Make a paste of dried ginger powder with water. Heat it and apply it to rheumatic swellings of joints. The swelling and pain will subside. The paste also provides relief from head-aches.

Take the juice of fresh Chameli (jasmine) leaves (25 ml.), salt 250 mg. Dissolve the salt in the juice and preserve in a clean glass bottle. Instil three drops in the nose, twice a day or as often as required.

Any kind of headache or even migranes can be relieved by ice packs. Place a few ice cubes in a polythene bag and apply this on the forehead and temples to ease the pain.

All kind of head-aches can be cured by mixing a little jaggery in water, and mixing a little dry ginger into it and drawing this mixture into the nostrils.

All kind of head-aches can be cured by mixing a little jaggery in water, and mixing a little dry ginger into it and drawing this mixture into the nostrils.

In case of head-ache the paste of dry ginger, if applied on the forehead provides quick relief.

Grind together one onion and 3-4 cloves of pepper in a little water, strain and put a few drops in the nostril opposite to the side of head-ache.

If we were all sensible, we would avoid hangovers by not drinking at all! But what would be the fun in that? So here are some tips to keep you feeling bright and breezy the morning after the night before.

- Eat before you go out.  To keep that hangover at bay, you should eat loads before you get your glad rags on and go to that party. On this occasion only, a fatty meal is beneficial - as fat is digested slowly, and will protect the stomach from the irritating effects of alcohol. A glass of fatty milk slows down the absorption of alcohol.

- Lighten up
  Avoid drinks that contain large amounts of 'congeners', as these tend to cause severe hangovers. Generally these are dark coloured drinks such as red wine, brandy, and port. Have some soft drinks too.

  And if you have water between each alcoholic tipple, you'll drink less booze and ultimately have a less severe hangover.

  But alcohol is also very dehydrating (this is the main cause of a hangover headache) so if you drink water between vodkas you'll be more hydrated and less likely to wake up with a splitting headache.

If the headache is due to some infection, as in the case of influenza, sinusitis, etc, the following remedies may be tried.

- Prepare a paste of garlic (3 - 4 pods, about 5 gms).

- Mix it with milk and add a few grains of salt.

- Apply the resultant paste on the forehead till it dries up or gives relief.