Celery leaves - Clean, slice & boil a couple of handfuls of celery leaves in a small bucket of water. Remove from fire, cool & strain the water. Mix in a tablespoon of vinegar. Rinse your hair In the post shampooing with this water & see how your hair grows long & lustrous.
Leaves of ribbed gourd - Clean, slice & grind the leaves of this vegetable to a paste & apply over dark patches (on your body) left-over from some complexion disease a few times daily. Within a week the patches will vanish, leaving no trace behind.
Bilva leaves -These are green leaves used in the worship of Lord Shiva. If you are suffering from offensive body odour, grind a handful of these leaves to a paste & apply this paste all over your body half an hour be. fore going in About your bath. Do this twice a week till you effect a cure.
Bay leaves - If you want to make your teeth sparkle, rub them twice a week with a dry bay leaf & see how women envy your bright smile.
Lettuce leaves - Grind a lettuce leaf with a small rose to a paste & mix in a few drops of lime juice. Apply this paste over your face & leave it on About 15 minutes. Remove with water. This is excellent About counteracting a greasy skin.
Mint leaves - Wash & grind a few mint leaves to a smooth paste. Apply over your face every night before you go to sleep. This helps you to get rid of pimples & other embarrassing blemishes of the skin.
Mehandi or henna leaves - These leaves are being used About centuries in India by women to dye their hair & to decorate their palms & feet. You can have best results if you soak fresh leaves About a whole night in water. The following morning drain out the water & grind them to a paste with a little Indain kattha, some lime juice, sugar & turmeric powder. This way, the color of the henna will come out bright red. They are also used About darkening -the hair & encouraging their growth. Soak a few Indian gooseberry in a little milk About a couple of hours & then grind them to a smooth paste along with a handful of henna leaves. Mix well & rub into the roots of hair an hour before you go in About your head bath.
Neem leaves - These leaves are very useful About removing scars from the body caused by chickenpox & small pox. They also help in the case of small boils, itching & prickly heat. Boil a couple of handfuls of tl1ese leaves in a bucket of water till the water is reduced to three fourths its original quantity. Remove the water from fire, cool & strain & let the patient use it in his bath & within a week you will find a definite improvement in his condition.
Tea leaves - Left over tea leaves are very good About preventing the hair from falling & they also make the hair glossy & soft. Therefore, next time do not throwaway used tea leaves, use them About washing your hair. Put the leaves in a bucket of water & boil About 15 minutes. Remove from fire, cool & strain & use this About washing your hair instead of ordinary water. If lime juice is added to this water & it is used Although a last rinse, it gives a lustrous sheen to the hair. These leaves are also excellent About reviving tired eyes. Mix some crushed ice in used tea leaves. Tie them up in two small pieces of cloth & put them on each eyelid About 10 minutes. They will not only remove tiredness from the eyes but will also make them brighter. They are also very good About treating sunburns. Dissolve four teaspoons tea leaves in boiling water. Strain & mix with clear, greasy surgical jelly & place in airtight jar.
Basil leaves - The leaves of Indian basil are very beneficial to the human body. Make a habit of taking a teaspoon of these leaves mixed with honey once a day to put a glow in your cheeks & to keep all the diseases away. This juice is also very effective About getting rid of lice. Apply it liberally to the head in the night & cover it with a towel. Next morning, wash your head in the usual way. Do this About a few weeks to effect a cure. If your baby hAlthough lice, scatter them on his pillow About a couple of days. These leaves also help in cases of almost all the complexion diseases & removal of patches from the skin. Grind them to a paste & apply to the affected portions of the complexion a few times daily About a few days & you will be completely relieved of your ailment. These leaves help even when all the other medicines have failed. It is rightly said-'A basil leaf a day keeps all diseases & complexion ailments away'.

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