Banyan tree & Tulsi benefits-

Healing Power and Curative Properties benefits of Banyan Tree:-

http://www.online-vitamins-guide.com/herbs/banyan-tree.htm

The banyan has many medicinal properties. 

-> Diarrhoea and Dysentery

The leaf buds of the banyan tree are beneficial in the treatment of chronic diarrhoea and dysentery. The buds should be soaked in water' overnight and taken as infusion in the treatment of these diseases. The latex is also useful in the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery.

-> Piles

A few drops of the latex of the banyan tree mixed In milk and taken daily helps to cure bleeding piles. With this treatment, the diet of the patient should contain liberal quantities of green vegetables especially fenugreek andmanattakkali or black nightshade leaves.

-> Female Sterility

Tender roots of the banyan tree are considered beneficial in the treatment of female sterility. These roots should be dried in the shade and finely powdered. This powder should be mixed 5 times its weight, with milk, and taken at night for 3 consecutive nights after menstruation cycle every month till the conception takes place. No other food should be taken with this.

-> Leucorrhoea

A regular douching of the genital tract with a decoction of the bark of the banyan tree and the fig tree. is helpful in leucorrhoea. A tablespoon each of the powders of the bark of the two trees should be boiled in a lt. of water till it is reduced to about half. Douching with the lukewarm decoction will keep the tissues of vaginal tract healthy.

-> Teeth Disorders

Cleaning the teeth with the aerial roots of the banyan is beneficial in preventing teeth and gum disorders. As one chews the stick and brushes, the astringent secretion from the root-stick cleanses and strengthens the teeth and gums-.

->Rheumatism

The latex is commonly used locally for rheumatism, pain and lumbago.

->Skin Disorders

A hot poultice of the leaves can be applied with beneficial results to abscesses to promote suppuration and to hasten their breaking. The milky juice from the fresh green leaves is useful in destroying warts. The latex is commonly used locally for sores, ulcers and bruises.

->Other Diseases

An infusion of the bark is a specific medicine for diabetes. The tender ends of the aerial roots can be taken in obstinate vomiting.

These are some of the health benefits of Banyan tree in Ayurveda.

TULSI:-The Queen of Herbs" - is the most sacred herb of India. Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), also known as Holy Basil.SHYAMA TULSI is specially considered good.

Tulsi is rich in antioxidant and renowned for its restorative powers, Tulsi has several benefits:

·         Relieves stress / adaptogen

·         Bolsters immunity

·         Enhances stamina

·         Provides support during cold season

·         Promotes healthy metabolism

·         A natural immuno-modulator- agent that balances and improves the immune response of the body in fighting antigens (disease causing agents such as bacteria, viruses, microbes, allergens etc.) and maintaining health.

It is well said that chewing 5-12 leaves of Tulsi daily ( quantity varies as per season.less in summer & MORE IN WINTER)

1. Tulsi help to reduce stress..

Most of the deseases and poor health of human beings are occured due to the impact of stress in our daily life.so reducing stress naturally on regular base is very important for our health.Tulsi contains several ingredients that protect the body from harmful toxins and can even improve its natural defense systems. It may also help purify the blood as a detoxifying agent.

2. Tulsi provides  healthy metabolism..

If you’ve been suffering from a sluggish metabolism, you may be experiencing fatigue, emotional difficulties and a heightened sense of stress.  A healthy metabolism can be achieved with the right diet and lifestyle, but herbs such as Tulsi can also help regulate the metabolism and improve health overall. A well-functioning metabolism and healthy digestion can help improve stamina and endurance over time.

Diabetics 

Tulsi has antioxidant properties and reduces blood glucose levels. Thus it is useful for diabetics

3. Tusi is a  good skincare product..

Tulsi can be applied topically to skin to help relieve problems such as acne and eczema, and can even be used to treat ringworm because  it has  powerful healing properties.naturopaths and Ayurvedic doctors ae comonly using tulsi to treat a variety of skin disorders, and may be a valuable alternative to many chemical-based skincare products.

Tulsi Skin UV protection–Reduces the division and bandanna spoil caused by damaging waves of the sun, TV, computers, X-rays, radiation therapy, high increase air trek, etc.

