By Naveen Patnaik
This publication is a superbly illustrated and functional advisor to using crops in more than a few functions - sacred, medicinal, culinary, beauty and fragrant. all of the seventy vegetation, either ordinary and unique, is illustrated through a fantastic Indian miniature, painted specifically for this quantity through descendants of the grasp painters of Indian temples and courts.
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To be taken for a week. Useful in vertigo. Ayurvedic prescription Mark that the juice of coriander blown up the nostrils restrains nosebleeds. . And coriander is effective in tremors of the heart when its powder is given with borage water. The Herbarius Litnus (1484) Coriander is one or the most popular culinary plants of India. Its leaves are chopped and sprinkled over curried meats and vegetables. Its seeds are roasted and crushed to form the spices for almost all savory dishes. In some parts of India the leaves are cooked as a vegetable in themselves, and the aroma of dried coriander seeds are distinct in many Indian drinks.
The body weight also revealed a significant decline in 10 patients of obesity. Satyavati (1966), Dwarkanath and Satyavati (1970), Medicinal Plants of India, Indian Council or Medical Research Further studies in 12 cases of hyperlipaemia (9 associated with obesity, 2 of ischaemic heart disease and one of cerebral thrombosis) showed that oral administration of crude guggulu (Indian bedellium) could effectively lower the serum turbidity and also prolong the coagulation time in all 12 cases. Sastri (1967), Tripathi et al (1968), Medicinal Plants of India, Indian Council of Medical Research (1987) This thorny plant, which seldom grows higher than six feet, is found in the semi-desert areas or India.
Infused in hot water it causes sweating and is used for breaking fevers. Applied externally it relieves rheumatic pain. Crushed ginger is rubbed on the forehead for the relief of headaches, while ginger juice is India’s mustard plaster, applied on children’s chests when they are suffering from colds and bronchitis. Fresh ginger is chewed for sore throats and lost voices, and ginger candies are used as throat lozenges. Contemporary medicine considers ginger a potent antidote to motion sickness, as well as being anti-cholesterol and an anticoagulant.