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Abrus precatorius is an important medicinal plant that belongs to the family of leguminosae. It  is a slender, perennial climber that twines around trees, shrubs, hedges near forest and village sides in India.  Vernacular names of this plant are crab's eye, rosary pea in English,  Gunjaa in Sanskrit, Gulgunji in Kannada, Ratti, Ghunchi, Gunja in Hindi, Kundrimani, Kundumani in Tamil. The climber has small  tamarind   like leaves that are green in color and has slender branches, cylindrical wrinkled stem. F lowers are small and light violet in color with a short stalk arranged in clusters.  Fruits contains 3 to 5 oval shaped seeds. Seeds are very attractive with bright red color and a black spot.  All parts of the plants have medicinal properties however it also has a deadly toxin called Abrin.  That's why in Ayurvedic medicine, it is used after purifying in a certain method and medicines are made using this to cure many ailments like liver diseases, neurological disorders, alo

  April 7th of every year is celebrated as a " world health day" since the year of 1950.The main aim of celebrating this day is to create awareness about quality of life and the importance of health among the people.    The Theme for World Health Day 2021 is  " Building a fairer healthier world for everyone". There   are many phrases that emphasis about health they are " Health is our wealth","Good health is a gift given to us by God" and so on. According to World Health Organization "Health is a state of complete physical,mental and social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity".  For more than a year our world is facing a hard time due to covid 19 pandemic and now it is not  yet over, health professionals across the world are expecting a second wave of this dreadful  disease and now it is in our hands to deal this situation in a smarter way by ensuring better and healthier lifestyle. Ways to improve health: Eat