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Herbs of Common
Utility
Aloe
Its common names are Aloe
spp, Liliaceae, Kumari
The plant is one to two
feet tall. Can be grown in pots for indoor use.
The part used are powder
of the leaf, and the gel.
It contains barbaloin,
isobarbaloin the two aloin, aloiemodin and resin.
Aloe is bitter tonic,
purgative, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary, rejuvenative, and alternative. Aloe
gel is one of the important tonic for liver and spleen, for blood, for
regulating pitta and the female reproductive system. The gel, which is
comprised of approximately 50 p.c. water may be taken once or twice daily for
pre-menstrual syndrome, menopause and by women who have had hysterectomies.
The principal illnesses
and discomforts that the aloe plant helps to prevent, control, and or cure are:
acne, peptic and stomach ulcers, high blood pressure, headaches, athlete’s
foot, insomnia, inflammation, constipation, colitis, dysentery, digestive
problems, rheumatism, clotting, tuberculosis, muscular pain dermatitis, burns,
skin rashes, multiple sclerosis, varicose veins, arthritis, stomach and colon
cancer, poor circulation, skin infections, intestinal inflammation, anaemia.
Aloe gel is thought to be good for all three humours.
Now aloe has become a
tradition in beauty care, being an important element in many types of beauty
products. The fresh gel is very effective for treatments of burns, skin rashes,
injuries, and wounds. Aloe powder is a powerful laxative that must be taken in
small quantity.
Coriander
(Coriandrum sativum) / Dhanyaka
The plant is two to three
feet tall, the seeds is planted annually. The part used are fruits, fresh
plant, the leaves are spicy and cool and seed neutral. The fruit yields a
volatile oil 1 p.c., fixed oil 13 p.c., mucilage, tannin, malic, and ash 5
p.c., which may be colourless or pale yellow.
The seeds of coriander may
be used in hot curries and sauces and sparingly in soups and stews. The seeds
are a good household remedy for many pitta disorders, mainly of digestive tract
or urinary system. They provide good flavouring for sausage, cabbage, red
beets, cookies, baked apples and stuffing. If used too freely, the seeds have a
narcotic effect.
Coriander is an appetizer,
antispasmodic, carminative, stomachic and aromatic, used in sore throat,
improvers digestion and good for dyspepsia and dysentery and common catarrh, but
chiefly as a flavouring agent and as a corrective to griping medicines as rhubarb and senna. The oil may
be applied for rheumatism and painful joints. The fresh juice is effective
internally for allergies, hay fever and skin diseases.
Garlic
(Allium sativum)
The plant is one foot
tall, perennial, planted in the spring, it deters all kinds of pests. When the
plant is dry, cut off the tops and store the bulbs.
It is used all round
medicinally. When taken in diet, it keeps cold away and helps heart fit &
fine. Gives a sense of wholeness to the person. It lack sour taste, rest all
other six tastes are present. It is considered a rejuvenate agent for both
kapha and vata. It cleanses ama kapha from the blood and lymphatic.
It contains volatile oil,
starch, mucilage 35 p.c., albumen, sugar, etc. The oil contains alkyl, propyl
disulphide, diallyl disulphide and other sulphur components. It is of dark
brown or yellow colour, with repulsive order, repugnant taste, the medical sues
are due to this property. The oil is rich in sulphur and contains no oxygen.
Garlic, should not be taken in excessive amounts.
Garlic is used in salads,
meat, fish and poultry. Combined with parsley, it is much used in Italian and
French cooking.
It is an antispasmodic,
stimulant, carminative, antihelmintic, and diuretic, cholagogue, expectorant
and febrifuge. It stimulates the digestive organs, and given in gas &
flatulence, and as an expectorant it is useful for intestinal catarrh and
chronic bronchitis and pulmonary secretions, it promotes the flood of menses.
It regularizes actions of the gallbladder and liver. A garlic tincture lowers
blood pressure and helps counteract arteriosclerosis. Garlic is also beneficial
for blood circulation and heart action. It is a tonic, and stimulants the skin
and kidneys, and stops gangrene. It is applied to nose of hysterical girls when
in state of swooning. When taken with salt helps in colic and nervous headache.
It is also used in dropsy, or anasarca, and in poultice or liniment used with
onions. It is applied to the bites of poisonous reptiles and rubbed over ring
worm. For yogis, garlic is not considered good.
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