Healing Foods, Foods that Heal

Healing foods are those that help in certain diseases. Many foods are healing foods. Foods that are beneficial in certain diseases (healing foods) are listed below. These healing foods should be consumed raw, where possible.

Essential Nutrients and their sources
Healing Juices

Healing Foods and Symptoms

Some of the healing foods that are beneficial in certain diseases like acidity, arthritis, asthma,cancer,cholera, cold and cough, constipation, diabetes, dysentry, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood sugar, impotency, intestinal worms, jaundice, kidney stones, peptic ulcer, piles, pimples, teeth & gum problems and whooping cough. Find the details and home remedies for common diseases.

• Acidity: Grapefruit, Coconut, Groundnut, Honey
• Arthritis: Apple, Banana, Mango, Cucumber, Garlic
• Asthma: Garlic
• Cancer: Carrot, Garlic, Lime, Lemon
• Cholera: Bitter Gourd (Karela),Coconut water, Cucumber, Onions
• Cold and Cough: Garlic, Ginger, Lime, Lemon
• Constipation: Almonds, Cabbage, Carrot, Cucumber, Lime, Lettuce, Banana, Beet Root (Chukandar), Corn, Cucumber, Dates, Figs, Raisins, Soyabeans, Spinach, Whole wheet (bread, pudding)
• Diabetes: Bengal Gram, Bitter Gourd (Karela), Fenugreek (Methi seeds), Grapefruit, Indian goosberry (Amla), Groundnuts, Jambu Fruit (Jamun), Kidneybeans (Rajmah), Lime, Lettuce, Mango leaves, Soyabeans
• Dysentry: Banana, Carrot, Garlic, Groundnuts, Indian goosberry (Amla), Jambul Fruit (Rose apple, Jamun), Mango seeds, Pomegranate(Anar)
• Heart Disease: Cabbage, Carrot, Honey, Apple, Asparagus (Soot Mooli) Garlic, Onions, Oranges, Grapes, Grapefruit, Indian goosberry (Amla), Lime, Lemon, Raisins
• High Blood Pressure: Apple, Banana, Garlic, Lime, lemon, oats, Onions, psyllium husk(Isabgole, Matamusil)
• High Cholesterol: Apple, Curry patta, Garlic, Grapefruit, Lime, Lemon, Oats, Raisins, Soya Beans, Sunflower seeds
• High Blood Sugar: Bitter melon (Karela), Fenu greek (Methi seeds)
• Impotency: Almonds, Black gram (Urad Dal)
• Intestinal Worms: Carrot, Freshly ground Coconut Papya, Tomatoes, Pomegranate(Anar)
• Jaundice: Radish, Sugarcane
• Kidney Stones: Apple, Tomato(?)
• Peptic Ulcer: Lime
• Piles: Beet Root (Chukandar), Bitter Gourd (Karela), Figs, Jambul Fruit (Rose apple, Jamun), Onions, Radish, Lime,Pigeon Pea (Red Gram, Arhar Dal)
• Pimples: Cucumber Juice (apply on face), Lime, Lemon
  
• Teeth & Gum Problems: Lime, Fresh Groundnut, Apple, Onions, Pomegranate (Anar) rind powder, Spinach
• Whooping Cough: Garlic, Onion