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BENEFIT OF ASHWAGANDHA,ASHWAGANDHA AYURVEDIC BENEFIT,HEALTH BENEFIT OF ASHWAGANDHA,ASHWAGANDHA BENEFIT,NATURAL BENEFIT OF ASHWAGANDHA.
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BENEFIT OF CLOVE,AYURVEDIC BENEFIT OF CLOVE,CLOVE AYURVEDIC BENEFIT,USES OF CLOVE.
This tiny little spice has many curative properties. Traditionally cloves are used as a table spice and mixed with chillies, cinnamon, turmeric and other spices in the preparation of curry powder.
They are also used to flavour paan. Clove oil is used in the manufacture of perfumes, soaps, bath salts and as a flavouring agent in medicine and dentistry. Cloves help stimulate sluggish circulation and thereby promote digestion and metabolism.
In Chinese medicine, it is used for vomiting, indigestion and other related problems. If you are feeling stressed then, boil some water with basil leaves, mint leaves and clove. Then you can use this water for black tea. Add little bit of honey to it. This will help you ease tension.
Toothache
The use of a clove in toothache decreases pain. It also helps to decrease infection due to its antiseptic properties. Clove oil, applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth, also relieves toothache.
Digestive disorders
Cloves promote enzymatic flow and boost digestive functioning. They are used in various forms of gastric irritability and dyspepsia. Licking the powder of fried cloves mixed with honey is effective in controlling vomiting. The anesthetic action of clove helps in dealing with stomach pain and stops vomiting.
Coughs
Chewing a clove with a crystal of common salt eases expectoration, relieves the irritation in the throat . Chewing a burnt clove is also an effective medicine for coughs.
NOTE
You should not 'chew' cloves.If you have mild tooth pain or bad breath then you can place 1-2 cloves in your mouth. It really helps if you place the clove in between the tooth that hurts. Try not to chew it, if you chew it then just remove the bits. Eventually after a few hours the clove will become soft, at which point it should be thrown away.It does not have any serious side effects as long as I am aware. However remember it is the juice of the clove that helps the tooth pain, it is not advisable to chew the clove. If tooth ache persists, see your dentist.Hope this helps !
This tiny little spice has many curative properties. Traditionally cloves are used as a table spice and mixed with chillies, cinnamon, turmeric and other spices in the preparation of curry powder.
They are also used to flavour paan. Clove oil is used in the manufacture of perfumes, soaps, bath salts and as a flavouring agent in medicine and dentistry. Cloves help stimulate sluggish circulation and thereby promote digestion and metabolism.
In Chinese medicine, it is used for vomiting, indigestion and other related problems. If you are feeling stressed then, boil some water with basil leaves, mint leaves and clove. Then you can use this water for black tea. Add little bit of honey to it. This will help you ease tension.
Toothache
The use of a clove in toothache decreases pain. It also helps to decrease infection due to its antiseptic properties. Clove oil, applied to a cavity in a decayed tooth, also relieves toothache.
Digestive disorders
Cloves promote enzymatic flow and boost digestive functioning. They are used in various forms of gastric irritability and dyspepsia. Licking the powder of fried cloves mixed with honey is effective in controlling vomiting. The anesthetic action of clove helps in dealing with stomach pain and stops vomiting.
Coughs
Chewing a clove with a crystal of common salt eases expectoration, relieves the irritation in the throat . Chewing a burnt clove is also an effective medicine for coughs.
NOTE
You should not 'chew' cloves.If you have mild tooth pain or bad breath then you can place 1-2 cloves in your mouth. It really helps if you place the clove in between the tooth that hurts. Try not to chew it, if you chew it then just remove the bits. Eventually after a few hours the clove will become soft, at which point it should be thrown away.It does not have any serious side effects as long as I am aware. However remember it is the juice of the clove that helps the tooth pain, it is not advisable to chew the clove. If tooth ache persists, see your dentist.Hope this helps !
HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINSENG ,GINSENG ROOT BENEFIT,GINSENG USES,MEDICAL USE OF GINSENG,GINSENG MEDICINE BENEFIT,MEDICINE BENEFIT OF GINSENG.
The Far Eastern concept of Yin and Yang has long been used as a foundation for good health and balance in the lives of millions through the ages. According to Chinese tradition, all things have Yin (passive) and Yang (active) attributes, and achieving balance between the two opposing conditions is the key to harmonious existence.
Ginseng is an ancient stable of traditional Chinese and herbal medicine, and is a cornerstone in the Yin-Yang concept. Though the actual science of Yin and Yang is quite complex, generally speaking one can balance lack of energy or motivation (a Yin condition) by consuming a substance of Yang nature like ginseng. Sometimes too much tension and activity, consumption of a Yang substance, like ginseng, is helpful and restorative to the inner balance.
In general plant researchers agree that ginseng is a powerful adaptogen. An adaptogen is a nontoxic substance that helps to increase resistance against stressful influences of a physical, chemical, or biological nature; and in general, it has a normalizing effect. These attributes are believed to be achieved through ginseng’s ability to stimulate functions that regulate the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, and endocrine glands.
STUDIES SHOW THAT GINSENG:
~Counteracts effects of physical and emotional stress
~Enhances memory
~Stimulates the immune system
~Spurs production of body's own virus-fighting chemicals
~Helps reduce cholesterol levels in blood
~Has anti-clotting effects, reducing the risk of arterial blood clots
~Helps control diabetes by reducing sugar levels
~Antioxidant, preventing cumulative cell damage believed to culminate in cancer
~Protects the liver from effects of drugs, alcohol and toxins
~Minimizes cell damage from radiation
~Counteract fatigue without caffeine and improves stamina
~Increases intestinal absorption of nutrients
EXPERIMENTS DONE ON GINSENG:
Energizing Studies Over the past 50 years, scientific studies have concentrated on the chemistry, pharmacology, and clinical aspects of ginseng use. It is the most researched medicinal herb on the face of the earth. The Russian pharmacologist, Dr. I. Brekhman, was the first to show proven clinical results for humans taking ginseng. In 1948, 100 soldiers ran a three-kilometer race in Vladivostok. Half of the group received ginseng extract, and the other half received a flavored placebo. The ginseng group averaged 53 seconds faster than the placebo group (Zen-Shen, Leningrad, State Publishing House of Medical Literature, 1957).
Studies, which were done with wireless operators and telegraphers for mental concentration and coordination, showed that individuals taking ginseng made fewer mistakes and were able to transmit text significantly faster than those given a placebo (Papers on the Study of Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants of the Far East, Vladivostok, 1963).
In England, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study was performed on nurses undergoing shift work. Dr. Stephen Fulder and his colleagues studied British nurses in a London hospital during regular periods of night duty. Korean white ginseng (1200 mg.) or a placebo in capsule form was given under double blind conditions to 12 nurses of both sexes on three consecutive days before night duty. The nurses who took ginseng felt more alert and tranquil during their work and performed better during a test of speed and coordination (Proceedings of the International Ginseng Symp., Ginseng Research Institute, 1974: 81 - 85).
A FEW MORE STUDIES SHOW ON GINSENG:
Topic: Ginseng and cold tolerance
Source: Dr. Larry Wang, University of Alberta, Department of Zoology, 1994
Interested in the possibility of using ginseng to minimize cold stress, Dr. Wang and his Traditional Medicine Research program undertook to isolate Ginsenosides and their selected individual components RB1 and Rg1 from North American Panax quinquefolius, using modern chromatographic techniques developed by the TMRP team.
