· Milk:

It is said that milk wipes away heat from the heart just as the finger wipes away perspiration from the brow. It strengthens the back, increases the brain, augments intelligence, renews vision and drives away forgetfulness.

· Honey:

Considered to be the best remedy for diarrhoea when mixed in hot water. It is the food of foods, drink of drinks and drug of drugs. It is used for creating appetite, strengthening the stomach, eliminating phlegm, as a meat preservative, hair conditioner, eye salve and mouthwash. It is extremely beneficial in the morning as a drink in warm water.

· Olive oil:

Excellent treatment for skin and hair, delays aging, treats inflammation of the stomach.

· Mushroom:

Mushroom is said to be a good cure for the eyes; it also serves as a form of birth-control and arrests paralysis.

· Grapes:

Grapes is an excellent food. It purifies the blood, provides vigour and health, strengthens the kidneys and clears the bowels.

· Dates:

It is said that a house without dates is as if it has no food. An energy booster and beneficial to be eaten at the time of childbirth.

· Figs:

A fruit from paradise and a cure for piles.

· Barley:

Good for fever in a soup form

· Melon:

It is said that Melon contains 1000 blessings and 1000 mercies. Pregnant women who eat watermelon will produce offspring who are good in countenance and noble in character.

· Pomegranate:

A fruit from heaven. A thirst quencher with many benefits.

· Water:

The best drink of this world and the next is Water. When you are thirsty, drink it by sips and not gulps, gulping produces sickness of the liver.

Courtesy: SANHA