Hingu (ఇంగువ) - Ferula foetida, Apiaceae

1. Dysmennohea: Intake of 100ml of buttermilk with a pinch of Asafoetida(Hing), 1/2 teaspoon of Fenugreek(Methi) powder and little salt twice daily for 3 days is beneficial.

2. Toothache: Mix ½ teaspoon of Asafoetida(Heeng) powder in 2 teaspoons of lime juice and heat the solution slightly. Dip a small cotton ball in the solution and place it on the aching place for 20-30 minutes to get relief.

3 Headache: Prepare the paste of 1 part of hingu, 1 part of dry ginger, 1 part of camphor, 2 parts of tailed pepper by adding some milk. External application of this fine paste on the forehead to cure tension headaches as well as migraine.

4. Flatulence: Mix 1gm of dry ginger powder, a pinch of Hing, little black salt added in 100ml

of warm water or butter mik and consume twice daily.

5. Indigestion: Take 5gms of powder prepared from equal quantity of dried ginger, long pepper, curry leaves, ajwain, black pepper, Cumin and Asafoetida(Hing) with a little

ghee and salt and taken with the first bolus of food is useful in indigestion and flatulance etc.

6. Piles: Regular intake of 100 ml of buttermilk with a pinch of hing twice or thrice a day is highly beneficial in piles.

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