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What are different home remedies for premature graying of hair?

What is Premature Graying of Hair?

• Premature graying of hair refers to the graying of hair in young or before the age of 35 years.
• Gray hair is caused by gradual reduction of Melanin production overtime in Hair follicle.
• Melanin is the pigment that gives color and smoothness to the hair.
• The degree of darkness of the hair depends on how much melanin each hair has.
• The hair begins to lose its color and strength when there is less Melanin in the Hair follicle.

Causes of premature graying of hair

• Nutrition deficiency
• Stress
• Heredity
• Thyroid imbalance
• Vitiligo
• Vitamin B12 deficiency
• Anemia
• Excessive heating of hair
• Unclean scalp
• Vitamin deficiencies: vitamin B12
• Eggs, meat and milk has this vitamin
• Thyroid gland problems
• Early menopause
• Vitiligo

Home remedies for treating Premature Greying of Hair

1. Indian gooseberry or gooseberry
• This is one of the most effective treatments for curing gray hair
• Either massage your scalp with gooseberry or drink juice extracted from Indian gooseberry
• This great Indian herb has proved to reverse the effects of graying of hair.

2. Coconut oil and lemon
Combination of coconut oil and lemon massage is helpful for preventing gray hair.

3. Ritha
• Soak 10 rithas and 3 acacia concinna pods overnight.
• Next morning add some amount of water to the soaked mixture.
• Bring the mixture to a boil.
• Cool and strain.
• Use the strained mixture as your shampoo.
• Soak about 12 dried indian gooseberry or gooseberry and use the starined mixture as a hair conditioner.
• This blend of rithas, shikaki and indian gooseberry is a magical remedy.
• This remedy will give you smooth and shiny hair.
• It will inhibit the process of premature graying of hair.

4. Lemon and castor and henna

• Prepare a mixture of lemon juice, castor oil and henna.
• Apply the mixture on your scalp.
• Allow it to dry.
• Wash your hair with a good shampoo and conditioner after one hour.
• This will stop premature graying of hair.

5. Black tea

• Add salt to strong black tea.
• Strain the mixture after it gets cooled.
• Massage the roots of your hair with this strained mixture.
• Wash your hair after half an hour.

6. Butter

Butter prepared from cow’s milk is beneficial in treating of premature white hair.

7. Ribbed gourd

Ribbed gourd can also be used in same way as Gooseberries.

8. Sesame seeds
• Eat Sesame seeds daily.
• Applying its oil regularly will help gray hair to turn black.

9. Guava leaves
• Apply Guava (Amrud) leaves grinded.
• Apply them regularly on the hair before taking bath.
• This will help gray hair to turn black slowly.

10. Cow Ghee
Massaging scalp regularly with Cow ghee helps to overcome gray hair problem.

Diet for gray hair

- Diet must include foods that are rich in minerals like:
• Iron
• Sodium
• Copper
• Vitamin B
- Consuming fresh fruits and vegetables is also beneficial.
- Fruits and vegetables are rich in antioxidants and they help in fighting the free radicals which cause premature graying.
- Avoid coffee and tea consumption as it curbs the effect of the nutrients.

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What are different home remedies for treating Malaria?

What is Malaria?

• Malaria is caused when a female Anopheles mosquito bites a person.
• This mosquito carries malarial parasites.
• It gets inside the body of the person and multiplies and spread all over the body.
• This disease generally happens to those who stay in unhealthy surroundings.
• It easily affects those who have weaker immune system.
• High fever, chills, headache and shivering are the common symptoms of malaria.
• Fever refers to a condition of the body in which the temperature goes beyond the normal.
• It is characterized by disturbance in the normal functioning of the system.
• It is a common ailment which occurs both in children and adults.
• The average temperature of a healthy body ranges between 36.9 degree C and 37.5 degree C, or 98.4 Degree F and 99.5 Degree F but if it goes beyond this temperature, one is said to have fever.
• Marginal variations are liable.
• The variations depend on the intake of food, the amount of exercise, and the temperature surrounding the atmosphere.
• It is known that the lowest temperature of the body occurs between the hours of 1.30 a.m. to 7 a.m. and the highest between 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Home Remedies for Malaria

1. Malaria treatment using Holy Basil
• The leaves of holy basil are one of the most effective of home remedies in the treatment of Malaria.
• A decoction should be made from about twelve grams of these leaves, boiled in half a liter of water.
• It should be administered twice daily.
• Administer it with half a cup of milk, one teaspoon of sugar and a quarter teaspoon of powdered cardamom (cardamom).
• This will bring down the temperature.

2. Malaria treatment using Fenugreek
• A tea made from fenugreek seeds is used in reducing fevers.
• This tea should be taken twice daily.
• It is particularly valuable as a cleansing and soothing drink.
• Moist the fenugreek seeds with water which will become slightly mucilaginous and make tea made from them.
• This has the power to dissolve a sticky substance like mucus.

3. Malaria treatment using Saffron
• A tea made from saffron is another effective home remedy for fever.
• This tea is prepared by putting half a teaspoon of saffron in 30 ml of boiling water.
• The patient should be administered a teaspoon of this tea every hour until the temperature returns to normal.

4. Malaria treatment using Raisins
• The use of an extract from raisins is beneficial in the treatment of Malaria.
• This extract is prepared by soaking twenty-five raisins in half a cup of water and then crushing them in the same water.
• They are then strained and discard the skin.
• The raisin water thus prepared becomes a tonic.
• Half a teaspoon of lime juice is added to the extract to enhance its taste and usefulness.
• It will act as a medicine in fevers, and should be taken twice daily.

5. Malaria treatment using Saffron
• Another great home remedy for Malaria is saffron.
• Put this into tea and drink.
• Prepare the tea by putting half a tsp of saffron in 30 ml of boiling water.
• 1 tsp of this tea is to be taken by patient every hour.