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Kumkuma Crocus sativus - Iridaceae

Medical uses: 1. Pregnant diet : Saffron advised to pregnant women starting about 6th month onwards.  5-6 stigmas of saffron have to be given with a  cup warm milk at night. If dose increase can cause harmful effects. Should be cautious. As pregnant women loses charm in that month (acc to ayurveda),hence advised from that month 2. Acne : Prepare a paste of saffron (10 stigmas), 10 gms of sandal wood and rose water. Apply it as a face pack helps to reduce pimple, dark circle, acne, and increase  fairness . 3. Promotion of vision: Internal administration of 20mg of Saffron for 3 months proved significant improvement in vision acuity and  retinal function. Also beneficial in macular degeneration. 4. Alzheimerʼs disease: Intake of 15 mg of saffron twice daily is effective in mild to moderate Alzheimerʼs disease 5. Debility : Consuming saffron badam milk (6 badam fried in Ghee, 7 saffron stigma are made paste and boiled in 100ml of milk in low flam...

DADIMA (POMEGRANATE) - Punica granatum, Lythraceae

Medical uses: 1. Intrinsic Hemorrhage : Two teaspoonful of dadima (pomegranate)flowers mixed with goatʼs milk and sugar twice daily is beneficial. 2. Piles : Dry the peel of a sweet pomegranate and make a fine powder. Take five grams of this powder twice a day regularly with butter milk inorder to get the relief from piles. 3. Acne : Water boiled with pomegranate fruit peels should be used to wash the face for Acne. Powdered pomegranate skin should be combined with rose water or lemon juice and applied like a face pack for calming pimples, boils, acne as well as for eliminating white heads and black heads.  4. Diarrhea : 3 grms of fruit peel powder along with butter milk with one teaspoonful cumin  seeds powder twice a day is beneficial in diarrhea especially Irritable bowel syndrome. 5.Anaemia and Intestinal worms : Eat 150 gms of pomegranate seeds on an empty stomach every morning.