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two. Ti)9 same p^an may be continued on the third
and fourth days also. On the fifth day some cooked
vegetables/ a cup of milk (or a glass of buttermilk)
and some banenss may be Included (see pp. 52—3),
An alternative procedure will be as follows :
8 a.m. Tender cocoanut water.
11 a.m. The tender kernel of two or three tender
cocoanuts and some ripe tomatoes (£ lb*)
3 p.m. Tender cocoanut water.
7 p.m. 8 oz. of milk (fresh/ raw cow's milk) and
3 medium-sized bananas, or an equivalent
quantity of Papaya.
The above mentioned plan is specially suited to
dyspeptics because of its simplicity. This plan or
some thing similar to this is generally prescribed to
dyspeptics in Sarma's Naturopathic Sanatorium
Pudukkottai/ once they have passed the acute phase.
After following such a plan for about a week, the
patient may/ (if the improvement in his condition
warrants it) change over to a diet, the same as/ or
similar to the one suggested on page 53 (II) or (III).
In all cases of anaemic indigestion/ sun-baths
should not be omitted. In winter the best time for
sun-baths is between 9 and 11 a.m.; in summer
between 6 and 10 a.m. Tie a wet bandage round
the head; keep the head in the shade and expose
the rest of the body to the sun/ under the covering
of a green le,af. This bath may be given every
alternate day; in the initial stages, the bath may
not exceed a duration of ten minutes; but later the
the period of exposure may be gradually increased/
in about ten days/ to half an hour or forty-five
minutes. Sun-bath under green leaf covering has
an additional&dvantage in that it is a mild substitute
for a steam bath*