Breast Milk and Turmeric Remedies for Infant Conjunctivitis

Mother’s milk is healing for her child. If the mother is still lactating, and her child gets conjunctivitis, with irritation and discharge in the eye, just one drop of her milk may heal it. NATURAL HERBAL ANTIBIOTICS • Make a turmeric solution by stirring some turmeric into a few ounces of pure water. Immerse a clean handkerchief into the solution, and let it dry.

(It will be quite yellow.) Then use it to mop the affected eyes. TIME TO SEE THE DOCTOR If your conjunctivitis is not cleared up within 3 to 4 days, immediately see your doctor. The natural antiseptic, antibiotic properties of the turmeric will help take care of the bacteria and facilitate healing. • Herbal antibiotics are also helpful taken internally.

You can make a mixture of these three: turmeric 1 part neem 1 part manjistha 1 part Take ½ teaspoon twice a day with warm water, after meals. Constipation Constipation is a vata condition expressing such vata qualities as dryness and hardness. It is caused by insufficient fiber in the diet, insufficient water intake, lack of exercise, heavy meat eating, and numerous other factors. Constipation may create distension and discomfort, flatulence and pain, headache and bad breath, and may lead to absorption of toxins from the colon.

Thus it is best to prevent constipation by keeping vata in balance. One of the best ways to prevent constipation, especially if you FOLLOW THE VATA-PACIFYING DIET have a predominantly vata constitution, is to follow the vata-balancing diet (see chapter 8). Stay away from cold foods and drinks, dried fruit, salads, and most beans; favor warm foods, warm drinks, and well-cooked vegetables. Some oil in the diet is helpful.

Probably the best Ayurvedic remedy for constipation is triphala, a combination of TRIPHALA three herbs beneficial for all doshic types (see appendix 2). Most problems with constipation can be corrected by taking ½ to 1 teaspoon of triphala at night. Steep the herbs in a cup of hot water for 5 to 10 minutes, and drink. Some people find that taking triphala at night creates a diuretic action and they have to get up several times to urinate.