CASTOR OIL

CASTOR OIL-THE NATURAL HEALTHY OIL

     Castor oil is popular for its notable health, skin and hair benefits. Castor oil is believed to have a lot of heath beneficial nutrients. If you have any kind of hair problem like hair fall, thinning problem of hair, splitting the end of hair just use castor oil in replace with another hair oil. Its makes simply wow to your hair.

Castor seeds

     Castor oil is the fixed oil obtained by the cold expression of the seeds of the plant known as Ricinus communis and belongs to the family of Euphorbiaceae. 
    Castor oil mainly consists of triglyceride of ricinoleic acid at about 80%. The oil contains glycerides, fatty acid components such as isoricinoleic acid, linoleic, stearic and isostearic acids. 

• Castor oil consists of specific amount of fatty acids and vitamin E which promote the care of hair. It help to grow up hair and prevent the hair fall and splitting of the end and also stay away all the fungal or bacterial infections and dry scalp known as dandruff. the oil help moisturize the hair to prevent it from being dryness. It is also helpful in thickening of the eyebrows.

• Castor oil is well known to have the laxative properties. After going to the intestine the ricinoleic acid come out from the oil and promote the laxative action. It helps digestion and clean out the kidney through proper excretion; thus help to remove the constipation. For the constipation patient must take 1 spoon of castor oil before going to the bed.

• Castor oil make the skin soft and hydrated and keep away all the skin infections and make it free from such infection like skin problems. It helps to stay away the wrinkles and acne and provide the glow and smooth skin.

BLACK PEPPER

BLACK PEPPER-THE HEALTH BENEFITS

    Black pepper is popularly known spice used worldwide. It is generally used as spice due to its pungent taste. Also black pepper is scientifically approved as a herbal drug because of having many health benefits.

     Black pepper consists of the dried ripe fruit of perennial climbing plant known as Piper nigrum that belongs to the family of Piperaceae. 

Black pepper fruits

      The fruit contains an alkaloid piperine of about 5-9%, volatile oil, pungent resin, piperidine and starch. The volatile oil consists of l-phellandrene and caryophyllene.

• The black pepper fruits are aromatic, stimulant, stomachic and carminative. It helps to prevent the uncomfortable feelings during digestive problems.
• It causes feeling warmth. So it can be used as condiment.
• It also stimulate the secretion of various gastric juices and  several gastrointestinal enzymes which helps to promote digestion.
• It also have the anti-biotic property due to its vitamin content. It contains the specific amount of vitamin C which help to prevent the development of free radical compounds.
• It help to reduce cough problem during cold. The active constituents are help to keep away the respiratory disorder.
• Black pepper helps to boost up the metabolism in the body. It cut away extra fat from belly. It is reported to have an notable effect against the obesity. 
• It is also used to improve the oral problems. It produces immediate relief the pain caused by tooth decay or gum-infection. 
• It is also found to reduce the wrinkles due to its high antioxidant content.

LEMON

THE AMAZING CITRUS FRUIT-LEMON

    Lemon is a god-blessing citrus fruit which is a great source of vitamin C. It has many health beneficial nutrients which are used to improve the health problems.
     Lemon consists of fresh pulp ripe or nearly ripe fruits of Citrus limonis belonging to the family of Rutaceae. The active constituents present in lemon are sugar, fibre, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and phytochemicals. There are a few minerals such as phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium found in fruit. Some traces of thiamin, niacin are also found in this fruit pulp.

Lemon benefits

• Lemon help to promote digestive system. After taking heavy meal just take a short glass of water with a whole lemon juice and a pinch of salt; thus help to cure the upset stomach.

• Vitamin C is a good antioxidant is present in sufficient quantity in lemon. It help to rejuvanate and swipe away free radical substance from the skin; thus lead to glow the skin and promote anti-aging of the body.

•  It is well known to have the natural antiseptic property. It helps to remove the acne on your face.

•  Lemon juice is also helpful in weight loss.For the best result, take the lemon juice with a glass of lukewarm water and 1-2 spoonful of honey.

•  It is scientifically to have excellent anti-bacterial property. So, it has the capability to cure the several throat infection caused by cold.

CINNAMON

THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF CINNAMON

     Cinnamon is an important spice like cardamom popular in Indian dishes to make it's taste more delightful. It is packed with several nutrients which are helpful in digestion and in the treatment of several health problems. It is popular as aromatic and flavouring agent in the preparation of candy, perfumeries, dentrifice products.

Cinnamon bark

    Cinnamon consists of the dried inner bark of the shoots of coppiced green trees of Cinnamomum zeylanicum  belonging to the family of Lauraceae.
     The active constituent of cinnamon is volatile oil which is present at about 0.5-1.0% in bark. The volatile oil consists of cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, benzaldehyde, cuminaldehyde and several terpenes such as phellandrene, pinene, cymene, caryophyllene. Apart from them, cinnamon bark also contains calcium oxalate, starch, mannitol. The sweet taste of cinnamon occurs due it's sweet substance named mannitol.

