Refreshing Cabbage, Cilantro & Aloe Juice - Calms Immune System & Spring Allergies

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ayurvedic notes

 

This refreshing and light drink not only revitalizes you for spring, but it can also offer a reprieve from spring allergies.

Calms Immune System & Spring Allergies

 

In Ayurveda, auto-immune and other allergic conditions are aggravated by toxins and heat. Spring season creates a perfect storm for allergies and auto-immune disorders. As soon as the pollen starts to fall, the flood gates will open as your body is naturally congested, releasing toxins, and hot in mid Spring.

When your liver is too overwhelmed to process toxins, the immune system kicks in as a backup. If you have an auto-immune disorder, or are prone to allergies, toxins only make things worse for your body.

Heat aggravates the immune system because it also stresses out the liver. The immune system is inherently hot, being warlike in nature. An example of the immune system's relationship to heat is a fever.

Cabbage, cilantro, and aloe vera are strongly cooling. Aloe and cilantro cleanse the liver. Cilantro is an anti-histamine, meaning it directly calms the immune system. Bitter taste cleanses and refreshes the liver, improving its performance. Bitter taste also helps decongest the blood for improved lymphatic drainage.

Weights & measures

ingredients

2 tbsp	Aloe Vera Gel
1 c	Cabbage (raw)
1/2 c	Cilantro

preparation

1. Juice cabbage and cilantro in a vegetable juicer. If you don't have a juicer, chop cabbage and cilantro, then puree in a blender with 1c water. Strain the water into a glass.

2. Add aloe vera to vegetable juice. Add 1/2 water if necessary. Stir.

 

Source

Chard

Chard - Beta vulgaris - Mediterranean
                   
Chard is a vegetable belonging to the species Beta vulgaris. The chard originated in the Mediterranean basin. It is believed to have been used as both food and medicine from prehistory.

It is thought that this vegetable has been valued in ancient Greece, as was mentioned by philosophers such as Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC).
In the eighth century, chard cultivation was common in China, then spread to the rest of Asia. Even today it is a key ingredient of the cuisine of various countries in the Far East.

In Europe, the chard started become popular, especially in France, from the Middle Ages.

In actuality, because chard is grown in temperate zones, is widespread worldwide, and can be found several varieties, including the crisp chard, sporting dark green leaves, white stalk and a taste that resembles the spinach, chard stalks that features large white and green leaves, Japanese and Swiss chard leaves and closed juxtaposed with yellowish at the base and core and pale green on the edges.

In Portugal the chard is available for consumption between October and June.

Nutritional Information

The chard, like the other vegetables, is low in energy and high in water. Also noteworthy is its content of vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, potassium and fiber.

 

Nutritional composition table (100g edible portion)

g = grammg = milligrams= Edible portion with respect to the weight of the food that is consumed after all discarded waste.Source: Lima D, Colugnati F, et al. Brazilian Table of Food Composition. New York: Center for Studies and Research in Food, State University of Campinas. 2006.Advantages and disadvantagesThe chard is a vegetable with health interest because of its nutritional profile. The substantial amounts of fiber and water contribute to the normal function of the gut and regulation of plasma cholesterol levels, which contributes to the improvement of the bowel function and cardiovascular respectively.Potassium plays an important role in regulating blood pressure in the balance of body fluids and muscular contraction. The daily intake of potassium may be limited in cases of renal insufficiency

Chard provides appreciable amounts of vitamin C, an antioxidant that enhances the immune system by helping to protect the body against infection and production of collagen, a protein that forms part of various structures of the body, such as skin, connective tissue, cartilage and tendons.Calcium and phosphorus are involved in the formation and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth, as well, are important during childhood and adolescence to ensure proper growth and development, and in adulthood, for the maintenance of bone mass and teeth and for the prevention of their losses.Phosphorus also contributes to the proper functioning of the immune system and aids tissue regeneration.How to buy and maintainGet a fresh chard with leaves polished, bright, lush and with a firm consistency. Avoid the chard stalk to submit a mole with black marks, or yellowing leaves with dark spots, as these are signs of deterioration.In the cold, the chard keeps it raw or cooked for 3 to 4 days.If you want to freeze the chard, soak the leaves in boiling water and then place them in a container with cold water in order to stop the cooking. Subsequently, store it in the freezer in an airtight containerSource: http://www.nestle.pt/bemestar/presentation/nutricao/Alimentos.aspx?id=306See also:Recipes with chard

