6 major Greens with benefits and cooking methods

  Greens are ideal for weight management as they are typically low in calories. They are useful in reducing the risk of cancer and heart disease since they are low in fat, high in dietary fibre and rich in folic acid vitamin A and C, potassium and magnesium. Which is valuable for persons with type 2 diabetes. It has high vitamin K which is essential for bone health. Though taking greens everyday is a healthy habit, it should not be taken at night. Taking greens at night can lead of formation of gas in the stomach and other gastric inconveniences.

   

1. Sesbania grandiflora ( Agathi keerai):

    

     It will cleans your blood and taking this leaves daily can prevent weak bones in older ages and arthritis.
     Contispation, complication caused by drinking more cups of coffee and tea, feeling of burning in palms, heart and foot, body heat are controlled taking this greens at frequent intervals.

2. Amarenthus aritis( Arai kerai):

      The seeds and leaves of amaranthus have been found to be very effective in stopping diarrhea and hemorrhagic problems like excessive menstruation.
       It also rich in iron and vitamin A. Which helps to improvement of blood in the body. Regular intake will get more strength.

3. Alternanthera sessilis ( ponnangani):

      Regular intake will increases RBC, blood and increases the beauty of skin.
       These greens can boost the liver functionality. If you consume the plant together with white garlic, it can cures chronic constipation and piles problems.
        It will helps to cool your body and improves eye sight. Consumption of this plant leaves can increases the production of breast milk and also helps to reduce smelling in the body.

4. Moring oleifera ( murungai keerai):

     The morning oleifera reduces the sugar level in the blood, by eating this for 3 week to control your sugar level into normal.

5. Centella Asiatics ( valarai keerai) :

    These greens helps for hair, skin, stomach problems. By consuming these greens can treated the stomach upset, diarrhoea and indigestion problems.

6. Solanum nigram ( manathakalli keerai):

    It cures gastric problems in your body, ulcer problems, mouth ulcer and uterus problems for ladies. IR cures low memory, dry, coughs etc.

From above I'm mentioning the botanical name and in brackets I'm mentioned in Tamil names.
    
Common cooking methods for all the greens which are above mentioned:

Ingredients:

  Spinach - 1 bunch( washed & chopped finely)
   Dried chilli - 1
   Mustard - 1 tea spoon
   Urad dal - 1 tea spoon
   Oil - 1 tea spoon
   Curry leaves - 1 spring
    Shallots - 10 to 15 chopped finely
    Salt - to taste

Preparation method:

* place  pan in medium flame.
* add a tea spoon of oil and add mustard and urad dal.
* then add curry leaves and dried chilli.
* saute for a minute and add add shallots fry it till reaches translucent state.
* add greens which your selected from above and saute till it cooked well. Add salt to taste.

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Remedies for Acidity

    Acidity may cause for many peoples. Acidity is one of the gas formation in stomach and heart bum. The acidity may cause due to excessive use of the oily and spicy foods it also may cause of irregular eating habits, sleeping just after taking meal, carbonated drinks, constipation, foods which are rich in fats and depression.  During acidity the common symptoms may cause like pain in upper abdomen immediately, vomiting, nausea, bloating and heartbum or sour belching. Here I'm giving some natural home remedies which I have tested and got good results.

Home remedies for acidity:

* To relief from the high acidity  take tender coconut water, take this 100- 500 ml twice a day. This is the best quick relieve from acidity.

*  Take the powdered dry amla (Indian gooseberry) of 3-6 g should be taken with 100 to 250 ml of water twice a day. To prepare the dry amla , cut the fresh amla into small piece and keep it under the sun to dry. This has a rich source of vitamin C to heal the brushed stomach and helps relief from acidity.

* To get relief from the high reflux of the acid mix gruel of rice corn, raw sugar and honey in equal quantity of 100-200g should be taken twice a day. This will full the stomach and will protect from acidity.

* Instead of tea or coffee prepare a decoction of equal parts of dried ginger, fruit of coriander and leaf of snakeguard of 14-28 ml should be taken twice a day, keep that in mind don't boil the sugar when mixing sugar.

* Drink coriander and cumin tea, it helps to cure from indegistion or overloading of stomach in late night.

* mix 2 tea spoon of ghee in glassful of milk and taking this once a day acts as a liner inside and will heal all the destruction caused by the high flow of pitta.

* Take 2 tbsp honey with two tablespoon of natural cidar vinegar before meal.

* Mint juice or mint capsules containing peppermint oil are also a good herbal remedy for treating acidity. It should taken after meal, it reduces gas formation.

* Fruits that will help you in getting relief from acidity are cucumber, watermelon, papaya and banana.

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Beauty Benefit's of Sandalwood

   
        Sandalwood paste has amazing skin benefits. It keeps the skin free from boils, oiliness, acne, acne marks and is a wonderful remedy for body odor. You can add the orange or lemon peeled skin for this beauty maker, the citrus fruit which presents in the fruit held s to reduce body odor and control excessive sweating. Pure sandalwood odor causing bacteria and keeps the skin smelling fresh and clean. It also reduces excessive sweating. I'm preferring you to make sandalwood paste by rubbing sandalwood bark on the sandal wood stone. Sandalwood stone is a smooth stone, usually a family heirloom, that has been used especially to rub sandalwood to get sandalwood paste. If you don't have the sandalwood bark, try to buy pure sandalwood powder to make this remedy.

