Neem Oil for Hives, Rash, and Eczema, Plus Pitta and Kapha Allergy Remedies

• For hives, rash, urticaria, dermatitis, or eczema, apply neem oil or tikta ghrita (bitter ghee) on the skin. Traditionally, Ayurveda has suggested that individuals with high pitta, who BLOOD PURIFICATION are prone to developing pitta-type problems such as sunburn in the summer season, do rakta moksha, or bloodletting, before the onset of the summer. Although this practice is currently not very well respected in the West, it is still used widely in India, as it has proven to be an effective preventive and healing measure. To make use of it today, you might consider donating about ½ pint or 100 cc.

of blood to a blood bank. That will help to defuse pitta conditions such as allergic dermatitis and allergic eczema. • To produce a similar effect, you can use a blood-cleansing herbal combination. For example, mix the herbs manjistha and neem in equal amounts.

manjistha 1 part neem 1 part Take ½ teaspoon of this mixture 3 times a day with warm water after meals. It will cleanse the blood and help to heal pitta-type allergies. • The common Western herb burdock is also an effective blood purifier; you can make a tea from ½ teaspoon burdock per cup of boiling water and drink it 2 or 3 times a day. TREATMENT FOR KAPHA-TYPE ALLERGIES .

Kapha allergies generally take the form of respiratory-pulmonary congestion, HERBAL REMEDIES cough, cold, asthma, or hay fever. For relief from these conditions, use the following herbal formula: sitopaladi 4 parts yashti madhu 4 parts abrak bhasma ⅛ part Take about ¼ teaspoon of this mixture 3 times a day with honey. Kapha-type allergies occur when excess kapha collects in the stomach and PURGATION THERAPY lungs. One way to relieve this congestion is purgation therapy (virechana).

Use flaxseed oil (available in most natural food stores), and take 1 teaspoon 2 or 3 times a day for 2 or 3 days. This will be quite effective. Or you can use triphala (see below). The Ayurvedic therapy that is particularly effective for removing excess VOMITING THERAPY kapha from the stomach and respiratory tract is vamana, or vomiting therapy.