Catharanthus
April 15th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Catharanthus roses or Periwinkle is often linked with the graveyard as it thrives there without much care. The flowers and leaves of this herbaceous plant would never find its place in a garland, bouquet or in a maids hair as the odour emitted by the plant is so bad that is always brings out a negative response in any individual. However, of late this plant has gained great popularity for its medicinal use. The plant may have a few branches and grows to about 50 cm. high. The glossy leaves are oblong in shape. The flowers are normally white or a purplish-pink on color. The fruit is somewhat cylindrical with a length of about 2-3 cm. It is seen growing in some gardens, seashores and sandy areas.
Papaya for Cure
April 14th, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Papaw or papaya is one of the most common plants grown in tropical countries. It is an upright usually branchless, fast-growing tree. The trunk is soft, grayish, marked with fallen leaf scars. The leaves are deeply lobed, with long stalks, borne on the top of the tree. The male flowers are in long-stalked clusters, but the female flowers are stalkless or sessile. The fruit is obovoid, yellow-orange when ripe, fleshy, juicy, and often contains numerous black seeds although seedless varieties are also available today. It is a common fruit which is found in the market during the fruiting season.
Indian Adam Tree
April 3rd, 2008 in Herbal medicine
This tree is normally found growing along streams or rivers. It grows to a height of 15 to 18 meters. The leaves are ovate-oblong and tapering to a bluntish point at the apex, with entire margins and shiny leaf surfaces when mature. The fruit which are really receptacles with short stalks are found in clusters on the trunk and branches of the tree. They are round in shape and pink or red in color, when ripe.
Panchakarma - the body cleansing
March 19th, 2008 in Ayurveda
Physical clogging of the body, as the dust on the mirror, plays the major role in hiding our true nature from us. This pollution is much more than dust, and provides not only the physical effects: pain and suffering can change the whole psychology.
Panchakarma value is that it offers a holistic method of body cleansing and removing toxins from every cell, using the body’s natural way of self-healing: sweat glands, blood vessels, bowel and urinary tract.