Kitchen cabinet herbs can treat minor illnesses

Let us take a look at how effectively a few natural food ingredients in the kitchen cabinet can treat minor illnesses.

Onion – Onions basically help in fighting cold. A mixture of onion juice and honey cures bronchitis, coughs, colds and anemia. Munching taw onion also results in strong teeth.

Parsley – Purifies blood and helps prevent flatulence. It is also helpful in lowering high blood pressure and maintaining cholesterol levels.

Pepper – Pepper and powdered cumin seeds, when mixed together in a glass of buttermilk and consumed, cures indigestion and flatulence. Pepper powder can also be fried in till oil and applied to affected joints for relief from rheumatism. Salt and pepper powder can also be mixed together and rubbed on the gums and teeth to keep them healthy.

Fennel – Helps prevent constipation, flatulence and bad breath. Fennel decoction, when diluted with water, helps in relief from colic in babies. It also prevents menstrual disorders.

Tamarind – Helpful in relief from cold. A broth made of pulp of tamarind and pepper boiled together, when strained and consumed hot, provides relief from nasal blocks, colds and cough