Ingredients:

         Sandalwood powder - 1 tbsp
          Orange peel powder- 1 tbsp

Preparation method:

*   peel the skin of oranges that are not wax Coated and keep it under sundry until it turns to crisp condition.

*   powder it in the mixer, when the peels are still.

*    Rub the sandalwood bark on sandalwood stone to get sandalwood paste, along with little water.

*   one you have got enough sandalwood paste, add the powdered  orange peel powder and it into a thick paste.

*   The paste should be in the thick condition, so adjust the quantity of water accordingly.

Uses:

*   you can used this instead of soap, this paste prevents acne and oiliness in the skin.

*   you can use the lemon peel instead of orange peel.

*   It keeps you ever young and this paste can be safely used a by every one.

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Remedies of pomegranate

The pomegranate seeds, peel and aril are all edible, but it is the juicy seeds that are often the primary source of nutrients. In addition to being a high source of fibre, pomegranate is an excellent source of essential amino acids, vitamin A, C, E, B5, B3 (or) Niacin, iron, folic acid, potassium and antioxidants poly phenols.

Benefits of pomegranate:

  Pomegranate has been consumed for anti-inflammatory, anti-aging and other healing properties. women have used pomegranate for beauty concerns including wrinkles, acne, dry and saggy skin.

Remedies:

     For cancer :-
                   
                      The antioxidants activity in pomegranate may include apoptosis, a process which causes self destruction of cancerous cells. Daily intake of at least 8 glass of pomegranate juice can cure your cancer. The pomegranate juice can prepare by fresh pomegranate seeds with little amount of water to be blend and strain that to drink .

       For cold & flu:-

                       The vitamin c presents in pomegranate will helps from cold and flu. simply drink 1 to 2 glass of pure pomegranate juice diluted in one litre of water through out the day.

         For coronary heart disease:-

                        Pomegranate will expedite the oxygen supply to the heart muscles and help treat many heart conditions including cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and coronary heart disease. Slightly blend the pomegranate seeds and put that into hot water for 2-3 minutes to hot, after it turns to warm condition strain that to drink. Drink this at morning in empty stomach atleast do this for three months.

            For Osteoarthritis:-

                     Pomegranate is rich in potassium and polyphenols which can help for the restoration of cartilage in joints. By eating one whole pomegranate daily can inhibit the onset of osteoarthritis.

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Remedies of basil leaves

The basil leaves is fragrant herbs which are used often for cooking purpose. Basil leaves and basil flowers contains many chemical compounds to prevent diseases and promote your health.
Basil leaves contains nutrition like vitamin A,C and K , as well as magnesium , copper and iron. All these nutrition are more useful for your overall health. Here I'm giving you some remedies.

Remedies:

* when suffering from fever, a decoction of the basil leaves boiled with powdered cardamom in one cup of water must be consumed several time a day to cure your fever and cold. The juice of basil leaves with little amount of water to bring down high temperature.

* To cure sore throat due to cough, eight basil leaves and five cloves to a cup of water and boil it for 10 mins and drink that in warm condition to cure your coughs and sore throat.

* To boost immune system, eat five fresh basil leaves daily , it is an production of infection - fighting antibodies.

* For stress buster, chewing 10-20 leaves of basil twice a day to prevent feeling stressed and developing stress - relayed disorders.

* To improve vision, drink fresh basil juice it is an effective remedy for sore eyes and night - blindness, the juice should be prepared with 100 grams of fresh basil leaves with a little amount of water you can also add salt or honey to taste.

* To prevent acne, apply the basil juice to the affected areas which helps to destroy the bacteria. The anti-inflammatory properties in fresh basil juice will reduce skin inflammation and provide relief . It also used to make your skin soft, supple and healthy.

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Remedies of honey

Honey is a delicious and natural sweetener as we known , for those looking to eat fewer processed foods, honey may seem like a good natural choice as a sweetener, but first you must know that not all honey is created equal. Most commercial honey sold in store is heated to high temperature and pasteurized, getting rid of most of the beneficial enzymes , antioxidants and other nutrients that are heat-sensitive.

Remedies:

* Honey with milk at night time gives you peaceful sleep and also helps to gain your weight.

* At  morning time honey with milk gives you strength to your body and keeps you very healthy and this also helps to gain weight.

*  Honey with hot water helps to reduce your weight and makes your body slim.

* Honey with lemon juice refreshes you and also keeps you in free mind and peaceful.

* Honey with lemon juice as a face pack helps to get acne free face and refreshes your face

* Honey with rose water is a natural gloss and takes you to young shiny natural touch.

* Honey with fruit juices makes you much more healthier that normal juices.

* Honey also helps to hair fall protection by eating honey 1 tbsp daily and also makes your hair more stronger.

