4. The term 'Amnesia' refers to the state where a person faces
partial or complete memory loss. The patients of amnesia suffer
from forgetfulness and poor memory. The ailment can be
broadly classified into types - anterograde and retrograde.
While in the former, a person is unable to remember new
events, the latter causes him to forget the past events. Amnesia
is most commonly found in senior citizens. At times, a severe
head injury can also result in amnesia. There are a few home
remedies which prove useful in treating amnesia. They help
improve mental alertness and enhance the nervous system.
Read on to know more about natural ways to cure a person
suffering from amnesia.

5. • Ageing
• Head injury, in which the brain gets
damaged
• Deterioration of the brain cells, due to
infections of the brain
• Drug abuse
• Traumatic incident
• Degeneration of brain cells
• Brain infections such as
herpes, encephalitis, etc
• Severe emotional trauma and seizures
• Dementia
• Alzheimer's disease
• Certain metabolic diseases
• Brain tumor
• Migraine
• Stroke
• Hysteria

6. • Amnesic shellfish poisoning
• Lack of adequate oxygen in the brain
• Bleeding between the brain and skull
• Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
• Long-term alcohol abuse
• AIDS

7. • Impaired ability to learn new
information, following the onset of amnesia
(anterograde amnesia)
• Impaired ability to recall past events and
previously familiar information (retrograde
amnesia)
• False recollections (confabulation), either
completely invented or made up of genuine
memories misplaced in time
• Neurological problems, such as uncoordinated
movements or tremors
• Confusion or disorientation
• Problems with short-term memory
• Partial memory loss
• Total memory loss
• Inability to recognize familiar faces or places

8. • Rosemary is the best home remedy for amnesia. Known
as the herb of remembrance, it can effectively cure
mental fatigue and forgetfulness. Prepare rosemary tea
by adding 1-2 teaspoons of the herb to a cup (225ml) of
boiling water. Let it steep for 5 minutes, strain the
decoction and add a squirt of lime juice. Drink the tea
once or twice, on a daily basis.
• Perennail booti is also helpful in curing forgetfulness.
Dry about seven grams of this herb in a shady place.
Grind it, along with seven kernels of almonds and half a
gram of pepper. Add water to form a decoction. Strain
the decoction and add twenty-five gm sugar. Drink this
mixture, on an empty stomach, every morning, for
about a fortnight.
• Walnuts work as effective memory enhancers.
Consuming 20 gm walnuts everyday, in the
morning, will prove to be highly beneficial. This home
remedy can be made more effective if you add 10 gm of
raisins or figs to walnuts.

9. • Almonds are, traditionally, considered to be the best
and the most effective memory booster. Soak about 10
almonds overnight. Peel off the brown skin in the
morning and make a paste of it. Intake this paste, along
with a tsp of butter, every morning. This works as a
powerful memory enhancer and reduces needless
anger.
• Holy basil leaves prove to be an effective memory
enhancer. Boil the leaves in water and strain the
decoction. Drink the decoction, after it cools down. You
can also eat the leaves directly, after washing them with
water.
• Another very popular home remedy for amnesia
comprises of the herb, Brahmi. Prepare a decoction of
the herb, by steeping it in boiling water and straining
the water. Let it cool down and consume it in the
morning, on an empty stomach.
• For treating amnesia, biofeedback has proved to be a
useful technique. In this process, the patient is made

10. aware of his quantifiable bodily functions such as blood
pressure, heart rate, blood sugar and skin temperature.
This raises the patient's awareness as well as his
conscious control of the involuntary physiological
activities.
• Patients suffering from amnesia can also retort to
writing their routine in a notebook. They should try to
memorize this and recall everything, first thing in the
morning, without looking at the notebook.
• The right diet also acts as a memory booster. Include a
lot of phosphorous-rich fruits in your diet, such as
dates, oranges, figs, grapes, apple, almonds and
walnuts. They help activate the brain cell and reduce
forgetfulness.
• The most simple of all home remedies for amnesia is to
have a tsp of honey, sprinkled with finely grounded
black pepper, once a day. This would help enhance
memory.