4. Tulsi helping  for good digestion..

Digestive disorders can take their toll on your skin, health, and energy levels and changes in your diet don’t always solve the problem.  Herbal supplements such as Tulsi can improve digestion so that nutrients from food and drinks are more readily absorbed by the body.  If you’ve been experiencing poor nutrient absorption – feeling tired after eating, being constipated on a regular basis, or losing your appetite – Tulsi supplementation can improve the digestive system and reduce the risk of many of these health problems.

5. Tulsi help to recover infection..

Tulsi suppliments in your body will provide good relief from  sore throats, coughs or even the flu during peak cold and flu season.so tulsi ishelpful for recovering infection. Water boiled with basil leaves can be taken as drink in case of sore throat. This water can also be used as a gargle. 

During the rainy season, when malaria and dengue fever are widely prevalent, tender leaves, boiled with tea, act as preventive against theses diseases. In case of acute fevers, a decoction of the leaves boiled with powdered cardamom in half a liter of water and mixed with sugar and milk brings down the temperature. The juice of tulsi leaves can be used to bring down fever. Extract of tulsi leaves in fresh water should be given every 2 to 3 hours. In between one can keep giving sips of cold water. In children, it is every effective in bringing down the temperature. 

6. Tulsi provides good relief from headache..

Tulsi help to reduce headache and migrianes less frequent by reducing stress and helps the body calm down naturally. A decoction of the leaves can be given for this disorder. Pounded leaves mixed with sandalwood paste can also be applied on the forehead for getting relief from heat, headache, and for providing coolness in general

7 Healing Power: The leaves are a nerve tonic and also sharpen memory. They promote the removal of the catarrhal matter and phlegm from the bronchial tube. The leaves strengthen the stomach and induce copious perspiration. The seed of the plant are mucilaginous.

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9. Respiratory Disorder: The herb is useful in the treatment of respiratory system disorder. A decoction of the leaves, with honey and ginger is an effective remedy for bronchitis, asthma, influenza, cough and cold. A decoction of the leaves, cloves and common salt also gives immediate relief in case of influenza. They should be boiled in half a liter of water till only half the water is left and add then taken.

10 Kidney Stone: Basil has strengthening effect on the kidney. In case of renal stone the juice of basil leaves and honey, if taken regularly for 6 months it will expel them via the urinary tract.

11 Heart Disorder: Basil has a beneficial effect in cardiac disease and the weakness resulting from them. It reduces the level of blood cholesterol.

12 Children's Ailments: Common pediatric problems like cough cold, fever, diarrhea and vomiting respond favorably to the juice of basil leaves. If pustules of chicken pox delay their appearance, basil leaves taken with saffron will hasten them.

13. Mouth Infections: The leaves are quit effective for the ulcer and infections in the mouth. A few leaves chewed will cure these conditions.

14. Insect Bites: The herb is a prophylactic or preventive and curative for insect stings or bites. A teaspoonful of the juice of the leaves is taken and is repeated after a few hours. Fresh juice must also be applied to the affected parts. A paste of fresh roots is also effective in case of bites of insects and leeches.

15. Skin Disorders: Applied locally, basil juice is beneficial in the treatment of ringworm and other skin diseases. It has also been tried successfully by some naturopaths in the treatment of leucoderma.

16. Teeth Disorder: The herb is useful in teeth disorders. Its leaves, dried in the sun and powdered, can be used for brushing teeth. It can also be mixed with mustered oil to make a paste and used as toothpaste. This is very good for maintaining dental health, counteracting bad breath and for massaging the gums. It is also useful in pyorrhea and other teeth disorders.

17. Eye Disorders: Basil juice is an effective remedy for sore eyes and night-blindness, which is generally caused by deficiency of vitamin A. Two drops of black basil juice are put into the eyes daily at bedtime. These are only general guidelines as a first aid. It is always better to see a doctor depending upon the intensity of the case.

Note:- These are only general guidelines as a first aid. It is always better to see a doctor depending upon the intensity of the case. http://hinduism.about.com/od/ayurveda/a/tulsibenefits.htm

Don't see that He is advertising for a product but Listen to what he says about Tulsi benefits.

