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If a person has mild diarrhoea without any fever or vomiting or blood in the stools, and no signs of dehydration:
Add extra water while cooking the rice and take out the extra water when it is boiling. Let it cool, add a pinch of salt and give to children with diarrhoea.
Roast rice till it becomes completely black. Crush it. Give adults two tablespoons with a glass of water after each loose motion. Do not give to children.
Strong black tea without any milk or sugar and with lime juice is effective for mild diarrhoea. This should be given only to adults.
Grind one handful of fresh guava leaves to a paste and boil with water. Add one half teaspoon of jeera powder or cumin seeds and strain. Give 2 teaspoons five times a day for 3 days. Give the children one half of the adult dose.
Eat unripe bananas. This also helps in mild diarrhoea.
If mild diarrhoea is accompanied with blood or mucus without any sign of dehydration:
Take the white sap from a banyan tree and mix with some water. Give an adult two teaspoons and a child one teaspoon after each loose motion.
The pulp of the ripe bel fruit is baked and it is given 3-4 times a day for 3 days.
The dried powder of pomegranate skin can be given with 2 teaspoons of warm water or buttermilk 5 times a day for 3 days.
Jamun seeds are dried and powdered. Give 2 teaspoons with water 5 times a day, for 3 days.
If diarrhoea is accompanied by vomiting:
Roast one handful of cumin seeds (Jeera), add the juice of one lime and a pinch of salt. Drink this three times a day for 3 days.
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