Introduction
Isabgol is commercially cultivated in Mehsana and Banaskantha districts of North Gujarat. However, Isabgol is also cultivated in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana states. Isabgol plant is stemless, seasonal, bush-like. The height of Isabgol is about 10 to 30 cm. Isabgol leaves are 9 to 27 cm long. Its flower is similar to wheat ears. On which they emerge from small, long, round, oval clusters. Boat-shaped seeds are found in the flowers. About 26-27 percent husk comes out from the seeds. As soon as the husk comes in contact with water, it forms a smooth lubricant which is without taste and smell. Isabgol seeds and its husk are used as medicine.
Properties
Isabgol cures heat, thirst, summer fever, throat, heart and tongue irritation and blood diseases. It is beneficial in intestinal wounds, dysentery and cramps. Eating roasted Isabgol stops stool. Gargling with the juice of Isabgol cures mouth rashes. Grinding Isabgol and applying it as a paste cures swelling caused by heat. But it becomes toxic if crushed. It is very nutritious. It is a blood stimulant and bile destroyer.
Harmful effects
Consuming it in excess reduces appetite.
Treatment for various diseases
1. Amoebic dysentery:
100 grams of Isabgol husk mixed with 50 grams of fennel and sugar candy, 2 teaspoons each, 3 times a day, is beneficial.
2. In case of eating glass:
2 teaspoons of Isabgol husk mixed with milk, 3 times a day is beneficial.
3. Joint pain:
Tying a poultice of Isabgol on the affected area provides relief in joint pain.
4. Pyorrhea:
Mixing Isabgol in vinegar and massaging the teeth provides relief in the disease of pyorrhea.
5. Snotfall:
Mix Isabgol and sugar candy, take one teaspoon each with one cup of milk 1 hour before going to bed and urinate before going to bed.
6. Drowsiness:
Soak 1 teaspoon of Isabgol in hot milk and consume at night. Soak it in curd in the morning, let it swell and add ginger and cumin seeds to it and consume it continuously for 4 days. This will stop the excretion of mucus.
7. Chronic constipation, mucus, intestinal inflammation:
In case of chronic mucus or intestinal inflammation, grind 100-100 grams of wood apple pulp, fennel, isabgol husk and cardamom together and make a powder. Now add 300 grams of Desi sugar or sugar powder to it and store it in a glass bottle. Take 2 teaspoons of this powder with fresh water in the morning before breakfast and 2 teaspoons in the evening after dinner with lukewarm water or hot milk for 7 days. Stop using it after about 45 days. This cures constipation, chronic mucus and intestinal inflammation.
8. Amoebic (Dysentery, Stroke):
Mixing 3 parts of Isabgol, myrobalan and dried pulp of wood apple in equal quantity and grinding all three finely and consuming 2 spoons each with milk in the morning and evening is beneficial.
9. In case of eating glass or pebble:
If glass or pebble goes into the stomach with food, then consuming 2 spoons of Isabgol husk with hot milk 3 times a day is beneficial.
Soak 2 to 3 spoons of Isabgol husk in 1 glass of cold water and eat it after adding sweetener (sugar).
10. Asthma:
By consuming 2 spoons of Isabgol husk with hot water every morning and evening for 1 year or 6 months continuously, all types of respiratory (breathing) diseases are cured. By consuming it for 6 months to 2 years, even 20 to 22 years old asthma also goes away with this remedy.
Taking 1 spoon of Isabgol husk with milk every morning and evening for a few months is beneficial in asthma.
11. Premature ejaculation:
Mixing 5 grams of Isabgol, poppy seeds and sugar candy in water and consuming it cures the problem of premature ejaculation (early discharge of semen).
12. Burning sensation in urine:
Soaking 3 spoons of Isabgol husk in 1 glass of water and adding sugar candy to it as per taste and drinking it cures burning sensation in urine.
13. Leucorrhoea:
Boiling Isabgol in milk for a long time, mixing sugar candy in it and eating it is very beneficial in leucorrhoea in women.
14. Headache:
Mixing Isabgol in almond oil and applying it on the forehead cures headache.
15. Ear ache:
Mix onion juice in the juice of Isabgol, warm it a little and put it drop by drop in the ear to get relief from ear ache.
16. Mouth ulcers:
Put Isabgol in water. After about 2 hours, filter that water with a cloth and gargle to get rid of mouth ulcers.
Mix 3 grams of Isabgol husk in sugar candy and consume it with lukewarm water. This cures mouth ulcers and pimples.
Constipation and ulcers are cured by Isabgol. Dissolve Isabgol in warm water and gargle twice a day to get relief from mouth ulcers.
