Care for asthma patients during the rainy season

The person suffering from Asthma or breathlessness can drink a spoon of warm sesame oil (til ka tel) followed by a glass of warm water.This gives a lot of relief .

For difficulty in breathing during winters

Many children and adults may have a breathing problem during winters.This is a small aid suggested by Pujya Asaramji Bapu  in the book Arogya nidhi - part 1.
Mix a pinch of pepper powder and little honey and ghee ( a few drops) and swallow it .This relieves the congestion to a large extent.

Some tips for Asthma - 2

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2 dried figs are soaked for 24 hrs .The figs are boiled with the water till soft.These figs must be eaten very slowly on an empty stomach . After chewing well on them - one must also drink up the water .

Before this one must practice this Pranayama  ---  Sit comfortably where there is a lot of early morning sunshine and breathe in and out  with the eyes closed.It is important to visualise that you are  breathing in and inhaling the Suns healing energy and breathing out the symptoms related to asthma.This conscious breathing in and out should be done for at least  15 times.Reciting  a known mantra is more beneficial.The inhalation should be faster than the exhalation. This is a healing type of pranayama which works well for many diseases.

Some tips for Asthma - 1

A pinch of pepper powder is mixed with 4 drops of honey and a little ghee -This mixture should be slowly sucked on like a lozenge  for 2-3 minutes .This will reduce the symptoms of Asthma and other breathing related disorders.