Showing posts with label Tea. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tea. Show all posts

Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Control high blood pressure with garlic milk

As blood circulates through the body,it exerts varying degrees of force on artery walls and is called blood pressure.In its early stage ,high blood pressure is symptom less,so many people don't realise that they have  a potentially life threatening disease.If the condition goes unchanged high blood pressure  damages the heart and blood vessels and can lead to a stroke,heart attack and other serious consequences.Once high blood pressure is diagnosed you should be under medical observation.Along with that one can try this garlic milk.This will have all the good qualities of garlic with less pungent taste.
Garlic is called as Allium sativum in Latin,Lasuna or Rasona in Sanskrit language.In Ayurveda the medicinal qualities of garlic has been explained.Garlic though it is explained as tamasa ,it keeps you away from diseases.Because of pungent taste it is difficult to consume.So we can take it in the form of garlic milk.
Garlic has got many minerals and vitamins.100grams of garlic bulb contains-95% Vitamin B6,52% Vitamin  C,33% copper,21% iron,18%calcium,26% selenium,73% manganese.Among these selenium is mineral which keeps heart healthy.Along with these garlic has antioxidants such as Allicin which is a pungent oil releases when we crush garlic.This allicin decreases blood vessel stiffness by release of nitric oxide,there by bring reduction in total blood pressure.It blocks platelet clot formation and has fibrinolytic action  in the blood vessels which helps to decrease the overall risk from C.A.D,P.V.D and stroke.
Required ingredients
Garlic:3-4 cloves
Milk:1 cup
Water:2 cups
Method
Crush garlic cloves and add milk and water.Boil them under low flame.We have to boil until all the water content  evaporates and milk amount should remain.Filter it.Garlic milk is ready.Drink warm.
Precautions while taking garlic milk
Those who are about to under go surgery should not use garlic.(Because it delays clotting)
Very rare people will have allergy to garlic.They should be careful while using garlic milk.

Sunday, 5 May 2013

Preparation of turmeric milk-A home remedy for cold and cough

fresh turmeric

Turmeric is a very good antiseptic,anti histamine.Turmeric is very common in Indian kitchens because of its medicinal value.It is used as spice as well as medicine.Cold and cough are the common problems but they effect our day today activity very much.We can prepare a simple home remedy for cold and cough by using turmeric.This gives wonderful effect in cold and cough.Even for small children we can try this.

Required ingredients

Milk:1 cup
Organically grown turmeric powder:1/4 tsp
Water:1/2 tsp
Jaggery Syrup(optional):to taste

How to prepare turmeric milk


  • Take milk,water and turmeric powder in a vessel and make it to boil.
  • Boil the content till all water evaporates and only milk remains.
  • Filter it with a strainer.
  • Drink warm turmeric milk sip by sip.If you want sweet you can add jaggery syrup when it is warm.(don't add jaggery when milk s boiling or hot).



Tuesday, 19 February 2013

Home remedy for cold-Herbal tea


When there is cold,cough, or throat irritation or cloudy weather you will refresh with this herbal tea.
Required ingredients
Lemon grass leaves:2
Tulasi or basil leaves:10-12
Pepper:3-4 grains
Ginger:1/2 inch size
Jaggery:to taste
How to prepare herbal tea

  • Take one cup of water in a vessel.Add lemon grass leaves,tulasi leaves,jaggery,crushed pepper and ginger.
  • Make it to boil for 1-2 minutes.Strain it through a strainer and drink hot.


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