Cold and cough is very common in season change. But in many people specially in children's cold and cough may be very frequent and reason for this is weak immunity of body. If someone is suffering from recurring cold and cough then he should improve his immunity.

There are many natural remedies to improve immunity here are some of them:

• Drink Giloy decoction twice daily for 1~2 weeks. Here is details for making giloy decoction Link
• Eat fresh fruits and vegetable rich in vitamin C, iron and zinc. Like Oranges, Carrots and leaf vegetables.
• After wake up in morning do gargle and drink 1.5~2 litre water and do omit using you hand clean fingers. Insert clean fingers in your mouth till throat and omit all water. This is very effective therapy to get rid from recurring cough.
• Do physical exercise daily.
• Do pranayama daily and other breathing exercise
• If some one has recurring cold and cough problem then he/she can take homeopathic treatment as they are very effective in long term.
• In winter one should eat good quality chyavanpras daily.
• In small children's frequent cold and cough is very common because small children's immunity is not enough. But with as child growth these frequency decrease with time.
• In case of very small children you must consult a doctor. 

In summers prickly heat is very common problem in India. This is know as Ghamori. Mostly kids and people expose to extreme heat are affected by this this condition. This skin condition is mainly due to high release of histamine in skin cells. These are red, etching and some times cause burning sensation.

If prickly heat are not managed carefully then they can cause skin infections and creates many other health problems.

In India most of the people uses talcum powder to get relief from prickly heat but talcum powder is only a temporary thing and many people don’t like it including me.

As reason of prickly heat is release of histamine so better thing to do is stop excess production of histamine. Here are simple remedies for prickly heat.

• Vitamin C is anti-histamine and it should be best way to control prickly heat. For vitamin C you have to eat fresh citrus fruits, drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice. Fresh rose petal and green chillies are great source of vitamin C. So first thing you should do to control prickly heat is start consuming vitamin C rich foods.
• Bathing is best management of prickly heat for instant relief from prickly heat. If you can pour warm water on affected skin area then it will also reduce production of histamine but not for long time.
• Quercetin is also anti-histamine and apples, onions and tea are great source of histamine. So in summers stat eating red onion.
• For instant relief you can use aloe vera gel on skin. Aloe vera is also antiseptic so it will prevent your skin from any bacterial infections also.
• Mint and ice cube are very good to get relief from burning sensation.
• You can also use boiled Neam leaf water to wash skin or it will better to take neem water bath.
• Take green henna leaves ground and pour some water over. Apply this paste over the itching skin.
• Drink lots of water in the summer season.

Papain is an enzyme found in papaya white latex. This is a natural enzyme to breakdown protein. There are many natural remedies of papain specially in digestive and skin problem and treating many other dieses like cancer and in others therapies. This is also used in culinary to prepare meat dishes and many industrial usages as a cleanser.

Papain has almost no side effects in adults is taken in medicinal amount. Excess oral consumption can cause serve damage in mouth and stomach. It may cause irritation and blisters on skin if applied excessively.

Here are some remedies of Papaya Papain:

• This can be used to boost digestion but make sure intake is in controlled manner.
• Papain is antiseptic and anti-inflammatory in nature it can be used to cure wounds, burns, rashes and bug stings. In pigmentation this is very helpful as it breaks dead skin and it is great skin cleanser you can use Papaya face pack.
• You can also apply papain to cure fungal skin infections.
• Papain can act as an immune support system for cancer treatment. Several studies suggest that the papain enzyme also possesses anti-tumour capacities.

Many cosmetics are made with papain cosmetics, toothpaste, enzymatic soft contact lens cleaners.

But be careful for dosages while using papain. In pregnancy one should not use papain and papaya fruit. Do not use this if you are allergic to it. 

Shilajit is a tar like substance found in mountain stones of Himalaya, Caucasus mountains, Altai Mountains and other Asian mountains. Shilajit can be Black, white, dark brown in colour but mainly in brown colour. Shilajit contains more than 80 mineral’s and used in Ayurveda. These minerals are very good for health.

  According to ayurvedic texts there is not disease in world which can not be treated by Shilajit if given and administrator properly with other drugs.

