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| Herbal Oil |
This oil is made by cooking herbs in a mixture of oils. It is for external use only. It can be used for pain in any body part, swelling, joint pains, and also is beneficial in congestion and acute cough and cold when massaged after warming the oil.
The amounts of blessing and good wishes I have got because of this oil are insurmountable. First I made it for my mother who is 78yrs. Old and suffers from joint and leg pain. All marketed oil proved to be not so effective, thus I came with the idea of making oil from herbs available most easily. My mom had immediate relief after that I have lost the count of people I have given this oil. I and my husband use it regularly. Many have learnt to make this oil from me and this encouraged me to blog the procedure to make this oil for the benefit of all those who read my blog and wish to be benefited by it.
This herbal oil is very good for people suffering with Arthritis.
Preparation Time 30min.
Making Time 2hrs.
Makes 500 ml. oil.(will last for at least for 3-4 months for 4 people when used on regular basis).
Materials Required for Making The Oil:-
- 150ml. Sesame seed oil (Til oil)
- 150ml.Mustard seed oil (sarson oil)
- 15 – 20 Leaves or Castor (Arandi ke patte)
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| Castor(Arandi) Leaves |
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| Neem Leaves |
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- 20 – 25 Basil Leaves (Tulsi Ke Patte)
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| Basil(Tulsi) Leaves |
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- 50 gm. Caraway Seeds (Ajwain)
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| Carawar(Ajwain) Seeds |
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| Methi Seeds |
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Directions For Preparing Herbal Oil: -
- Clean all the leaves in running water.
- Grind all the leaves in a grinder to a fine paste. (All leaves (castor, basil and neem) can be ground together).
- Squeeze the green juice from the paste by passing it through a fine cloth (muslin cloth).
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| Extract of all herbs |
- Put some more water to the remaining solid left after squeezing the juice and grind again.
- Squeeze so as all green color juice comes out.
- Mix all the juice and keep aside.
- Throw the solid left after squeezing the green juices of leaves.
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| Solid to be discarded after squeezing the green juice of leaves |
- Peel and cut Garlic to small pieces.
- Break the cinnamon stick to small pieces.
- Take a big thick bottom wok and put coconut oil, mustard oil, sesame oil, olive oil, green juices of leaves, caraway seeds, and methi seeds, finely cut garlic, grated ginger, cloves and pieces of cinnamon.
- Keep the wok with all the ingredients on high flame on the gas and cook with regular stirring.
- After 15 – 20min. the liquid content of juices will start boiling, lower the flame and cook on low flame with regular stirring.
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| Oil mixture and herbs mixed and being cooked |
- The color of oil will turn green and the liquid of juices will start evaporating.
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| Solid started becoming dark in color and dry |
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| Oil made and to be cooled before being filtered |
- Keep cooking on low flame till all liquid of juices evaporates and only solid is left at the bottom of the wok.
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| Stage when only solid along with the oil is left. |
- Remove it from gas and allow it to cool.
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| Oil ready to be filtered and bottled |
- When the oil is cold pass it through a fine sieve or muslin cloth.
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| Solid left after herbal oil is made to be discarded |
- Squeeze out as much oil as possible for much time and hard work has gone in making it.
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| Herbal oil filtered and ready to be bottled |
- Store the oil in a glass bottle (you may use plastic bottle if glass one is not available but no metal container please).
- This oil can be mixed with mustard oil, olive oil or coconut oil for body massage. It relieves all tiredness and pain.
- This oil is very good for those house hold where there are small children who eternally keep on falling and with old family members who suffer form joint and body pain invariably.
HAVE A HAPPY PAINLESS LIFE.:-):-)
TIPS:
- Do not cover the container in which oil is being made in any stage of cooking or cooling.
- DO not take out the juice in a day or so in advance as the juice will lose its effectiveness if stored, it has to be used fresh for making oil.
- DO not heat the oil and then put the rest of the materials as this will cause the essential oils which have got the therapeutic value to evaporate and the oil will not come out to be much effective.
- Once the liquid of the juice of leaves starts boiling then cooking should be done in LOW FLAME.
- Once all water from juices of leaves evaporates and only green oil and solid is left at the bottom remove from heat IMMEDIATELY.
Suggested Variation:
- If mustard seed oil and sesame seed oil are not available they can be replaced by olive oil or any oil of your choice.
