Ferula Asafoetida medicinal usage to cure asthma, ear pain, tooth ache, stomach pain, skin burns, piles, H1N1 swine flu virus, in home made recipes, side effects, warnings for pregnant women etc. Introduction to Ferula Asafoetida Asafoetida is also known as devil’s dung, stinking gum, hing, hengu, … Read more
Punarnava in sanskrit means that which rejuvenates or renews the body. It is also known as red spiderling,spreading hogweed, boerhavia diffusa or tarvine. Its leaves are used to prepare medicines and also in regular cooking in India. Boerhavia diffusa is widely dispersed, occurring throughout India, the … Read more
Holy basil, popularly known as “Tulasi” or “[Tul (comparable) +Asi (not) ]The Incomparable one”. It is also known as Ocimum tenuiflorum or Ocimum sanctum. Tulasi is one of the most sacred plants in India. In Hindu mythology tulasi is compared as goddess Lakshmi, the wife of … Read more
Adiantum melanocanlum or Mayura Sikhi plant is used in Ayurveda to regrow hair in bald spots caused by Alopecia Areata. It is also used in curing Swellings, Boils, Cold with Headache, Dandruff, Lice bite on scalp, Heart Pain and Asthma. There are multiple species like Adiantum … Read more
Long pepper (Piper longum, Pippali, Indian long pepper) is dried and used as a spice. Black, green and white pepper are found and the very word ‘Pepper‘ is derived from word ‘Pippali‘ used in South India. Another species of long pepper, Piper retrofractum, is native to … Read more
People born on the dates 5, 14, 23 of any month and who get number 7 as the sum total of their date of birth, number of the month and the year belong to this category. They are under the influence of Mercury and the Ketu. … Read more