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OLIVE LEAVES  Olive leaves are the leaves of olive tree.Binomial name of this olive tree is " Olea europaea "belongs to the family of " Oleaceae ".It is an ever green tree native to Mediterranean countries,Asia and Africa The olive tree is the national tree of Palestine.The branches of the olive trees are present in the flag of United Nations and it represents the peace.   Olive leaves contains lots of medicinal properties and curing abilities. In traditionally  Olive leaves extract was first used  for treating cold ,flu, malaria fever and also Mummyify pharohs in ancient Egypt. Olive leaves have been used in the human diet in form of  extract,decoction,tea and  powder. Olive leaves are silvery green leaves are measuring 4-10 cm long and 1-3 cm wide when consumed leaves have an astringent bitter taste. They leaves have antioxidant,anti fungal, anti viral, anti bacterial,anti hypertensive,anti inflammatory, hypocholestrolemic,hypoglycemic ,an...

        Mukula mudra  Our human body is composed of 5 elements like earth, fire, water, air and sky and seven chakaras like mooladhara, svadhishtana, manipura, anahata, visuddha, agna, and sahasrara chakras inside body. A Mudra is a gesture or positioning of the hands intended to direct energy flow and to connect parts of the body to the brain as life force energy flows through the body. .  Mukula mudra resembles the bud of a lotus flower so it is called '" Beak hand Mudra ". It is  one of the effective mudras among all. This mudra is an effective tool of healing . This Mudra is very simple and effective any body can do it for healing and preventing diseases. Steps to do Mukula mudra  Sit in a  yoga mate or chair or bed or any other comfortable furniture . join all  four finger tips of our both hands to respective Thumb tips Stretch both hands forword without bending at elbows. close your eyes Within a m...

  BOERHAVIA DIFFUSA juice Boerhavia Diffusia This plant juice contains many useful nutrients and phytochemicals like punarnavoside, retenoids, boeravinones, alkaloids vitamin A, B, C, D and E, pottassium, iron, liganas, flavones, 14 amino acids including 7 essential amino acids, plant proteins, sterols etc Punarnavoside  is reported to have diuretic, anti-inflammatory, anti-fibronolytic, anti-bacterial, anti-spasmodic, anti-cancer, anti-amoebic activity against entamoeba histolytica and anti-microbial property Many research studies shows that intake of this 5 to 10 ml of this plant juice will helps to cure the following: ·          Kidney disorders ·          Urinary problems ·          Respiratory problems ·          Asthma ·        ...

Milk Thirtsle Milk thistle   is a medicinal plant it has been used  for more than 2,000 years.  for treating jaundice ,liver and spleen diseases  .The seeds of the dried flowers are used as a medicine .The binomial name of this plant is  silybum   marianum  belongs to the family of  asteraceae.Milk thirtle  is an anual or biennial herb ,has red and purple flowers and shiny pale green leaves with white veins .Originally a native of southern Europe through to Asia .now it is found in throughout the world . It has other common names include cardus marianus, milk thistle, blessed milk thistle, Marian thistle, Mary thistle, Saint Mary’s thistle, Mediterranean milk thistle, variegated thistle and Scotch thistle. T he plant’s young (non-spiny) leaves and stems were once consumed as food in Europe. These seeds contain a  bioflavonoid  complex known as  silymarin . Three compounds make up the  silymarin comple...

The world diabetes day   is celebrated  every year November 14 th since 1991 by  the International Diabetes Federation and recognized by the World Health Organization and the United Nations. The day aims to raise diabetes awareness globally. The theme of the  world diabetes day 2016 is “Eyes on diabetes” and focuses around screening, diagnosis, and treatment to reduce the complications of type 2 diabetes .90 %of the people are having type 2 diabetes in the world population . Nearly  415 million adults worldwide  living with diabetes .More than 93 million adults are  currently living with diabetes have diabetic retinopathy.Early detection and timely treatment of diabetic  retinopathy can prevent vision loss and reduce the impact of diabetes on  individuals,  Prevention is better than cure so you  should take proper measures of  prevention . READ MORE ON THIS HERE: http://www.drsrevathi.com/2016/11...

Garcinia  indica is a    popular ,delicious ,cool and  summer fruit in India .  The  genus garcinia   belongs to the  family of Clusiaceae , includes about 200 species found mostly in Asia ,Africa ,western ghats region of India and Andaman Nicobar islands .It is commonly known as  kokum fruit. Garcina indica Garcinia indica  is easily grown  in forest lands, riversides and wastelands. These plants prefer evergreen forest but sometimes they also thrive in areas with relatively low rainfall.It is also cultivated on a small scale. It does not require irrigation, spraying of pesticides or fertilizers.The tree is ornamental, with a dense canopy of green leaves and red-tinged, tender, young leaves. .The other name of the garcinia indica is In English Kokum butter fruit , Wild mangosteem,  Red mango, Mate mongosteen, Kokam batten fruit, Mangosteen fruit. In Bengali - Mahad...

What is lumbago or low back pain? Lumbago or Low back pain is a common problem that almost everyone faces in their life time .Even though back pain can affect the people of any age ,it is more common among the age of 30 to 60 years . it is associated with bones ,muscles and ligaments in back. Pain in the back, any where below the ribs and up to the hips is called lower back pain .this is due to the lumbar disc herination or lumbar degenerative disease . symptoms of lumbago or low back pain Pain and stiffness in the lower back which is usually aggravates on bending ,lifting weight , exertion , in morning and cloudy whether .  Pain may be linked to the bony lumbar spine, Pinched nerve pain in back discs between the vertebrae, ligaments around the spine and discs, spinal cord and nerves, lower back muscles, abdomen and internal pelvic organs, and the skin around the lumbar area. Causes sedentary life style, imbalanced diet overweight vitamin D deficiency ...

mahasirs mudra Mudras are hand gestures,easy to perform at anytime for healing ailments,mudras will contribute to your over all health and can be used for a preventive measures.Every one can do this mudras with no cost ,no side effects . According to panja pootha thathuva our body has 5 elements  our hand fingers represents thumb      –  fire , Index finger  –  air , Middle finger   – space Ring  finger   – earth Little  finger   – water mudras start electro magnetic currents with the body which balances various constituting elements and retire health,for healing certain aliments regular practises of mudras will contribute to your over all good health and can be used for a preventive measures in order to bring back the balance in the five elements there are some specific methods of touching and alining the fingers each other . mudras will provide instant relief with lots of different ailments .mudras will...

Pavalamalli Pavalamalli  is a popular medicinal plant having lots of medicinal properties used for treating various diseases in Indian system of  alternative medicines like Siddha, Ayurveda, Naturopathy and Home remedies. This herb belongs to the family of  oleaceae   and native to India, now it is widely distributed in tropical and sub tropical regions of the Asian continent. It is grown as an ornamental plant in the house gardens of Tamil Nadu, India. This herb is commonly known as night flowering jasmine , coral jasmine  in English , Parijata in Sanskrit and  Kannada, Harsingar in Hindi and Bengali, Parijatakam in Malayalam, Parijathak in Marathi, Pavalamalli or Parijatham in Tamil. Pavalamalli is a shrub or a small tree which grows up to 10 meters in height with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple which are 6 to 21 cm long and 2 to 6.5 cm broad with entire margin. The flowers are fragrant with five to eight lobed white...