Mudras for Healing -Part-8-Vaayu Mudra

Vayu mudra


This mudra is practiced for removing the excess and harmful 'wind' in the body.
It is useful for many diseases.The index finger is pressed on the base of the thumb and the thumb is pressed over the index finger.The other fingers are kept straight.
This must be practiced for 15 minutes twice or thrice daily and must be stopped once the symptoms disappear.
Benefits:

  1. This immediately removes problems from excess gas in the stomach,bloated feeling and flatulence and constipation.
  2. This is a very good mudra for reducing knee pains and joint pains.
  3. It is also good for peple who are suffering from vata pains .
  4. This mudra benefits people who are anxious all the time about little things,nervousness,it improves the mental strength,sleeplessness,head spinning.
  5. It works well even for back pain if it is out of vata dosha and also for people who are suffering from pains due to decrease in the  synovial fluid( which lubricates the joints), and for creaking  noises of bones.
  6. This also normalises the working of the ear to a certain extent.
  7. This reduces the involuntary twitching of the eyelids
  8. It also reduces hiccoughs
  9. It also helps and makes the skin normal if it is very flaky and dry.
  10. this also works well for chipping of nails due to vata doshas and brittle hair

An extremely simple home remedy for hair growth.


For luxurious hair growth there is a simple method as recommended by Pandita Elchuri.
   Grind 2-3 fresh Gooseberries.Extract the juice mix equal quantities of Lemon in it .Apply this juice over scalp .Leave it on atleast  for half an hour before rinsing off with an Ayurvedic Shampoo.

Hibiscus flower oil for Dandruff

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A simple and effective way for banishing dandruff is by applying Shoe flower* oil  .This recipe is as mentioned by Panditha Elchuri garu as "Japa Pushpa Thailam".
Grind  or pound many red single layered hibiscus flowers and extract the juice from them.Take equal quantities of sesame seed oil,mix it with the juice and heat it over very small flame till all the juice of the flower evaporates and only the oil remains.
Apply the slightly warmed oil regularly before sleeping.This will ensure good hair growth and also cure even the most stubborn dandruff problem.

* Shoe flower is also known as china rose,Mandharam in Telugu,Chembaritthi in Tamil ,Gurhal in Hindi and Japa Pushpam in Sanskrit.

An excellent home remedy for hair fall-Bringraj oil

Bringraj or Eclipta alba is also known as False daisy.
It is known as karisalankanni in Tamil,guntagalagara in Telugu,Ajagara in Kannada .
Link for the picture :
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.com/2010/03/for-nasal-problems.html
Method of preparation of the oil:
Wash and pat dry the leaves of Bringraj well and extract the juice.Mix equal quantities of sesame seed oil to the juice and heat this on a low flame till only the oil remains.Filter and store.Use this instead of hair oil.The hair fall reduces.
-As told by Panditha Elchuri.

For hair growth and for the prevention of the greying of hair

Nails of the fingers of both hands should be rubbed together with a grating sound.This should be done for 3 minutes daily twice or thrice a day.This stops the greying of hair and also promotes hair growth.

as told by Baba Ramdev.

Ayurvedic Shampoo

Things needed:
Gooseberry powder/usurikai powder/amla powder/nellikai powder
Shikakai powder/the powder of the dried fruits of Acacia concinna
Soapnuts-4/kunkudikaya in telugu/rita in hindi
Boil the above ingredients in 300 ml water ,filter and use as a herbal shampoo.
-As told by Panditha Elchuri.

coconut milk for hair growth

Grind pieces of fresh coconut and extract the milk.Massage the scalp with this milk and wash the hair with a herbal shampoo after half an hour.This promotes luxurious hair growth,reduces dandruff and also prevents greying.

Henna hair oil

Photo source:wikipedia,Author:J.M.Garg
Wash the flowers and leaves of Henna well and coarse grind them.Add this to coconut oil and simmer this oil on low heat in a thick bottomed pan.Simmer it till all the moisture escapes and only the oil is left behind.Cool ,filter and store in a glass bottle.This oil is excellent for hair growth .
-As told by Panditha Elchuri.

Diet for good hair

Using Sesame oil,coconut,dark old jaggery,Trifala,black sesame seeds ,garlic and spinach in our diet ensures that the hair grows well.
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