Vaid Dr HD Gandhi from Chhattisgarh says all parts of Mahua tree( (Madhuca longifolia) is useful especially flowers. Tribals use Mahua flowers as a health energizer by making sweet/laddu. For making sweet/laddu coarse grind 250 gms Mahua, 250 gms Tamarind, 250 gms Sal (Shorea robusta) seeds and add 250 gms Jaggery to it to hand roll medium lemon sized laddus( sweet). Taking 1 laddu with milk twice a day is beneficial especially in winters. H D Gandhi@9424631467

For increasing memory power:First clean stomach by taking 4 tea spoon Castor oil (1 tea spoon in case of children) after mixing in lukewarm milk twice a day for 3 days. Grind 250 gms Shankhpushpi (Convolvulus pluricaulis), 250 gms Bach (Acorus calamus) also known as sweet flag, 250 gms Almonds, 250 gms dried Bramhi (Bacopa monnieri) panchang (leaves, bark, flowers, seeds & root), 2½ gms Abhrak Bhasm (Mica ash) & 300 gms sugar candy to make powder & after filtration keep this combination in air tight container. Taking this combination in 2 spoon quantity (1 spoon in case of children) with honey & 250 ml milk is useful. H D Gandhi@ 9424631467

For Pimples:Grind yellow mustered, lentils, Buchanania lanzan seeds and Almonds in equal quantity. After adding some milk apply this paste on face & leave for 2-3 hours. Wash your face with lukewarm water. Rub Mainfal or False guava or Malabar plum seed on any hard surface with some water for making paste. Soak some thorns of Silk cotton tree in little warm milk for 2-3 hours. Hereafter grind this soaked thorns for making paste. Apply these pastes on face for 1-2 hours & wash with lukewarm water. H D Gandhi@9752540367

Dr HD Gandhi is talking to Gulzar Singh Markam on World Adivasi day celebrations at Bharat Heavy Electrial Ltd-Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh where he says that he is glad that United Nations is observing a day for Indigenous people world wide, so that individual countries will also work for betterment of indigenous people. But this Adivasi day is not given much significance by Govt in our country which is very sad.This must change.Dr HD Gandhi@9329004468.

Dr. H D Gandhi is telling us traditional method to get rid of stomach worms often found in children. He says boil 1 small spoon false black pepper in 2 glass water until water is remaining to its half quantity. Giving this water to the children in 1 spoon in quantity 3-4 times a day is useful. In the morning giving 1 palash seed (Flame of forest) after adding jaggery for three consecutive days is also beneficial. Dr. H D Gandhi is at 9424631467