A Spanish research report suggests that eating foods prepared with olive oil, which contains phenols, substances that are beneficial to the heart, may also help in warding off harmful blood clots, in people suffering with high cholesterol. Dr. Francisco Perez Jimenez, Reina Sofia University Hospital, says that during the early stages of Atherosclerosis, the balance [...]
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The herb ‘Sarasaparilla’, better known as ‘Nannari’ is a wonder herb which would come in handy during summer, with its cooling medicinal property of protecting one from common summer ailments. Our ancestors used to drink a mixture of extracts from ‘Nannari’ roots, adding a tint of lime juice and palm sugar (panamkalkandam) to keep them [...]
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The complementary, conventional and alternative treatments when used together, helps patients in easing their lower back pain problem, which is better than using just the mainstream treatment alone, shows research results. A small study was conducted, which included 13 patients, out of whom, seven patients were given “integrated careâ€, while six received usual care. The [...]
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The herb Tagara (known as Indian Valerian or Valeriana wallichi) is a perennial herb, found in plenty in Western Himalayas in India, and Pakistan and Afghanisthan. It is considered an important medicinal herb in Ayurveda, and is mentioned in all scriptures of Ayurveda. Tagara is bitter, sweet, pungent and astringent in taste, and alleviates the [...]
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In a research undertaken by the Chennai Hospital, dialysis performed with a combination of herbs had proven effective in treating a condition of acute Hepatitis B viral infection. The extracts from a combination of herbs, such as ‘tulsi‘, ‘neem‘ and ‘phyllantus’ were infused into the patients through the routine procedure of dialysis, and the patients [...]
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Cranberry Sauce, may help in fighting E. coli bacteria, responsible for most human illnesses, reveals a new study. Cranberries are a cluster of evergreen dwarf shrubs found in cooler parts of the Northern Hemisphere. Most Cranberries are processed into juice, sauce, sweetened and dried, while the remaining are sold in fresh forms. Cranberry sauce is [...]
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ABELMOSCHUS MOSCHATUS Medikus, despite being an aromatic and medicinal herb, is hardly known to many. Being an erect, annual herb, the flowers are bright yellow in colour and the herb is found across the foothills of Himalayas and the Deccan. Also known in names such as Kasturibenda, kasturidana, kadu kasturi, or Kattukasthuri, the plant could [...]
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Recent research has shown that consumption of about 50gms of Kundru (Coccinia indica), helps in keeping blood sugar under control. Little Gourd (Kundru) is an Indian Vegetable, a Gherkin like vegetable, found mostly in India, but also found in South-Asian Islands, West Indies and Hawain Islands. Shaped in the form of tiny bullets, they are [...]
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