Health In General

   Camphor/Kapoor Camphor tree is native to China, India, Mongolia, Japan and Taiwan and a variety of this fragrant evergreen tree is grown in Southern United States; especially in Florida.1,2 Camphor is obtained through steam distillation, purification and sublimation of wood, twigs and bark of the tree.  Camphor has been widely used as a fragrance in cosmetics, as a food flavourant, as a common ingredient in hous .......................read more Dosage : 125-375 mg, in divided dose per day Phytochemical constituents The composition of essential oil from the aerial parts of sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) includes camphor (44%), germacrene D (16%), trans-pinocarveol (11%), β-selinene (9%), β-caryophyllene (9%) and artemisia ketone (3%). Significant activity of the essential oil was noted against the Gram-positive bacteria, Enterococcus hirae, as well as against the fungi Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae using the liquid diffusion method. This plant has various active che

Summer health care                 General info about summer season (Greeshma Ritu) Mid-May to mid-July (approximately) is considered as  Grishma (summer)  season. Environment is prevalent with  intense heat and unhealthy wind . The river-bodies dried and the plants appear lifeless. The predominant Rasa is Katu (pungent) and Mahabhuta are Agni and Vayu. The strength of the person become less, deposi .........................Read more Body dosha in summer As per Ayurveda, Each one of us is composed of combination of Tridoshashas  (Vata, Pitta and Kapha)  When these doshas are in balance, these leads to perfect health and when they are out of balance these Doshas leads to symptoms and these sym .........................Read more Common summer Health problems • Skin rashes, sunburns, hot tempers and dehydration. • Digestive discomforts : ulc .........................Read more Some tips  1) keep you body  hydrated  and cool.           - Drink coconut water / sugarcane juice – twice / thric

   Sugarcane/Ganna Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum Linn.) is an important perennial grass of Poaceae family, indigenous to tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia. It is cultivated worldwide due to the economical and medicinal value of its high yielding products. Sugarcane juice is well known as a raw material for the production of refined sugar and its wax is considered as a potential substitute for the expensive carnauba wax, which is of cosmetic and pharmaceutical interest. Refined sugar is the primary product of sugarcane juice, but during its processing, various other valuable products are also obtained in an unrefined form, such as, brown sugar, molasses, and jaggery. Sugarcane juice is widely used in India in the treatment of jaundice, hemorrhage, dysuria, anuria, and other urinary diseases.  It has different names in different languages such as Hindi name(Ganna, Eekh, Ikha),  English name(Sugarcane),  Marathi name(O ..........................read more Phytochemical constituents

           Tamarind (Imli/Chincha) Tamarindus is a  monotypic  genus and belongs to the subfamily  Caesalpinioideae  of the family  Leguminosae (Fabaceae) , Tamarindus indica Linn., commonly known as Tamarind tree is  one of the most important multipurpose tropical fruit tree species in the Indian subcontinent.  Tamarind fruit was at first thought to be produced by an Indian palm, as the name Tamarind comes from a Persian word “Tamar-I-hind,” meaning  date of India . Its name “Amlika” in Sanskrit indicates its ancient presence in the country. Tamarind is used as traditional medicine in India, Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria,and most of the tropical countries.  The fruits contain about 30% pulp, 40% seeds, and 30% hull. The movement of Tamarind to Asia must have taken place in the first millennium BC. Cultivation of Tamarind in Egypt by 400 BC has been documented and it was mentioned in the  Indian Brahmasamhita Scriptures  between 1200and 200 BC. About 370-287 BC, Theophrastus wr

  Mango🥭 - The King Of Fruits Mango (Mangifera indica L.), known as the king of fruits, has an attractive taste and fragrance and high nutritional value. Mango is commercially important in India, where ~55% of the global crop is produced. The fruit has three main parts: pulp, peel, and kernel. The pulp is the most-consumed part, while the peel and kernel are usually discarded. It has a delicious taste (delightfully blended sweetness and acidity) and aroma, and high nutritional value. It has different names in different languages such as Hindi name(Aam, amba,vamra),  English name(Mango),  Marathi name(aamba, am, amba),  Kannada name(m ...........................read more It shows Antioxidant, antibacterial, anti fungal, anthelmintic, anti parasitic, anti tumor, anti HIV, antibone resorption, antispasmodic, antipyretic, antidiarrhoeal, antiallergic, immunomodulation, hypolipidemic, anti microbial, hepatoprotective, gastroprotective Properties                       Click here for more in