• Cinnamon bark is used as carminative, stomachic agent and mild astringent effect. It also stimulates many gastric juices to improve the digestion process. 
• Many research has found that cinnamon can help control blood sugar level in type II diabetes.
• Cinnamon also exerts the antiseptic property and can combat the infection caused by yeast, Escherichia coli bacteria. It also protects the body from many other viral, bacterial infections. Cinnamon oil has excellent effect to fight with adenovirus.  
• Cinnamon can minimize the abdominal pain due to irritable bowel syndrom. To get the best result you must have a hot tea mixed with cinnamon powder.
• Cinnamon consists of sufficient amount of eugenol which is enough to stay away the chance cancer in colon.
• The cinnamon bark in pure form is active to neutralize the foul smell and remove all the germs and bacteria.

CARDAMOM

CARDAMOM-THE AMAZING SPICE

     Cardamom is one of the most common spices used in Indian cuisine. It is consists of nutrients which are most important for good health. Cardamom is also used as a good flavouring agent in making of various bakery preparations like cake, biscuit, cookies.

Cardamom fruits and seeds

       Cardamom consists of dried ripe fruit and seeds of Electtaria cardamomum belonging to the family of Zingiberaceae. The seed of the fruit are removed when it is to be used. 

     Cardamom seeds contain of 2-8% of volatile oil. The active constituents of volatile oil is cineole. Other aromatic compounds such as terpinyl acetate, terpineol, borneol, terpinene etc. present in the seed. Cardamom also contains fixed oil, starch and proteins.

• Cardamom is used as an aromatic. It is also used as carminative to improve digestion, and stimulant to the secretion of various gastric juice. 
• It helps to expel out the gas from the stomach. It prevents nausea, vomiting and acidity. It helps to stay away constipation.
• A cup of tea with a pinch of cardamom powder can combat the depression.
• It has the effects to cure the mouth ulcer or any kind of infection in throat.  
• It help to swipe away all toxins and wastage substance and harmful components by the excretion process through the kidney. It has an excellent diuretic property to remove the waste from the kidney, urinary tract and bladder.
• Cardamom is reported to have the antispasmodic effect to prevent the spasm in muscle of stomach and intestine.
• Cardamom consists of several anti oxidants which are essential in removing of all free radical substances; thus help to keep away premature aging of cell.
• At preclinical study, it is found to prevent the growth and development of many cancer leading substances known as carcinogens.

BANANA

THE AMAZING BENEFITS OF BANANA

   Banana is probably most eaten fruit worldwide. It is scientifically reported as the most energetic fruit ever seen. It kills the depression and make you feel good. In every morning taking a banana helps to keep away the morning sickness.

Banana benefits

     Banana consists of fresh smooth flesh of the evergreen plant known Musa acuminata. There are also another species of banana tree known as Musa balbisiana. 

• Banana normally contains high calorie. It help provide intense energy. When you are hungry and you don't need to have much food, just have a banana replacing with another food and boost up your energy level.
• Banana is rich in minerals such as potassium and magnesium. Potassium help in the development of the inner components of cell. Also it is an important compound for bone marrow. And magnesium is essential to control the blood pressure and heat disease.
• The fruit is reported to be active as an antacid in case of ulcer. They contain protease inhibitor which help to keep away all bacteria leading to gastrointestinal disease from the stomach as well as gastrointestinal tract.
• There is a soluble fiber know as pectin has been found in sufficient quantities in banana. Pectin has the excellent digestive property and helps stay away constipation.
• It contains high quantities of fructooligosaccharides which help to produce certain kind of bacteria in the intestine which destroy those bacteria which causes several abdominal disease.
• They are rich source in antioxidants such as carotenoids and phenolic compound which help stay away a several chronic disease.
• It is very much useful after heavy stressful work. Because it's normal sugar content help you to increase your inside energy level.

   So, you should start to have 3-4 bananas with regular meal to improve your energy level and develop your health benefits.  

CARAWAY

CARAWAY-THE AMAZING BENEFITS

    Caraway is an important spice in Indian cuisine. Indian curry is incomplete without caraway. Caraway fruits are believed to have a lot of health beneficial nutrients. Caraway fruits are marketed as labeled as 'White Jeera'. Apart from the culinary purposes, this spice is also used as a flavoring agent in biscuits, bread, cake and cheese.

Caraway fruits

      Caraway consists of dried fruit of the plant, Carum carvi and belongs to the family of Umbelliferae.The dry fruit contains about 2.5% to 8% of volatile oil, fixed oil, several proteins and resins. Volatile oil consists of 45-65% of carvone, limonene, dihydrocarvone and also include some traces of carvacrol. There has been seen a lot of health benefits which are described below.

• Caraway fruits are used as an aromatic and found to have the stimulative and carminative properties.
• They are reported to have medicinal values due to the presence of important nutrients, minerals, antioxidants.
• Caraway is rich in dietary fiber which help to speed up the bile movement. So it is capable to prevent the constipation.
• At the mucous membrane of colon caraway fruit fiber is reported to combine the toxins and excreted through the bile to help swipe away all the toxins from the body.
• The fiber is found to be attached with cholesterol producing bile salt to prevent the chance of being absorbed into colon. By this way caraway fiber can control the blood cholesterol level.