HEALTH

Soothe sore throat with mulathi

Mulathi or liquorice (Madhuyashti, or Glycyrrhiza glabra) famous as a household remedy for cough and cold and other chest complaints is a widely used medicine in ayurveda. Its tall erect shrub grows in northern parts of Kashmir. Nowadays, it is also successfully cultivated in many other parts of the Shivalik hills. Its rootstock throws numerous additional roots, or in some other forms like branched stems near the rootstock remaining underground. These roots and the underground stems constitute the drug.

Mulathi is sweet with a little bitter after taste and has a cooling effect. Since ancient times, mulathi has been one of the most popular remedies for cough and sore throat. A small piece of it, chewed or sucked, can bring a lot of relief in dry cough and hoarseness of voice. It is most often used to control bouts of cough associated with bronchitis, asthma and other chest diseases. Only half a teaspoonful of mulathi powder taken with a little honey, removes the bronchial spasm and gently clears the respiratory tract by expectorating out the phlegm.

Tea prepared from equal amounts of mulathi, saunf, ginger and a few leaves of tulsi treats common cold, removes throat congestion, cures bodyache and generally gives a refreshing feeling. Besides, mulathi also improves voice, lessens thirst, removes billiousness and heals peptic ulcer.

In hyperacidity and peptic ulcer, half a gram of mulathi powder taken with fresh coconut juice gives relief from pain and burning epigastrium. It also helps in healing of the peptic ulcer.

In ayurveda, mulathi is also considered a mild tonic. Given for a fortnight with an equal amount of powder of ashwagandha, it shows very good results in chronic fatigue syndrome.

Due to its anti-bacterial properties mulathi is helpful in curing chronic urinary tract infections. Given with a little ash of alum it has very good results in the treatment of non-specific vaginal discharges.

Mixed specifically with amla and loh bhasma, mulathi makes the famous ayurvedic medicine Dhatri Loha, which is highly beneficial in hyperacidity, anaemia, malnutrition and other allied problems.

A word of caution though. Mulathi should be used with utmost care in hypertension, liver cirrhosis and renal failures as in isolated cases its prolonged use is known to cause sodium retention in the body.

Vaccination drive by Rotary Club
From Our Correspondent

SAHNEWAL, Sept 11 — Rotary Club, Doraha, has launched a programme of providing hepatitis-B vaccination to people on no profit no loss basis. Campaigning is on to make rural people aware of the deadly disease.

About 20,000 pamphlets have already been distributed and more have been prepared for circulation. Cable TV is regularly informing people against the disease. Announcements are under through loudspeakers from Gurdwaras and mandirs regarding the vaccine.

A seminar was organised at Guru Nanak National College, Doraha, regarding hepatitis-B and Dr R.S. Cheema, a Senior Club Officer, was special invitee, gave an informal lecture on hepatitis-B.

A vaccination camp was organised by the club at Sidhu hospital, Civil Dispensary, Mangal Nursing Home, Manu Nursing Home and Pandher Hospital on September 3.

Mr Dharamjit Singh Jaggi, secretary, Rotary Club said, “The vaccine is being given at concessional rates. The Baddu community (khanabadosh) is being given injections free of cost. Now we are eagerly looking ahead for the second vaccination camp on October 1 and the third one six months later.”

SPORT

Teams for school games announced
By Kamal Kishore Shankar

LUDHIANA, Sept 11 — Trials of lawn tennis, fencing and table tennis of school teams for the Inter-District School Games were held here today. Members of lawn tennis (under-19) girls' team are: Kirandeep Kaur and Kulwinder Kaur of GGSSS, Gill; Shakshi of the local RS Model School; Rajdeep Kaur and Neha of HPPSSS, Khanna. Jasvir Kaur will be the in charge of the team.

Members of the lawn tennis (under-19) boys' team are: Suresh Kumar and Gurpreet Singh of DAV Senior Secondary School, Khanna; Williamjit Singh of AS Model School, Khanna; Jitesh Vaid and Gulshan Puri of the local BCM School.

Members of lawn tennis (under-17) boys' team are: Jasvinder Singh and Sanjeev Kumar of AS Senior Secondary School, Khanna; Devinder of DAV Senior Secondary School, Khanna; Charankamal of Government Model High School, Cemetery Road; Harpreet Singh of the local R.S. Model Senior School. Tarlochan Singh will be the team in charge for both teams.

