Sunday, July 11, 2010

Ayurvedic herbs


SHATAVARI

SUPER HIGH POTENCY 5:1 COLD EXTRACT

SHATAVARI OR ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS IS A
SUPERIOR REJUVENATION TONIC FOR OVERALL
HEALTH AND VITALITY. IT IS FAMOUS IN AYURVEDA
AND CHINESE MEDICINE AS A SUPERIOR TONIC
FOR WOMEN AS IT SUPPORTS AND NOURISHES
YIN PARTICULARLY THE LUNGS.
SHATAVARI SUPPORTS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH BY
TONING AND NOURISHING THE FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE
ORGANS. SHATAVARI TREATS PMS SYMPTOMS BY
RELIEVING PAIN AND CONTROLLING BLOOD LOSS
DURING MENSTRUATION. IT MAINTAINS HEALTHY
HORMONAL BALANCE AND SUPPORTS NORMAL
PRODUCTION OF BREAST MILK FOR NURSING MOTHERS.
SHATAVARI RELIEVES MENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS SUCH
AS HOT FLASHES. BY PRODUCING ESTROGENS IT
MAKES UP FOR LOW ESTROGEN LEVELS IN WOMEN WHO
ARE MENOPAUSAL OR HAVE HAD HYSTERECTOMIES.
SHATAVARI SUPPORTS NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE
IMMUNE AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEM, ALSO INCREASES
LIBIDO. IT IS USEFUL FOR LEUCORRHEA, IRRITABLE
BOWEL SYNDROME, HYPERACIDITY, HEARTBURN,
ULCERS AND IT STRENGTHENS THE EYES.
TAKE 1/2 TO 1 GRAM OR 1/4 TEASPOON IN WARM OR
HOT WATER 1 OR 2 TIMES PER DAY BETWEEN MEALS


BRAHMI

HIGH POTENCY 10:1 COLD EXTRACT

BRAHMI IS A SUPREME ANTI-AGING TONIC THAT
RESTORING VITALITY AND CLARITY WITH STRONG
ANTIOXIDANT PROPERTIES. A NOOTROPIC, IT
ENHANCES COGNITIVE ABILITY AND IS USED IN
INDIA TO CONSECRATE NEWBORN BABIES TO OPEN
THE GATEWAY OF INTELLIGENCE. BRAHMI IMPROVES
MEMORY CAPACITY AND MOTOR LEARNING ABILITY.
IT SUPPORTS THE ADRENALS, DETOXIFIES THE BRAIN
AND NERVE CELLS FROM HEAVY METALS. IT IS A
POWERFUL BLOOD CLEANSER, USED TO TREAT SKIN
DISEASES, INFLAMATION AND JOINT PAIN.

BRAHMI IS USED TO TREAT ASTHMA, INSANITY,
EPILEPSY, ADD, INSOMNIA AND NERVOUS
EXHAUSTION. IT IS A POTENT NERVE TONIC,
CARDIO TONIC AND DIURETIC, REKNOWNED FOR ITS
TRANQUILIZING, SEDATIVE, COGNITIVE ENHANCING,
HEPATO-PROTECTIVE AND ANTI-ANXIETY ACTION.
IN REBIRTHING THERAPY IT ACCELERATES TRAUMA
RELEASE THROUGH BREATH. IT DECREASES
FATIGUE AND DEPRESSION, AND INCREASES SEX
DRIVE, STIMILATES HAIR, SKIN AND NAIL GROWTH.
BRAHMI ENERGIZES THE CENTRAL NERVOUS AND
CIRCULATORY SYSTEMS, MINIMIZES VARICOSE VEINS,
REPAIRS SKIN, SCARRING, CONNECTIVE TISSUE AND
REMOVES CELLULITE.

TAKE 1/4 TO 1/2 GRAM OR 1/8 TO 1/4 TEASPOON
IN WARM WATER 2 TIMES PER DAY BEFORE MEALS


NEEM

SUPER HIGH POTENCY 10:1 COLD EXTRACT

INDIANS CALL THE SACRED NEEM TREE “THE VILLAGE
PHARMACY”. IT IS THE MOST HEAVILY RESEARCHED
HERBAL REMEDY IN INDIA. SCIENTISTS HAVE
DOCUMENTED NEEM’S DIVERSE BENEFITS IN DISORDERS
RANGING FROM AIDS AND ARTHRITIS TO CANCER,
ULCERS, SKIN DISEASES, LIVER DISEASE, PARASITES
AND MUCH MORE. 500 REPORTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH.

NEEM IS USED AS AN IMMUNE SYSTEM BOOSTER WITH
MULTIPLE ACTIONS, IT INCREASES PRODUCTION OF
IMPORTANT WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND BOOSTS LEVELS
OF BOTH ANTIBODIES AND MACROPHAGES. IT REDUCES
STOMACH ACID AND IMPROVES DIGESTION. NEEM
CONTAINS LIVER-PROTECTING COMPOUNDS INCLUDING
PRECURSORS TO GLUTATHIONE. NEEM IS REPLETE
WITH CONCENTRATED EXTREMELY BIO-AVAILABLE
ANTIOXIDANTS INCLUDING QUERCETIN AND RUTIN.

NEEM TREATS SKIN DISEASES INCLUDING PSORIASIS,
ECZEMA AND BOILS WITH BOTH INTERNAL AND TOPICAL
USE. NEEM IS SUCCESSFUL IN PREVENTING MALARIA.
BRUSHING WITH NEEM HEALS TOOTH AND GUM
DISEASE. NEEM DETOXES THE BODY AND NEUTRALIZES
HUNDREDS OF PARASITES, YEAST AND FUNGUS.