According to scientific research’s in India and USSR it is confirmed that Shilajit is very effecting in treatment of many disease like   

Anti-inflammatory (eg Arthritis), Dispels pain, Anti-ulcer, Anti-anxiety, anti-stress
Smart drug (nootropic effect), Anti-aging (both mental and physical) etc.

In Indian sub-continent shilajit is very common for treating sexual weakness and there are many drug manufacturer who are making different medicine as health tonic. As shilajit is rich source of many minerals so definitely it will improve our physical or mental health and that will improve sex life.

There are many drug manufacturers in India who are manufacturing this drug and you can buy this over the counter or online some or very famous like Dabur Shilajit Gold, Patanjali Shilajit Capsule etc.

Here are some indication of Shilajit:

• Anemia, Vitiation of blood balance and its circulation, Helps in Reducing blood sugar levels
• Parasitic diseases related to skin, Various Skin related diseases,Leprosy and Psoriasis
• Sexual debility and weakness, Sexual vitality problems, Infertility issues of males and females, Menstrual disorders in females, Post-partum health issues , Thyroid dysfunction
• Digestive troubles, Vomiting, Piles or Hemorrhoids, Parasitic Infestation
  Jaundice, Hepatitis, Indigestion, Gall stones and its obstruction, Obstinate abdominal diseases including ascites
• Nervous diseases, Parkinsons disease, Stress management, Epilepsy attacks, Insanity problems, Schizophrenia
• Dyspnoea, Chronic bronchitis problem, Asthma attack, Mouth related disorders
  Fractures and broken bones, Arthritis and joint pains, Osteoarthritis, Osteopenia, Spondylosis of cervical as well as lumbar region, Bodybuilding (Muscular hypertrophy)
• Obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes Incipetus, Glycosuria,Lithuria
  Frequent urination caused by a stone in prostate area, Spermoruia or sperm out flow through urine, Diabetes Mellitus, Kidney stones, Cystitis, Dysuria i.e. difficulty in urination
• Chronic urinary tract problems, Urinary tract infections, Burning urination, Wonderful Uterine Tonic, One of the best Kidney Toner

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Bleeding from gums is known as pyorrhea. The main cause of pyorrhea is tooth cavity, Infection in mouth, T.B., jaundice and other illness. It also cause bad breath, swelling in hand and legs. Due to pyorrhea many stomach problems can be developed so we need to treat this.

Here are some natural home remedies to treat pyorrhea:

• Vitamins C deficiency is main reason for pyorrhea. So for treating pyorrhea you need to eat vitamin C rich foods. Green chili, red rose flower, green leaf vegetables and all citrus fruits are rich source of vitamin C and you should eat these foods along with your diet. Fresh green chili and red rose flower is greatest source of vitamin C. Eating daily vitamin C rich food will cure pyorrhea permanently.
• Make ash of babool outer bark and filter it by clean cotton cloth. Now add salt and black pepper powder to it. Store it in some jar and massage this powder on gums with finger twice daily. This will cure all gum disease.
• make ash of ritha seeds and add salt to it. Do brush with this powder daily twice. It will stop bleeding from gum.
• Make kadha of menhadi leaves and do gargle with this. It is very effective treatment you should try this at least once.
• Take 3 gm sonth daily with water for 10 days. It will do the magic.
• Mix 1 spoon ginger juice and 1 pinch salt in a cup of water. Heat it to luke warm and do gargle with this, try to keep this in mouth for some time. This is very effective treatment for gum bleeding.

Honey is sweet sticky food prepared by honey bees from flower nectar. Honey contain 75% invert sugar and trace of minerals such as iron, copper, sodium, potassium, manganese, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. It has anti bacterial, anti-viral and anti- fungal properties. Honey also contain vitamin C and B vitamin. Because of these minerals and vitamins honey is very good for our external skin care.

In market there are many expensive skin care products claiming use of honey as key ingredients. As these products are very expensive so you can use raw honey for you skin care at home by making some pack, lotion by adding some other natural ingredient in your kitchen. Here are are some tips to using honey for skin care.

- Make face pack by adding some milk and apply it for 30 min on your face and wash with fresh water. It is great moisturiser for your face and other body part.

