Ayurveda

Ayurveda

Saturday, September 25, 2010

Get the Aloe vera juice and benefit from its various uses..


  • Aloe vera juices help to improve general immune system and organism condition improvement. Keeps keeping your stomach cool.
  • Aloe vera juice benefits include prevention from the cancer and fight with cancer.
  • It is used to control the stomach acids and maintain the balance in the stomach. This is one of the important benefits of drinking Aloe vera juice.
  • Aloe juice stimulates tissue regeneration- help stomach and other body parts also. Highly effective and shooting for your skin.
  • Aloe vera juice benefits include absorption of nutrients and neutralizing toxic and bad elements. This is also one of the benefits of drinking Aloe vera juice.
  • Aloe vera juice is also helpful for diabetic patients.

Aloe vera..

Aloes have been used worldwide for more than 3,500 years. They are desert lilies and there are more than 200 varieties. Aloe vera is an aloe plant. Aloe vera, which means “true aloe” in Latin, is generally the most widely used and most effective species of aloe.
The aloe vera plant has long, spiked leaves, which are thick-skinned and contain a clear gel-like substance. It is used today in many products, including cosmetics, skin lotion and moisturizers, burn gels and even sun screen creams.

                                       Juice is also taken from the aloe vera leaves. The bitter juice is often prepared as a flavored drink and is used to help with digestive problems.
Aloe vera contains numerous vitamins and minerals, enzymes, amino acids, natural sugars and agents which may be anti-inflammatory and anti-microbial. The combination and balance of the plant's ingredients are what purportedly gives it its healing properties.

Saturday, September 11, 2010

Postal stamp on Maharshi Patanjali released

Haridwar, Union Minister of state forInformation Technology and Communication Gurudas Kamath todayreleased a postal stamp on Maharshi Patanjali here.

Releasing the stamp at a function organised on theoccasion of birthday of Acharya Balkrishan, an associate ofYoga Guru Ramdev at Patanjali Yogpeeth here, Kamath lauded thecontribution of Ramdev in the field of Ayurveda and Yoga andsaid he is an asset for the country.

Speaking on the occasion, Uttarakhand Chief MinisterRamesh Pokhariyal Nishank announced that every year August 4would be celebrated as "Jari-Buti day" (herbal medicine day)in the state, as a great personality like Acharya Balkrishanwas born on this day.

Nishank said Uttarakhand is the only state in the countrywhere rare herbs are found. Even the Ayurvedacharya of thecountry believe the Sanjivani Booti is found in Uttarakhand,he added.

The CM also asked the farmers to grow herbs.

Supporting Nishank, Ramdev said if the farmers takeinterest in growing herbs, the Patanjali Yogapeeth is readyto take the responsibility to procure their all produce ofminimum support price, to be declared by the state government,

Ramdev also claimed that farmers can become prosperous bygrowing herbs in their fields. A book titled" Azadi Ka SampurnShankhnaad" was also released on the occasion.

Baba Ramdev honoured the people involved in the researchof medicinal herbs with "Ayurveda Gaurav" and farmers growingherbs with "Krishak Gaurav".

On this occasion, an MoU was also signed between theUttarakhand government and Patnajali Yogpeeth for procurementof herbs from farmers of the state.

Sunday, September 5, 2010

Bitter Gourd inhibits onset of breast cancer

The bitter vegetable, better known as bitter gourd, which was so far found to be beneficial against diabetes, heartburn, blood pressure, ulcers and high cholesterol levels, has now been found to be an effective slayer of breast cancer cells in the body.
According to a research carried out by scientists at Saint Louis University, bitter melon or bitter gourd extract, apart from killing breast cancer cells, also prevented them from multiplying.
The bitter vegetable, with its rich mineral and vitamin content such as vitamin A, B1, B2 and C, besides iron content, is highly beneficial in tackling several diseases.
Ratna Ray, Professor in the department of pathology and lead researcher, agrees that the results seem promising, as research shows that bitter melon extract considerably induced death in breast cancer cells and decreased their growth and spread.
The research was conducted using human breast cancer cells in vitro or in controlled lab setting. The extract will now be tested on an animal model to see if it plays a role in delaying the growth or killing of cancer cells. On receiving a positive result from this, human trials may follow, Ray said.
This finding is of special interest for women, particularly in India, as it is a much commonly available vegetable in India.
Ray said that preventing cancer by using natural vegetables is considered as the best way to reduce high incidences of cancer.
Ray’s future research will focus on using bitter melon extract as a vital dietary product and examine the impact on high-risk breast cancer patients.
Rajesh Aggarwal, Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Colarado University, Denver School of Pharmacy, said that this study is a major step in establishing cancer preventing efficiency of bitter melon against breast cancer.
However, more studies are required to understand the molecular targets of bitter melon extract in cancer cells and for establishing its in vivo efficacy, he said.