This remedies will more useful for you in many ways. For pure vergin honey please contact me more as below.

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Weight loss remedies

More over in this generation people were eating more fat content foods. The modern culture also making many different kind of food which makes human body into fat body here I'm giving some weight loss remedies for you.

Remedies:

* Drink horse gram juice or soup every morning in empty stomach which makes human body to reduce unwanted fats.

* Cut the banana stem into small pieces and soak it into butter milk for two hours and make that to juicy then drink it in empty stomach at morning.

* Drink lots of water up to your capacity.

* Eat watermelon when ever you feels very hungry.

* Split your breakfast, lunch and dinner into 4 to 5 seson.

It helps you to reduce weight with in a month. It should be continued everyday to reduce your weight.

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citrus fruit.

vitamin c
rejuvenatingskin
weight loss
prevents constipation and diarrhea
anti bacterial
calcium
potassium
vitamin c
iron vitamin a
maintain yor immunity.
blood purifier
works good for heart.nourish brain and nervous system
improves eye sight.
Lemon in warm water.
Sweetner honey

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Ginger

Ginger:

ginger is considered chest of medicine in ayurveda.

USES:

* treats respiratory problems
* helps in digestion
* ginger juice with methi for asthma.
* morning sickness.
 nausea.
* treats ovarian cancer.
* menstrual cramp relief
* anti oxidant and antiseptic
* anti aging
* acne and blemishes
* dandruff
* hair growth
* clenser(ginger,honey,lemon)
* ginger and olive oil for dandruff

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Benefits of curry leaves

Hain & skin beneifits:

Face:Paste made of curry leaves and turmeric cures pimples.
curry leves powder,rose water face mask brightens.
 Health:indigestion
cumin seeds in a bit of gheeadd curry leaves add cup of water and 1/2 tsp dry ginger powder.
strain and use.
Diabetes:regular consuming of curry leaves helps to contrlthe blood sugar.
weight loss
anemia
cholestrol
anti bacterial and anti fungAL.
decrase blood sugar and cholestrol.
helps in digestion.
curry leaves root and ginger tea for stomach ache.
curry leaves with cardamom juice for urinary problems.
raw curry leaves cures vomitting and dysentry
used as brush.
hair tonic helps hair growth and premature greying

rich in antioxidants AND VITAMIN C
elps in liver
rich in vitamin A sohelps in vision.
folic acid,iron.
cures heart problem

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Herbal benifits of amla

Amla:

amla heps to treat sore throat and cold.
It has vitamin C in abundance.
It does wonders for constipation.

It is rich in fibre.
Heals mouth ulcer.
Heals arthritis.
Helps in sleeping disorder.
Improves eyesight.
Remove toxins from body.
Regulate acid levels in the stomach.
fights off free radicals.
Improves metabolism.
Strengthens respiratoryand central nervous systems.
boosts immunity.
Improves haemoglobin and purifies blood.
maintain cholestrol levels.
Reduces the risk of gall bladder formation.


Side effects:
may experience constipation.
could trigger hyperacidity.
not safe for diabetics.
avoid amla if you are hypoglycemic.
could impact bp levels in a negative way.
skin might lose its nature.
might experience scalp dryness.
could worsen cold and associated conditions.
might experience unwanted weight loss.
burning sensation while passing urine.
not advisible for people with heart ailments.
interaction with prescribed drugs.


Benifits for skin,hair &health:
it is rich in vitamin c & iron.
Health:
amla juice with honey relieves asthma and bronchitis complications,chronic cough,allergic asthma and tuberculosis.
it cures obesity.helps in reducing unwanted fat.
amla helpsin consipation caused due to piles.
prevents gastric disorders.remedy for diarrhea anddysentery.healthy liver function.ulcer and acidity.

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Herbal Tonic

A tonic tea to relieve stress and anexiety:

Ingredients:

         1 tablespoon each fress dandelion and nettle tops
 
        1 tablespoon each fresh blackcurrent and borage leaves
        600ml (1 pint) boiling water

Procedure:

       steep the greenery in the water for five minutes.
       strin and drink with lemon and honey.

Dock wine:

 Dock is one of the great tonic herbs because it is extremely high in iron.
 here is a recipe for an old-fashioned dock wine.

Ingredients:

        175g(7 oz)dock root
        15g(1/2 oz)liquorice wood
        7g(1/4 oz)juniper berries
        100g(4 oz)raw cane sugar
        2 litres(3 1/2 pints)organic red wine

Procedure:

      put all the ingredients together in a china container,cover and place either in a very slow oven or in a bain marie.
      continue to heat gently until the mixture is reduced by half
     strain,bottle and seal tightly
     drink a sherry glass of the dock wine every morning for two weeks.

Sage tonic:

Take 100g(4 oz) of fresh sage leaves and put them in a bottle of organic white wine for two weeks.
Sweeten to taste with honey and leaves for another day.
Press and strain through muslin.
bottle, and take 1 sherry glass before lunch and dinner.
You can also infuse sage leaves in boiling water, strain and sweeten with honey for an uplifting sage tea.

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