Kurkuma oder Curcumin

Wissenschaft bestätigt: Kurkuma ist in seiner Wirkung so effektiv wie von 14 Drogen 

 Geschrieben am:MONTAG, 13. Mai 2013 um 14.00 UhrGeschrieben von:Sayer Ji, Gründer - veröffentlicht in "Waking Times"

 Aus wissenschaftlicher Forschung soll das aus der Antike bekannte Gewürz Kurkuma so effektiv wie die Wirkung von 14 Drogen zur

Heilung beitragen...Heute ist Kurkuma einer der am besten existentiell erforschten Pflanzen. Seine medizinischen Eigenschaften und Komponente (vor allem Curcumin) waren das Forschungsobjekt von mehr als 5600 peer-reviewed und biomedizinischen veröffentlichten Studien.

Tatsächlich hat unsere fünfjährige Forschung über diese heilige Pflanze über 600 potentielle präventive und therapeutische Anwendungen, sowie 175 verschiedene positive physiologische Wirkungen ergeben. Die gesamte Datenbank von 1.585 ncbi-Hyperlink Kurkuma Abstracts können als PDF in unserem "Downloadable Kurkuma Dokument" heruntergeladen werden und entweder als Retail-Titel (Einzelhandelstitel) oder mit 200 GMI-Token (Wertmarken) für diejenigen unter Ihnen, die bereits Mitglieder sind und sie automatisch jeden Monat erhalten.

Angesichts der schieren Dichte der Forschung über dieses bemerkenswerte Gewürz ist es kein Wunder, dass eine wachsende Zahl von Studien einen Vergleich zu einer Vielzahl von herkömmlichen Medikamenten ergaben, einschließlich:

 Lipitor / Atorvastatin (Cholesterin-Medikament):

Eine Studie von 2008  veröffentlicht in der Zeitschrift Drugs in R & D  stellt fest , dass eine standardisierte Herstellung von Curcuminoide von Kurkuma positiv im Vergleich zum Medikament Atorvastatin (Handelsname Lipitor) auf die endotheliale Dysfunktion wirkt, die die zugrunde liegende Pathologie des Blutgefässe, die Arteriosklerose, vorantreibt -  in Verbindung mit einer Verringerung der Entzündung und oxidativer Stress bei Typ-2-Diabetikern. [I] [Für die Zugabe Curcumin und "hoher Cholesterinspiegel" Forschung - 8 Abstracts]
   
Kortikosteroide (Steroide Medikamente):.

Im Jahre ​​1999 ergab eine Studie in der Zeitschrift Phytotherapie Research , dass das primäre Polyphenol in Kurkuma, Safran,  das als Farbpigment Curcumin bekannt ist, positiv auf Steroide in der Behandlung der chronischen Uveitis, einer entzündlichen Augenerkrankung auswirkt. [ii ]

Eine im Jahr 2008 veröffentlichte Vergleichs-Studie in Critical Care Medicine, fand heraus, dass Curcumin positiv auf das Kortikosteroid "Dexamethason" im Tiermodell als eine alternative Therapie zum Schutz bei Lungentransplantation-assoziierten Verletzungen durch Herabregulierung entzündlicher Gene empfohlen wird . [iii]

Eine frühere Modell-Studie von 2003 veröffentlicht in "Cancer Letters" hat herausgefunden, dass das gleiche Medikament auch positiv im Vergleich zu Dexamethason bei Lunge Ischämie-Reperfusions-Verletzungen ausfällt. [iv] [zusätzliche Curcumin und Entzündung Forschung - 52 Abstracts].

