Mustard & Harad (Chebulic Myrobalan) (kadukkai) Benefits

Mustard

1. Fights cancer.
2. Mix mustard powder, pepper powder, salt with hot water. This cures indigestion.
3. Bad appetite: Mix a few black mustard seeds with milk and have it 15 to 20 minutes before your meal.
4. Mustard seeds are excellent for digestion because they increase the metabolism rate of your body
5. They're also beneficial for menopausal women who have trouble sleeping.
6. Apply mustard for insect bites.
7. Mustard oil has less cholesterol and so it reduces heart diseases.
8. Kills Escherichia coli bacteria.
9. Mustard seeds are very rich in calcium, manganese, omega 3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, protein and dietary fiber 

Harad (Chebulic Myrobalan) (kadukkai)

Harad contains all the six tastes except lavana (saltish).

The Siddha sages have prescribed: Consume Ginger in the morning; Dry Ginger in noon and Chebulic myrobalan or Kadukkai in the evening to keep you young.

Rules for taking haritaki in different seasons: During summer months, it should be taken with molasses; in rainy season, it should be taken with rock-salt; in autumn, it should be taken with sugar­candy; in dewy season, it is usually taken with ginger; in winter, it should be taken along with ground pepper,and in spring, it is usually taken with honey.

1. Has antioxidant components and can increase the life of tissues. Helps in removing toxins and fats from the body.
2. Chewing a piece of chebulic myroblan is also an effective remedy for heartburn.
3. Piles: The fresh fruits should be fried to a golden brown color in castor oil, powdered and stored. Half a teaspoon of this dissolved on the tongue at bedtime brings about normal bowel movement in the morning and its astringent property heals the pile masses. Haritaki chewed in the morning everyday in empty stomach heals a number of ailments like piles, colitis, skin eruptions, constipation, voice disorders, asthma, defective vision, wounds, acidity, gall-stones etc.
4. Cures constipation. Either the pulp of 2 to 3 fruits with a little rock salt or a decoction of 6 fruits and 4 grams of cloves or cinnamon, should be taken daily at bed time to relieve constipation.
5. Cures cough, chronic wounds and ulcers.
6. Diluted decoction is a popular gargle for mouth inflammation. The paste of the fruit mixed in thin buttermilk also makes a very effective gargle in gum inflammation. The powder of the fruit when applied directly on the painful tooth gives relief.
7. It is also a valuable remedy for chronic diarrhea and dysentery. Four grams of the pulp of the unripe fruit is given with honey and aromatics such as clove and cinnamon twice a day in the treatment of these diseases.
8. A dilute decoction of chebulic myroblan used as an eye wash helps to relieve eye congestion. Can be used in case of all types of eye disorders such as conjunctivitis, inflammation.
9. Increases longevity. It is said to be a good liver tonic
10. Reduces high blood pressure and hypertension and improves blood circulation.
11. Mumps: Just apply the thick paste of chebulic myroblan over the swelling. Often healing is quicker.
12. Hair graying or hair falling problems:  take the paste of the fruit and mix it in coconut oil and boil till the herb gets dissolved in the oil. Filter the oil and preserve it in a bottle. Just apply this oil on your scalp daily and massage it. Alternatively you can rinse your hair in diluted decoction before taking bath.
13. This herb is also used to cure asthma. One piece of fruit should be chewed every night to help reduce the asthma conditions like breathing problems.

14. Kills bacteria. Inhibits growth of E. coli, the most common organism responsible for UTI
15. Brush with the powder to reduce gum inflammation and bleeding of gums.
16. Jaundice: Mix kadukai powder, jeera and consume with water in the evening.
17. Ulcer : cures stomach and mouth ulcer. 
18. Cures eye sight problems, ear problems, pitha, mouth ulcer, sore throat, body heat, intestinal ulcer, diabetes, heart problems, arthritis.
19. For gray hair: Mix kadukkai powder, mehindi powder, amla powder, tea docoction and lemon and keep it overnight. Apply in the morning and take bath. Do this once a week.
    Else prepare oil : Mix kadukkai, amla, curry leaves, boil in gingely oil. Apply and take bath with seekakaai.

Precautions: The use of chebulic myroblan should be avoided during pregnancy as it may cause abortion.

Dont use the seeds of kadukai. Also, dont use skin of ginger

Fenugreek and Clove(Krambu), Cinnamon

பசியைத் தூண்டும் வெந்தயம்

'எனக்கு பசியே எடுக்கவில்லை' என்பவர்கள் தினமும் காலையில் எழுந்ததும் சிறிதளவு வெந்தயம் சாப்பிட்டு வரலாம். வெந்தயத்தில் உள்ள ஆல்கலாய்டுகள் பசியைத் தூண்டுகிறது. தினமும் காலையில் வெறும் வயிற்றில் சிறிதளவு வெந்தயம் சாப்பிட்டு வந்தால் உடலில் உள்ள சூடும் தணிந்து சிறுநீரும் பெருகும்.

Krambu (Clove)

கிராம்பில் உள்ள யுஜினால் என்கிற பொருள் பல் வலிக்கு சிறந்த வலி நிவாரணியாக செயல்படுகிறது. தினமும் இரண்டு கிராம்புகளை வாயில் போட்டு மென்று வந்தால் கொலஸ்ட்ராலின் அளவும் குறைவதாக மருத்துவ ஆராய்ச்சிகள் தெரிவிக்கின்றன. தேவையில்லாத வாய்த் துர்நாற்றத்தையும் தவிர்க்க முடியும்..

Cinnamon (Pattai)

1) HEART DISEASES: Apply honey and cinnamon powder on bread instead of using jam or butter and eat it regularly for breakfast.

2) ARTHRITIS: Apply a paste made of the two ingredients on the affected part of the body and massage slowly.

3) HAIR LOSS: Apply a paste of hot olive oil, a tablespoon of honey, a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath, leave it for 15 min and wash.

4) BLADDER INFECTIONS: Mix cinnamon powder and honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink.

5) TOOTHACHE: Apply a paste of cinnamon powder and honey and on the aching tooth.

6) CHOLESTEROL: Add honey to cinnamon powder mixed in boiled water or green tea and drink.

7) COLDS: Make a glass of lukewarm honey water mixed with cinnamon powder to help boost your immune system during the cold season. It may also help to clear your sinuses.

8) INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on a spoonful of honey taken before food relieves acidity.

9) LONGEVITY: Regularly take tea made with honey and a little cinnamon powder.

10) PIMPLES: Mix honey with cinnamon powder and apply paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash away the next morning.

11) OBESITY: To reduce weight, daily drink a mixture of a teaspoon of honey with half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder boiled in water with an empty stomach in the morning about half an hour before breakfast.