A Healing Dialogue for BP
- Madhukar Dama
- 5 hours ago
- 6 min read
“The Pressure That Never Left”
A Healing Morning at Madhukar’s Farm
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🌿 Characters
Madhukar – a calm, kind natural healer, living simply on a farm
Ajja (73) – grandfather, ex-clerk, on BP medicines for 20+ years
Ajji (68) – grandmother, gentle and resigned, on tablets since long
Appa (45) – father, schoolteacher, practical but worn down
Amma (41) – homemaker, worried, quietly exhausted
Ravi (17) – teenage son, bold, observant, questions everything
Lalitha (15) – teenage daughter, logical, soft-spoken, carries a notebook
Adhya (14) and Anju (10) – Madhukar’s daughters, homeschooled, playful and honest
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Scene 1: Under the Neem Tree
The family from Bidar arrives early at Madhukar’s farm. The air smells of tulsi and compost. The neem tree above casts shadows like healing hands.
Madhukar smiles and says gently,
“Please sit… Long journey?”
Ajja: “Yes. But longer is the journey with this blood pressure. Twenty years, same tablets.”
Ajji: “It’s like a shadow that never leaves.”
Appa: “Ours started six years ago. Everyone in our house now has a tablet routine.”
Amma: “If I skip one dose, my head swims.”
Ravi: “We’ve been reading about natural healing. That’s why we came.”
Lalitha: “We don’t want this to go to the next generation.”
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Scene 2: A Tired History
Madhukar pours neem water.
Ajja: “My pressure rose when I retired. Doctor said: ‘Now lifelong tablets.’”
Ajji: “I feel half-asleep all day. My ankles swell.”
Appa: “My day begins with tablets. I feel like a half-machine.”
Amma: “I just want my strength back.”
Madhukar listens, calm. Then gently:
“Medically, BP means blood pressure. But in India, people only speak of high BP. Both high and low BP are messages from the body — not the problem itself.”
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Scene 3: What Is BP Really?
Madhukar draws on the soil with a stick.
“Blood moves through arteries. If there’s swelling, blockage, heat, poor nerves — pressure rises or drops. The system is trying to warn you.”
“Tablets adjust the numbers. But they don’t remove the root cause.”
Ravi: “Then why don’t tablets heal BP?”
Madhukar: “Because they control it — not cure it.”
He continues:
High BP is like dam water with a clogged outlet
Low BP is like a tired river losing flow
Both mean your organs, nerves, sleep, stress, and gut are struggling
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Scene 4: Side Effects of BP Medicines
Madhukar lists slowly:
Swollen feet and hands
Weak memory
Sexual problems in men
Constant fatigue
Dizziness
Dry cough
Heaviness in body
Lifelong dependency
Ajji: “I thought I was just getting old.”
Appa: “I feel tired by 10 a.m.”
Ravi: “So they make you live longer — but duller.”
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Scene 5: Castor Oil – The Forgotten Medicine
Madhukar lifts a dark PET bottle.
“This is cold-pressed, hexane-free castor oil. Not from ayurvedic shops. Not from online. Those are refined, hot-pressed, often full of chemicals.”
“I prepare and source this traditionally. I send it all over India. You can buy more later — just store it in a cool, dark place. No moisture.”
Adhya brings a bottle. Anju skips behind.
Adhya: “Ajji, want to learn the belly pack?”
20 ml warm castor oil on belly
Cover with cotton cloth
Then place a plastic sheet to prevent staining
Place hot water bag
Lie down 45 mins
Anju: “My chicken never got BP because she sleeps after sunset!”
Everyone laughs.
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Scene 6: Healing Timeline
Madhukar explains the path:
Week 1–2:
Better sleep
Slight BP shifts
Clearer digestion
Week 3–4:
Less dizziness
Improved stability
Week 5–8:
Discuss tapering tablets with doctor
Keep a daily log
After 3 months:
BP becomes stable
Mood and energy better
After 6 months:
Many live tablet-free
Occasional walk missed? No problem.
“Healing takes time. But the direction is permanent.”
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Scene 7: The Fear of Stopping Tablets
Ajja (firm): “I won’t stop my tablets. What if something happens?”
Madhukar: “Good. Don’t stop. Let healing begin first.”
He explains:
Keep current dose
Track BP daily or weekly
Taper slowly after doctor agrees
Never stop all at once
Let the body lead
Involve your doctor
“Real healing doesn’t rush. It rebuilds trust.”
Ajja nods slowly. “I can try… if I see results.”
Amma: “What if my pressure drops too low?”
Madhukar: “Then taper slower or stop. You’re in charge.”
