For Cough and Cold - 1 tsp. of fresh ginger juice + 1 tsp. Honey. Take it 3 times a day.
Loss of Appetite - 5 tbsp. chopped fresh ginger in a glass jar. Cover ginger with lemon juice; add a pinch of salt and 1 tbsp. of Cumin seeds. Put jar in the sun for 2 days. Take ½ tsp. before meals.
Stomachache - Boil 1tsp. chopped ginger in 1 cup of water, add pinch of salt and drink.
Nausea and Flatulence - Mix ½ tsp. ginger juice + 1 tsp. Lime juice + 1 tsp. mint juice and 1 tbsp. Honey. Take twice daily.
Dry ginger as medicine:
Diarrhea - 1tsp. dry ginger + ½ tsp. Ghee (Clarified butter) +1tsp. Jaggery. Heat the mixture and lick it several times a day.
Headache due to common cold - Apply warm paste of dry ginger and calamus on forehead and nose.
For digestion in infants - Boil a glass of milk and add pinch of ginger power.
For joint pain, constipation and nervous debility - Drink warm water mixed with 1tsp. ginger power and ½ tsp. of Turmeric.
Clove as medicine:
For Toothache - Put a cotton swab dipped in clove oil close to painful tooth
For Cough - For cough due to cold roast clove in a pan. It turns white, crush it; mix it well honey and lick three times a day.
For Bad breath - Chew clove
For Fever - Boil a glass of water + Add 2,3 cloves. Let it boil for few seconds. Cover it. Strain and sip warm.
Turmeric as medicine:
For sore throat / stomatitis - Heat a glass of water + 1/8 tsp. turmeric + pinch of rock salt. Gargle at least 4 times a day.
For cuts - Apply turmeric powder immediately to new cut as it is anti bacterial
For cough / cold - turmeric 1/8 tsp. + honey. Lick three times a day or 1 cup of warm milk + 1/8 tsp. turmeric + Little Jaggery at bedtime.
For acne and facial black spots - Herbal face pack - 1 part sandal wood powder + ½ part Manjistha powder (optional) + 1/8 part nutmeg powder + 1/8 part turmeric powder - make a paste in room temperature water and apply thin layer on the face and neck. Let it dry and wash it off.