TAKE 1/4 TO 1/2 GRAM OR 1/8 TO 1/4 TEASPOON
IN WARM WATER 2 TIMES PER DAY BEFORE MEALS


GOKSHURA - TRIBULUS

SUPER HIGH POTENCY 7:1 COLD EXTRACT

GOKSHURA, TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS OR PUNCTURE
VINE IS AN APHRODISIAC, DIURETIC AND NERVINE
IN AYURVEDA AND NATUROPATHY. TRIBULUS TREATS
INFERTILITY, ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION, AND LOW LIBIDO
IMPROVING STAMINA AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE.
RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TRIBULUS INCREASES
TESTOSTERONE, DHEA, AND ESTROGEN LEVELS.

GOKSHURA IS COOLING, NOURISHING AND
BALANCING. IT IS A SPERM PURIFIER, ANTI-DIABETIC,
ANTI-GOUT. IT QUICKLY RELIEVES PAINFUL URINATION,
AND URINARY TRACT DISORDERS, IT PROMOTES
THE FLOW OF URINE, COOLS AND SOOTHES THE
MEMBRANES OF THE URINARY TRACT, AND AIDS IN
THE EXPULSION OF URINARY STONES. IT ALSO STOPS
BLEEDING FROM THE TRACT AND REJUVENATES THE
UROGENITAL SYSTEM, BOTH IN MEN AND WOMEN.

GOKSHURA REGULATES BLOOD PRESSURE AND
CHOLESTEROL LEVELS. FOR WOMEN IT BOOSTS THE
GROWTH OF THE UTERUS BY ITS ANABOLIC AND
REJUVENATIVE PROPERTIES. IT HELPS TO PREVENT
ABORTION BY CHECKING BLEEDING AND NOURISHING
THE GENITAL SYSTEM.

TAKE 1/2 TO 1 GRAM OR UP TO 1/4 TEASPOON IN WARM
OR HOT WATER 1 OR 2 TIMES PER DAY BETWEEN MEALS


ASHWAGANDHA

SUPER HIGH POTENCY 5:1 COLD EXTRACT

ASHWAGANDHA, ALSO KNOWN AS WITHANIA SOMNIFERA
AND INDIAN WINTER CHERRY, HAS BEEN USED FOR
THOUSANDS OF YEARS IN AYURVEDIC, AS WELL AS BY
NATIVE AMERICANS AND AFRICANS.

ASHWAGANDHA CONTAINS HIGH AMOUNTS OF THREE
NATURAL ANTIOXIDANTS: SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE,
CATALASE AND GLUTATHIONE PEROXIDASE. THE
EXTRACTS HAVE ACTIVITY SIMILAR TO GABA INCREASING
NEUROTRANSMITTER ACTIVITY IN THE BRAIN GIVING
STRONG ANXIETY REDUCING CAPABILITY.

ASHWAGANDHA. IT IS A STRONG ANTI-INFLAMMATORY
AND POWERFUL ANTI-AGING TONIC USEFUL FOR MENTAL
DISORDERS, ARTHRITIS, FEVERS, HYPERTENSION, DIABETES,
GENERAL DEBILITY AND TO PROTECT AGAINST INFECTION
OR ILLNESS. ASHWAGANDHA POWERFULLY BOOSTS THE
REPRODUCTIVE AND IMMUNE SYSTEMS, IT IMPROVES MEMORY
AND PROMOTES SOUND SLEEP.

ASHWAGANDHA IS A SUPERIOR REJUVENATION TONIC AND
ADAPTOGEN, THAT INCREASES THE BODY’S ABILITY TO
MAINTAIN HOMEOSTASIS AND RESIST STRESS WHETHER
FROM POOR DIET, LACK OF SLEEP, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL
STRAIN, OR CHEMICAL TOXINS IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

TAKE 1/2 TO 1 GRAM OR 1/4 TEASPOON IN WARM OR
HOT WATER 1 OR 2 TIMES PER DAY BETWEEN MEALS

Ayurvedic Medicine

First of all, sorry for keeping you in the dark for so long, I have been too busy absorbing what was happening inside and around me to get the wits about me to make any entry here, hope you will forgive me when you see what tasty things that is coming up.

Two days ago my detox supervisor Elicia informed me that an Ayurvedic Doctor, William was coming to the healing island of Koh Samui. William runs an organic Ayurvedic herb farm in India and grows, harvest and process the herbs himself. I met him and bought 100 grams each of Brahmi, Neem, Ashwagandha, Shatavari & Goksura. I will try 3 of the herbs starting from today and journal about the effects here. I might bring some of these herbs with me to Norway if there is any interest from people back home. I will start by listing the healing properties of each herb, it is breathtaking! First a little introduction to Ayurvedic medicine.

Ayurvedic medicine (also called Ayurveda) is one of the world's oldest medical systems. It originated in India and has evolved there over thousands of years. The term "Ayurveda" combines the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda means "the science of life."
Ayurvedic medicine aims to integrate and balance the body, mind, and spirit; thus, some view it as "holistic." This balance is believed to lead to happiness and health, and to help prevent illness. Ayurvedic medicine also treats specific physical and mental health problems. A chief aim of Ayurvedic practices is to cleanse the body of substances that can cause disease, thus helping to reestablish harmony and balance.

Ayurvedic medicine continues to be practiced in India, where nearly 80 percent of the population uses it exclusively or combined with conventional (Western) medicine. It is also practiced in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Pakistan.

Next up is a detailed description of each herb's healing powers.