- You can use it on bacterial skin infection as it produces hydrogen peroxide. You can also use it on cut, wounds to avoid infection.

- It is also anti-fungal and you can apply it on ringworm.

- You can just use honey as skin cleanser just apply honey on face by you palm on you face. You can also add some water in honey. After rubbing gently for some time just wash your face with water.

In summers prickly heat is very common problem in India. This is know as Ghamori. Mostly kids and people expose to extreme heat are affected by this this condition. This skin condition is mainly due to high release of histamine in skin cells. These are red, etching and some times cause burning sensation.

If prickly heat are not managed carefully then they can cause skin infections and creates many other health problems.

In India most of the people uses talcum powder to get relief from prickly heat but talcum powder is only a temporary thing and many people don’t like it including me.

As reason of prickly heat is release of histamine so better thing to do is stop excess production of histamine. Here are simple remedies for prickly heat.

• Vitamin C is anti-histamine and it should be best way to control prickly heat. For vitamin C you have to eat fresh citrus fruits, drink fresh fruit and vegetable juice. Fresh rose petal and green chillies are great source of vitamin C. So first thing you should do to control prickly heat is start consuming vitamin C rich foods.
• Bathing is best management of prickly heat for instant relief from prickly heat. If you can pour warm water on affected skin area then it will also reduce production of histamine but not for long time.
• Quercetin is also anti-histamine and apples, onions and tea are great source of histamine. So in summers stat eating red onion.
• For instant relief you can use aloe vera gel on skin. Aloe vera is also antiseptic so it will prevent your skin from any bacterial infections also.
• Mint and ice cube are very good to get relief from burning sensation.
• You can also use boiled Neam leaf water to wash skin or it will better to take neem water bath.
• Take green henna leaves ground and pour some water over. Apply this paste over the itching skin.
• Drink lots of water in the summer season.

Papain is an enzyme found in papaya white latex. This is a natural enzyme to breakdown protein. There are many natural remedies of papain specially in digestive and skin problem and treating many other dieses like cancer and in others therapies. This is also used in culinary to prepare meat dishes and many industrial usages as a cleanser.

Papain has almost no side effects in adults is taken in medicinal amount. Excess oral consumption can cause serve damage in mouth and stomach. It may cause irritation and blisters on skin if applied excessively.

Here are some remedies of Papaya Papain:

• This can be used to boost digestion but make sure intake is in controlled manner.
• Papain is antiseptic and anti-inflammatory in nature it can be used to cure wounds, burns, rashes and bug stings. In pigmentation this is very helpful as it breaks dead skin and it is great skin cleanser you can use Papaya face pack.
• You can also apply papain to cure fungal skin infections.
• Papain can act as an immune support system for cancer treatment. Several studies suggest that the papain enzyme also possesses anti-tumour capacities.

Many cosmetics are made with papain cosmetics, toothpaste, enzymatic soft contact lens cleaners.

But be careful for dosages while using papain. In pregnancy one should not use papain and papaya fruit. Do not use this if you are allergic to it. 

Shilajit is a tar like substance found in mountain stones of Himalaya, Caucasus mountains, Altai Mountains and other Asian mountains. Shilajit can be Black, white, dark brown in colour but mainly in brown colour. Shilajit contains more than 80 mineral’s and used in Ayurveda. These minerals are very good for health.

  According to ayurvedic texts there is not disease in world which can not be treated by Shilajit if given and administrator properly with other drugs.

According to scientific research’s in India and USSR it is confirmed that Shilajit is very effecting in treatment of many disease like   

Anti-inflammatory (eg Arthritis), Dispels pain, Anti-ulcer, Anti-anxiety, anti-stress
Smart drug (nootropic effect), Anti-aging (both mental and physical) etc.

In Indian sub-continent shilajit is very common for treating sexual weakness and there are many drug manufacturer who are making different medicine as health tonic. As shilajit is rich source of many minerals so definitely it will improve our physical or mental health and that will improve sex life.

There are many drug manufacturers in India who are manufacturing this drug and you can buy this over the counter or online some or very famous like Dabur Shilajit Gold, Patanjali Shilajit Capsule etc.

