Harmless Home Remedies.

Dear sanravi,
Thans for your nice words.
I do not think, I am knowledgeable enough to answer your query. Is she allergic to any cleaning powder she uses for washing vessels etc? That is a high probability.Or allergy to water can also cause it.Applying moisturising cream cream with aloe vera regularly may help, I think.
Love,
Chithra.

Originally Posted by sanravi_1970

Dear Chitra Mam

Loved to read all ur contributions. Everytime I read ur post, i will be amazed how much u know all these and how do u remember all these !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can u suggest me a remedy for this. My mom, who is also a member of this communty, is having cracks in her finger tips. What cud be the reason, any remedy for this. Ur ideas pls..

Thanks

Dear suba,
I suggest, you have your thyroid levels checked. My daughter had this problem & her thyroid level had changed from normal, causing dryness to the skin.
Increase the water content in your food eating more veges with high water content like cucumber etc.
I admit, I am not able to help you much - sorry !
Love,
Chithra.

Originally Posted by subashinib

Dear Chithra Mam,

I also have the cracks in my leg fingers.,i tried to apply some creams, but it doesnt helped me yet.
If, i use the socks the whole day , the next day it looks better.
Since , its summer here, i was not able to wear the socks all the time.

Pls advice me as well.

With love,
suba

Dear Chithra Mam.,

Thanks a lot for ur immediate reply.
Really u r sooo "Great".I will follow ur advice.
I had some problems with thyroid before five years and doctor gave me medicines , after that i didnt checked it properly , it was during my PG Course , i dont like my parents to spend their money in my medicines a lot, i Skiped it by saying them , that im fine.

Thanks a lot for all ur support ..., will check the thyroid again.

With love,
suba

Thanks Chitra mam, i am unlucky that u dont have an answer for this wuery. Anyways whatever u said is useful, i cud tell her...

Dear Sanravi,

Chitvish is 100% right. Even I had this problem because the dish washing liquid that I was using did not agree with me. So, I changed it to a different brand and it got much better. If your mom is washing dishes, you could ask her to wear gloves in future to avoid this. Also, in winter, this problem occurs more often than in summer.

But for the cracks to go away, my MIL suggested this and it worked well for me.
Ask your mom to apply castor oil to her palms and massage well for a few minutes before going to bed and she can wash her hand in the morning. Doing this for a few weeks will definitely show some improvement.

Hope your baby is doing well.

Take care.

hi sanravi,

Chithmam and geeta are right about some allergy trigger. if there are no other complaints with your mom., try glycerine based jellies..my daughter gets cracks and peels in her hands the moment she enters anywhere other than chennai. (we used Glysolid..) and one of my friends used SEBA MED (this is steroid based.. try this only if glysolid does not work..)

All said, the simple remedy is grind some mehendi leaves fresh and add a little turmeric to it, and keep on applying...this is a sure bet..u can even add a few neem leaves for a healing purpose...

Dear Geetha & Shanthi

Thanks for ur suggestions. I dont know how long she is having these cracks but when she came here i saw those cracks as if we cut with knife while cutting vegs. I thought it might be due to some deficiency, dont know!!! prob it might also be due to washing soap as u all said. I will tell her the remedies u told me, hope it helps.
Thanks agn...

Geetha.. my son is doing good, not sleeping in night

Hello Mrs. Chitra,

I am 4 months pregnant. Can you please help me with some kashayams made at home to cure the constipation and bloating.

Regards
Indu.

Dear Indumathi,
Congratulations.
Please, I repeat, wjhat I write here is only based on experience - I am not qualified in any way !
For constipation - please regulate your diet.
Drink plenty of water. Include more roughage in your diet; atleast one whole pulse with skin in any form; more vegetables and more fruits. You can switch over to chappathi once a day, because it gives more fibre. Please buy wheat bran & include it in the dough for chappathi, with your cereals etc compulsorily.Instead of fruit juices, include whole fruits in your diet.
Bloating can be due to water retention. For that we take Jeera Kashayam during pregnancy. This has to be made fresh daily.
In a dry kadai, roast 1 tsp jeera till almost black. Add 1 cup of water & boil to simmer. Simmer till it reduces to hlf. Remove & add 1/2 tsp white butter ( if not, ghee). We usually add Panam kalkandu. If you can't get it, add little plain kalkandu or sugar. Drink it hot. Have coffee or whatever, after 15 mts.
This is a must everyday till you go into labour.This helps as a natural diuretic & eases out all vague pains.
Take care & all the best.
Love,
Chithra.

Hi,,
Is there a home remedy for Asthma. My daughter gets bad asthma, whenever the weather changes or a simple cold ends in asthma attack. Please let me know what to do to prevent her attacks.

Thanks,
sudha