Changing path to live a better life.

> One Banyan tree is equal to the cooling of 25 Air Conditioners.

>Planting Tulsi is really beneficial in purifying the air , Blood & preparing O3(ozone) in Environment.called  "elixir of life" in ayurveda.


(To see the benefits of banyan & tulsi click it:-
http://renaissanceofthegoldenbird-india.blogspot.in/2012/07/banyan-tree-tulsi-benefits_06.html)

The Person who provided the following information was murdered because of the information.Let's pay tribute to him by implementing some if not all the points he told to lead a healthy life.

> Aluminium is one of the most harmful metal to cook food. A slow poison to deteriorate health.
(It was introduced by British officers in Jail as utensils for Indians to eat food.so that to decrease their average life & quality of health).To know more check this:- http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vessel-of-choice/436553/0b and this:- http://www.whale.to/v/tomlinson_b.html

>  Earthern Pots are considered best for cooking purposes.

Earlier Since Ancient times, we in India, used Clay pots to cook food. the clay pot makers were the very learned people in this way.they knew how beneficial it was to use it ,thought may be they won't be able to explain much of scientific reasons today but they were the best scientist who knew what is good.

you can also use Brass(pital) utensils which if you can recall were used in older times.I've seen those in our Grandfather's home.

Baagbhatta the earlier scientist of India who had done a deep research on food & kitchen.Said- The food which is cooked without the light of sun & air is not less than a poison.And Pressure cooker fulfills these 2 conditions.no Sunlight,no air in the food cooked.thus, the cooked food has lost all the nutrients & benefits it could have delivered otherwise to us.

                                    
In an test done by CSIR & other labs he saw that the Daal (pulses) cooked  in Andhra pradesh's jagannath puri temple where Cooking is done only in earthen pots had preserved all the nutrients & survived 3 days without the use of refrigerator.

On the other hand, pressure cooked daal (pulses) had even less than 1 % of nutrients of daal.

Reason:- In pressure cooker, daal bursts rather than cooked.






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Wax coating on fruits raises Health concerns

Article published in THE HINDU:-

http://www.hindu.com/2009/06/16/stories/2009061654470500.htm
Wax coating on apples raises health concerns

Karthik Madhavan

Photo: Special Arrangement

Guidelines ignored: Wax coating on apples raises serious health issues. —

ERODE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away. May be not, especially if the fruit shines. This is because the shine comes from wax coated on apple. As an age-old custom, apple traders have coated wax on it to protect it from decay. The wax on apples surface prevents it from interacting with the environment, thus delaying decay.

But then in applying the wax, they followed a few guidelines like applying bees wax or wax obtained from vegetable oils. They did not coat wax obtained from petroleum products for obvious health reasons. The guidelines, however, have been thrown to the wind, says R. Balasubramanian, vice-president, Consumer Protection Council, Erode. “Today, the shine on the apples surface comes from either petroleum wax or chemical spray that are harmful to the digestive system.” The Union Government has taken note of it and its Health and Family Welfare Ministry issued a gazette.

Therein it says, “fresh fruits may be coated with bees wax (white and yellow) or carnauba wax or shellac wax at level not exceeding Good Manufacturing Practices under proper label declaration.” In effect, the government not only lays down condition on the type of wax but also asks traders or importers to mention the type of material used.

Mr. Balasubramanian says neither traders nor importers follow the guidelines. He wants the ministry to strictly implement the G.O. and act against violators.

FOR more information check this link:-

http://www.arimifoods.com/wax-coating-apple-fruits-healthy-or-unhealthy/

Satyamev Jayate-On Toxic food in our plate!

Poison On Our Plate?

Every morsel of food and sip of water we take is important for our health and well-being, right from the time we are newborn infants. Yet, for decades our food and water have been contaminated by powerful, harmful pesticides which have been promoted as necessary for better agricultural output. But the reality is that we don’t need pesticides for better yield, and the use of these pesticides is not only deadly for health but results in expensive farming methods. The solution is to adopt organic farming, which is possible and profitable, as the state of Sikkim has shown.