Here are some indication of Shilajit:

• Anemia, Vitiation of blood balance and its circulation, Helps in Reducing blood sugar levels
• Parasitic diseases related to skin, Various Skin related diseases,Leprosy and Psoriasis
• Sexual debility and weakness, Sexual vitality problems, Infertility issues of males and females, Menstrual disorders in females, Post-partum health issues , Thyroid dysfunction
• Digestive troubles, Vomiting, Piles or Hemorrhoids, Parasitic Infestation
  Jaundice, Hepatitis, Indigestion, Gall stones and its obstruction, Obstinate abdominal diseases including ascites
• Nervous diseases, Parkinsons disease, Stress management, Epilepsy attacks, Insanity problems, Schizophrenia
• Dyspnoea, Chronic bronchitis problem, Asthma attack, Mouth related disorders
  Fractures and broken bones, Arthritis and joint pains, Osteoarthritis, Osteopenia, Spondylosis of cervical as well as lumbar region, Bodybuilding (Muscular hypertrophy)
• Obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes Incipetus, Glycosuria,Lithuria
  Frequent urination caused by a stone in prostate area, Spermoruia or sperm out flow through urine, Diabetes Mellitus, Kidney stones, Cystitis, Dysuria i.e. difficulty in urination
• Chronic urinary tract problems, Urinary tract infections, Burning urination, Wonderful Uterine Tonic, One of the best Kidney Toner

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Bleeding from gums is known as pyorrhea. The main cause of pyorrhea is tooth cavity, Infection in mouth, T.B., jaundice and other illness. It also cause bad breath, swelling in hand and legs. Due to pyorrhea many stomach problems can be developed so we need to treat this.

Here are some natural home remedies to treat pyorrhea:

• Vitamins C deficiency is main reason for pyorrhea. So for treating pyorrhea you need to eat vitamin C rich foods. Green chili, red rose flower, green leaf vegetables and all citrus fruits are rich source of vitamin C and you should eat these foods along with your diet. Fresh green chili and red rose flower is greatest source of vitamin C. Eating daily vitamin C rich food will cure pyorrhea permanently.
• Make ash of babool outer bark and filter it by clean cotton cloth. Now add salt and black pepper powder to it. Store it in some jar and massage this powder on gums with finger twice daily. This will cure all gum disease.
• make ash of ritha seeds and add salt to it. Do brush with this powder daily twice. It will stop bleeding from gum.
• Make kadha of menhadi leaves and do gargle with this. It is very effective treatment you should try this at least once.
• Take 3 gm sonth daily with water for 10 days. It will do the magic.
• Mix 1 spoon ginger juice and 1 pinch salt in a cup of water. Heat it to luke warm and do gargle with this, try to keep this in mouth for some time. This is very effective treatment for gum bleeding.

Honey is sweet sticky food prepared by honey bees from flower nectar. Honey contain 75% invert sugar and trace of minerals such as iron, copper, sodium, potassium, manganese, calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. It has anti bacterial, anti-viral and anti- fungal properties. Honey also contain vitamin C and B vitamin. Because of these minerals and vitamins honey is very good for our external skin care.

In market there are many expensive skin care products claiming use of honey as key ingredients. As these products are very expensive so you can use raw honey for you skin care at home by making some pack, lotion by adding some other natural ingredient in your kitchen. Here are are some tips to using honey for skin care.

- Make face pack by adding some milk and apply it for 30 min on your face and wash with fresh water. It is great moisturiser for your face and other body part.

- You can use it on bacterial skin infection as it produces hydrogen peroxide. You can also use it on cut, wounds to avoid infection.

- It is also anti-fungal and you can apply it on ringworm.

- You can just use honey as skin cleanser just apply honey on face by you palm on you face. You can also add some water in honey. After rubbing gently for some time just wash your face with water.

Ashoka tree is a rain forest tree found in Indian subcontinent. Meaning of name ashoka is sorrow less. This tree is found in many areas in India mostly in Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and South India. Ashoka tree is really beautiful tree with green leaves and very attractive red flowers. One can find ashoka tree very easily in Hindu, Buddhist Hindu, Jain Hindu temple gardens. Asoka tree is well described in mythological and ancient Indian Hindu text because this is sacred and full of medicinal property.

