In the olden days the mothers used to prepare what is called as “Urai Marundhu” (home-made preparation with herbal ingredients) and give to their infants. Today’s mothers have forgotten or do not know about this home preparation with herbal ingredients. If it is given for the infants of 15 days – 1 month and up to 5-7 years, all the major diseases can be prevented. This medicine can be consumed every alternative days or during oil bath days. Manjal - Antiseptic Vasambu – Immunity & Stomach ailments Jathikkai – Good sleep Kadukkai – Free bowel movement Chitharathai – Prevents from common cold/cough Masikai /maasikaai - Prevents the tongue from getting white. Sukku - resistance to disease from bacteria Parangi Pattai - Good for skin and helps in appetite How to give Urai Marundhu There is special rubbing stone available in Indian Herbal Medicine shops. On this rubbing stone, first squeeze little breast milk. Rub the above mentioned ingredients (2 rubs for infants and can be increased according to the months up to 15 times) on this breast milk and make a paste. Apply this paste in the tongue of the baby. It can be given on alternative days or after giving oil bath to baby. Place the ingredients (in a muslin cloth again) under the shade for drying. This would take roughly 3hours or earlier.Clean the grinding stone with plain water and place it under the shade. Once the ingredients are dried, place it in an airtight container. The alternate method is rubbing the above ingredients in hot water or betel juice or tulsi juice or omam juice (carom) or ginger juice and can be mixed with sugar or honey. Hot water – Add little hot water and rub all the above ingredients in case of gas and chest congestion. Betel juice, tulsi juice and honey – In case of phlegm and indigestion. Carom juice with honey – loose motion Ginger juice with honey – indigestion, fever and vomit. The rubbed medicine has to be given very slowly to the infant. This home preparation with the above mentioned.
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