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Kitchen Klinic - Tulsi / Holy Basil
Botanical Name: Ocimum sanctum
The tulsi or holy basil is a significant symbol in the Hindu religious tradition and is worshipped in the morning and evening by Hindus at big. The holy basil is also an herbal remedy for a lot of common ailments.
Plant Description: It is an erect, aromatic, branching herb, with green or purplish leaves, white, green or pale purple leaves and oval black fruits.
Useful Parts: Whole Plant
Medicinal Properties:
Tulsi leaves are a nerve tonic and for weak memory. They promote the taking away of phlegm from the bronchial tube. The leaves reinforce the stomach and induce perspiration. The seeds are tiny and black and have cooling effect.
Tulsi leaves extract given every 2 to 3 hours brings down fever. In between one can keep giving sips of cold water. A decoction of tulsi leaves with cloves and common salt gives immediate break in case of influenza. This decoction should be boiled in half a litre of water until half the water is reduced and then used.
Tulsi tea taken during monsoons, act as a preventive against malaria, dengue, and viral fever. In case of acute fever, a decoction of the leaves boiled with crushed cardamom in half a litre of water mixed with palm sugar and milk brings down the temperature.
Tulsi is an important element of many Ayurvedic cough syrups and expectorants. It helps to mobilize mucus in bronchitis and asthma. Chewing tulsi leaves relieves cold and flu.
Water boiled with tulsi leaves, jeera, and a few peppercorns can be taken as drink for sore throat. This water can also be substituted as a gargle.
This herb is useful in the action of respiratory system disorder. A decoction of the tulsi leaves, with honey and ginger is an effective remedy for bronchitis, asthma, influenza, cough, and cold.
Tulsi has increase effect on the kidney. The juice of tulsi leaves and honey, if taken on a regular basis for 6 months, will expel the kidney stones through the urinary tract.
Regular chewing of tulsi leaves has a positive effect in cardiac diseases and weakness resulting from them. It reduces the level of blood cholesterol.
Common pediatric health issues like cough cold, fever, diarrhea and vomiting respond favorably to the juice of tulsi leaves. If pustules of chicken pox delay their appearance, tulsi leaves taken with saffron will speed them.
Tulsi leaves are look upon as an adaptogen (strengthens resistance to stress while enhancing energy); or anti-stress agent. Recent studies have shown that the leaves afford significant defense against stress. Even healthy persons can chew 12 tulsi leaves, twice a day, to put off stress. It purifies blood and helps prevent several common rudiments.
Tulsi leaves are quite effective for ulcer and mouth infections. A few leaves chewed will heal these conditions.
Tulsi is a prophylactic or defensive and curative for insect stings or bites. Tulsi juice mixed with water can be consumed and tulsi leaves paste can be applied on insect bites and stings and the application can be repeated two or three times (A paste of fresh roots is also effective in case of bites of insect and leeches).
Tulsi leaves paste is beneficial in the treatment of ringworm and other skin infections.
The herb is helpful in dental disorders. The tulsi leaves, dried in the Sun and powdered, can be used for brushing teeth.
Pounded tulsi leaves mixed with sandalwood paste can be applied on the forehead to relief from headache and migraine.
Friday, February 25, 2011
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E-Book - Develop your Psychic Abilities
Affirmations
- I now choose to make my life light, easy, and joyful.
- I am willing to feel. It is safe for me to express my emotions. I love myself.
- I choose to be peaceful and harmonious.
- My thinking is peaceful, calm, and centered.
- Good life is for me.
- Love, peace, and joy are for me.
- I take life in perfect balance.
- I love and live in comfort and with situations that are pleasing to me.
- I love and appreciate myself and others.
- I am balanced and creative in my flow.
Kitchen Klinic - Thumbai Poo
Botanical Name: Leucas aspera
Plant Name in Different Languages
English : Tumbe
Hindi : Chotta halkusha
Malayalam: Tumba, Thumba, Tumpa
Tamil : Thumbai
Plant Description
A small erect, much branched annual herb grows up to 60 cm in height. Leaves sub sessile, linear-lanceolate, obtuse, entire, or crenate; flowers white, in dense axillary whorls. Whorls are large, about 2.5 cm in diameter and crowded with white bell shaped flowers. Calyx is variable, with an upper lip and short, triangular teeth. Fruits nut lets, brown and smooth.