Laboratory rats were exposed to cold for two hours, their metabolic rates, as measured by oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production were continuously monitored. Change of rectal temperature before and after the exposure was also recorded. Metabolic and thermoregulatory performances of the rats was compared between experimental (Ginsenoside) and control (distilled water) treatments. Results indicated that feeding rats with a single dose of Ginsenosides at 100mg/kg was able to significantly improve their cold tolerance, the rats were able to generate heat at a greater rate, sustain it more effectively, and keep themselves much warmer.
Dr. Wangs studies on rats provide insight that Ginsenosides enhance cold tolerance. It is felt that the warming effects of Ginsenosides are equally applicable to humans. In china, the elderly have traditionally used ginseng root to keep warm in the winter.
Stimulant
Instead of caffeine or amphetamines for tiredness and exhaustion (i.e. from overwork, insomnia, "hang-over'), long distance driving, stage performance, athletic performance and strenuous physical work.
Tonic
A long term restorative benefiting health from gradual and continuous use. Helps in the convalescence from disease and helps overcome tiredness.
Mental benefits
Improves mental states in elderly. Recommended for depression, insomnia, and is said to improve one's spirit's and improve outlook on life. Other general effects include assisting memory loss, concentration, alertness, and improving learning ability.
Anti-Stress
Helps to resist long-term effects of stress damage to one's blood system and digestion.
Regulating Blood Pressure
Clinical test with elderly patients having high blood pressure showed that ginseng produced a small reduction in blood pressure. Ginseng is safely taken by those with cardiovascular disorders and can be taken in addition to prescribed drugs without risk of incompatibility.
Sexual function
Reputation as an aphrodisiac because it increases general vitality. Ginseng may have an effects on the sexual glands as a part of its overall effect on the hormones of the body.
Menopause
Reduces and prevents side effects of menopause. Increases the regulation of hormones and may be taken by women at an early age in order to increase their resistance capacity and to prevent possible menopausal disorder.
NOTE:
One of the most common and characteristic symptoms of acute overdose of Panax ginseng is bleeding. Symptoms of mild overdose with Panax ginseng may include dry mouth and lips, excitation, fidgeting, irritability, tremor, palpitations, blurred vision, headache, insomnia, increased body temperature, increased blood pressure, edema, decreased appetite, increased sexual desire, dizziness, itching, eczema, early morning diarrhea, bleeding, and fatigue.
Symptoms of gross overdose with Panax ginseng may include nausea, vomiting, irritability, restlessness, urinary and bowel incontinence, fever, increased blood pressure, increased respiration, decreased sensitivity and reaction to light, decreased heart rate, cyanotic (blue) facial complexion, red facial complexion, seizures, convulsions, and delirium.
Patients experiencing any of the above symptoms are advised to discontinue the herbs and seek any necessary symptomatic treatment.
The Far Eastern concept of Yin and Yang has long been used as a foundation for good health and balance in the lives of millions through the ages. According to Chinese tradition, all things have Yin (passive) and Yang (active) attributes, and achieving balance between the two opposing conditions is the key to harmonious existence.
Ginseng is an ancient stable of traditional Chinese and herbal medicine, and is a cornerstone in the Yin-Yang concept. Though the actual science of Yin and Yang is quite complex, generally speaking one can balance lack of energy or motivation (a Yin condition) by consuming a substance of Yang nature like ginseng. Sometimes too much tension and activity, consumption of a Yang substance, like ginseng, is helpful and restorative to the inner balance.
In general plant researchers agree that ginseng is a powerful adaptogen. An adaptogen is a nontoxic substance that helps to increase resistance against stressful influences of a physical, chemical, or biological nature; and in general, it has a normalizing effect. These attributes are believed to be achieved through ginseng’s ability to stimulate functions that regulate the central nervous system, the cardiovascular system, and endocrine glands.
