Healing and Hypnotherapy Volume - 4, Issue - 1, 1 July 2019 | Page 24

1. Use a cotton soaked in cardamom oil and put it between painful teeth
to relieve pain.
2. Use cardamom decoction to relieve from nausea & vomiting.
3. Use decoction for gargles in bad breath problem.
HING / ASAPHOETIDA
One of the main tadka (seasoning) ingredients.
LATIN NAME : Ferula narthex
QUALITIES : TASTE : Pungent. POTENCY : Hot
Has light to digest & unctuous , piercing properties.
Balances Kapha & Vata , may raise Pitta levels
MEDICINAL VALUES :
1. It is carminative, increases metabolism, hence its usually used in
cooking recipes which are heavy to digest.
2. It is a natural blood thinning agent and a cardiac
tonic.
3. Used in medicines to reduce high blood pressure.
4. Very effective in relieving abdominal pain &
bloating
5. It is used in worm infestation medicine & also helps in relieving
constipation.
HOME REMEDIES :
1. In indigestion, take 2 pinch of ‘Hing’ with ‘Ghee’.