Medicinal Usage & Health Benefits of Long Pepper

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

Ardha Matsyendrasana Benefits and Precautions

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Sanskrit: अर्धमत्स्येन्द्रासन), Half Lord of the Fishes Pose, Half Spinal Twist Pose or Vakrasana is an asana that usually appears as a seated spinal twist with many variations, and is one of the twelve basic asanas in many systems of Hatha Yoga. This asana … Read more

Aloe Vera and its benefits

Aloe Vera can be grown in any area and it doesn’t need much supply of water to survive. It also grows under weather conditions and grows to full size in about 8 months. Aloe Vera can be used to cure many health ailments. 1. Aloevera’s Thick … Read more

Curing diseases with Achyranthes Aspera (Prickly Flower or Uttareni)

Names : Latin: Achyranthes aspera English:Prickly flower Malayalam:katalati Hindi: Apang,chirchira,chirchita Bengali:Apang,apamarga Telugu : Uttareni Recipe No.1: Prickly flower oil: Wash Prickly flower leaves, pound them and extract juice of 1 litre. Add 1 litre of good quality sesame oil and boil on SIM flame till the … Read more