Kitchen Clinic: Home remedies for common ailments
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Traditional herbal remedies have always been valued since time immemorial. Herbal remedies have been known to cure almost everything, right from spasm to heart Diseases and Common Ailments and that too without any post-medication blues. This book outlines the healing and curative properties of medicinal plants which are easily available all over the country. While the written records of this system of natural healthcare date back to almost 5000 years, it has of late also been recognized by the World Health Organization, as an effective complementary health system. It has been observed that about 30% ingredients of all allopathic medicines and 100% of Ayurvedic, Unani and homeopathy medicines come from plants. As is evident from the scenario, herbal cure is getting worldwide acceptance- resulting in greater emphasis on modern scientific evaluation/extraction of medicines from plants. The book highlights herbal cures and treatments which can effectively prepared in your kitchen. Some of the disorders that can be effectively treated with herbal compounds are: *Urinary, Liver, Heart, Skin Diseases and Common Ailments. *Sexual and related problems. *Mental Diseases and Common Ailments. *Gastro-intestinal abnormalities. *Plant foods & their nutritive values.
Dr. Shiv Charan Sharma
Dr. Shiv Charan Sharma did his B.Sc. And M.Sc. From Agra University and Ph.D. from Rohilkhand University. He published about 30 research papers at national and international journals of repute and presented 13 papers in different conferences and seminars. He is supervising research scholars for their Ph.D. degree in the fields of Eco Physiology and Taxonomy of medicinal plants and Ethnobotany. Presently he is Senior Reader in the Post-graduate Department of Botany, G.F. College, Shahjahanpur (U.P.).
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Kitchen Clinic - Dr. Shiv Charan Sharma
1
SALAD PLANTS
1. Carrot (Gajar)
Botanical name :Daucus carota L.
Family : (Apiaceae Umbelliferae)
Sanskrit name : Gunjan
Plant part used : Root
Identification
An erect, biennial herb with fleshy conical tap root. Leaves decompound. Inforesce in termind compound umbel, white. Fruits cremocarp with hooked spines.
Distribution
It is a native of Mediterranean region from where it spread throughout the world. It is cultivated in Europe, Asia and Africa. In India, it is grown in majority of the states.
Chemical Composition
On an average, the fresh root contains 86% moisture, 0.9% proteins and 0.1% mineral matter. It also contains carotene, (a precursor of Vitamin A) and appreciable amounts of thiamine and ribofavin.
Medicinal Uses
To cure eye trouble—Take the juice of fresh root in a cup. Mix it with 250 gm of fennel and 10 gm of sugar. Take this mixture with milk at night before sleep.
To heal wounds or sores—Boil the roots and prepare a poultice. Place it over the wounds or sores and tie it with white thin piece of muslin cloth. Repeat it for at least 3-5 days.
To make heart strong—Boil fresh roots and prepare paste. Place the paste open under the moonlight. After adding few drops of rose water and sufficient sugar, take it early in the morning.
To cure headache—Boil the fresh roots and extract the juice. Place 2 or 3 drops of juice in the nostril. Repeat 2 times after an interval of 15 minutes.
To remove intestinal diseases—A diet supplemented by raw carrots each day helps cleaning up constipation, promoting some looseness of the stool, providing relief in piles and sprue and killing worms in the intestine.
To have a check on Cancer—Carrot, a well-known source of anti-cancer nutrient, ß-carotene. It helps keep off cancer if consumed regularly.
To remove kidney stones—Make a cavity in the root and fill it with the seeds of turnip and radish. Close the cavity and then boil it. Take it twice a day. Stones will get dissolved.
To heal the burns—Pour ice water first on the burnt part of the body. Dip thin cloth in carrot juice and tie lightly over the burnt part. Repeat it for 3 days.
To cure dysentery—Boil the roots and extract juice. Take one cup juice thrice a day.
To improve eye sight—It is a potent source of vitamin A, which is a boon for eyes. One should eat 3/4 carrots daily.
Vitamin E—Carrots’ leaves are a great source of vitamin E. Its juice is prepared & taken as per need.
