Introduction
Sunflower revolves around the sun throughout the day. The sunflower turns its face in the direction of the sun. Its flowers bloom at sunrise and close at sunset. Its plants are found in gardens around villages, in the ground, on the sides of roads and in ploughed fields. Purple sunflower is found especially in Bihar and Orissa to Gujarat and South India. Sunflower flowers are of three types, white, purple and yellow. From the point of view of properties, all three types of sunflower are often found.
Properties
It eliminates Vata and phlegm. The alcohol extract of its Panchang has anti-cancer activity. It destroys burning sensation, digestion, pain and stomach worms. All three types of sunflower act like mustard when used locally. It eliminates burning sensation in the body and is stimulant, antiseptic and pain reliever.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Syphilis:
Syphilis can be cured by grinding sunflower leaves like khatta and binding them.
2. Cholesterol:
Sunflower seeds can be sprouted and eaten, this keeps the cholesterol level in check.
3. Fever:
Haunted fever can be cured by binding the roots of sunflower in the ear.
Grind sunflower leaves and black pepper in equal quantity and make pills equal to the size of black pepper. Taking 1 pill each of these pills in the morning, afternoon and evening for 3 days cures cold fever.
Mild fever can be cured by making a decoction of 10 ml of sunflower root and giving it to the patient in the morning and evening.
Parotomy or watery fever can be cured by giving 60 ml decoction of sunflower leaves to the patient twice a day.
In Vatapittanuga asthma, feeding its Panchang powder with trikatu, milk and ghee and then feeding rice and ghee is beneficial in asthma disease.
4. Migraine:
Heating sunflower seeds in sunflower leaves juice and applying it on the head for 2-3 days relieves migraine pain (half head pain).
5. Ear diseases:
If an worm has entered the ear, then mixing a little dry ginger, black pepper, peepal powder in sunflower leaves juice, warming it and pouring 1-2 drops in the ear kills the ear worms.
In earache and purulent ear, putting oil made by boiling sunflower leaves and powder in the ear is beneficial. The juice of its leaves is also used alone.
6. Goiter:
Grind sunflower root and garlic, make a tablet and tie it on the neck, it bursts the goiter and it flows out but it causes a lot of pain.
7. Abdominal pain:
For stomach pain and flatulence in children, mixing 10 drops of sunflower flower juice in milk and giving it to them is beneficial.
8. Diarrhea:
For diarrhea, dropping 1 drop of sunflower seed oil in the navel causes the process of purgation and the stomach is cleared.
9. Urinary incontinence:
Grind sunflower seeds finely and drinking it with stale water is beneficial in urinary incontinence (burning sensation during urination).
10. Piles:
By taking 3 grams of sunflower seeds powder and mixing 3 grams of sugar in it and consuming it every morning and evening, the disease of piles caused by wind is cured, but ghee, Khichdi and buttermilk should be used in the diet.
11. Vaginal burning:
By rubbing sunflower root in flour and applying it, it gives relief from vaginal burning.
12. Stone:
By grinding sunflower root in cow's milk and drinking it, Ashmari (stone) comes out quickly.
13. Swelling:
By tying sunflower leaves on the boil, its swelling goes away.
Washing boils and pimples with decoction of sunflower leaves is beneficial. In chronic elephantiasis etc., grind sunflower leaves and apply a paste, which causes explosions and when the boil bursts, the swelling reduces due to the water coming out.
14. Ear discharge:
Mixing the juice of sunflower leaves in mustard oil and putting it in the ear stops pus flowing from the ear and ear pain.
15. Piles (hemorrhoids):
Mix 2 times sugar in sunflower seeds and make powder. Consuming 2 grams of this powder every morning and evening cures both badi and bloody piles.
16. Intestinal worms:
By grinding and eating about 4 grams of sunflower seeds, the stomach worms die and come out through the stool.
17. Menorrhagia:
Mixing the decoction of sunflower in honey and consuming it twice a day cures menorrhagia.
18. Migraine:
Grind about 5 grams of sunflower seeds in about 10 ml of sunflower fruit juice and apply it on the forehead as a paste to get rid of migraine.
19. Headache:
Grind sunflower powder in sunflower juice and apply it on the forehead as a paste to get rid of headache as well as migraine.
