Surajmukhi

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surajmukhi
Helianthus annuus
surajmukhi
Benefits & Uses of Surajmukhi
Migraine
Grind its seeds in the juice of its leaves and apply the paste on the forehead for 2-3 days. It completely cures the migraine pain.
Ear problems
1. In case of ear pain and otorrhoea, prepare medicated oil with its pulp and juice and put drops of this oil in ears. Juice of its leaves can be used alone also and is effective in curing the ear pain.
2. In case of infection, take the juice of its leaves and add powder of equal quantities of trikata (ginger root, black pepper and peepal). Slightly heat the mixture and put 1-2 drops in the ear. It kills the worms and infection causing micro organisms.
Goitre
Grind its root with garlic and prepare its cake and tie it in the neck of the patient. The goitre bursts off and becomes clean, but it pains a lot.
Abdominal pain
In case of stomach pain in children and in flatulence, mix 10 drops of juice of its flowers in milk and give this to the patient. Purgation: Put a drop of its seed oil on the belly button. It causes purgation and cleanses the stools. Dysuria: Grind its seeds and give with stale water.
Piles
Take 3 gm powder of its seeds and add 3 gm sugar in it. Give this to the patient every morning and evening. It cures piles due to gastric problems. Recommended food: Give only ghee, khichadi and buttermilk.
Vaginal pain
Rub its root in the water in which rice is boiled and apply the paste in vagina.
Calculus
Grind its root in cow’s milk and give this to the patient. It helps release the stones from body. Destroying earthworm and other
worms
1.Give 1-3 gm of its seeds to thepatient. It kills earthworm and stomach worms.
Give 1.5 to 3 gm powder of its seeds with sugar, twice a day for2 days and on third day, give enema of castor oil. It kills and releases stomach worms from the body.
Swelling
1.Tie its leaves on the boils. It dissolves the swelling.
2. Rinse severe and infectious ulcers with decoction of its leaves. In severe elephantiasis apply the paste of its leaves. It bursts the ulcer and water gets released which reduces the swelling/div>
Fever
Prepare decoction of 10 gm of its root and give 20 ml of this decoction to the patient every morning and evening. It cures fever.
Benefits of Surajmukhi
  • Fever
  • Swelling
  • worms
  • Calculus
  • Vaginal pain
  • Piles
  • Migraine
  • Abdominal pain
  • Ear problems