To maintain Osmoregulation—It is such in alkaline elements, which purify and revitalise the blood and it tone up the whole system & helps maintain acid/base balance of the body.
2. Cucumber (Kheera)
Botanical name : Cucumis sativus L.
Family : Cucurbitaceae
Sanskrit name : Sukasa
Plant part used : Fruit
Identification
Annual prostrate herb. Leaves broadly cordate-ovate, villose-hispid. Fruits oblong, yellowish-green, glabrous.
Distribution
It is a native of northern India. It was cultivated in Egypt, Greece and China in ancient time. Now it is cultivated throughout the world.
Chemical Composition
On an average, the fruit contains 93% moisture, 2.5% carbohydrates, 0.1% fat, 0.7% minerals, 0.2% proteins and 0.6% fibres. It is also a source of potassium, calcium and vitamin B and C.
Medicinal Uses
To relieve tired and inflamed eyes—Fruit is crushed to make poultice. It is applied in fine cloth on the lids for half an hour.
To cure insect sting—Thin slices of the fruit are made. They are placed over the place of sting one after another. They will draw sting poison.
To dissolve kidney stones—Take raw cucumber as salad daily with meal. It will help dissolve the stones in kidney.
To check assimilation of uric acid—Uric acid causes stone formation, rheumatic problems etc. Taking kheera daily enhances urine production, thus washing away uric acid from the body.
3. Lemon (Neebu)
Botanical name : Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f.
Family : Rutaceae
Sanskrit name : Maha nimbu
Plant part used : Fruit
Identification
A small thorny tree. Leaves ovate, petioles winged. Flowers tinged red. Fruit ovoid, yellow, rind thin.
Distribution
Lemon is a native of south-eastern Asia, most probably northwestern India. It reached Europe through Arabs in the 10th century. Now it is cultivated throughout the world.
Chemical Composition
Fruit consists of 87.4% moisture, 0.9% proteins, 10.6% carbohydrates and 0.4% minerals. It also has organic acids (citric acid, malic acid), essential oils, glycosides, anthocyanins, ß-carotene and vitamin C.
Medicinal Uses
To check bleeding—For profuse bleeding occuring from any part of the body, place a few drops of lemon juice there. Bleeding will definitely be stopped.
To reduce obesity—Take juice in a glass of water each day after dinner.
To cure sore-throat—Place lemon juice in a little warm water. Gargle several times each day.
To relieve upset stomach—Cut lemon peals into small pieces and dry them. Place some of them in 2 cups of water and boil for 30 minutes. Drink twice a day.
To remove eczema—First rub it at the site of eczema and then place the lemon juice there. Repeat it for 2 or 3 times a day.
To prepare a face wash—Take lemon juice, add sugar and borax in equal amounts. Mix them to make a paste. Rub it on the face to remove pimples and black spots.
To strengthen resistance—Juice of lemon gives good amount of vitamin C, which helps in fighting disease, cures cold & cough, gives luster to skin and strength to gums.
To get relief in piles—Cut fruit into two equal halves and place 5 gm katha (Acacia catechu) powder on each half. Keep them open at whole right. Suck the juice of both halves in the morning for a week.
4. Onion (Pyaz)
Botanical name : Allium cepa L.
Family : Liliaceae
Sanskrit name : Palandu
Plant part used : Bulb (underground stem)
Identification
Biennial crop with large bulb. Root system is shallow and fibrous. Leaves radical, hollow, bifarius. Flowers many, white, in dense umbels. Fruit its capsules sub-globose.
Distribution
Native to south-west Asia and eastern Mediterranean region. Now cultivated in all parts of the world. In India, chiefly grown in Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Punjab.
Chemical Composition
On an average, a mature onion contains 87% moisture, 11% carbohydrates, 1.2% proteins, 0.4% minerals, 0.6% fibres and also has traces of thiamine, nicotinic acid, riboflavin and vitamin C. The pungency of onion is due to a volatile oil, allyl propyl disulphide.
Medicinal Uses
To cure night blindness—Two drops of onion juice is placed in the eyes in early morning and at night before sleep.
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