, prescribe it for a number of ailments including fever, heart disease, aches and pains and menstrual cramps.

Sleep Aid: But most people are familiar with chamomile’s ability to gently rock us to sleep. Chamomile contains a mild sedative that helps to soothe frazzled nerves and lessen anxiety --- two things that can keep anyone from a sound slumber.

It is one of the gentlest sleep inducers around, relaxing the central nervous system, yet eliminating that :groggy” feeling that many prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids cause the next morning.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

GREEN & BLACK TEA


The next time you go to a Chinese restaurant consider the fact that your good fortune is in your tea cup, not in a cookie.

Once again, modern scientists have proven what ancient healers knew all along.
GREEN TEA
Tea, the beverage of choice for millions of people, is a powerful medicine that has prevented – and treated – illnesses and eased symptoms for thousand of years. Here’s a list of some of the therapeutic benefits of tea:

  • Protects against  heart disease
  • Reduces the risk of cancer, especially stomach, esophageal, lung and skin cancers.
  • Protects against and destroys harmful bacteria and viruses
  • Lowers blood pressure
  • Reduces atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries)
  • Fights infections
  • Relieves migraines
  • Reduces cavities and gum disease
  • Promotes weight loss
  • Lowers LDL (bad) cholesterol
  • Raises HDL (good) cholesterol

How – and why – it works: It seems almost too easy to be taken seriously how can something we drink for pleasure do us much good?

The answer is the chemical properties contained in the tea leaf, namely polyphenols, flavonoids, and catechins.
BLACK TEA
Green tea packs more of protective punch than black tea. While black tea contains the same chemical compounds as green, the production process of the leaves reduces much of its healing properties, especially the polyphenols and flavonoids.

Sunday, June 19, 2011

Six Healing Sounds of Chinese Medicine

Sun Si Miao was most probably a Taoist Monk who lived circa. 690 A.D. in the Tang Dynasty. A man of many talents, he was responsible for the invention of gun powder, which is considered as one of the four greatest inventions of ancient China. The other three are the compass, paper, and typeprint to speed the produciton of books. He also organized a method of sound therapy. Although the Chinese people had been using sound as a tool for healing for many thousands of years, Sun distilled the core of the art into six healing sounds, and created a system for using them.

Sound therapy is a form of vibrational medicine and a health practice. The vibration stems from sounds created by different positions of the mouth and tongue. These various sounds affect different parts of the body, organs, and meridians. The sounds are also related to the seasons. Sun was the first to record these different sound-body-season combinations.

The following will give an overview of the six healing sounds and an approximation of what they sound like. If the reader is interested in practicing this art, it would be best to have someone who knows, personally demonstrate the sounds.

1. Su - Sounds like “shhh”
Season - Spring
Organ - Liver (also relates to the eyes)
2. He - Sounds like “huh”
Season - Summer
Organ - Heart and Circulatory System
(Also relates to tongue)
3. Hu - Sounds like “who”
Season - Occurs between all seasons
Organ - Spleen and systems of digestion
4. SI - Sounds like “ssss”
Season - Fall
Organ - Lung and Respiritory System
(Also Relates to the nose)
5. Chui - Sounds like “chewee”
Season - Winter
Organ - Kidney and Systems of Elimination and Hormones
(Also relates to the ears)
6. Xi - Sounds like “ssea”
Season - Occurs between all seasons
Organ - Triple Burner System - For absorbing energy from food

To use the system effectively, practice Wu Chi first and then the healing sounds. Repeat the first sound six times and then go on to the next and repeat it six times. Do this for all the sounds. For additional benefit, repeat the one sound that refers to the current season six more times at the end of the set. It is important to follow the exact order of the sounds as they are listed here. When first learning the sounds, it will be necessary to whisper the sounds, to insure correct mouth/tongue placement. Once the placement is correct, the sounds are created with just the breath - no audible sound is heard. This practice can be used for a particular health issue, but may also be used to maintain good health.

Source:
THE MULTI-ORGASMIC MAN
Mantak Chia (Taoist Master)

ASANAS: Uttasana – Forward Bend


Uttasana (Forward Bend)
Perhaps one of the most popular Hatha yoga postures, the Uttasana is performed by standing with your feet together, then bowing forward from your hips, letting your head hangs with palms placed on the floor, near the feet.


Benefits:

  • Provides a complete stretch to the entire back of body.
  • Revitalises the spinal nerves.
  • Helps reduce depression, and makes the mind peaceful by calming the nervous system.
  • Increases flexibility of the spine, hips, tendons and ligaments of legs.
  • Stretches the hamstrings.