Prozac / Fluoxetin und Imipramin (Antidepressiva):.  ​​

2011 in einer Studie veröffentlicht in der Zeitschrift "Acta Pharmaceutica Poloniae" wurde ebenfalls festgestellt, dass Curcumin sich positiv im Vergleich auf beide Medikamente bei der Verringerung der depressiven Verhalten in einem Tiermodell verhält. [v] [zusätzliche Curcumin und Depression Forschung - 5 Abstracts]
   
Aspirin (Blutverdünner):

Ein 1986 in-vitro-und Ex-vivo-Studie in der Fachzeitschrift "Arzneimittelforschung" veröffentlicht stellt fest, dass Curcumin Anti-Thrombozyten-und Prostacyclin modulierenden Effekte im Vergleich zu Aspirin hat, sehr wervoll bei Patienten, die anfällig für vaskuläre Thrombose sind und deshalb eine Anti-Arthritis Therapie erfordern. [vi] [zusätzliche Curcumin und Anti-Thrombozyten-Forschung]
   
Anti-inflammatory Drogen:

In einer Studie von 2004 in der Zeitschrift "Oncogene" veröffentlicht wurde festgestellt, dass Curcumin (sowie Resveratrol) wirksame Alternativen zu den Medikamenten Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Sulindac, Phenylbutazon, Naproxen, Indomethacin, Diclofenac, Dexamethason, Celecoxib, und Tamoxifen darstellen -  in Ausübung waren anti-entzündliche und anti-proliferative Aktivität gegen Tumorzellen festgestellt worden [vii] [zusätzliche Curcumin und anti-proliferative Forschung - 15 abstracts].
   
Oxaliplatin (Chemotherapeutikum):

Eine Studie von 2007 im International Journal of Cancer  fand heraus, dass Curcumin bei einem Vergleich mit Oxaliplatin positiv als antiproliferative agenet in kolorektalen Zelllinien [viii] [zusätzliche Curcumin und Darmkrebs Forschung - 52 Abstracts] ausfällt..
   
Metformin (Diabetes-Medikament): 

2009 wurde in einer Studie in der Fachzeitschrift "Biochemitry und biophysikalische Forschungs- Gemeinschaft" veröffentlicht, dass Untersuchungen, wie könnte Curcumin bei der Behandlung von Diabetes wertvoll sein, ergaben, dass es AMPK (was die Glukose-Aufnahme) aktiviert und gleichzeitig  gluconeogenic Genexpression (die Glukose-Produktion unterdrückt in die Leber) in Hepatomzellen unterdrückt.
Interessanterweise fand ,an heraus, dass Curcumin bis 500-fach bis hin zu 100.000 Mal (in der Form, wie Tetrahydrocurcuminoiden (THC) bekannt) stärker als Metformin bei der Aktivierung AMPK und seinem stromabwärtigen Ziel Acetyl-CoA-Carboxylase (ACC) ist. [Ix]Eine weitere Forschungs-Möglichkeit , Kurkuma und seine Komponenten zu offenbaren, sind seine bemerkenswerten therapeutischen Eigenschaften auf resistente und multiresistente Krebsarten.

Wir haben zwei Abschnitte auf unserer Website zur Erforschung natürlicher und integrative Therapien zu diesen Themen unddort sind Dutzende von Substanzen mit nachweisbaren Wirksamkeit gegen diese Chemotherapie-und Strahlentherapie-resistente Krebsarten audgelistet.  Curcumin sind in beiden Listen die Spitzenreiter:
 Krebs: Drug ResistantKrebs: Multi-Drug Resistant:

Wir haben nicht weniger als 54 Studien, die aufzeigen, dass Curcumin  Zelltod zu induzieren oder zu resistenten Zelllinien sensibilisieren kann und dies bei konventionellen Behandlungmethoden . [X]
Es gibt 27 Studien über Curcumin und die Möglichkeit, entweder Zelltod zu sensibilisieren oder bei denen in konventioneller Behandlung multiresistente Zelllinien identifiziert wurden. [Xi]
Bedenkt man, welch grosse Erfolgsbilanz Kurkuma (Curcumin) hat, nachdem es als Lebensmittel und Medizin in einem breiten Spektrum von Kulturen seit Tausenden von Jahren verwendet wurde, kann dies als ein schlagkräftiges Argument für die Anrwendung von Curcumin als Medikament oder alternatives Adjuvans in der Krebsbehandlung heltend gemacht werden .
Oder, noch besser, zertifizierte organische (nicht bestrahlt) Kurkuma in niedrigeren Dosen kulinarisch auf einer täglichen Basis einehmen, so dass heroische Dosen nicht später im Leben notwendig werden, nachdem eine schwere Krankheit aufgetreten ist. Sich selbst zu pflegen anstatt Selbstmedikation mit "Nutraceuticals", sollte das Ziel einer gesunden Ernährung sein. [Erfahren Sie mehr bei neuen kollaborativen Sayer Ji Projekt EATomology]


Quellennachweise:[I] P Usharani, AA Mateen, MUR Naidu, YSN Raju, Naval Chandra. Wirkung von NCB-02, Atorvastatin und Placebo auf die Endothelfunktion, oxidativen Stress und Entzündungsmarker bei Patienten mit Typ-2-Diabetes mellitus: eine randomisierte, parallel-group, Placebo-kontrollierten, 8-wöchigen Studie. Drogen R D. 2008; 9 (4) :243-50. PMID: 18588355[Ii] B Lal, AK Kapoor, OP Asthana, PK Agrawal, R Prasad, P Kumar, RC Srimal. Die Wirksamkeit von Curcumin in der Behandlung der chronischen Uveitis anterior. Phytother Res. 1999 Juni, 13 (4) :318-22. PMID: 10404539[Iii] Jiayuan Sun, Weigang Guo Yong Ben, Jinjun Jiang, Changjun Tan, Zude Xu, Wang Xiangdong, Chunxue Bai. Präventive Wirkung von Curcumin und Dexamethason auf Lungen-Transplantation-assoziierten Lungenschädigung bei Ratten. Crit Care Med. 2008 April, 36 (4) :1205-13. PMID: 18379247[Iv] J Sun, D Yang, Li S, Z Xu, Wang X, C Bai. Effekte von Curcumin oder Dexamethason auf die Lungenfunktion Ischämie-Reperfusionsverletzung bei Ratten. Cancer Lett. 31. März 2003, 192 (2) :145-9. PMID: 18799504[V] Jayesh Sanmukhani, Ashish Anovadiya, Chandrabhanu B Tripathi. Bewertung von Antidepressiva wie Aktivität von Curcumin und seine Kombination mit Fluoxetin und Imipramin: eine akute und chronische Studie. Acta Pol Pharm. 2011 Sep-Oct; 68 (5) :769-75. PMID: 21928724
 [Vi] R Srivastava, V Puri, RC Srimal, BN Dhawan. Wirkung von Curcumin auf die Thrombozytenaggregation und vaskuläre Prostazyklin-Synthese. Arzneimittelforschung. 1986 April, 36 (4) :715-7. PMID: 3521617[Vii] Yasunari Takada, Anjana Bhardwaj, Pravin Potdar, Bharat B Aggarwal. Nicht-steroidale entzündungshemmende Mittel unterscheiden sich in ihrer Fähigkeit, NF-kappaB-Aktivierung, Hemmung der Expression von Cyclooxygenase-2 und Cyclin D1 und Aufhebung der Proliferation von Tumorzellen zu unterdrücken. Oncogene. 9. Dezember 2004, 23 (57) :9247-58. PMID: 15489888[Viii] Lynne M Howells, Anita Mitra, Margaret M Manson. Vergleich von Oxaliplatin-und Curcumin-vermittelte antiproliferative Effekte in kolorektalen Zelllinien. Int J Cancer. 2007 Jul 1 ist; 121 (1) :175-83. PMID: 17330230[Ix] Teayoun Kim, Jessica Davis, Albert J Zhang, Xiaoming He, Suresh T Mathews. Curcumin aktiviert AMPK und unterdrückt gluconeogenic Genexpression in Hepatomzellen. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Okt 16; 388 (2) :377-82. Epub 2009 8. August. PMID: 19665995[X] GreenMedInfo.com, Curcumin Kills Drug Resistant Krebserkrankungen, 54 Abstracts[Xi] GreenMedInfo.com, Kills Curcumin Multi-Drug Resistant Krebs: 27 Abstracts.