Chemicals on our plate

The episode deals with something vital – the food we eat. In the audience are people who take care of their family’s food needs, from buying to cooking. Audience members say they prefer to shop for ingredients themselves so as to ensure that the food they eat is fresh and good for health.

When does nutrition begin? From the time a child is fed with its mother’s milk. Mother’s milk is known to be best and safest for the baby. But the research that Dr Rashmi Sanghi carried out at IIT Kanpur left her shocked. She found that there was 800 percent and 400 percent more than the permissible limits of pesticides in the samples of mothers’ milk that she tested. The pesticides were entering the mothers’ milk through the air, water and food that the mothers consumed. 

One of the pesticides found in Dr Sanghi’s study was Endosulfan, which has left a black footprint in Kasargod, Kerala. In 1976, to protect the area’s cashew crop from pests, the government carried out treatment of 15,000 acres of land with Endosulfan, sprayed by helicopter. The air, water and entire environment was suffused with the pesticide, as treatment continued for some 25 years. At least 5,000 people have died and for countless others, life became worse than death as cancer and deformities began to become prevalent among the people. 

A doctor who was practicing in the area realized that something was amiss when he noticed the large number of abnormalities in the population. Dr Mohan Kumar found out that the area had been aerially sprayed for years with Endosulfan, and the people were coming down with cancers, miscarriages and deformed births. The spraying was stopped by a court order, and Dr Mohan Kumar, who stayed on in the area to continue looking after his patients, says that he has seen a fall in disease and a general increase in well-being over the years since the spraying stopped.

Farmers themselves have realized that chemical pesticides result in harm, and many farmers in various places all over India are cultivating two sets of crops – the majority for sale and a smaller amount for their own family’s consumption. 
Commenting on this, Kavitha Kuruganti of the Alliance for Sustainable and Holistic Agriculture (ASHA) says that while we have seen only a few farmers talking about following this practice, in actual fact there are thousands of farmers who grow organic crops separately for personal consumption. She says they cannot be blamed because they are under various types of pressure. 

The fact is that traditionally farming in India was carried out without the use of harmful pesticides, which were introduced only about 50 years ago. What makes it worse is that there are some 67 pesticides being used in India which have been specifically banned in other countries on environmental and health grounds. In a study carried out in 2003 the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) found that all the samples they took were contaminated. A 2010 study in Delhi also revealed that banned pesticides were still present in the samples. And we are not consuming one or two pesticides in this way through our food and water – it is a cocktail of pesticides, says Kavitha Kuruganti. And only one percent of the pesticide actually acts on the pest – the rest goes into our system through food, water and the environment.

Dr ShriGopal Kabra, who has extensively researched the effects of pesticides on human health, says that the incidences of cancer, particularly in women, and blood cancer in children, have been shown to have risen drastically due to the rampant use of pesticides in areas such as Punjab. Certain pesticides are known to inhibit the development of folic acid in the brain, resulting in stunted and deformed growth in children from birth. 

Death by pesticide?

In Jajjal village, Punjab, Master Jarnail Singh has a terrible story to tell. Before the Green Revolution, he says, there was no grave illness in the area. But with the modern agricultural wave came barrels and barrels of pesticides, chemicals which he was sure would kill everyone. That is what has practically happened. People began flocking in greater numbers to the hospitals and clinics, and at least 45 people have died of cancer in his village alone, he says. 

Ecologist Dr Vandana Shiva explains that it is a fallacy to say that production would be less without use of Green Revolution techniques. In fact, she says, today prices have gone up because much of our food is imported, such as dal and oil. One reason for this is monoculture, where only one crop is cultivated. In the organic farming universe, crop diversity plays an important part because certain crops when grown together give each other benefits in a natural system called symbiosis. But modern farming has resulted in greater land and water use, as well as greater use of chemicals for fertilization and pest control. Moreover, the commodification of agriculture is based on a cycle of debt – the farmer borrows for seed, for fertilizer, for pesticides, and goes on, caught in the maze of debt in which he is trapped. He is also encouraged to use more and more pesticides as he is told that it is medicine – whereas even when the doctor prescribes medicine there are restrictions on taking it. Not so with pesticides; the farmer is told that the more, the better. The measure of a modern, progressive India should be how well its people are doing, how well its farmers are doing. In the suicides of two and a half lakh farmers, it is clear that debt, and the total dependence on the debt-based pesticides system, is what has led to their desperation, she says. On the other hand you have the growth and spread of disease. 