Saturday, June 18, 2011

Áyurvedic Healing Mantras

Healing sounds balance both the mind and body, as well as the spirit. Practitioners find that imparting Áyurvedic mantras helps heal their clients. Mantras also help balance prána, tejas, and ojas. They help harmonize nerve tissue, and they clear subtle impurities from the nerves and náæís (subtle channels).  These mantras also aid one’s concentration and creative thinking.

Both practitioner and client use the mantras during a session. They empower all actions on a subtle level, infusing the cosmic life force into the healing process. Generally, Váyu doshas mentally repeat mantras, while Pitta and Kapha doshas may also chant them. Kaphas do particularly well with chanting; it is suggested that they do so on a daily basis.

AUM: (long “ahh”, then ‘um’ as in home) Most important, for it represents the Divine word, serving to energize or empower all things and processes. This is why all mantras begin and end with aum. Best for males.
Uses: It clears the mind, opens náæís, and increases ojas. It awakens one’s práòa—or positivity—needed for healing to occur.

RAM: (“a” sounds like the “a” in “calm”)
Uses: Brings Divine protection (light and grace), giving strength, calm, rest, peace; good for mental disorders and high Váyu (e.g., insomnia, bad dreams, nervousness, anxiety, excessive fear, and fright); it strengthens ojas and builds the immune system. 

HUM (hoom):
Uses: It wards off negative influences, which are manifested as diseases, negative emotions, or black magic. Hoom awakens agni and promotes digestive fire. It burns up áma and clears channels; it increases tejas and mental perception, and it is sacred to Shivá as the sound of Divine wrath.

AIM (aym):
Uses: Improves mental concentration, thinking, rational powers, and speech; awakens and increases intelligence, mental and nervous disorders; restoresspeech, communication, control of senses and mind;
is the sacred sound of Saraswati, the Goddess of Wisdom.
SHRIM (shreem):
Uses: Promotes general health, beauty, creativity, prosperity, strengthens rasa (plasma) and shukra (reproductive fluids), and overall health and harmony.

HRIM (hreem):
Uses: Cleanses and purifies, giving energy, joy, and ecstasy. Although it initially causes atonement; it also aids detoxification.

KRIM (kreem):

Uses: Gives capacity for work and action; adds power and efficacy, good for chanting while making  preparations.

KLIM (kleem):
Uses: Gives strength, sexual vitality, control of emotions, increases shukra and ojas.

SHAM: Mantra of peace (or ‘Aum shanti, shanti, shanti’)
Uses: Creates calmness, detachment, contentment; alleviates mental and nervous disorders, stress,  anxiety, disturbed emotions, tremors, shaking, palpitations, and chronic degenerative nervous system  disorders.

SHUM: (pronounced like “shoe” but with a shorter vowel sound)
Uses: Increases vitality, energy, fertility, sexual vigor, mantra for increasing shukra.

SOM: (as in home)
Uses: Increases energy, vitality, joy, delight, creativity, ojas; it strengthens mind, heart, nerves, and is good for rejuvenation and tonification therapies.

MANTRA APPLICATIONS:
For Practitioners:
1. During the session, purify healing room using Aum and Hum.
2. Bring Divine light into room using Aum and Ram.
3. Chant mentally over the client to clear their psychic level using Aum.
4. Energize the healing power of herbs or medicines using Krím or Shrím.

For Clients:

They can make use of these mantras at home to increase healing.
Mental or nervous disorders:
Sham—relieves pain and fever. Hum—restores nerve function and counters paralysis.
Som—rebuilds cerebrospinal fluid

HEALING PROPERTY OF HONEY

Manuka Honey
HISTORICAL USAGE OF HONEY
The ancient Egyptians, Assyrians, Chinese, Greeks, and Romans all used honey, alone and in combination with herbs, to treat wounds. Aristotle (circa 350 BC) wrote of honey being a salve for wounds and sore eyes, and Dioscorides (circa 50 AD) wrote of honey being ‘‘good for sunburn and spots on the face’’ and  ‘for all rotten and hollow ulcers.’’ The usage of honey has continued into present-day folk medicine; for example, it is a traditional therapy for infected leg ulcers in Ghana. In recent times, it has been rediscovered by the medical profession, possibly because the ‘‘antibiotic era’’ is coming to an end as  increasing numbers of bacterial strains develop resistance to antibiotics.

