- If you are a victim of anorexia, the best way to cure it would be to take the ginger and rock salt treatment. Take a small piece of ginger and peel of its outer layer. Grin it and add a few drops of lemon, pinch of asafetida and one black pepper, to form a paste. Have this paste in the morning, on an empty stomach, for about 15 days. It would work as an appetizer.
- A simple remedy for treating anorexia comprises of consuming about 2 to 3 oranges per day. Oranges help increase the appetite in a person.
- Apples also work as efficient appetizers. Apart from providing iron to the body, they also stimulate the appetite.
- Yet another simple method would be to boil water and add 2 to 3 cloves in it. Also add ½ tsp lime juice. Cool it down a bit and drink. Continuous drinking of this decoction, at least for a week, is likely to boost the craving to eat.
- Garlic proves effective in curing Anorexia nervosa. You can consume it in salads, soups or other preparations. Garlic stimulates digestive powers and is great for increasing appetite as well.
- Soups increase the appetite of a person. Vegetable soup, with pinch of rock salt and black pepper, would act as an efficient appetizer. For non vegetarians, chicken soup would be beneficial.
- Eat salad 10 minutes before having your food. This may comprise of cabbage, tomatoes, cucumbers, beets and capsicums. Sprinkle a little rock salt and squeeze half of the lemon on it, along with a pinch of black pepper.
- Prepare dough with flour and sour grape juice, adding a pinch of rock salt. Make chapattis out of this dough. They will enhance the appetite of person, thereby helping cure anorexia.
- It is also believed that spicy food increase one's appetite. Have spicy food twice or thrice a week. It would help improve your appetite.
- Consume tomatoes, preferably raw. You can also use them, as an ingredient, in various preparations.