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Turmeric or Curcumin

Science Confirms Turmeric As Effective As 14 Drugs

 

Posted on:

Monday, May 13th 2013 at 2:00 pm

Written By:

Sayer Ji, Founder

 

Turmeric is one the most thoroughly researched plants in existence today.  Its medicinal properties and components (primarily curcumin) have been the subject of over 5600 peer-reviewed and published biomedical studies.  In fact, our five-year long research project on this sacred plant has revealed over 600 potential preventive and therapeutic applications, as well as 175 distinct beneficial physiological effects. This entire database of 1,585 ncbi-hyperlinked turmeric abstracts can be downloaded as a PDF at our Downloadable Turmeric Document page, and acquired either as a retail item or with 200 GMI-tokens, for those of you who are already are members and receive them automatically each month.

Given the sheer density of research performed on this remarkable spice, it is no wonder that a growing number of studies have concluded that it compares favorably to a variety of conventional medications, including:

• Lipitor/Atorvastatin(cholesterol medication): A 2008 study published in the journal Drugs in R & D found that a standardized preparation of curcuminoids from Turmeric compared favorably to the drug atorvastatin (trade name Lipitor) on endothelial dysfunction, the underlying pathology of the blood vessels that drives atherosclerosis, in association with reductions in inflammation and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic patients. [i]  [For addition curcumin and 'high cholesterol' research – 8 abstracts]
• Corticosteroids (steroid medications): A 1999 study published in the journal Phytotherapy Research found that the primary polyphenol in turmeric, the saffron colored pigment known as curcumin, compared favorably to steroids in the management of chronic anterior uveitis, an inflammatory eye disease.[ii]  A 2008 study published in Critical Care Medicine found that curcumin compared favorably to the corticosteroid drug dexamethasone in the animal model as an alternative therapy for protecting lung transplantation-associated injury by down-regulating inflammatory genes.[iii] An earlier 2003 study published in Cancer Letters found the same drug also compared favorably to dexamethasone in a lung ischaemia-repurfusion injury model.[iv]  [for additional curcumin and inflammation research – 52 abstracts]
• Prozac/Fluoxetine & Imipramine  (antidepressants): A 2011 study published in the journal Acta Poloniae Pharmaceutica found that curcumin compared favorably to both drugs in reducing depressive behavior in an animal model.[v] [for additional curcumin and depression research – 5 abstracts]
• Aspirin (blood thinner): A 1986 in vitro and ex vivo study published in the journal Arzneimittelforschung found that curcumin has anti-platelet and prostacyclin modulating effects compared to aspirin, indicating it may have value in patients prone to vascular thrombosis and requiring anti-arthritis therapy.[vi]  [for additional curcumin and anti-platelet research]
• Anti-inflammatory Drugs: A 2004 study published in the journal Oncogene found that curcumin (as well as resveratrol) were effective alternatives to the drugs aspirin, ibuprofen, sulindac, phenylbutazone, naproxen, indomethacin, diclofenac, dexamethasone, celecoxib, and tamoxifen in exerting anti-inflammatory and anti-proliferative activity against tumor cells.[vii] [for additional curcumin and anti-proliferative research – 15 abstracts]
• Oxaliplatin (chemotherapy drug): A 2007 study published in the International Journal of Cancer found that curcumin compares favorably with oxaliplatin as an antiproliferative agenet in colorectal cell lines.[viii] [for additional curcumin and colorectal cancer research – 52 abstracts]
• Metformin (diabetes drug): A 2009 study published in the journal Biochemitry and Biophysical Research Community explored how curcumin might be valuable in treating diabetes, finding that it activates AMPK (which increases glucose uptake) and suppresses gluconeogenic gene expression  (which suppresses glucose production in the liver) in hepatoma cells. Interestingly, they found curcumin to be 500 times to 100,000 times (in the form known as tetrahydrocurcuminoids(THC)) more potent than metformin in activating AMPK and its downstream target acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC). [ix]

