For the cure of piles: Take equal quantities each of garlic, neem seed, asafoetida and dry ginger, pound and mix them well and grind them with a little water, form into 1/4 inch size tablets, dry them in shade and store them. Take 1-2 tablets morning and evening together with water for a few days.

In case of dysentery and sprue, dry ginger powder mixed with butter-milk, if taken after meals will help.

For indigestion, drink hot water with ginger juice and honey.

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.

Gas and garlic pains can be relieved by taking a pinch of mixture consisting of 4 peppercorns, one teaspoon dry ginger, half teaspoon ajwain and seeds of two cardamons. Pound all of them together and keep handy. When needed, take a pinch with warm water.

Mix 300 gm. of 'amla' powder and 100 gm. ginger powder. Take one tsp. of this mixture with a  little water in the morning and evening everyday. It will protect you against cold and improve digestion. Honey can also be added to make a perfect health drink.

To treat sore throat, mix juice of two limes, six tsp. water, a small piece of ginger, crushed, and one tsp. sugar or honey and bring it to a boil. Drink it as hot as possible. Repeat at night, if need be. It is an ideal drink to prevent sore throat in rainy season and winter.

For indigestion take a drink made of a spoonful of ginger juice, a teaspoon of lemon juice mixed with a bottle of soda. Salt or sugar can also be added

Mix a pinch of salt with a tablespoon of ginger juice and drink it.

Another cure for tooth-ache due to crevices in the teeth is to apply asafoetida mixed with a little salt and a small piece of raw ginger and insert into the crevices.

The use of ginger twice or thrice a day is a sure and instant remedy for cough.

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.

Take equal quantities of dry ginger, gingelly, and jaggery, grind or powder them together. Dissolve 6 gms of this powder in half glass of milk and drink it daily in the early morning for 6 days

To treat sore throat, mix juice of two limes, six tsp. water, a small piece of ginger, crushed, and one tsp. sugar or honey and bring it to boil. Drink it as hot as possible. Repeat at night, if neeb be. It is an ideal drink to prevent sore throat in rainy season and winter.