STUDIES SHOW THAT GINSENG:
~Counteracts effects of physical and emotional stress
~Enhances memory
~Stimulates the immune system
~Spurs production of body's own virus-fighting chemicals
~Helps reduce cholesterol levels in blood
~Has anti-clotting effects, reducing the risk of arterial blood clots
~Helps control diabetes by reducing sugar levels
~Antioxidant, preventing cumulative cell damage believed to culminate in cancer
~Protects the liver from effects of drugs, alcohol and toxins
~Minimizes cell damage from radiation
~Counteract fatigue without caffeine and improves stamina
~Increases intestinal absorption of nutrients
EXPERIMENTS DONE ON GINSENG:
Energizing Studies Over the past 50 years, scientific studies have concentrated on the chemistry, pharmacology, and clinical aspects of ginseng use. It is the most researched medicinal herb on the face of the earth. The Russian pharmacologist, Dr. I. Brekhman, was the first to show proven clinical results for humans taking ginseng. In 1948, 100 soldiers ran a three-kilometer race in Vladivostok. Half of the group received ginseng extract, and the other half received a flavored placebo. The ginseng group averaged 53 seconds faster than the placebo group (Zen-Shen, Leningrad, State Publishing House of Medical Literature, 1957).
Studies, which were done with wireless operators and telegraphers for mental concentration and coordination, showed that individuals taking ginseng made fewer mistakes and were able to transmit text significantly faster than those given a placebo (Papers on the Study of Ginseng and Other Medicinal Plants of the Far East, Vladivostok, 1963).
In England, a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study was performed on nurses undergoing shift work. Dr. Stephen Fulder and his colleagues studied British nurses in a London hospital during regular periods of night duty. Korean white ginseng (1200 mg.) or a placebo in capsule form was given under double blind conditions to 12 nurses of both sexes on three consecutive days before night duty. The nurses who took ginseng felt more alert and tranquil during their work and performed better during a test of speed and coordination (Proceedings of the International Ginseng Symp., Ginseng Research Institute, 1974: 81 - 85).
A FEW MORE STUDIES SHOW ON GINSENG:
Topic: Ginseng and cold tolerance
Source: Dr. Larry Wang, University of Alberta, Department of Zoology, 1994
Interested in the possibility of using ginseng to minimize cold stress, Dr. Wang and his Traditional Medicine Research program undertook to isolate Ginsenosides and their selected individual components RB1 and Rg1 from North American Panax quinquefolius, using modern chromatographic techniques developed by the TMRP team.
Laboratory rats were exposed to cold for two hours, their metabolic rates, as measured by oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production were continuously monitored. Change of rectal temperature before and after the exposure was also recorded. Metabolic and thermoregulatory performances of the rats was compared between experimental (Ginsenoside) and control (distilled water) treatments. Results indicated that feeding rats with a single dose of Ginsenosides at 100mg/kg was able to significantly improve their cold tolerance, the rats were able to generate heat at a greater rate, sustain it more effectively, and keep themselves much warmer.
Dr. Wangs studies on rats provide insight that Ginsenosides enhance cold tolerance. It is felt that the warming effects of Ginsenosides are equally applicable to humans. In china, the elderly have traditionally used ginseng root to keep warm in the winter.
Stimulant
Instead of caffeine or amphetamines for tiredness and exhaustion (i.e. from overwork, insomnia, "hang-over'), long distance driving, stage performance, athletic performance and strenuous physical work.
Tonic
A long term restorative benefiting health from gradual and continuous use. Helps in the convalescence from disease and helps overcome tiredness.
Mental benefits
Improves mental states in elderly. Recommended for depression, insomnia, and is said to improve one's spirit's and improve outlook on life. Other general effects include assisting memory loss, concentration, alertness, and improving learning ability.
Anti-Stress
Helps to resist long-term effects of stress damage to one's blood system and digestion.
Regulating Blood Pressure
Clinical test with elderly patients having high blood pressure showed that ginseng produced a small reduction in blood pressure. Ginseng is safely taken by those with cardiovascular disorders and can be taken in addition to prescribed drugs without risk of incompatibility.
Sexual function
Reputation as an aphrodisiac because it increases general vitality. Ginseng may have an effects on the sexual glands as a part of its overall effect on the hormones of the body.
