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Medicinal Plants

Sunday, April 18th, 2010

medicinal plants

Horsetail
It is one of the best diuretics, ie favoring the elimination of organism. Liquid retained in this way reduce edema knees, ankles and feet. At the same time desinflama the urinary system, kidneys, ureters, bladder, urethra and prostate.
It is a good general detoxifier that by inducing the exit of the stagnant fluid in the tissues, clean the toxins. For this reason it is recommended for arthritis and rheumatism. There is the risk of chemical diuretics, dragging minerals necessary for the body, producing, therefore, lack of calcium and other offs. Instead it is rich in potassium and contains minimal amounts of organic gold, which is effective against arthritis.
Also in its composition selenium, a great antioxidant, which consumed too much in this way can be very le-vementetóxicaEste is the reason why not to exceed the recommended dosage or take longer for long. It may alternate with turf and beard of corn. (more…)

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Vegetables for Your Health

Monday, April 12th, 2010

vegetablesHere are delicious blends with varying benefits. There is only one requirement for its production: vegetables thoroughly with clean water to remove dust or dirt, and disinfected with antibacterial solutions to them free of germs.

HEARTBURN: juicing a carrot, an apple and four sheets of white cabbage. Take it before each meal.

STRESS: plants have properties including sedative, and juice make this great for people nervous and anxious. The ingredients are: two cucumbers and the center of a lettuce. The vegetables are blended and the juice is stirred into a shaker with crushed ice, salt and pepper. We recommend taking it at night.

ARTHRITIS: 150 grams of cucumber, 150 grams of celery and 75 grams of white nettle, soaked. Once cut ingredients liquefy and are taken at noon, just before eating.
Joint pain: by excess uric acid: We can prepare a beet juice and 2 carrots 1 onion, two carrots. (more…)

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Cucumber Benefits

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

cucumber

Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.; Cucurbitaceae) is a plant that produces fruit that can be used for food, medicine, and cosmetics. These plants need water in the relative growth process.

Ingredients:
* Seed
- Crude fat
- Carotene

* Leaves
- cucurbitasin C
- Stigmasterol.

* Fruit
- Saponin
- Enzyme digestion
- Protein
- Fat
- Carbohydrates
- Vitamins B and C.

Benefits:
Cucumber is believed, though not yet carried out medical tests, menyebuhkan some diseases:
- High blood pressure
- Ulcers
- Clean the kidneys
- Skin care

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Benefits of Cabbage

Monday, March 22nd, 2010

cabbage

Plants by scientific name Brassica oleracea L. This became one of the popular vegetables. Plural known, cabbage is used as the main ingredient vegetable soup. Characteristic of the crop of cabbage leaves has. Crop leaf is a leaf folds that make cabbage round or flat.

Ingredients:
- Water
- Protein
- Fat
- Carbohydrates
- Fibers
- Calcium
- Phosphorus
- Iron
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Vitamins (A, C, E, thiamine, riboflavin, nicotinamide)
- Glutamine
- Amino acids

Benefits:
Based on the empirical society, cabbage is believed to overcome:
- Constipation
- Acute inflammation
- Accelerate the healing of peptic ulcers (Cabbage juice)
- Lower cholesterol
- Increase breast milk production.

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Noni Benefits

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

noni

Noni (Morinda citrifolia, Linn.) Including the coffee-type copy. Noni can both cultures developed in the lowlands and highlands. Noni fruit it tastes good but is also beneficial for health.

Ingredients:
- Morindin
- Damnacanthal
- Methyl acetyl
- Kapril acid
- Sorandiyiol
- Xeronine
- Proxeronine

Benefits:
Research shows, Noni able to heal some penyekit, among others:
- Heart disease
- Indigestion
- Diabetes
- Stroke
- Cancer.

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Benefits Bay Leaves

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

bay leaves

Bay leaves (Syzygium polyanthum (Wight.) Walp.) Is one of the many spices used all over the archipelago. Besides clove leaf, bay leaf contains eugenol are commonly used in making perfumes and pharmaceuticals. Additional information, used to cook with bay leaves help prevent various diseases

Ingredients:
- Eugenol
These compounds are used in the perfume industry, flavorings, essential oils, and pharmaceuticals
- Chavikol methyl (methyl chavicol)
natural organic compounds
- Extract ethanol (antifungal and antibacterial)
- Methanol (anti-worm)

Benefits:
- Overcoming diarrhea
- Overcoming inflammation of the stomach
- Overcome uric acid.
- Pressure high cholesterol

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Benefits of Coconuts

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

coconut

Coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a plant with many benefits. Ginffa leaves from the roots used for human purposes. These plants include species of palm trees that have large-sized fruit. Palm tree trunks are standing upright and not branching, and can reach 10 to 14 meters more.

Ingredients:
- Ascorbate or vitamin C
- Protein
- Fat
- Carbohydrate
- Calcium or potassium.
- Iron
- Phosphorus
- Glucose
- Fructose
- Sucrose.

Benefits:
When mixed with other ingredients, coconut able to cure the disease:
- Dengue fever
- Bladder stones
- Flu
- Poisoning

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Celery Benefits

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

celery

Celery (Apium graveolens, Linn.) Used as vegetable and medicinal materials. Distinctive aroma, sometimes stinging. Celery has usefulness in overcoming some of the disease.

Ingredients:
- Essential oils
- Iron
- Phosphorus
- Vitamins
- Calcium
- Oleic
- Linoleic
- Stearic acid

Benefits:
Celery can overcome some of the disease include:
- Diabetes
- Obesity
- Help to neutralize the acid in the body
- Neutralize toxins in the liver
- Prevent cancer

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Species: Taste and Health

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

species : Taste and healthThe species they put flavor to food, but natural species are not only delicious they are also healthy. These are some of the most healthy and your benefits:

Canela
It has been used for its medicinal properties for hundreds of years. In addition to aiding digestion, being anti-inflammatory, have anti-bacterial properties and other recent studies have found that helps balance insulin levels which helps control appetite and helps reduce triglycerides and bad cholesterol.
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Benefits of Wine

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Benefits of wineWine is one of the favorite drinks on our planet. Some benefits are obtained by taking the wine wine or eating grapes.

There have been many studies on wine especially red wine, there is no definitive answer yet but it seems that wine is healthy.

Benefits of Wine
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