Lumbago is popularly known as Backache; it can be explained as mild to severe ache in the lower back portion of the patient. The disease is not limited to older people, but it can also affect adolescent, lumbago is a degenerative problem but it can be cured by using home remedies.
Home Remedies for Lumbago or Backache are:
- Apply hot water bag to the back or you can also use infrared lamp. This would give immediate relief in lumbago or back pain.
- Take out juice of one lemon and add pinch of common salt to it for flavor. Have this juice two times in a day.
- Take one glass warm water and add 1 tbsp glucose or honey in it. Have it as a first thing in the morning. It is an easy, yet very effective remedy for treatment of lumbago.
- Garlic is very beneficial in treatment of lumbago. Daily eat two or three cloves of garlic. Garlic oil is also helpful in curing lumbago. For garlic oil preparation, take about 60 ml of oil (mustard oil, sesame oil or coconut oil) and fry ten or twelve cloves of garlic in it. After that strain the oil and cool down a bit. When little warm, massage the back with it.
- Another efficient home remedy for backache treatment would include mixture of wheat, coriander and cuscus grass. Take about 60 grams wheat and soak it in water for overnight. Next morning, add 30 grams each coriander and 30 gm of cuscus grass to it. Finally add this mixture in 250 ml milk and boil the mixture. Boil it until 2/3rd of the actual amount is left. Drink this solution to get relief in lumbago or backache.
- An easy remedy for tea drinker would be to add 5 cloves, 5 black pepper corns and 1 gram dry ginger powder to the tea at time of tea preparation. Have such a tea daily two times.
- Mint oil has been found very beneficial in treatment of backache. Calmly massage your back with some mint oil. It will give relief from the pain.
- Potatoes are also very effective in lumbago treatment. Take a peeled potato and cut it into slices. Boil the slices and mash them. When they become a bit cool, apply on the back and cover it with a bandage, for an hour.
- Massage back with turpentine oil is also very helpful home remedy for lumbago or backache.
- Take 3 grams of each khas khas grass and sugar candy and mix them. Have this mixture two times in a day, with a glass of lukewarm milk.
- Basil leaves are also very beneficial for backache treatment. Boil one cup of water and add 10 to 15 basil leaves in it. Let the water boil until only half of water is left. Cool down the water and add 1/4 tsp salt. Drink this solution daily once.
- Include foods in your daily diet that have rich Vitamin C content, like citrus fruit, blueberries, tomatoes and strawberries.
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