Calotropis procera (Ait.) R. Br.
Benefits & Uses of Aak
Patch marks on face
Take 3 gm turmeric powder, mix it well with 5-7 drops Swallow-wort milk and a few drops of rose water. Apply this paste on the patchy areas of the face. Take care that paste does not come in contact with eyes. People with soft and delicate skin can use Swallow- wort juice instead of milk.
Inching in head
Apply it on the head. It cures moisture, head ache, dandruff and itching caused by it.
Ear disorders
Take a few Swallow-wort leaves. Apply oil and ghee on the leaves. Take an iron serving spoon in one hand and heat it for some time. When red hot, put the Swallow-wort leaves into the spoon. Collect the leaf extract that is produced in the spoon. Pour a few drops of the extract into the ears. This helps in curing all the disorders of ear. Disorders like pus secretion in the ear, tinnitus, etc are cured to a great extent by the leaf extract.
Ear ache
Take a few yellow, dried Swallow-wort leaves. Apply gher on these leaves and place them on fire. As soon as the leaves start smoldering, take them off the fire and crush and squeeze them to release the extract. Pour a few drops of this hot extract in the ears. It helps in curing and giving fast relief in intense and multiple types of painful ear problems.
Take ripe yellow leaves of Swallow-wort without any holes, smear them with purified form of butter and heat it on fire. Extract juice from these leaves and put 2 drops in both the ears.
Eye problems
Take 1 gm of Swallow-wort stem. Crush it and soak it in 20 gm of rose water for 5 minutes and then filter the solution. Pour drops in both the eyes. Do not pour more than 3-5 drops at one time. This helps in curing eye problems like redness of eyes, heaviness, pain, excess secretion, and irritation of eyes.
Benefits of AAk
- Eye problems
- Ear ache
- Ear disorders
- Inching in head