MODERN CLINICAL EVIDENCE
The clinical evidence in support of the effectiveness of honey in wound care has been comprehensively reviewed. This review summarizes the findings of 17 randomized controlled trials involving 1965 participants and 5 clinical trials of other forms involving 97 participants treated with honey. The trials found that honey was more effective than the control treatments, which were mostly conventional  woundcare practices. Only in 1 trial, on burns, was the control treatment, early surgical tangential  incision, found to be more effective than dressing the wounds with honey; this was only in respect of  control of infection. The review also summarizes the findings of 16 trials on 533 wounds on experimental animals; again, honey was found to be more effective than the controls in assisting wound healing. In addition, a large amount of evidence is summarized in the form of case studies that have been reported. Ten publications have reported on multiple cases, totaling 276 cases. There are also 35 reports of single cases.

The authors believe this evidence is far greater than that for modern wound dressings. The promotional  efforts for modern wound dressings, compared with the marketing of honey, may give clinicians the impression that modern dressings offer much more evidence than honey. In fact, the authors suggest that only poor-quality trials exist to support the modern wound dressings used today. Perhaps the most heavily marketed wound dressings are the nanocrystalline silver dressings. Yet, if the PubMed database is  searched for clinical evidence to support their use, it is observed that only a small amount of significant evidence has been published to date. A conclusion reached in a recent systematic review of publications on the use of advanced dressings (hydrocolloids, polyurethane, alginate, dextranomer, polyhydroxyethyl methacrylate, amino acid copolymer, etc) in the treatment of pressure ulcers found that their generalized use in the treatment of pressure ulcers is not supported by quality research evidence.

At present, a general movement toward evidence-based medicine exists. Following this approach,  decisions should be made based on the available evidence. If randomized controlled trials of the highest quality have not been conducted, then it is necessary to consider evidence of a lower quality. It is the authors’ opinion that marketing campaigns should not influence clinical decisions without good clinical  evidence.

Source:
Using Honey to Heal Diabetic Foot Ulcers
P. C. Molan, BSc, PhD, and J. A. Betts, NP, RN, AdDipN, MN(Hons)

Note:
For full article reading search or visit htt://pubmed.com

Friday, June 17, 2011

ASANAS: Siddhasana (The Perfect Posture)



Method:
A) Sit comfortably

B) Place the left heel at the perineum (or anal aperture).

C) Place the right heel directly over the left heel, pressing against the root of the generative organ.

(Traditionally the upper heel would press at the root of the generative organ, at the pubis root).

D) Push the toes and the edge of the right foot between the left thigh and calf muscles.

E) Sit comfortably, steady, with spine erect.

F) Lower the chin towards the collarbone, relaxing the head (today some practice with the head upright and eyes closed).

G) Gaze into the ájñá chakra (third eye). [When the eyes become tired, close them and gaze at the space in front of the eyes.]

H) Place the hands in the ‘Jñyán mudrá’. (The tips of the thumb and index fingers touch, forming a circle with the fingers. The three remaining fingers remain outstretched or uncurled—palms face upward.) This hand position is said to prevent the energy from flowing out of the body via the fingers. Alternatively, one practices the ‘Chin Mudrá’. (Place the tips of the index finger at the root of the thumbs, and place the palms on the knees.)

Siddhásana is the most important of the ásanas. It should always
be practiced as it purifies the 72,000 nadis.
Hatha Yoga Pradipika: Ch. 1; verse 38-9

When perfection is attainable through siddhásana, what is
the use of practicing many other ásanas?
Hatha Yoga Pradípika: Ch. 1; verse 41

Friday, October 29, 2010

ACIDITY - Yogika Chikitsa


Symptoms:

Physical weakness, acidic or watery belching, dizziness, burning stomach, heartburn, etc.

Causes:

Oxygen inhaled in breathing enters the body and eventually turns into carbon dioxide. Through the influence of this carbon dioxide, the digestive fluid‑secreting glands are activated. If food is taken irregularly and excessively day after day, or if food is forced down with little or no appetite, or if eating rich food becomes a steady habit, it becomes impossible for the digestive fluid to digest the food properly. then, just as one the one hand the undigested or partially‑ digested food turns into poisonous gas, so on the other hand the secreted digestive fluid gradually turns into harmful acid.

The digestive fluids are themselves acidic, but under normal conditions when they digest food they themselves are digested. When, however, as a result of the aforesaid irregularities, they are unable to digest the food, the fluids themselves also remain undigested.