Details of Ashoka Tree

Medicinal chemistry of Saraca indica

Biological and Pharmaceutical property of Saraca asoca

Indication of Ashoka in Ayurveda

Medicine form of Ashoka in Ayurveda

How to get Ashoka Tree Products

Details of Ashoka Tree

Ashoka is an evergreen wild tree still found in Himalayas and across Indian sub-continent. It?s height is about 6-9 meters, leaves 15-25 cm long and green colour. In spring season ashoka tree is covered with red colour flowers and looks really very beautiful. The fruits are about 6-10 inches long, looks like broad beans containing 6-8 grey colour seed like chest nut.

Ashok bark, seed and flower are used in manufacturing medicines.

Most of the people thinks False Ashoka(nettilingam) as saraca asoca but these two are different. False ashoka can not be used for medicine purpose. You can easily differentiate between two variety of tree easily using following atribute.

• Ashoka flowers are red(initially orange in colour) while False Ashoka flowers are apple green colour.
• Ashoka fruits looks like broad beans containing multiple seeds while false ashoka fruits are small spherical and contains only one seeds.
• Ashoka tree are small in length while false ashoka length is higher.

Ashoka Tree	False Ashoka Tree

Medicinal chemistry of Saraca indica

By research of ashoka tree by many pharma companies it is found that it contains haematoxylin, tannin, iron, catechol, silica, potassium, magnesium, calcium, glycoside and many more given below.

The bark of plant presence of epicatechin, procyanidin, deoxyprocyanidin B, catechin, methyl-cholesta, ethycholesta, Dglucoside, leucopelargonidin and leucocyanidin.

The flower part of plant contain Oleic, linoleic, palmitic and stearic acids, P-sitosterol, quercetin, kaempferol- 3-0-P-D- glucoside, quercetin- 3-0-P-D-glucoside, apigenin- 7-0-p-D-glucoside, pelargonidin- 3, 5-diglucoside, cyanidin-3, 5- diglucoside, palmitic, stearic, linolenic, linoleic, p and y sitosterols, leucocyanidin and gallic acid.

Seed and Pod contains oleic, linoleic, palmitic and stearic acids, catechol, epicatechol and leucocyanidin.

Biological and Pharmaceutical property of Saraca asoca

Ashoka leaves, flower and bark has antibacterial properties can be used to cure bacterial infections.

Antimenorrhagic Activity: Saraca asoca dried bark has been used for menorrhagia in India. In India Saraca asoca dried bark as well as flower is given as a tonic to ladies in case of Uterine disorders. Saraca asoca stem bark also used to treat all disorder associated with the menstrual cycle.

Ashoka is an astringent and analgesic agent. Astringent property can be used to treat womb problems along with other medicine.

Anticancer Activity: The anticancer principle from Saraca asoca flowers indicated 50 percent cytotoxicity (in vitro) in Dalton's lymphoma ascites and Sarcoma-180 tumour cells at a concentration of 38 mug and 54 mug respectively, with no activity against normal lymphocytes but preferential activity for lymphocytes derived from leukaemia patients

Indication of Ashoka in Ayurveda

• Useful in management of all painful conditions.
• Ashoka improves complexion of the body.
• Ashoka improves digestion and assimilation.
• Ashoka alleviates excessive thirst.
• Ashoka alleviates burning sensation.
• Ashoka kills all infectious agents.
• Ashoka is useful in management of all edematous conditions.
• Ashoka is useful in toxicities and all blood disease.
• It useful in management of inflammation of lymph nodes.
• This drug(saraca asoca) can be used to treat wounds, eye disease, insect bite, neurological disorder and fever.
• Ashoka seeds can be used to treat cough.
• Very good to treat uterine disorders and keeps menstruation clear and controls excessive bleeding.
• There is no harm in pregnancy from ashoka( but take only after getting advice from a medical practitioner.
• It cures ulcers, piles, haemorrhoids, menorrhagia , worms, facture of bones.
• It can be used to treat tumours.

