Made for Gujarati life in the UK.Draft translation of claims made by the source. This is unverified historical material, not treatment advice.
Put dried ginger powder in boiling water, cover it and after it cools down, strain and drink about five spoonful of it, it cures stomach upset, stomach pain. Adding soda bicarb to this water and drinking it two to three times a day cures bad belching and flatulence. A rash of sesame oil and pa tola (original unit) of turmeric is taken to relieve stomach ache. Taking mustard seed powder with a little sugar and drinking water over it relieves stomach pain caused by gas and phlegm.
Asafoetida, dried ginger, pepper, lindi pepper, rock salt, ajwain, cumin, shahjirun and make a powder (called Hingaptak Churn, which is also available in the shop) by taking these eight things in equal quantities, cures stomach pains. Mixing one to two spoonfuls of castor oil in sugar milk and drinking it twice a day cures many types of stomach pains. Eating garlic with honey in the morning relieves stomach ache and if the gastric fire is weak, it becomes inflamed. Taking mustard seed powder with water cures stomach ache and indigestion. Mixing ajwain, rock salt and asafoetida in a bowl cures piles. Drinking ginger juice, lemon juice and salt makes digestion stronger.
Four to six ratibhars of ground cardamom, coriander and one ratibhar of roasted asafoetida mixed with lemon juice and licked cures flatulence, stomach ache and indigestion. When there is an epidemic of smallpox (historical source term) there is a danger of smallpox (historical source term) by drinking tamarind leaves and turmeric in cold water. A fine powder of turmeric and katha rubbed on smallpox (historical source term) congealed sores is beneficial. Smallpox (historical source term) does not come out if ghana and cumin are soaked overnight, mashed in the morning, strained and sugar is added to it for four to five days.