Another way in which turmeric and its components reveal their remarkable therapeutic properties is in research on drug resistant- and multi-drug resistant cancers.  We have two sections on our site dedicated to researching natural and integrative therapies on these topics, and while there are dozens of substances with demonstrable efficacy against these chemotherapy- and radiation-resistant cancers, curcumin tops both lists:

• Cancers: Drug Resistant
• Cancers: Multi-Drug Resistant

We have found no less than 54 studies indicating that curcumin can induce cell death or sensitize drug-resistant cancer cell lines to conventional treatment.[x]

We have identified 27 studies on curcumin's ability to either induce cell death or sensitize multi-drug resistant cancer cell lines to conventional treatment.[xi]

Considering how strong a track record turmeric (curcumin) has, having been used as both food and medicine in a wide range of cultures, for thousands of years, a strong argument can be made for using curcumin as a drug alternative or adjuvant in cancer treatment.

Or, better yet, use certified organic (non-irradiated) turmeric in lower culinary doses on a daily basis so that heroic doses won't be necessary later in life after a serious disease sets in.  Nourishing yourself, rather than self-medicating with 'nutraceuticals,' should be the goal of a healthy diet.  [learn more at Sayer Ji's new collaborative project EATomology]

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Resources

• [i] P Usharani, A A Mateen, M U R Naidu, Y S N Raju, Naval Chandra. Effect of NCB-02, atorvastatin and placebo on endothelial function, oxidative stress and inflammatory markers in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a randomized, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, 8-week study. Drugs R D. 2008;9(4):243-50. PMID: 18588355

• [ii] B Lal, A K Kapoor, O P Asthana, P K Agrawal, R Prasad, P Kumar, R C Srimal. Efficacy of curcumin in the management of chronic anterior uveitis. Phytother Res. 1999 Jun;13(4):318-22. PMID: 10404539

• [iii] Jiayuan Sun, Weigang Guo, Yong Ben, Jinjun Jiang, Changjun Tan, Zude Xu, Xiangdong Wang, Chunxue Bai. Preventive effects of curcumin and dexamethasone on lung transplantation-associated lung injury in rats. Crit Care Med. 2008 Apr;36(4):1205-13. PMID: 18379247

• [iv] J Sun, D Yang, S Li, Z Xu, X Wang, C Bai. Effects of curcumin or dexamethasone on lung ischaemia-reperfusion injury in rats. Cancer Lett. 2003 Mar 31;192(2):145-9. PMID: 18799504

• [v] Jayesh Sanmukhani, Ashish Anovadiya, Chandrabhanu B Tripathi. Evaluation of antidepressant like activity of curcumin and its combination with fluoxetine and imipramine: an acute and chronic study. Acta Pol Pharm. 2011 Sep-Oct;68(5):769-75. PMID: 21928724

• [vi] R Srivastava, V Puri, R C Srimal, B N Dhawan. Effect of curcumin on platelet aggregation and vascular prostacyclin synthesis. Arzneimittelforschung. 1986 Apr;36(4):715-7. PMID: 3521617

