Mint (pudina)

Application of fresh mint juice over the face every night cures pimples and prevents dryness of the skin. The juice is also applied over insect stings, eczema, scabies and contact dermatitis.


Tomato (tamatar)

Tomato as an external application can be used as a cosmetic. Its pulp should be applied liberally on the face and left there for an hour and will give one a good complexion and remove ugly looking pimples in a short time.

Lettuce (Salad -ka- patta)

This salad vegetable is useful in preventing hair loss through deficiencies. A mixture of lettuce and spinach juice is said to help the growth of hair if drunk to the extent of half a litre a day.

Garlic (lasoon)

Garlic has been used successfully for a variety of skin disorders. Pimples disappear without leaving a scar when rubbed with raw garlic several times a day. Even very persistent form of ance, suffered by some adults, has also been healed with garlic. The exeternal use of garlic helps to clear spots on the skin, pimples and boils. The process is further helped by taking the garlic internally to purify the blood stream for a long-term clearance of the skin. A regular course of three garlic capsules per day should help to clear minor skin infections quickly. Garlic rubbed over ringworm, gives releif.

Fenugreek (methi)

A paste of the fresh leaves applied over the scalp regularly, before taking bath, lengthens the hair, preserves its natural colour and keeps it silky soft. A paste of the fresh leaves, applied on the face every night before going to bed and washed off with warm water, prevents pimples, blackheads, dryness of the face, and wrinkles. it improves the complexion and makes one look years younger.
Drumstick (sanjana)

Fresh leaf - juice applied with lime juice is useful in the treatment of pimples, blackheads and keeps one's face fresh.

Curry Leaves (kurry patta)

Liberal intake of curry leaves is considered beneficial in preventing the premature greying of hair. These leaves give vitality and strength to hair roots. New hair roots that grow are healthier with normal pigment. The leaves can be used in the form of a chutney or they may be squeezed in buttermilk or lassi.

Cucumber (khira)

Grated cucumber applied over the face, eyes and neck for 15 to 20 minutes has been found effective as a beauty aid and is the best tonic for the skin of the face. Its regular use prevents pimples blackheads, wrinkles and dryness of the face. Cucumber juice promotes hair growth due to its high silicon and sulphur contents, particularly when mixed with carrot, lettuce and spinach jice.

Coriander (dhania)

A teaspoon of coriander juice, mixed with a pinch of turmeric powder, is an effective remedy for pimples, blackheads and dry skin. The mixture should be applied to the face after thoroughly washing it, every night before retiring.

Ash Gourd (safed petha)

The peel and seeds of the ash gourd, boiled in coconut oil, are useful in hair disorders. They lengthen the hair disorders. They lengthen the hair, prevent dandruff and dryness of the scalp.











Beet (chukandar)

A decoction of beets mixed with a little vinegar can be used externally to cleance sculf and dandruff from the head. For dandruff, the beet water should also be massaged into the scalp every night.