Hiccups

• Give the child a spoon of granulated sugar to be swallowed dry.
• Using a spoon, tickle the back of the child’s throat causing the child to gag.
• Make the child drink a glass of water as slowly as possible. Some add a pinch of baking soda for a better effect.
• In older children if possible, make the patient hold his breath as long as he/she can or then pull out the tongue as far as possible to trigger the gag.

Mouth Ulcers

• Application of peppermint oil helps as it is an anesthetic agent.
• A few drops of coconut oil applied locally, or if one chews grated coconut often it is purported to be beneficial.
• In India, catechu (Katha) used in betel leaves (pan) gives an antiseptic effect.

Nose Bleeds

• Pinch both the nostrils close together between the thumb and the forefinger. The pressure should be applied just below the nasal bone. Keep the child upright with his head thrown back, so that the blood does not trickle back into the throat. Maintain pressure with the fingers for at least 2 minutes.
• Another method is to place a wedge of cotton inside the nostril and hold it there, at the same time keep applying the pressure outside the nostril for 5 minutes.
• Put a cotton plug soaked in liquid paraffin in the nostrils.
• Put ice pack over the bridge of the nose.

Piles

• All the specified ingredients are to be taken orally:
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of fresh ginger juice.
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of fresh lime juice.
  • 1 tablespoonful of honey.
  • 1/2 teaspoonful of mint leaves.
• Dry figs soaked in water and taken on an empty stomach are helpful.
• White radish grounded and made into a paste by adding milk can be applied over the inflamed pile masses for providing local relief.
• Consuming a mixture of honey and grated white radish is highly valuable.
• Onions are valuable in dry and bleeding piles. Apply a crushed onion which has been skinned and roasted for good results.