The cause of acidity, therefore, is the poisonous gas being produced by the decomposed food, together with the putrid acid produced by the deterioration of the undigested fluids.
The putrid acidic gas and fluids cause a burning sensation in the stomach. When they rise up to the chest they cause heartburn; when they reach the throat, burning is felt in the throat; when they rise further they cause dizziness.

Due to this excessive acidity, the blood becomes acid‑ dominated. Being overworked, the blood‑purifying organs of the body also become weak, and the patient feels weak.
This over‑acidity of the blood also causes swelling and consequent pain in different parts of the body, especially the joints. The name of this condition is 'rheumatism.'

When a strong and continuous effort is being made by the body's organs to purify the over‑acid blood, this condition is called 'colic' or 'shooting pain.'

Treatment:

Morning -- Utks’epa Mudra, Mayurasana, Padahastasana, Uddayana Mudra, Agnisara Mudra and Agneyii Pranayama.

Evening -- Agnisara Mudra, Utkata Pashimottanasana Sarvaungasana and Agneyii Mudra or Agneyii Pranayama.

Diet:

In acidity boiled old rice (grains a few years old), soup of green vegetables (no vegetables fried, parched, or taken in large quantity), juicy sweet or sour fruits, and curd‑water are especially useful. Curd (yogurt) alone is not particularly beneficial for acidity patients.

Do’s and Don’ts:

For patients of acidity it is particularly important to walk in the open air, to eat less food than the appetite demands, and to drink plenty of water, in small amounts, at intervals throughout the day. Coconut and coconut foods and medicines are especially useful in this disease. Patients should refrain from eating breakfast and snacks. If the hunger is unbearable, the patient may eat a little bit of juicy fruit. A frequent symptom of this disease is that, due to old habits, the digestive glands discharge an excessive quantity of fluids, as a result of which the patient suddenly feels an extreme hunger at odd times, which is called 'demon hunger.' That is why we find that a patient who is often in a depressed mood about his/her disease or goes around talking about the disease to everyone, when he/she sits down to eat, eats excessively. This symptom is the result of the secretion of digestive fluids at a particular time in accordance with the old habits of the patient. It is therefore desirable to be cautious about this 'demon,' detrimental hunger. An acidity patient should never violate these do's and don'ts.
If due to the over‑secretion of digestive fluids the patient suffers from 'demon hunger,' it can be relieved by drinking a large glass of water. When the acidity patient feels pain, it is advisable to drink orange or tangerine juice mixed in tepid water. After the pain has subsided, lemon juice in cold water should be taken. As with dyspepsia, during mealtime and for an hour thereafter breath should be flowing through the patient's right nostril.
At the time of severe colic pain, the dominant flow of breath should be changed from the nostril through which it was flowing at the time the pain started to the other nostril. allowing the bile to accumulate by not taking something when one is hungry should never be permitted, because in that even the undigested bile itself will become the cause of acidity.

Some remedies:

1. Eat some shredded dry coconut along with a prepared betel (Piper betle Linn.) leaf, or some flesh of mature coconut along with aniseed.

2. To get immediate relief from a distressing colic pain, equal quantities of chalk and atapa rice powder should be ground together, and 1/2 tola of the mixture should be taken.

3. Take with cold water 1/16 of the white portion of the ashes of the tamarind (Tamarindus indica Linn) pod.

4. Take 1/16 tola of the ashes of white akanda leaf and rock salt after burning them together in equal quantities in an enclosed earthen pot.

5. As with dyspepsia, it is desirable for acidity patients to observe fasting on Ekadashii days and regulation of diet on Purnima and Amavasya.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

DIABETES (Yogika Chikitsa)

Symptoms:

Incessant desire for urination, burning sensation in the urinary tract, continuous thirst and sweet taste in the mouth, attraction of flies and ants towards the urine, headache, dizziness, pale and dry skin, becoming old in appearance at a young age, discomfort all over the body, etc., taken together, are the indications of diabetes. It is often found that diabetic persons suffer from cataracts.

Causes:
It is not always the case that sugar is present in the urine of diabetes patients. Diabetes with sugar in the urine is called 'somaroga' or 'madhumeha'. Diabetes without sugar is called 'muratisara' or 'udakameha'.