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Scene 8: Lalitha Questions Science
Lalitha: “Are there studies that support this? We don’t want to fall for a story.”
Madhukar smiles, impressed.
“Yes. Listen:
1. Singh et al. showed diet and lifestyle reversed BP in Indian patients.
2. Bhavanani et al. showed yogic breathing lowers BP.
3. WHO says 1 in 3 adults can reverse BP with food and lifestyle.
4. Studies on castor oil (IJPSR 2015) show anti-inflammatory and circulation benefits.”
He opens a notebook filled with handwritten logs.
“See this? Suresh Rao from Kalaburagi. Tablet-free in 7 months. His readings:
Day 1: 168/100.
Week 4: 140/90.
Month 3: 130/86.
Now: No tablets. Walks daily. Eats millets. Sleeps on time.”
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Scene 9: Farm Walk – Food, Sourcing, and Living
They walk past rows of brinjal, bhindi, tomatoes.
Madhukar:
“Grow what you can. Even a pot of tulsi counts.”
“Buy millets from farmers, not supermarkets.”
“Milk? Buy from a known cow owner. Boil it fresh. And make your own buttermilk.”
“Make fermented foods:
Ambali from ragi
Idli/dosa batter fermented overnight
Buttermilk daily, with jeera, curry leaves”
Ajji: “My mother made fermented buttermilk in clay pots. We never had gas or pain in those days.”
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Scene 10: Walking, Fasting & Oil Baths
Madhukar: “Every day, walk 45 mins in open air. And every Ekadashi, do light fasting — fruits, buttermilk, rest. Twice a month, take an oil bath.”
Anju whispers, “I like oil baths. I pretend I’m a banana getting fried!”
Everyone laughs.
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Scene 11: A Quiet Joke, a Healing Pause
They sit again. Amma touches the castor oil cloth.
Appa: “It smells… warm. Like old wood and healing.”
Adhya: “That’s what our garden smells like when it rains.”
They all sit in silence.
Birds chirp. A squirrel dashes. Time breathes.
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Scene 12: Ajja’s Poetry and Realisation
Ajja murmurs softly, eyes closed:
“If you rush a fruit to ripen, it spoils.
Only the patiently ripened one lasts long.”
He wipes a tear.
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Scene 13: Avoiding Modern Gimmicks
Ravi: “They’re selling BP rings, vibration belts, powders in the city.”
Madhukar: “Yes. BP is big business. These are illusions of control.”
He gestures:
“Don’t chase gadgets.
Chase sunlight, clean food, laughter, movement.”
“Also avoid arguments. They spike BP more than salt.”
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Scene 14: Silent Introspection Again
They walk quietly to the edge of the turmeric patch. A deep pause.
Lalitha scribbles in her notebook:
“Healing is quiet. Like walking with the sun.”
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Scene 15: Madhukar’s Parting Words
Each person is handed a bottle.
Madhukar:
“Store in dark. Room temperature is fine.
Use daily.
When oil runs low, contact me early. I courier anywhere.”
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Scene 16: Epilogue – Madhukar Reflects in His Notebook
Later that evening, under the same neem, Madhukar opens his regular spiral notebook.
He writes:
Bidar family visit.
Ajja hesitant, now open. Ajji smiled at fermented foods.
Amma and Appa holding fear and hope.
Children – the real spark.
Healing has begun.
Remind them: It’s not about tablets or herbs.
It’s about returning to balance, slowly, lovingly.
He places the notebook under a flat stone.
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✅ Full Peer-Reviewed and Authoritative References:
1. Singh, R. B., Rastogi, S. S., Verma, R., Laxmi, B., & Niaz, M. A. (1992).
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat, cholesterol, and sodium in patients with essential hypertension.
Journal of Human Hypertension, 6(2), 165–172.
PMID: 1356186
2. Bhavanani, A. B., Sanjay, Z., & Madanmohan. (2012).
Immediate effect of Sukha Pranayama on cardiovascular variables in patients of hypertension.
International Journal of Yoga, 5(2), 108–110.
3. World Health Organization. (2013).
A global brief on hypertension: Silent killer, global public health crisis.
Geneva: World Health Organization.
4. Chavan, S. S., & Deshmukh, T. A. (2015).
Castor Oil – A Review.
International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research (IJPSR), 6(3), 876–882.
5. Charaka Samhita, Sutrasthana Chapters 5 and 13
(Translation: Sharma, R. K., & Dash, B. (Eds.). (2002). Agni, oil therapies, and balance in classical Ayurveda. Varanasi: Chaukhamba Sanskrit Series Office.)
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