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SJ 21   SJ 21 is the 21st point of the San Jiao or triple burner meridian. It is one of the most powerful and excellent point for relieving ear problems. SJ 21 is also called as Erman or Eargate. Location of this point It is located in the infront of the ear, ear depression anterior to the tragus or supratragic notch in each ear as shown in the figure. (The triangular notch is present in front of the ear is called tragus, and the point SJ 21 is present at the top of this tragus.) Pressing this point will provide cure for   hearing problems ear sores pus discharge from the ear swelling of ears toothache stiffness of the lips headache jaw lock neck pain, etc. Directions for use Press this point for 2 to 3 minutes, daily morning and evening to get rid off the above mentioned problems.

Lotus seeds are delicious edible seeds obtained from the lotus plant. It has lots of medicinal and nutritional values. It is popularly known as kamal gatta in Hindi, padma beeja in Sanskrit, thamarai vithai in Tamil and tavara vithulu in Telugu. Lotus plant is a herbaceous, perennial, aquatic plant which belongs to the family of Nelumbonaceae . Botanical name of this plant is Nelumbo Nuclfera . This plant is native to India and is found all over the world. Roots and stem grows under the water, the leaves and flowers float on the water. This plant blooms in summer season, the flowers are white and pink in color and sweet scented. The seeds are black in color and are contained in a hard outer shell, are present inside the central part of the flower. These seeds have sweet taste and have chewy texture like that of almonds. The dried seeds tastes like chickpeas when baked. Aminoacids in lotus seeds Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Leucine and Lysine Nutrients in lotus seeds

Kalanchoe pinnata Kalanchoe pinnata is a tropical succulent flowering plant belongs to the family of Crassulaceae . It is an ornamental plant growing in the home gardens, parks, etc. It is a fast growing, drought tolerant plant which is easy to propagate, needs low water variety with beautiful flowers and has a lot of medicinal properties.  It grows up to 3 to 6 feet tall in all climates . This plant has erect, thick & succulent stems that bears large, fleshy leaves. The oval leaflets are rounded with toothed edges. The attractive drooping blooms are borne on large panicles. These beautiful flowers are purple or yellowish white tinged calyxes and reddish corollas. Vernacular names of this plant are Ranakalli in Tamil, Donkey ears, Air plant, Mixican leaf in English, Patharchattam in Hindi, Ranapala in Telugu, Elachedi in Malayalam, Kaadubasale in Kannada and Parnbeej in Sanskrit. Chemical constutients present in this plant: Alpha and Beta amyrin, Beta sitos