Thalaneeru (തലനീര്) or Thalaneerilakkam (തലനീരിളക്കം)

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Mix 10ml juice of പൂവാങ്കുരുന്തല്‍ (Vernonia) leaves and 1gm രാസ്നാദിച്ചുര്‍നം  (Rasnadi churnam) heat and cool the mixture. Apply to head and areas having inflammation. Remove the applied layer when it dried up. This will help to cure even extreme thalaneerilakkam (തലനീരിളക്കം).

Mix well 50gm Rasnadi podi and 800ml Puvankurunnila juice and add to 200ml coconut oil. Heat and cool the oil and apply to head.

Add crushed (2gm each) black pepper and onian (small) and handful of thulsi leaves to 1.5 litres of water and boil. Inhale the vapour coming out.

Heat 10ml juice of Moringa oleifera (മുരിങ്ങ) bark (വാട്ടി പിഴിഞ്ഞ് എടുത്തത്‌ ) with a pinch of rasnadi powder. After cooling, apply this to fore head. 

Medicinal herbs for dandruff problem

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Dandruff is the shedding of dead skin cells from the scalp. It often results in itching and may leads to hair fall.

• Add extract of Datura leaves to coconut oil. Heat the oil for 15-20 minutes and use daily before bath for massaging over the scalp.
• Massage coconut oil on the hair and then apply neem leaf paste over the scalp. Wash after one hour.
• Boil water with some neem leaves. Use that water to wash the hair daily.
• Prepare a gel of aloe vera leaves. Apply this on the scalp and leave it overnight. Wash it with a shampoo, preferably containing shikakai the next morning.
• Use 1-2 teaspoon of freshly prepared lemon juice and rinse over the scalp and wash it away.