Medicine form of Ashoka in Ayurveda

• In ayurveda ashoka can be used externally by making paste on skin to treat wound, infection and to treat any kind of body pain etc.
• Can be used by making decoction with water or milk.
• Powder can be taken with honey.
• Rishta can be made using fermentation.
• Many reputed pharma are manufacturing ashoka medicines in forms of Pills, Ashokarishta, Ashokaghrita etc by adding other ayurvedic natural herbs, bhasmas etc.

How to get Ashoka Tree Products

You can get Ashoka bark, flower powder in market and use them by making decoction with milk or water. You can also apply powder on skin problems by making paste.

You can purchase medicines by taking prescription from a doctor from medical shops or online.

You can find a ashoka tree and get bark, flowers etc. Make sure the tree you find is ashoka tree not false ashoka because false ashoka is very common and cannot be used for medicine purpose described above.

All above properties makes Ashoka a divine tree.

Reference

Ashoka is highly regarded medicinal tree universally. This plant is the source of various types of compounds effective in treatment of various diseases. Ashoka is being used since ancient time as medicine and proven in modern era. It has pharmacological activities like anti cancer , anti menorrhagia , anti oxytocic , antimicrobial activity and it is used in ayurvedic, homeopathy and unani medicine system.

Here i am writing some simple home remedies of saraca asoca tree. Mainly ashoka tree bark, flowers, roots and seeds are used in treatment. You can get these directly from tree (flowers and seeds in season) and bark any time. But you can also get ashoka products in ( like bark, flower, seeds in powdered form)market.

• To regulate menstrual cycle and treat other gynaecological disorders.make Ksheerapaka of ashoka bark. Boil 6 gm ashoka bark in 500 ml cow milk and 500 ml water till it reduces to half. Add some sugar and filter it. Drink this regularly, it is suggested to drink it daily for 3 days in every three months for normal menses.
• To treat menorrhagia, boil the bark in water and prepare a decoction. In this decoction many other herbs are added. This decoction is given every morning (empty stomach) to the patients. Many healers boil the bark in milk also.
• To heal fractured bones make paste of bark by soaking it in water for whole night and apply on affected area. This will really help in recovery and provide relief from all kind of pain.
• Boil water with ashoka bark and use this water to clean all kind of skin and other infection as it has microbiological property.
• Grind dried ashoka flower by adding some water. Extract 20-60 drops and consume it twice daily to get relief from high blood sugar.
• To control excessive urinating problem and stone take 1-2 gm ashoka seeds powder twice daily.
• Make paste of ashoka roots and apply in case of freckles and external inflammations, ulcers and skin diseases.
• For metal disorder it is suggested to take bath under ashoka tree and take rest under ashoka tree.

There are many other medicinal use of ashoka tree. It is advised to consult an ayurvedic practitioner for best result. 

Ashoka is a sacred tree used as medicine since ancient time. Ashoka is very useful for treatment of females reproduction organ related disorders and illness and can be used to treat other health problems.

There are many medicine form of ashoka medicine like bark churna, flower powder, ashoka grita, rishtha and many more.

Ashoka ghrita is made using ghee as base and many other natural herbs.

Health benefits and uses

• Ashoka ghrita is used in treatment of menorrhagia, menstrual pain and bleeding, anaemia, loss of weight, respiratory diseases.
• It can also be taken to promote overall health.

There is no side effect of asoka ghrita but female with low menses flow should avoid it. People suffering from diabetes, high cholesterol, heart diseases and high blood pressure should use with precaution because this contains sugar and butter.

Dose

Half teaspoon with water, usually before food, once or twice a day. It is always better to consult a doctor before taking any medicine.

Key ingredients are

• Ashoka bark powder(Main ingredients)
• Jeera
• Yasthimadhu root
• Vidarikand root
• Bala root
• Ashwagandha root
• Shatavari root
• Sugar, Ghee made from cow milk

These product are manufactured by many pharmaceutical companies and you can buy it from any medical shop or online.

Kushmanda(white gourd) is belongs to gourd family of vegetables is commonly known as Petha in India and used as medicine in Ayurveda. Other names are ash gourd, wax gourd because of it outer skin have wax and ash type layer. This vegetable is native to South East Asia but now this is cultivated all over world. Mostly it is used in culinary and in India Petha sweet dish is very popular made from pulp of white gourd and sugar syrup.