The next guest is the person who runs India’s single largest pesticides company. Rajju Shroff is the chairman of United Phosphorous, the largest player in the Rs 18,000 crore pesticides industry. Its annual turnover is Rs 8,000 crore. Mr Shroff says that the harmful effects of pesticides are exaggerated and misrepresented, and that it is the overuse of pesticides in doses far more than permissible, which causes the harm. Pesticides by themselves are not harmful if properly used. He points out that even a medicine such as aspirin, if taken in excess, will cause problems. Moreover, he says he has met several farmers who claim that they use organic crops for their family, but they are only saying it for effect and to gain publicity.

Dr Kabra interjects that we are not taking into account the effect of persistent pesticides, which remain in the environment long after their actual use is discontinued. Mr Shroff replies that every pesticide has a certain duration of persistence, and even DDT is not harmful if sprayed in the right proportions and not overdosed. He says that 99 per cent of farmers are aware of what they are doing and they would never knowingly sell harmful produce to their customers.

To examine the question of pesticide use further, we go to Punjab which constitutes 2 per cent of India but where 25 per cent of all pesticides are used. Dealer Surendra Maheshwari says that sale of pesticides is encouraged by the companies, which offer incentives for higher sales. And due to lack of knowledge and misinformation, farmers and agricultural workers often believe that the more they add, the more effective the pesticide will be. Social activist Gurpreet, worried about the deteriorating health in the region, found out that the overuse of pesticides had resulted in pesticide presence in everything. “You spray it in the morning, and the vegetable is in the cooking pot that evening,” he says. Where earlier incidence of cancer was rare, now there is a cancer patient in every ward. 

In fact, because cancer treatment is not available in the region, patients go to Bikaner in Rajasthan. And so high is the number of patients that the train from Bhatinda to Bikaner has been named the Cancer Train, and is even called by that name at the booking office. 

Trapping the pests

Pests are one of the biggest threats to our foodgrain crops. The use of pesticides, while it gets rid of the pests themselves, results in higher farming costs and severe damage to our health. Is there a way out?

Not only is there a way out, it has been proven to be effective and productive. Pheromone traps are one way of getting rid of pests, which get attracted to the trap and die without the use of harmfull chemicals. Another simple method is the yellow trap, which attracts pests and traps them on a sticky surface. Agricultural scientist Dr Ramanjaneyulu, more familiarly known as Dr Ramoo, began encouraging the use of non-chemical pest management in Andhra Pradesh, when he received complaints especially from women farmers that pesticides were costing a lot and having an adverse impact on their health. He also realized that by using chemical pesticides, we are destroying both the plant-eating pests as well as those pests which eat the plant-eating pests. Thus, the problem as well as its solution was being eradicated, and resistance was also being built up among the pests, in addition to the lakhs of rupees spent on pesticides which could go as profit to the farmers.

In contrast, the pheromone trap costs only Rs 15. And the yellow trap costs some Rs 5 or Rs 10. In fact, Dr Ramoo says, one does not even need to buy the yellow trap. Any surface can be painted yellow and coated with the sticky substance to trap pests. Moreover, using natural methods of pest eradication has not affected yield, he adds. The women farmers vouch that using natural methods has not diminished their yield, and has resulted in better quality of crops and cleaner environment.




Organic benefits

Farmers all over the country are turning to organic cultivation, and they have no regrets about doing so. Jayant Barwe is a farmer who realized in the mid-1980s that spraying chemicals was bound to affect people’s health, and he switched to organic farming on his own initiative. Other farmers too have taken to eschewing chemicals over the last four to five years, and they say it has been a change for the better. 

Leaving aside villages and districts, organic farming has been adopted and thrives in an entire state of India – Sikkim. Since 2003 there has been a ban on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and the aim is to make the whole of Sikkim totally organic by 2015. Chief Minister Pawan Chamling explains that the government wants to make Sikkim’s soil fertility sustainable, and ensure productivity as well as good health. Besides banning chemical fertilizers and pesticides, farmers were educated and thoroughly informed about the benefits of organic farming, he says. If the other states of India follow Sikkim’s example, India can be a world leader in not just organic and non-harmful farming, but also in health care.

