Simple Health Cures

   Lime is one of the most effectiveremedies in the treatment of acute tonsillities. A fresh lime squeezed in a glass of warm water, with fout teaspoon of honey and a quarter teaspoon of common salt, should be sipped slowly in such cases.

   Milk has been found valuable in tonsillities. A glass of pure boiled milk, mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder and pepper powder, should be taken every night for three nights in the treatment of this condition. It will bring beneficial results.

   Juices of carrot, beet, and cucumber, taken individually or in combination, are especially beneficial. The formula proportion recommended, when used in combination is 300 ml of carrot juice 100 ml of beet juice, and 100 ml of cucumber juice.

   Banafsha flowers, botanically known as viola odorata, are beneficial in the treatment of tonsillities. About 12 gm of these flowers should be boiled in 50 ml of milk. This milk should be taken hot after being filtered. The filtered banarsna can also be lightly tried in and worn round the troat as a poultice at night.

   A garglemade from fenugreek seeds is very effective in servere cases of tonsillities. To make such a gargle, two tablespoons of fenugreek seeds should be allowed to simmer for half an hour in a litre of gargle. It will have beneficial results.