Ash gourd has nutrition like amino acids, mucins, mineral salts, starch calcium, riboflavin, thiamine, niacin and rich source of vitamin B and C. Phyto-chemical studies on the fruit indicated two triterpenes, alunsenol and mutiflorenol, which have cell stabilizing effects.

In Ayurveda it’s fruit pulp, seeds and seeds oil is used to treat various health problems.

Many studies has been done on Ash gourd to support health benefits and some are here

• As pulp of fruit contains lot of water, vitamin B, C, minerals and fibre so it can be used to treat constipation as pulp of ash gourd has laxative property. This used to improve overall digestion.
• Consumption of pulp can be used to treat urinary dysfunction and it can be very helpful in treatment of kidney stones.
• Ash gourd juice can be taken in morning with same amount of water empty stomach to treat peptic ulcer, do not eat anything for 2-3 hours after drinking this.
• It seeds powder can be used to eject tapeworm and other intestinal worms. Take 3-6 gm before sleeping.
• It can even treat mouth ulcers, protecting teeth and gums when a mouth gargle of the juice is done regularly.
• Pulp and paste of leaves can be used to reduce skin burning sensation.
• White gourd as a brain tonic as well as improves memory. Acts as a tranquilliser and therefore useful in schizophrenia, debility and memory loss.
• Seed(5-6 gm) boiled in milk can be take to increase sperm count and it will also improve libido.
• White gourd’s seed powder with mixed with brahmi is really good in treatment of epilepsy in children. Seed’s have great nutrition value like other dried nuts.

You can find this fruit vegetable very easily in Indian vegetable markets and also around the world.

So if you want to gain weight and get other benefits of white gourd then you can eat petha at least.

Constipation is very common stomach problem in which one suffers from inappropriate bowel movement and it can cause pain and other serious problem in long term. Constipation also cause psychological unrest and creates stress. Best treatment for constipation is to try to keep it away.

One can treat and keep constipation away by changing his daily routine and slight change in food habit.

Some important things are here to keep away constipation.

• Most important thing is do some physical workout as it will improve your digestion and bowel movement.
• Drink adequate amount of water 2-3 litre daily 12-15 time or more as water is very important for digestion keep bowel soft.
• Make balance in your diet means eat food in such manner which can provide you required fibre. Fine grains, dairy product and non vegetarian foods contains very less dietary fibre which cause constipation so balance your food by adding fibre rich foods like fresh fruits, vegetable and whole grains foods. If you are eating dairy products or meat products then you should add adequate quantity of fresh vegetable, salads or fresh fruit to your diet.
• Keep your timings regular and avoid over eating.
• Take proper sleep at least 6-8 hours daily.

You can see my post for importance of dietary fibre in diet here.

Kidney stones are hard substances formed in kidney developed from chemicals separated from blood to urine and homeopath provides very good alternate for treating these kind of stones. Although every one is not developing these stones or stone size is very small which is pass out through urine without our knowledge and we do not experience any pain.

Many people experience development of kidney stone again and again, for these kind of people homeopathy is a good option because it really helps in prevention of recurring stones.

Berberis Vulgaris and Urtica Urens are homeopathic medicine for treating kidney stone. These medicines are made from herbs Berberis and Urtica Urens.

You can use Urtica Urens - 200 potency and Berberis Vul - 200 potency to treat kidney stones. After breakfast, lunch and dinner take 5 pills of Urtica Urens and after 15 minutes take 5 pills of Berberis Vul and it will dissolve out stone within a month or two. Also you have to increase water intake if you are suffering from kidney stones so drink more water and juices and fresh vegetable like cucumbers because more urination is required to pass out dissolved stones.

It is always better if you consult a homeopathic doctor for your treatment.

Irritable bowel syndrome is a gastrointestinal disorder in which your intestine does not function properly. IBS can be caused by many factors like bacterial or fungi infection, allergic to some foods, pregnancy or not taking proper diet and irregular life style. In IBS one can have constipation or diarrhea.

In bacterial or fungi infection mostly symptom is frequent diarrhea while most of the bacterial infection goes itself while some needs proper treatment with antibiotics.