The debility of the Manipura Cakra (Psychic-energy center located at the navel) is the main cause of diabetes. Amongst the pancreatic juices, one secretion helps in the digestion of food, and another separates the sugar content from non-vegetarian and starchy types of food. The sugar is then stored in a particular section of the liver and according to body requirements it is dissolved to generate heat and vital power to run the body mechanism. Chronic indigestion, constipation (here also the stool usually turns into pellets), and excessive seminal waste-- all weaken the vitality of the liver. When such weakening takes place, the sugar contents of the food, failing to find a storage place in the liver, are assimilated into the blood and gradually accumulate. As a result, the blood gets polluted and loses its immune properties to a great extent. The natural reaction of the body in such a situation is to try to purify the blood by separating out its sugar content and expelling it with the urine. To dissolve the sugar, the human body needs plenty of water, and that is why diabetes patients suffer from a continuous thirst. Sugar emitted with the urine in a large quantity gradually reduces the vital energy of diabetes patients.
 
Treatment:

Morning: Utks’epa Mudra, Karmasana, Agnisara Mudra, Upavista Uddayana Mudra, Janushirasana and Agneyii Mudra or Agneyii Pranayama.

Evening: Yogamudra, Diirgha Pranama, Bhujaungasana, Pashcimottanasana, Bhastrikasana and Agnisara Mudra.
 
Diet:
As diabetes is basically a disease of liver and pancreas, care has to be taken to keep these organs in a healthy state, and to do so patients must select food that will keep their bowels clear, yet which is nutritious and easily digestible. All types of fruits are good for this disease, especially ripe bananas. Non-vegetarian food must never be eaten. Vegetable proteins are also acidic, hence they are to eaten as sparingly as possible. It is therefore advisable to reduce the intake of rice and ruti (made of wheat flour) and instead to use more foods such as vegetable soup, plantain soup, patol, okra, dhundula, palta, squash (Lagenaria vulgaris Seringe), plantain spathes and flowers, figs, etc., which contain alkaline properties.

Do’s and Don’ts:
Diabetes is the disease of intellectuals. Those who do physical labor seldom suffer from this disease. Undergoing mental exertion, remaining indoors for a long period, physical laziness, constipation, intemperance, etc., are reasons for the contraction of diabetes. As has already been said, diabetes is basically connected with the liver and the pancreas, hence only those foods should be selected which do not over-stimulate those vital organs. Similarly, work and exercise which will help to bring these organs into their normal state of health must be pursued more and more. For those who are adverse to physical labor, a cure from diabetes is next to impossible.

The human body also needs the nutrients offered by starchy and non-vegetarian types of food; therefore foods which are not acidic but rather alkaline, yet contain those nutrients, should be taken in greater quantity to meet those needs. This will include coconut, peanuts, curd (yogurt), bananas, etc. A drink of peanut extract and water without sugar and with little or no honey is ideal as both food and medicine for this disease.

Remember that insulin may increase the vitality of a patient but can never cure the disease.

Generally diabetes patients are a bit greedy, and sometimes they eat too much sweetened food, which brings on the disease. Diabetes patients must keep control over such temptations and should practice fasting.

In the severe state of the disease a continuous fast for two or three days taking nothing but a little juice of lemon or other fruit will definitely reduce the sugar content of the urine.

Sometimes sugar is completely absent in the urine. In this respect one has to remember that sugar may be found temporarily in the urine if the urinary bladder, kidney or some other internal organ is subjected to a blow. If in such cases insulin is given, it will actually harm the patient. Under such circumstances the best thing to do would be to treat the injury of the concerned organ appropriately, and then the urine of the patient will automatically become sugar-free.
 
Some remedies:

  1. Boil myrobalan, mutha, lodha and banyan fruits in equal quantities and drink 2 tolas of the extract early in the morning for a few days regularly. This will bring a good result.
  2. Crush about 1/8 seer of guava leaves in water at night. The next morning strain the leaves out and drink the water. This will bring good results during the severe state of diabetes.
  3. (a) 1 tola of yajina dumura juice with honey; or (b) 1 tola of telakuca leaf extract taken with honey early in the morning by licking it; will relieve diabetes.
  4. (a) 1/16 tola of the inside of jam seeds with honey; or (b) Dry shimula root crushed with powder, to be licked with honey in a quantity of 1/16 tola; will yield excellent results with diabetes.
  5. When the disease is worsening, 5 tolas of bansha leaves in half a seer of water, boiled down to 1/8 seer, and the leaves strained out, should be drunk for immediate results.
  6. Boil gente durba (see durba in glossary), vahina dumura, emblic myrobalan (emblica offinalis Gaetrn.), myrobalan, coriander seeds and gandha-mutha in equal quantities in half a seer of water. When boiled down to 1/8 seer, drink it. Do this every day for a week at break of dawn. This will bring beautiful results.