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Showing posts with label Traditional Medicine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Traditional Medicine. Show all posts

Saturday, November 6, 2021

Rosemary: Avoid carcinogens (Healing Herbs)



Fricasseeing, searing, or flame broiling meats at high temperatures makes HCAs (heterocyclic amines), intense cancer-causing agents embroiled in a few tumors. Be that as it may, HCA levels are fundamentally decreased when rosemary remove (a typical powder) is blended into hamburger before cooking, say Kansas State University analysts. "Rosemary contains carnosol and rosemarinic corrosive, two effective cell reinforcements that devastate the HCAs," clarifies lead scientist J. Scott Smith, PhD.


It might also: Stop tumors.
 Rosemary separate forestalls cancer-causing agents that enter the body from official with DNA, the initial phase in tumor arrangement, as indicated by a few creature ponders. At the point when specialists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign sustained rosemary concentrate to rats presented to dimethylbenzanthracene, a cancer-causing agent that causes bosom malignancy, both DNA harm and tumors diminished. "Human research should be done," says think about creator Keith W. Singletary, PhD. "Be that as it may, rosemary has demonstrated a great deal of tumor defensive potential."
Maximize the benefits: 
To diminish HCAs, Smith suggests marinating sustenances in any store zest blend that contains rosemary and at least one of the flavors thyme, oregano, basil, garlic, onion, or parsley.

Saturday, October 9, 2021

Abrus precatorius

Abrus precatorius, known commonly as Indian licorice, is a slender, perennial climber that twines around trees, shrubs, and hedges. It is a legume with long, pinnate-leafleted leaves. The plant is also used in Ayurveda. The oil made from the Crab's Eye seed is highly used in Ayurveda because it is said to promote/stimulate hair growth. It is sometimes used as an ingredient in Indian hair products (Jesse, 2008)

Traditional Medicine

Traditional medicine (also known as indigenous or folk medicine) comprises knowledge systems that developed over generations within various societies before the era of modern medicine (WHO, 2008).World Health Organization (WHO, 2003) however, has defined traditional medicine as the health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs incorporating plant, animal and mineral based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises, applied singularly or in combination to treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses or maintain well-being.


Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Lotus seeds fight with cancer cells

Lotus seed is a very useful traditional medicine. It has many functions. It can help us fight cancer after eating. It can also nourish our body and reduce the occurrence of disease. There are many practices about lotus seeds in life , and the foods made are very delicious. But we know what the taboos for eating lotus seeds are ? Here is a detailed introduction.

  The effect of lotus seeds

  1. anti-cancer

  Eat a little more lotus seeds in normal times, it contains a substance called oxidized yellow heart tree ning base, we should know that this substance is very good for the human body, oxidized yellow heart tree base can inhibit the formation of nasopharyngeal cancer, so eat more in peacetime A little lotus seed can help us effectively resist and prevent the emergence of anti-cancer, it is a good drug.

2. lowering blood pressure

  Lotus seeds contain a crystalline substance called liensinine, which helps us lower our blood pressure. Changing to a quaternary ammonium salt can help us reduce our blood pressure. Lotus seeds also contain a non-crystalline alkaloid Nn-9. The antihypertensive effect of this substance is very good. The non-crystalline alkaloid Nn-9 can help the body release histamine and dilate peripheral blood vessels.

  3. ease the phenomenon of male spermatorrhea

  Lotus seed contained in lotus seeds has the effect of inhibiting libido, so for men with spermatorrhea or slippery symptoms, lotus seeds can be properly consumed to alleviate these symptoms.

  4. nourishing the body

  Appropriate eating of lotus seeds can help us nourish the body. Lotus seeds are a precious tonic. They are rich in nutrients and have high nutritional value. The protein content is very rich, and the lotus seeds also contain cotton. The substance of sugar, which can help us nourish the body. For those who are physically weak, sick, postpartum, etc., they can properly eat lotus seeds to nourish the body.

  5. strong heart

  Lotus seeds contain a variety of alkaloids, and these alkaloids have a very strong heart function and have a good relief effect on arrhythmia.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Herbs of the World - Ginger

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is widely grown as a spice and medicinal plant in tropical parts of Asia and Oceania, Africa and Central America. It contains the active ingredients gingerol and shogaol.

Traditional medicine

Ginger is not only an indispensable part of the Far East kitchen, but above all a medicinal plant and a traditional component of many therapeutic therapies for thousands of years. E.g. Indian Ayurveda highlights it as "a wonderful and universal cure," and the old Indian proverb says "everything that is good can be found in ginger.
Traditionally, ginger promotes digestion, relieves pain, and helps treat colds, sore throats, and infections. Chinese medicine also uses ginger when dealing with Yang energy (feeling cold in the body).

What is the effect of ginger?

Contemporary scientific tests have confirmed many previously tested uses of ginger and have shown that most of its good properties include gingerol.

Ginger has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects, suppresses pain, helps fight infection , relieves pain and inflammatory joints of osteoarthritis, relieves menstrual pain. This is because gingerol affects the vanilloid receptors found in the nerve endings and reduces the perception of pain. Studies at the University of Georgia in the US have shown that it also reduces muscle pain after physical exertion.

Diseases, joints, pain

Ginger has a calming effect on the digestive tract, relieves inflammation and helps digestion. What is very important is to relieve nausea, including morning sickness. Studies have shown that ginger also promotes ulcer treatment. In 2011, secretary scientists confirmed that a single use of 1.2 g of ginger extract would cause the gastric contents to move to the intestines in people who suffer from dyspepsia (chronic and recurrent digestive disorders).

Thanks to its antioxidant properties, ginger helps maintain normal brain activity even in older age.




Recent studies have shown that ginger can lower cholesterol and can help treat type 2 diabetes.

In 2009, scientists have found that ginger has an effect on serotonin receptors and helps regulate insulin secretion. During testing, ginger therapy led to a 35% decrease in blood glucose levels with a 10% increase in insulin plasma concentration.

In 2012, Sydney University researchers confirmed that ginger-rich ginger can regulate blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. Using gingerol-rich ginger for a longer period of time can increase glucose uptake into muscle cells without insulin help.

Use / indication of ginger

  • Difficulties with digestion
  • Ulcers
  • Nausea
  • Poor absorption of nutrients
  • Arthritis, arthritis
  • Pain (menstrual, back, head)
  • Respiratory tract infections
  • Diabetes type 2
  • Feeling cold in the body

Dosage of ginger extracts
The amount of ingested extract, eg in capsules, should be regulated according to the manufacturer's recommendations (Ginger Hepatica).

It is recommended to use ginger extracts that have a significantly higher ginger content than found in fresh ginger.

Friday, March 15, 2019

Lets go back to Long pepper season

Drugs for traditional medicine are facing a rapid threat of extinction. Extinction and extensive exploitation of amphibians are widely used for business profits. The production of leaf sorghum is significant.


The destruction of drugs from the forest is done annually. The reasons for this is that it is very difficult to obtain the necessary drugs for indigenous medicine and ayurvedic medicine. It is very difficult for the technical institute to cultivate herbs and introduce the necessary agricultural practices. 

If the harvest of the herbs grown under suitable climatic condition can be harvested at the appropriate age level and can be tailored to the standards, the indigenous medicine will have the opportunity to cure thousands more people.