Menopause
Reduces and prevents side effects of menopause. Increases the regulation of hormones and may be taken by women at an early age in order to increase their resistance capacity and to prevent possible menopausal disorder.
NOTE:
One of the most common and characteristic symptoms of acute overdose of Panax ginseng is bleeding. Symptoms of mild overdose with Panax ginseng may include dry mouth and lips, excitation, fidgeting, irritability, tremor, palpitations, blurred vision, headache, insomnia, increased body temperature, increased blood pressure, edema, decreased appetite, increased sexual desire, dizziness, itching, eczema, early morning diarrhea, bleeding, and fatigue.
Symptoms of gross overdose with Panax ginseng may include nausea, vomiting, irritability, restlessness, urinary and bowel incontinence, fever, increased blood pressure, increased respiration, decreased sensitivity and reaction to light, decreased heart rate, cyanotic (blue) facial complexion, red facial complexion, seizures, convulsions, and delirium.
Patients experiencing any of the above symptoms are advised to discontinue the herbs and seek any necessary symptomatic treatment.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF GINSENG PLANT,THREE TYPES OF GINSENG PLANT,VARIETIES OF GINSENG PLANT,GINSENG TYPES,GINSENG VARIETIES.
There are two distinct types of ginseng grown in the world.
1)American ginseng (white or yellow in color)
2)Asiatic ginseng (red color).
They claim that American ginseng has a cooling quality on the body versus a heating quality for Asiatic ginseng. The traditional Ying and Yang if you will.
American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.)
American ginseng seems to be the most common name. Panax quinquefolium is native to Eastern North America from Southern Ontario to Georgia and as far west as Wisconsin. Panax quinquefolium is now also grown in China. Panax quinquefolium is believed to give a cooling effect to the body.This cooling, energy giving, endurance enhancing factor is believed to be the most beneficial for our fast paced, stressful world.
Asiatic Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)
Asian, Korean, or Chinese ginseng (all common names) refers to a plant native to North Korea and China but Red Ginseng is a processed product and is made from steaming Korean grown Panax white ginseng for 8 - 10 hours then drying; often it is processed further into tea, capsules or slices. Panax ginseng is used to warm the body.
Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosis)
Siberian ginseng, is a commonly found product given the common name of ginseng. It is not a true ginseng or it would have the genus Panax. It is though, related to the ginseng group as they both are in the Araliaceae family of plants, a very large grouping, including devil's club and sarsasparilla. Siberian ginseng does not have the chemicals called ginsenocides in its root but are said to have chemicals that do similar thing s. It is grown in Russia and China mainly and is native to East Russia and down to the Japanese Island of Hokkaido. The common name ginseng is so attached to this plant we will probably never get rid of it but customers should know it is not a true ginseng.
There are two distinct types of ginseng grown in the world.
1)American ginseng (white or yellow in color)
2)Asiatic ginseng (red color).
They claim that American ginseng has a cooling quality on the body versus a heating quality for Asiatic ginseng. The traditional Ying and Yang if you will.
American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.)
American ginseng seems to be the most common name. Panax quinquefolium is native to Eastern North America from Southern Ontario to Georgia and as far west as Wisconsin. Panax quinquefolium is now also grown in China. Panax quinquefolium is believed to give a cooling effect to the body.This cooling, energy giving, endurance enhancing factor is believed to be the most beneficial for our fast paced, stressful world.
Asiatic Ginseng (Panax Ginseng)
Asian, Korean, or Chinese ginseng (all common names) refers to a plant native to North Korea and China but Red Ginseng is a processed product and is made from steaming Korean grown Panax white ginseng for 8 - 10 hours then drying; often it is processed further into tea, capsules or slices. Panax ginseng is used to warm the body.
