Eczema :
For children above 1 year of age:

Take freshly grown grass (durva) and grind it on a grinding stone (do not use a mixer) along it half a tablet of camphor (kapoor). Rub sandalwood (chandan) stick on a stone and make a thick paste of about half a teaspoon in quantity. Mix the grinded grass and sandalwood paste and apply over the affected skin overnight. If the eczema is extensive, apply even during the day time.

Psoariasis :
For children above 2 years of age:

1. Take 2 teaspoons of kali jeeri in 4 glassful of water. Boil it till it becomes half the quantity in measure. Apply over the affected skin and leave it till it dries off. Apply 2-3 times in a day for 3-4 months.

2. Take 2 teaspoons of kali jeeri, 1 teaspoon of kadu karyaatu powder, 2 pinch of kadumbo powder, 8-10 dried black raisins(kaale Draksh) and kaakachyo powder in 4 glassful of water. Boil the mixture till it becomes half the quantity in measure. Drink this mixture :- 1 teaspoon three times a day.

Home made remedy for Pimples

The paste of cumin seeds (jira) applied over pimple gives relief.

The paste of nutmeg (jaiphala) made with milk can be applied over the pimple.

Home made remedy for Head Lice

Apply paste of bitter almonds over the scalp and then wash the hair.

Boil a handful of neem leaves and basil leaves and wash your hair regularly with it to get rid of lice.

Home made remedy for Dandruff Control

A mixture of 2 tbsp of curd and a few drops of honey is rubbed on the scalp half hour before bath and then the hair is washed.

Onion juice is massaged on the scalp half hour before bath and then the hair is washed.

Home made therapy for CHICKEN POX/MEASLES

To prevent the scars of chickenpox, apply black Abil powder (kaala Abil) over the lesions once the rash has started crusting till the marks fade. Make sure that the child does not scratch a lot over the rashes.

Put few leaves of neem (limbda) in the room in which the child remains and also upon the doors. They act as an antiseptic and freshen the air. Thus, they prevent superinfection in these patients when their immunity is low due to measles /chickenpox.