Grandma's useful Tips

• To remove bad breath chew Eliachi (green cardamom) / Saunf (aniseed) / Laung  (Cloves).
  
  
• Chewing a piece of Laung (clove) after a meal helps in reducing acidity.
  
  

• Soak seven almonds in water overnight, remove the skin and boil it with a glass of milk and sugar and drink it. Repeat this for 20 - 25 days. It helps enhance memory.
  

• One or two drops of eucalyptus oil on a handkerchief works as a good inhaler if one has a running nose.
  

• A few drops of eucalyptus oil, when added to hot water, provides relief during cold, when inhaled.
  

• A mixture of ginger juice and honey (warmed), if taken before going to bed brings great relief to severe cough.
  
  
• A mixture of cardamom seeds, a pinch of black salt and a few drops of lemon, taken with luke warm water, provides relief during a stomach ache.
  
  
• A flake of garlic, swallowed with water, on an empty stomach everyday in the morning can be helpful in providing relief during stomach and gastric problems.
  
  
• Biting a clove provides relief in toothache.