Siberian Ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosis)
Siberian ginseng, is a commonly found product given the common name of ginseng. It is not a true ginseng or it would have the genus Panax. It is though, related to the ginseng group as they both are in the Araliaceae family of plants, a very large grouping, including devil's club and sarsasparilla. Siberian ginseng does not have the chemicals called ginsenocides in its root but are said to have chemicals that do similar thing s. It is grown in Russia and China mainly and is native to East Russia and down to the Japanese Island of Hokkaido. The common name ginseng is so attached to this plant we will probably never get rid of it but customers should know it is not a true ginseng.
Ginseng plant introduction,brief history of ginseng,quote about ginseng plant,ginseng plant history,history of ginseng plant.
What is Ginseng?
Ginseng is a short, perennial plant of the Araliaceae botanical family. It grows naturally on the slopes of ravines and shady, well drained mountainous hardwood forests. It bears five compound leaves on a single stalk at maturity.Ginseng is found only in the Northern Hemisphere, in North America and in eastern Asia (mostly Korea, northern China (Manchuria), and eastern Siberia), typically in cooler climates. An insignificant gray flower blooms each spring and by late summer has turned into a cluster of crimson fruit from which the ginseng seed is obtained.The plant grows between 7 to 21 inches in height when wild. The root is creamy yellow or white resembling a parsnip with rootlets that branch off, sometimes taking the shape of a human body. The root is the part that is consumed.
Ginseng is the most widely used herb in the Orient.
The History of Ginseng:
The Chinese have been using ginseng for over 5000 years. They composed the name ginseng from two words meaning "Man Plant" from its frequent likeness to the human form. It was later given the botanical name Panax derived from the Greek for All Healing or Cure All and related to the word Panacea. It comes as a surprise to most North Americans that the variety of ginseng native to this continent, known as Panax quinquefolium L., has been used by our native peoples in a similar fashion as their Asian cousins who use panax ginseng. Ginseng and all of its products are made from 100% pure whole root.
Ginseng has been the most highly respected herb since ancient times by both Chinese and Native American herbalists. As known by these ancient healers, this herb seems to help the mind and body to be in balance.
A Quote about Ginseng from the Nutrition Almanac:
"Ginseng strengthens the heart and nervous system. It builds general mental and physical vitality and resistance to disease by strengthening and stimulating the endocrine glands that control all basic physiological processes including the metabolism of vitamins and minerals. Soviet researchers report that ginseng normalizes the level of arterial pressure and is effective in the treatment of both hypertension and hypotension."
About Ginseng:
Ginseng is one of nature's greatest gifts. It is used to increase physical and mental endurance, boost energy, normalize body functions, reduce cholesterol, and prevent cancer. Traditionally, ginseng has been used to enhance sexual desire, by promoting sex hormone production. Ginseng supports the natural balance of your body to combat fatigue and strengthens and protects your nervous system.
Now modern research has demonstrated that over 28 therapeutic elements (ginsenosides) are in this vitamin rich plant. Recent research shows that regular use of Ginseng is helpful in the treatment of memory loss (Alzheimer's), balance of blood sugar levels (Diabetes), slowing down the aging process, helping the immune system, etc.
Common Name:Winter cherry (Eng.)
Sanskrit Name:
Ashwagandha- Means 'the smell of a horse' as its fresh root smells like a
horse's urine, and
also perhaps because it is renowned for imparting the sexual stamina of a horse.
Varahakarni
Lt. Name:
Withania somnifera (somnifera means "sleep-bearing" in Latin, indicating it was
considered a
sedative, but it has been also used for sexual vitality and as an adaptogen)-
Solanaceae
Bio energetics:
Rasa (Taste)- Tikta (Bitter); Katu (Pungent); Madhura (Sweet)
Guna (Characteristics)- Laghu (Light); Snigdha (Unctuous)
Veerya (Potency)- Ushna (Warm)
Vipaka (Post digestion effect)- Madhura (Sweet)
Use;
The drug is used for stoutening and for yieldig energy



