CHANDIGARH, Aug 2 — A household kitchen can provide cure for 50 per cent of the common ailments, says Mr D.C. Sharma, an ayurved, maintaining that cardamom, black pepper and turmeric are common spices which have tremendous curative value.
“Urine is like nectar. Garlic is a pearl. Their proper use can cure human beings of various serious ailments, including cancer,” says Mr Sharma, for whom ayurveda is a passion. With no formal education in this Indian system of medicine, Mr Sharma inherited most of his expertise and knowledge from his father and grandfather, whom he attentively observed while they diagnosed patients . He also used to “grind medicines” at home and is well versed in the use of “ashes of metals”.
“These ashes-based formulations, prepared according to astrology of the patient, work wonders,” says Mr Sharma referring to the cases of both Mr Harbhajan Singh Yogi, head of the US-based Sikh dharma organisation, and Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, a former chief of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. In fact, Mr Sharma has just returned from the USA after a month-long
tour. The invitation had come from Mr Harbhajan Singh Yogi.
Talking about “urine therapy”, he says it has shown wonderful results. He quotes the case of a city resident who had cancer of the mouth but was cured with “urine therapy”. People, he says, show initial reluctance but once they start, they get relief quickly. “Even otherwise, we carry urine inside our body for most of the time,” he adds.
Mr Sharma, an Assistant Manager in Reserve Bank of India, says that the best cure for blood pressure is “juice of cabbage”.
“If you take 200 ml of cabbage juice every morning with empty stomach, the problem of blood pressure disappears within a fortnight. Recently, I learnt from Baba Nand Kishore of Mathura that guarantees cure from scorpion bite is the repeated application of crushed
radish on the wound. In eight to 10 minutes, one is relieved of pain and the
poisonous effects of the bite. Scorpions of Arizona in the USA States are very
poisonous. So I am going to tell them how to take care of scorpion bites,” says Mr Sharma.
Mr Sharma has a remedy for every common ailment , be it pain of the neck or migraine, stone in the kidney or gall bladder, or even acidity.
For those who are obese, he says, the best cure is that they must drink their food i.e. must masticate all eatables so as not to pass on the job of teeth to the intestines. Such people should not drink water an hour before and after the meals.
“When I visited the USA, some of the doctors, including those with M.D. degrees, were highly impressed. They wanted to master this art of Indian medicine. I examined about 400 patients during my month-long stay in the USA. Mr Harbhajan Singh Yogi’s organisation was so impressed that now we want to spread this message all over the world. He plans to take me on a world tour to talk about ayurveda in October this year,” adds Mr Sharma.
He takes out a long list of ailments which can be cured by using some of the common household or kitchen items. He advises against excessive use of lemon, especially by men and says that honey is the most effective item for curing diabetes, sinus problems and even for obesity.
“Phatkari” (alum) works wonderfully well for bleeding gums or tooth pain. Cardamom is the best cure for acidity. If one take cardamom 10 minutes after meals, he or she will have no problem of acidity.
Mr Sharma is against use of synthetic fertilisers, insecticides and pesticides. The side-effects of these chemicals are serious. In the USA, he says, the common ailments are slightly different from those in India.
“These are mostly stress-related ailments in the USA and generally include low back pain, pain in the neck, migraine, hypertension or even stone in uterus (in case of women). This is where knowledge of astrology comes in very handy in curing these ailments. The ayurvedic formulations I prepare and give to my patients are in accordance with their astrological configurations,” adds Mr Sharma.