Members of the fencing team (under-19) boys are: Sanjeev Kumar, Sarabjeet Singh, Jatinder Singh, Prabjeet Singh of the local Dashmesh Senior Secondary School, Rajdeep Singh of Government Model High School, Cemetery Road, Inderveer Singh of Guru Teg Bahadur National Senior Secondary School, Dakha, Rajkumar, Amardeep Singh, Sher Singh, Sandeep Singh and Deepak of AS Senior Secondary School, Khanna.

Members of the fencing team (under-17) are: Bikramjeet Singh of the local Government Model High School, Cemetery Road, Gurinder Singh and Adhis Bansal of DAV School, Khanna; Sukhver Singh, Rajkumar, Manjeet Singh, Pardeep Kumar, Amandeep Singh, Deepak, Jatinder Singh, Mandeep Singh and Sukhpreet Singh of AS Senior Secondary School, Khanna. Gurmail Singh Gill will be the team in charge of both teams.

Members of the fencing team (under-19) girls are: Satvinder Kaur, Satveer Kaur, Sukhjeet Kaur, Rajwant Kaur, Kamaldeep Kaur and Simaranjeet Kaur of Government Senior Secondary School, Dakha; Suman Lata, Kulwinder Kaur, Gurminder Kaur, Parvinder Kaur and Gurpreet Kaur of Government Model Senior Secondary School, Gill. Amarjeet Kaur will be the in charge of the team.

Members of the fencing team (under-17) girls are: Jasbir Kaur, Neeru Sharma, Amandeep Kaur, Harjit Kaur, Sandeep Kaur and Mandeep Kaur of GGSSS, Gill; Sukhmnjeet Kaur, Jyoti Maya, Harpreet Kaur, Amandeep Kaur of the local Government Model High School, Cemetery Road. Shaminder Kaur will be the in charge of the team.

Members of the district table tennis team (under-17) boys are: Rakesh Kumar and Krishan of AS Senior Secondary School, Khanna; Karan Sood of the local Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar; Gagandeep of the local Government Model Senior Secondary School; Gaurav of DAV School, Khanna.

Members of the table tennis team (under-19) boys are: Disney Riyat and Rubal Arora of the local Sacred Heart Convent School, Sarabha Nagar; Narinder Singh of AS Senior Secondary School, Khanna; Anupreet Bassi of the local DAV Public School; Gaurav Uppal of Kundan Vidya Mandir.

Members of the table tennis team (under-19) girls are: Harsh, Ashu, Poonam, Priyanka of Hindi Putri Pathshala, Khanna, and Rubal of Kundan Vidya Mandir.

Members of the table tennis (under-17) girls are: Isha and Jagjeet of Hindi Putri Pathshala, Khanna; Amandeep of the local Government Model High School, Cemetery Road, and Manpreet of Government Girls High School, Kamalpura.

15 crore to be spent on sports
By Our Sports Reporter

LUDHIANA, Sept 11 — The 11th sports festival in memory of Baba Kehar Das Kukaran concluded yesterday at Bhambia Kalan village in Ludhiana district. The tournament was organised by the Bhambia Kalan Sports Club.

Mr Charanjeet Singh Atwal, Speaker, Punjab Assembly, presided over the prize distribution function. Mr Atwal appreciated the work done by the club and gave a grant of Rs 21,000 to the club. He stressed the need to promote sports. He said that this year the government had allocated Rs 15 crore for the sports.

He assured the villagers that he would do his level best to fulfill the need of primary teachers and new roads would be made in the region. Among others who present on the occasion were Mr Daya Singh, president, District Akali Jatha (Dihati), Mr Sikander Singh, Mr Saranjeet Singh Dhillon, general secretary, Youth Akali Dal, Punjab, and the Chairman, Market Committee, Khanna.

In the tournament 158 kabaddi teams, 12 volleyball teams and 90 football teams participated. Pamal village team defeated Virkan team to get the first position in the kabaddi 62 kg category. Kadhiara and Gangu Rai came first and second, respectively, in the kabbadi 52 kg category. In the 42 kg category, Kaunke village won the championship, while Sidhwan Bait village remained runners up.

In the 37 kg category, Narangwal village came first, while Sahzaad village remained second. In the 30 kg category, Nath village came first, while Katani village came second.