Preserved Rose Petals; Gather fresh pink rose petals with a sweet fragrance; gently wash and pat dry; chop petals into small pieces; spread a layer of chopped petals in a glass jar, evenly sprinkle a layer of crushed rock sugar over petals; alternate layers of sugar and petals until finished; close the jar and preserve it in sunlight for a week; mix daily with spoon and store for a year or more.

Soothing Facemask; Combine a few spoonfuls of gram flour with a spoonful of turmeric; slowing add milk to the mixture until a thick paste forms; mix more flour or milk as per preferred texture; add as much turmeric needed to create an orange hue; apply the paste to clean skin and leave on for 15 to 20 minutes, or until mask has hardened; rinse the mixture off with cold water.

Panchamrut (A Five Step Nectar); Take a bowl and spoon made of pure silver; combine a spoonful of crushed rock sugar, a spoonful of honey, a spoonful of yogurt, a spoonful of ghee and a small cup of milk together in the exact aforementioned sequence;, using the silver bowl and spoon; make sure the mixture is well emulsified; serve and ingest a spoonful immediately.

Black Salt, Lime and Ginger for Nausea; In a small bowl, squeeze half of a lime; separately, grate an inch wide nub of ginger into a coarse paste; using your fingers, squeeze the ginger over the small bowl to remove its juice and combine with the lime juice; add a small pinch of black salt and mix the three ingredients well; drink the mixture and immediately swallow to reduce the potent flavor.

Cured Gooseberries; Thoroughly wash a bowl of gooseberries and clean them of any dirt; boil a few cups of water in a separate vessel and add the gooseberries; simmer them for fifteen minutes on a low flame; turn off the heat and allow the gooseberries to sit in the water for ten minutes; drain and completely cool them; remove the gooseberry seeds and chop them into small chunks; add a spoonful of black salt to the gooseberry pieces and keep them in a sunny window for a week until the pieces are fully dried; transfer to an airtight container.

Honey and Cloves for the Throat; Take a piece of clove and burn it over a flame; cool the clove down and grind it into a fine powder using a mortar and pestle; combine the powder with a spoonful of honey and mix the two together into a pastel; swallow the whole spoonful; especially recommended for those with a recurrent cough and sore throat.

Turmeric Milk; Bring a cup of milk to a gentle, rolling boil; measure a large spoonful of ground turmeric and add it to the warmed milk; crush a few pods of cardamom and add the seeds for extra flavor; steep the mixture for five minutes and then serve the mixture; add a spoonful of honey if you desire a sweeter taste; if available; use fresh turmeric root for extra benefits by replacing the powder with freshly grated roots; steep and strain before serving hot.

Garlic Oil; Melt a spoonful of coconut oil over a low flame; chop clove of garlic into thin pieces and add the slices to the coconut oil; warm the two ingredients to a suitable temperature; remove the pieces of garlic from the mixture and pour the spoonful of warm oil into the affected ear, tilt your head and allow the oil to absorb for a few minutes.

Carom Seeds for Sinus Trouble; Toast a few spoonfuls of carom seeds on an iron pan; frequently shake the pan to thoroughly warm them; when smoke begins to rise from the pan, carefully lean over and inhale; after a few minutes of doing so, remove the seeds from the heat; while they are still warm; place the seeds into a cotton napkin; bundle it up into a small pouch and rub the warm cloth over your ears.

Jaggery-Turmeric Balls; Grate or finely chop a small cup of jaggery into fine pieces; combine the pieces with a spoonful of turmeric and mix evenly; melt a few spoonfuls of ghee into a liquid and add to the turmeric-jaggery mixture; mix everything with your fingers and create a dough that can bind together; pinch the mixture together to make smalls balls; store them in an air tight container and eat for up to a week.

Bitter Gourd Juice; Take a large bitter gourd and roughly chop it into large chunks; be sure to remove any seeds that come within the pieces; transfer the bitter gourd into a blender and add a small cup of water; blend until you have created a smooth liquid and add more water as needed; strain the mixture; add lime juice and salt and mix well; serve and drink immediately.

Curry Plant for Piercings; To treat an infected or irritated piercing, take a dried stem of a curry plant; cut the stem to a small and manageable length and make sure that it is thin enough to enter the piercing and wide enough to stay snug within; coat the piece of the stem with a small amount of melted ghee; carefully insert the stem into the piercing; replace with a new stem every two days and maintain this for at least a week or until the irritation subsides.

Vetiver Roots for the Heat; Obtain dried roots of vetiver grass; clean properly and dry in the sun to rid them of any dirt or impurities; bundle the roots together using cotton string; steep in a vat of drinking water for up to three days; drink the water after straining the bundle; reuse the roots for up to three times; dry the bundle under the sun between each use.

Carom Seeds for Indigestion; Toast a few spoonfuls of carom seeds on an iron pan; frequently shake the pan to thoroughly warm them; once they are fragrant, remove them from the pan and let them cool down for a few minutes; after they reach a manageable temperature, chew a spoonful of the seeds quickly; wash down the seeds with a glass of warm water immediately after to avoid the pungent flavor.

Garlic Clove Necklace; To help with a cough (especially that of a baby or a young child), obtain a head of garlic; count up to twenty cloves and carefully peel each one; using a large tapestry needle and a sturdy cotton thread, sew the cloves into a single garland; tie the chain into a loop and put it around one’s neck for a few days to aid with a cough or irritated throat.

Betel Nuts and Leaves as a Mouth Freshener; Carefully shred a betel seed into a fine powder-like texture; grind a few cardamom seeds into a fine powder after removing them from their pods; combine the two together; add a spoonful of crushed rock sugar; eat a spoonful by itself after meals; you can also combine it with a spoonful of preserved rose petals and serve inside a folded betel leaf.

Fenugreek Seeds to Help with Digestion; Boil a cup of water; add a spoonful of fenugreek seeds to it and let the two steep together for ten minutes; drink the tea without straining the seeds out while it is still very warm; upon finishing the tea, chew the seeds to obtain additional fiber; you can achieve similar benefits by sautéing fenugreek seeds in a spoonful of ghee and adding the two on top of your meals.

Asafoetida for a Stomachache; Boil a cup of water; add a spoonful of fenugreek seeds to it and let the two steep together for ten minutes; drink the tea without straining the seeds out while it is still very warm; upon finishing the tea, chew the seeds to obtain additional fiber; you can achieve similar benefits by sautéing fenugreek seeds in a spoonful of ghee and adding the two on top of your meals.

Almonds and Sandalwood for Irritated Skin; Soak a small amount of almonds in a cup of water overnight; in the morning, add some milk to the almonds and grind the two into a paste; obtain powder from a branch of sandalwood and add a few pinches to the paste; thoroughly combine and add more milk to thin it out, if needed; apply the mixture to your face and let it dry on top of the skin; wash off with tepid water.

The Original Kadha; Roast a few black peppercorns and a few cloves on a low flame for thirty seconds; on the side, finely chop a small nub of ginger; add the pieces to the peppercorns and cloves; roast together for a few more seconds; warm two cups of water in a separate pot; add the roasted ingredients and bring to a boil; add a stick of cinnamon; add a spoonful of honey; let everything boil for a few minutes; strain the mixture and drink while it is still warm.