It is distributed throughout
Useful Parts: Leaves, Flowers.
Medicinal Properties
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, inflammation, skin diseases, worm infestation, arthritis, cough, amenorrhea, intermittent fever, migraine, and ulcer.
Expectorant, Stimulant, Laxative, Anthelmintic
The samoolam of this plant is crushed and boiled with water; the steam is used for inhalation in conditions like nasal congestion, cough, cold, fever, headache etc.
For unconsciousness due to the toxicity of snake bite, the juice of leaves is used as nasal drops. Also the leaves are given internally for best results.
For sinusitis, the flower juice is used for nasiyam.
For continuous headache, juice of flower is used for nasiyam.
For muppini, the flowers are soaked in breast milk and then applied over eyes.
The oil prepared by using the flowers are effective in headache, sinusitis etc.
For intestinal worms in children, the juice of flowers and leaves are given internally or a decoction is prepared of it.
For scorpion bite, the constant rubbing of leaves over effected area can provide relief.
The juice of the flowers, is applied on the burns, boils, scalds will sooth the wound and heal soon.
How Quartz Crystal Affects the Aura?
Every living form in the natural creation partakes of life force and emits its own electro magnetic field – every stone, tree, flower, rock emits an aura.
Quartz crystal is no exception, Quartz crystal is attuned to the core of the Earth, and owing to its affinity to the Fire principle in Nature, it is a very efficient conductor of solar life force. When a quartz crystal is brought into the human aura, it has a cleansing and balancing effect on its own accord. Quartz crystals will absorb negative vibrations from the aura, thereby recharging, balancing, and cleansing.
You may actually program a Quartz crystal, to have a specific effect on your aura. Your crystal can be programmed and it will respond to your thoughts and feelings. It will receive, store, and transmit any thought, feeling, impressions you project into it through your conscious force of your will. The Quartz will respond.
You can energize or empower the Quartz either with Reiki symbols, or placing under a pyramid, or solar and moon light charged. Cleansing of the Quartz can be done using Reiki symbols, or washing in salt water, or placing in direct sunlight.
It is recommended to carry a Quartz crystal in your pocket, or wallet, or wear a Quartz mala. (As it acts a protector and cleanser.)
A Guide to Astrological Gemstones, Colors, & Metals
The above zodiac symbols (according to the person) when drawn on a piece of paper, energized, and charged using Reiki or Gem power will enhance and give good luck to the user.
| Sign | Gemstones | Colors | Metals |
| Capricorn 22 December - 19 January | Onyx, Quartz, Garnet, Obsidian, Beryl, Jet | Black, White | Gold, Silver |
| Aquarius 20 January - 18 February | Blue Sapphire, Lapis, Amethyst, Aquamarine | Electric Blue, Copper Sulphate, Blue | All Metals |
| Pisces 19 February - 20 March | Diamond, Turquoise, Bloodstone, Tourmaline | Light Blue and soft Azure | All Metals |
| Aries 21 March - 19 April | Diamond, Coral, Red Jasper, Ruby, Carnelian | Red, | Gold, Bronze |
| Taurus 20 April - 20 May | Emerald, Lapis, Agate, Golden Topaz, Azurite | Deep Yellow to Beige and Sand Brown | Silver, Copper, Gold |
| Gemini 21 May - 20 June | Alexandrite, | Violet | Gold, Silver |
| Cancer 21 June - 22 July | Ruby, Moonstone, Green Turquoise, and | Green | Silver |
| Leo 23 July - 22 August | Amber, Sardonyx, Peridot, Ruby, Jacnith | Gold | Gold |
| Virgo 23 August - 22 September | Pink Jasper, Rhodochrosite, Sapphire, Star Sapphire, Azurite | Purple, Deep Blue, Royal Blue | Gold |
| Libra 23 September - 22 October | Opal, Agate. Tourmaline, Fire Agate | Light Yellow, Pink, Cream | All Metals |
| Scorpio 23 October - 21 November | Topaz, Garnet, Ruby, Zircon, Coral | Crimson | Gold and Silver |
| Sagittarius 22 November - 21 December | Amethyst, Zircon, Malachite, Turquoise | Blue, Green | Silver, Gold, Copper |