• [vii] Yasunari Takada, Anjana Bhardwaj, Pravin Potdar, Bharat B Aggarwal. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents differ in their ability to suppress NF-kappaB activation, inhibition of expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and cyclin D1, and abrogation of tumor cell proliferation. Oncogene. 2004 Dec 9;23(57):9247-58. PMID: 15489888

• [viii] Lynne M Howells, Anita Mitra, Margaret M Manson. Comparison of oxaliplatin- and curcumin-mediated antiproliferative effects in colorectal cell lines. Int J Cancer. 2007 Jul 1;121(1):175-83. PMID: 17330230

• [ix] Teayoun Kim, Jessica Davis, Albert J Zhang, Xiaoming He, Suresh T Mathews. Curcumin activates AMPK and suppresses gluconeogenic gene expression in hepatoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Oct 16;388(2):377-82. Epub 2009 Aug 8. PMID: 19665995

• [x] GreenMedInfo.com, Curcumin Kills Drug Resistant Cancers, 54 Abstracts

• [xi] GreenMedInfo.com, Curcumin Kills Multi-Drug Resistant Cancers: 27 Abstracts.

Portulaca

Portulaca oleracea Purslane - Portulaca - Brazil 

Grows in arid and dry areas,  has creeping rhizome, sumosos branches and strong, narrow wedge-shaped fleshy leaves, reddish flowers corolla 5-6 petals brightly colored, red, yellow, white, orange, violet, solferino.
 

Nutritionally,
this plant is very rich in potassium and omega-3, today commented as important in strengthening the immune system and circulatory systems. This and other nutrients and self molecules that act in a very synergistic with our body.

Medicinally, it can be said in a few words: antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, diuretic, emollient, among other features. Translation: fighting bacterial infections, inflammations, worms, and aids in digestion and kidney function. Just to include in the diet is already at least take partly  these effects.

Another simple idea is to use the leaves in infusion, either as a tonic and blood cleanser (internal use) or as a healing (external use). But all this is still only a part of the power of this plant.

Reference:
"Medicinal Plants in Brazil - Native and Exotic," Harri Lorenzi and F. J. Abreu Matos. 2nd Edition, Nova Odessa, SP: Instituto Plantarum, 2008.

DIURETIC: Infusion - Infusion put in a quarter of an hour, a pinch of leaf purslane. Filter, sweeten and drink in 2 times.

Garlic

Garlic - Allium sativum - Asia

 Garlic (Allium sativum) is a plant that has an underground bulb (head of garlic) that is used both for medicine and for cooking.Studies indicate that garlic was first cultivated in parts of Asia, and was later taken to all parts of the world.

It has long thin leaves with parallel veins and a root fasciculata and no axis ie is a monocot plant.  Its stem is long and terminates in a bulb inferiorly where to store reserve substances throughout the plant.

Garlic is a plant that is grown around the world and highly appreciated for its nutritional value. There are numerous ready-made dishes with garlic, and this is mainly used as a spice.

 

A lesser known facet of garlic is its medicinal properties used since Ancient Egypt. Garlic have antibacterial chemicals that enhance the performance of the immune system. This plant also has substances that gradually improve blood circulation and therefore can improve the lives of people with high blood pressure, cholesterol problems or erectile dysfunction.

 

Properties of Garlic:

- Hypotensive effect due to peripheral vasodilatation, especially in the legs, eyes and brain. Recommended to treat cerebral sclerosis.
 - Effect anti arteromatoso, proven in animals.
 - Effect hypo colesterolemiante (treatment Cholesterol).
- Prevents platelet aggregation; useful in thrombosis and arteriosclerosis.
- Bacteriostatic effects (treatment of bacterial inflammation).
- Effects fungicide (for the treatment of mycosis) in dermatophytes (affecting the skin), yeasts such as Candida albicans.
- Effect mild anti anthelmintic (treatment of intestinal parasites).
 - Effect expectorant.
 - Rubesfaciente and vesicant in outdoor use. It is also used to combat arthritic problems, including in tincture form, or in other ways, for external use, and still in warts and chilblains. In some places it is used also as a cancer preventive.