Hukumchand, who hails from Manpura village, says that output has increased after organic methods were adopted, and with only a little more effort. Slowly, he says, farmers have begun realizing the vast benefits of adopting organic farming. He has been practicing organic farming for the last eight years, and says that it is every citizen’s duty to ensure that pollutants and chemicals no longer threaten our lives and our health. He says that we can ensure a healthy lifestyle by adopting organic farming and harnessing the power of the micronutrients present in the soil and our environment.

Kavitha Kuruganti says that a marketing model needs to be evolved so that organic produce is affordable for all, and so the demand will spur supply. Dr Vaibhav Singh, research associate at Navdanya, says that agricultural subsidies should be given to organic farmers, so that the tide turns in favour of organic agriculture.



The Sikkim solution

This episode’s SMS question is: Do the people of India want the Centre and all State governments to follow Sikkim’s example and aid farmers in adopting organic farming?
From our morning cup of tea till the last meal at night, what we put into our system is of paramount importance. We owe a great debt to the farmers and agricultural workers of India for this. And we need to give farmers all possible support so that they can shake themselves free of the cycle of pesticides and costly farming methods, to make the change to sustainable, healthy farming. 

Health is Wealth

Hi everyone!

Today we're going to discuss very important things on Health.What is it?& how can we achieve it.

What is Health?

Health is about taking care of yourself.Physically & Mentally. 

Good Health is achieved by accomplishing these 4 things DAILY:-

1) Regular exercise

2) Healthy Balanced diet.

3) Peaceful 8 hour Sleep.

4) POSITIVE Thinking

Ok, now how many of us are following the=is routine? Did you say "Me":) .Well,I thought that too.

But  EVERYONE of us usually compromise with one or the other aspect.Result-diseases.Be it Mental or physical.

We can manage 1,point.some will also manage 3 & 4.

But Almost all of us are ignoring the 2nd thing.BALANCED DIET.Knowingly or unknowingly, with the changing Life style.

How? there was a time when everything was prepared naturally.But today with increasing demand & decreasing Supply And also because of the fast life & technology, the farming has shifted from natural routes to Chemical routes.Pesticides are the today's method to develop something so important to live a healthy life.How can an unhealthy thing result into a healthy output? Pesticides are the slow poison!

Some farmers has told in the interview that they still use DDT ,and other pesticide which are not good for human health.A farmer said that they use a dog's fluid to(extracted from inserting needle in his belly) to enhance the size of brinjal. & some say that "we are vegetarians".

This was just a small note about pesticides .No matter what kind of pesticides are used ,they are harmful.It leads to weakening of the immunity system, various forms of cancer, Mental illness .every problem has its roots in 5 polluted elements namely EARTH( polluted farming- indirect & direct effects on almost every cell of body), Air (air pollution->respiratory diseases,mental illness,lung diseases etc.), Water(polluted water -thanks to Industries,& other things->water borne diseases-diarrhea , Mental strength weakening),etc.

combining it with other stressors -with which an average person tries to cope up daily- leads to weaking of physical & mental power. 

Today every 3rd person is suffering from heart attacks.Insomnia, hypertension & many other problems which were not even known at a time.

But all of these problems has solution.What we have to do is to keep a check on our life style.

Supporting ORGANIC FARMING.Why so? Balanced diet.we say it is JUST diet. NO.It's not just a balanced diet.Every fruit & vegetable has inherent properties in it to protect us from most of the diseases & has the power to provide  us the necessary physical & mental strength.

& with chemicals involved in production from sowing to processing , the effects of those important nutrients & vitamins fades away.rest of the effect decreases with the usual ways of cooking & using Refrigerators.(how? I'll explain that in my next article).

Most of doctors won't say it because today it is all about making money.

but this is true. 

I'll be writing on a few things which if you can include in your life style,then your life can become a bliss without paying much to DOCTORS!

Stay tuned.

Regards,