Thursday, November 11, 2010

Read Unbelievable Effects of Cinnamon with Honey

Arthritis:-
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Take one part honey to two parts of luke warm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly.

It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.

Or arthritis patients may daily, morning and night take one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder.

Cinnamon Tree / Karuva / Pattai for Arthritis and Cholesterol


Botanical name :  Cinnamomum cassia
 Cinnamon is an evergreen tree which is small and bushy. Dried leaves of cinnamon, along with its dried inner bark are used all over the as a spice or condiment. The bark of a tree is thick, smooth and light or dark brownish in colour. The inner bark is obtained from carefully selected shoots. Cinnamon tree was known to ancient physicians even before 27 BC. The Chinese used the bark of this tree is a medicine. 


Read Unbelievable Effect of Cinnamon with honey  in next post

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Ayapana / Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl Ayurveda medicine for for Bleeding Piles


Botanical Name : Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl
English : Ayapana tea
Malayalam : Ayapana, Chuvanna Kaiyonni 
Medical Use : Used for Bleeding Piles (hemorrhage), Wounds and Poison bites

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Calotropis gigantea / Erukku / Milk Weed

Kunni / Abrus Precatorius/ Crab's Eye induce abortion

Botanical name : Abrus precatorius
Family : Leguminosae
English : Crab's Eye, Lucky bean
Malayalam : Kunni
Hindi : Ratti

  It is a perennial climber that twines around trees. Ingested seeds can affect the gastrointestinal tract, the liver, spleen, kidney, and the lymphatic system. Infusion of seed extracts can cause eye damage after contact.
  The roots of this plant are used to induce abortion and relieve abdominal discomfort.  The seeds were also used to treat diabetes and chronic
nephritis.

The plant is also used in some traditional medicine to treat scratches and sores, and wounds caused by dogs, cats, and mice, and is also used with other ingredients to treat leucoderma. The leaves are used for their anti-suppurative properties. They are ground with lime and applied on acne sores, boils, and abscesses. The plant is also traditionally used to treat tetanus, and to prevent rabies. Various African tribes use powdered seeds as oral contraceptives (Watt & Breyer, 1962).
 
  The seeds of this plant are so uniform in size and weight that they are used as standards in weight measurement.