 

Garlic contains fructosanos (chains of fructose molecules) that give abundantly clear una diuretic action. The essence (essential oil) contains allyl dissulfuro from the decomposition of allicin by the action of an enzyme, alizinase. Contains vitamin A, B1, B2, C, an amine of nicotinic acid, choline, hormones, alicetoína I and II sulfociánico acid, iodine and trace uranium. This complex composition causes the garlic has very diverse action in the body.

For treatment, you must use the garlic with the abundance and frequency appropriate.Where and how generic "home remedy", the average dose is approximately two heads of garlic a day ...Some peel and cut, niggling, the two heads of garlic, add honey and eat, the spoonful, fasting ...But I will suggest to you other "dosage forms"!

 

It is possible to add garlic in abundance, most meals, in order to obtain the recommended dose through the diet.

My suggestion is that, apart from the uses consecrated: in seasonings and all dishes, including soup, people learn to prepare "delicacies of garlic."

 

Recipe:Cut thin, brown bread, country bread, or bread. Then cut into pieces that fit in the toaster. Spread a good quantity of garlic bread and drizzle with olive oil to taste. You can join cheese (Mozzarella cheese in Pizza parlors use, but not required) and can also join parsley because parsley prevents bad breath own garlic. Make a sandwich by putting another piece of bread on this and put in the toaster long enough.

Those who do not have time to buy and prepare fresh garlic and parsley can use that shop in supermarkets in the spice section.

After use, the taste, the meals as "input" doing the times of ordinary bread or as an accompaniment of cymbals, replacing or accompanying potatoes and rice.

 

Other "recipes" to lower cholesterol

Making juice (juice) Aubergine and / or use the following plants, which reduce cholesterol: alfalfa, almonds, oats, barley, onions, raw carrots, broccoli, spinach, olive oil ... (More garlic). With a little imagination one can prepare full meals only product for cholesterol. Just add a few (or all) of the "specified plants, baking quickly that can be cooked and joining the remaining raw (alfalfa, carrots, garlic, onion, olive, almond).
 

More properties of garlic:
 

• Improve our immune system to better control of infectious diseases.

• Helps reduce blood cholesterol.

• Reduces high blood pressure and circulation problems.

• Helps to eliminate excess body fat.

• improves and increases metabolism, thus reducing the excess weight.
 

To take full advantage of these properties is that it has developed a drink, which is the staple diet of garlic.

To lose a pound a month without any effort beyond downloading cholesterol full 20 points in just cut to length (without starting completely) a clove of garlic with purple shell, put in a glass of water and from two hours to take half water and again fill the cup (2 repeat the act in two hours, particularly half an hour before meals). In addition to lower weight helps lower the overall coleterol 2 points and low blood pressure, and moisturize course.
 

Recipe-based garlic for the treatment (removal) of cysts, varicose veins, bruises, bruises and hemorrhoids.
 

Note: This preparation should not be used before or after, any metal utensils.
 

Preparation:In a non-metallic container, add 14 (fourteen) garlic cloves, and a deciliter of oil and place over low heat until the garlic evidencing be "cooked" (stunted). Join the garlic whole, without peeling, even to comply with the recommendation not to use metal utensils.When cold, just apply the oil on the areas to be treated once or twice a day, with light circular massage.The massage should be done for several minutes. The treatment can be used even in non-superficial cysts.This preparation is also effective for treating scabies.

Another recipe:1 liter of water, 30 cloves of garlic, diced 3 lemons.Blend all mixed up and put in enamel pan (or non-metallic utensil).Lead to fire but not boil, keep a bottle in the fridge and take a cup fasting.

 

However, the garlic when used heavily, is: "Contraindicated for people with stomach problems and ulcers, inconvenient for newborns and nursing mothers and people with dermatitis. At very high doses, can cause headache, stomach, kidneys and even dizziness."

   
Source:
http://socionatural.blogspot.pt/2007/01/o-alho-eo-colesterol.HTML