COLD AND COUGH
The chronic patient of this problem have their hair going untimely white. To stop the process and cure it, take 300 gins, of basil leaves, dried in shade, 50 gms. of cinnamon, 100 gms. Tejpat, 200 gms. aniseeds, 200 gms. of small cardamom, agiya 300 gms;Banfshaw 25 gms; red sandal 200 gms. and Brahmi herb 200 gms—grind all these ingredients and strain them through a cloth. Now take 10 gms. of this powder, boil it in 500 ml. water and when just a cup of this water remains, add sugar and milk and drink it twice a day like you have tea. All these problems will vanish in a couple of days.
FLU
Take about 10 gms. of basil-leaves and 250 gms. of water. Boil them together till water is halved. Now add in the remaining water rock salt, according to taste. No sooner did you start to sweat that the effect of flu shall be removed with the sweat and you shall be alright. Alternatively drink decoction ofbasil leaves, black pepper and batasha for still quicker relief.
HOARSE VOICE
Just extract the juice of 10 basil leaves, add a little of honey and lick it. Just a small spoonful quantity of this solution will soothen your throat nerves and your voice will be again sweet.
PNEUMONIA
Get the pure basil oil from a recognised Ayurvedic medicine shop. Put this oil on the chest of the afflicted person. Together with this treatment, extract thejuice of five basil leaves, mix with it a few pounded grains of black pepper at 6 hourly intervel. This combined treatment will produce enough heat in the body to make the person sweat. With sweat all the effect of cold inside the body shall vanish and the patient will be cured.
T.B.
Grind together 5 grains of black pepper and five leaves of basil leaves . Then mix the combination with half a spoonful of honey and lick it. Make the patient lick this combination twice daily. If it be winter season, add a little of ginger juice, the husk of wheat and a little of salt also in the combination.This is a very effective treatment but it has to continue quite long.
Externally, rubbing a little of basil juice and ginger juice’s mixture over the lungs shall bring the desired relief. Continue the treatment for about two months. Continue antitubercular treatment too.