While constipation can be caused by allergy from certain food like fibre rich diet, oily foods, fine grains, raw vegetables, meat or dairy food. In fact one can allergic to any type of food. Drinking less water can also cause constipation.

So if you are suffering from frequent constipation(chronic) and you are following a healthy life style like regular physical work out, fibre rich diet and in taking adequate liquid then you should do a diagnosis for foods allergy. You can do allergy test from some allergy test centre or you can do it by your self.

To finding food allergy by your self you have do monitoring of your constipation by changing food type for 1 week for each type food. You can start this by stop eating dairy products for 1 week and monitor if there is not change then stop using other foods like meat food and monitor changes after this stop using fine grain breads for one week then stop using raw fruits and vegetables. This will definitely help you to finding allergy if you are food allergic.

If you find then do not use those foods and rest will be fine.

Apart from this you can do one thing buy Sat-Isabgol(Ayurvedic herbal husk) from some grocery or medicine shop and take this 5~10 gm with water 2-3 times day for 3-4 days and eat apple after meals. Drink 8-10 glass of water daily. Do this for 3-4 days, i am sure it will help you do not forget to do some workout.

Note: If you are suffering for more than a week then you should consult a doctor.

Cystone is an Ayurvedic is an ayurvedic herbal medicine used to treat kidney stone. It also prevents formation of stones and prevent other renal problem. There are many studies on this medicine which suggest it an effective alternate medicine for management of  renal calculi.

If some one is suffering from recurring stone formation then he should try this medicine at least once as it has ph normalizer, diuretic, antioxidant, antilithiatic and lithotriptic properties which prevents formation of stones in kidneys.

There is no known adverse side effect of this medicine if some one take is in prescribed manner. You should take prescription from a ayurvedic practitioner for best result.

Indication of Cystone:

• For treatment and prevention of kidney stone
• Prevention recurrence of stones
• Treatment of crystals in urine
• In other urinary problems

Main ingredients of Cystone:

• Gokshura ( Tribulus Terrestris)
• Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa)
• Pashanbheda (Saxifraga ligulata)
• Mustaka (Cyperus rotundus)
• Shatavari (Asparagus racemosus)
• Kulattha (Dolichos biflorus)
• Ushira (Vetiveria zizaneoides)
• Trikatu (Piper longum)
• Karchura (Curcuma zedoaria)
• Many other herbal ingredients

Dosage of Cystone: One can take 2 tablets 2~3 times daily with water but it is better to consult an ayurvedic doctor.

Cystone is very old ayurvedic formulation mainly manufactured and sold by Himalaya in form of syrup and tablets. You can get this medicine at medicine store or you can buy it online.

Kushmanda ghrita is an ayurvedic medicine to treat all kind of mental illness like depression, insomnia, hypersomnia by its medhya rasayana drugs properties. Kushmanad(white gourd/Petha/Ashgourd) is rich sources of medhya rasayana drugs and ghee(cow milk clarified butter) is also source of medhya rasayana drugs.

There are many studies performed by ayurvedic doctors in India for effects of Kushmanad ghrita on many mentally ill people by using DSM-IV diagnostic criteria of depressive illness. Participants  both male and female and results are very convincing after treatment of 1 month.

Kushmanda Ghrita has shown statistically very good results for mental illness symptoms such as sad mood, suicidal tendency, anxiety, lack of confidence, loss of interest.

Many patients has improved memory as medhya drugs are know as brain tonic.

Recipe for making Kushmanda Ghrita

Ingredients can be purchased from market in every part of India and in other countries as well.

• Extract juice of kushmanad(100 ml)
• Make paste of mulethi(Glycyrrhiza) root (100 ml)
• Clarified butter of cow milk(3.5 litre) about 18 time of kushmanad and mulethi
• Now mix all in thick bottom pan.
• Put pan on stove and cook this mixture on slow flame until you don’t see any trace of water.
• Now keep this ghrita in a clean container.

How to use kushmanad ghrita

20 ml ghrita with 40 ml Luke warm water twice daily(morning and evening) for at least 1 months.

This can also be taken as mental health tonic to improve memory, intellect. and overall life quality.