Ayurveda

Tulsi Has Environmental Benefits Too — Ayurvedic medicinal values of Tulsi are well known. Our ancient scriptures have enumerated the medicinal benefits of tulsi. Its extracts are used widely for curing common ailments like common cold, headache, stomach disorder etc. But the environmental benefits have been comparatively unknown. Around two decades back Dada Dham, a socio-spiritual organization brought together a team …

Dark Underarms — Dark underarms is a condition when the skin under the arms or the armpits as we know gets dark. Dark armpits restrict a person to wear sleeveless tops because it would be very embarrassing for her. Dark underarms can be the result of improper cleaning, sweating, dead skin cells and friction due to different types of clothes. …

Shaving, waxing and excessive sweating can cause dark underarms. Try quick home remedies like potato, which works as a natural bleaching agent or use amla as it is known to protect the skin, says an expert. Raaj Gupta, expert and director at Qraa Herbals, manufacturer of herbal cosmetics, has shared tips to get rid of dark underarms. Here are some …

हल्दी न सिर्फ मसाले के रूप में प्रयोग की जाती है, ब्लकि इसमें ओर भी बहुत सारे गुण मौजूद होते है। शुभ कार्यों में भी हल्दी का प्रयोग किया जाता है। हमारी खूबसूरती को बढ़ाने में भी हल्दी एक विशेष भूमिका निभाती है। हल्दी आपके खून को साफ करती है, आपकी खूबसूरती को बढ़ाने में मदद करती है। झाइयां होने …

चिलचिलाती धूप और उमस भरी गर्मी में अपने खान-पान व रहन-सहन पर खासतौर से ध्यान दें। अधिकतर गर्मियों में हमें निम्न समस्याओं से दो-चार होना ही पड़ता है। घमौरियां गर्मी में खूब पसीना आने के कारण हमारे शरीर के रोमछिद्र बंद हो जाते हैं जिससे वहां बारीक-बारीक दाने निकल आते हैं। जब इन पर फिर से पसीना आता है तो …

Vinca Rosea (Sadabahar) — Family Name: Apocynaceae Botanical Name: Vinca Rosea Common Name: Periwinkle, Madagascar Periwinkle, Sadabahar Part Used: Leaves and Roots. Habitat: Grows throughout India and found as an escape in waste places and sandy tracts. Uses: Its alkaloids are hypotensive, sedative and have tranquilising properties and are anti cancerous. It helps in relieving muscle pain, depression of central …

Valeriana Wallichii (Indian Valerian, Valerian Jatamansi, Taggar) — Family Name: Valerianaceae Botanical Name: Valeriana Wallichii Common Name: Indian Valerian, Valerian, Valerian Jatamansi, Taggar Part Used: Roots Habitat: Temperate zone of North western Himalayas upto an altitude of 3000 m. Uses: It is Anti Spasmodic, Stimulant, Calmative and Stomachic. It is useful in diseases of eye blood, livers. It is used …

Tribulus Terrestris (Gokshura) — Family Name: Zygophyllaceae Botanical Name: Tribulus Terrestris Common Name: Land Caltrops, Puncture Vine, Gokshura Part Used: Whole Plant, Seeds Uses: The roots and fruits are sweet, coling, emollient, appetizer, alternate, laxative, cardiotonic, styptic, lithontriptic and tonic. They are useful in strangury, dysuria, vitiated conditions of vat and pitta, renal and vesical calculi, anorexia, dyspepsia, helminthiasis, cough, …

Usefulness of Ginger — Ginger is a tropical plant which is mostly flourished in Southern Asia, Jamaica and Nigeria. It is commonly used in Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine for over two thousand years to treat number of health related problems, like stomach disorder, vomiting, diarrhea, motion sickness and rheumatism. Ginger is anti oxidant in nature. In Chinese medicine, half of …

Tinospora Cordifolia (Gulanshe Tinospara, Gulancha Tinospara, Tinospara, Giloy) — Family Name: Menispermaceae Botanical Name: Tinospora Cordifolia Common Name: Gulanshe Tinospara, Gulancha Tinospara, Tinospara, Giloy Part Used: Stem Habitat: North And South India. Uses: It is an Antiperiodic, Antipyretic, Alterative, Diuretic, Anti-inflammatory. It is a contituent of several compound preparations. It is used in fever, urinary disorders, dyspepsia, general debility and …