Certain foods can prevent perception of pain. This has been disclosed by recent researches on two common food compounds that can obstruct the perception of pain. One of these food compounds is caffeine. It has been recently discovered to be a mild painkiller, besides its common use in combination with other analgesic drugs. The other food compound is capsaicin, the hot chemical in chilli peppers.
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Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Sex Stimulating (Aphrodisiac) Properties of Fenugreek Seeds, garlic, Ginger, Ginseng, and Honey
Fenugreek Seeds
Since ancient times, fenugreek has been held in high esteem as a tonic for the reproductive system. Pliny, the ancient Roman sage, who wrote a lengthy discourse on spice remedies and quoted many herbal and medical authorities, says that fenugreek, has a beneficial effect on the sex organ. To this day, the Turkish maidens of Tunisia still prepare and eat a mixture of honey and powdered fenugreek seed to improve their feminine figures and sexy appearance.
Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Sex Stimulating (Aphrodisiac) Properties of Bishop’s Weed, Black Gram, Cardamom, Carrot, Cowhage, Dates and Drumstick Flowers
Bishop’s Weed
Bishop’s weed, one of the most popular spices, is credited with aphrodisiac properties. Ajwain seeds, combined with kernel of tamarind seeds, make a very effective sex tonic. Both these seeds in equal quantities should be fried in pure ghee, powdered and preserved in airtight containers. A teaspoon of this powder, mixed with a tablespoon of honey, should be taken daily with milk before retiring. It will increase virility and cures premature ejaculation. This remedy is far more effective than many costly medicines. Moreover, it enables the semen to impregnate the women by the production of sparmatoza in it. The use of this remedy will also bless the person with a healthy child.
Black gram
This popular pulse is considered as a sex stimulating food. It should be soaked in water for about six hours and then fried in pure cow’s ghee, after draining the water. It makes an excellent sex tonic. It can be used with wheat bread and honey with beneficial results in functional impotency, premature ejaculation and thinness of the semen.
Cardamom
This popular spice, known as ‘queen of spices’, is a sex stimulating food. It is useful in sexual dysfunction like impotency and premature ejaculation. A pinch of powdered cardamom seeds, boiled in milk and sweetened with honey, should be taken every night. It will increase sexual stamina and virility. Excessive use of cardamom should, however, be avoided as it may have adverse effect.
Carrot
This vegetable is an effective aphrodisiac food and is considered beneficial in the treatment of sexual impotence. About 150g of carrots chopped finely, should be taken with a half-boiled egg, dipped in a tablespoon of honey, once daily for a month or two as a sex tonic. This recipe increases sexual stamina.
Cowhage
Cowhage is a famous creeper, which bears flowers and seeds like those of kidney beans. It is a highly aphrodisiac food, which can cure sexual debility and impotency in a short time. One gram of the powder of the fresh foot of cowhage should be taken with milk in treating these conditions. It also increases retentivity in copulation.
It is said that if a person holds a piece of the root of this herb of about the thickness of a finger in his mouth during the sexual intercourse, it will check ejaculation of semen as long as he continues to suck the juice. Regular use of cowhage imparts vigor and vitality. Theseeds of this herb are also beneficial in the treatment of spermatorrhoea or thinness of semen. They are ingredients of several commercial preparations, which are said to have beneficial effects in the management of various sexual disorders.
Dates (dried)
Dried dates are an aphrodisiac food. They are beneficial in the treatment of sexual weakness and impotency. A handful of dates soaked in fresh goat’s milk overnight should be ground in the same milk in the morning. A pinch of cardamom powder and honey should be added to this preparation. This makes an effective tonic for improving sex stamina and sterility due to functional disorders. The dried dates, pounded and mixed with almonds and pistachio nuts, forms an effective sex tonic for increasing sexual power.
Drumstick Flowers
The flowers of drumstick tree are an aphrodisiac food. They are valuable in the treatment of sexual debility and impotence. About 15 g of these flowers should be boiled in 250 ml of milk. This makes an effective sex tonic. It is also useful in functional sterility in both males and females. The powder of the dry bark is also valuable in impotency, premature ejaculation and thinness of semen. About 120 grams of this powder should be boiled in half a litre of water for half an hour. Approximately 30 grams of this mixture, mixed with a tablespoon of honey, should be taken three times daily for a month in treating these conditions.
Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Sex Stimulating (Aphrodisiac) Properties of Pumpkin Seeds, Raisins, Safflower Seeds, Sesame Seeds and Wheat Germ Oil
Pumpkin Seeds
Pumpkin seeds are known for their “he-man” power. They have been used for their beneficial effect on the prostate since ancient times. This favorite folk remedy of gypsies, Germans, and others has now drawn the attention of modern scientists.
Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Sex Stimulating (Aphrodisiac) Properties of Indian Gooseberry, Jambul Fruit, Lady’s Finger, Mango, Musk Melon, Nutmeg, Onion and Pepper
Indian Gooseberry
Indian gooseberry is regarded as a natural rejuvenator. It is said that the great ancient sage Muni Chyawan rejuvenated himself in his late 70’s and regained his virility by the use of amla.
This fruit has been credited with aphrodisiac property. This property is attributed to high vitamin C contained in it. Vitamin C boosts energy levels, according to a survey conducted in New York in 1994. Experts say that vitamin C soaks up all those free radicals, which damage healthy cells and make people, feel and look older and less interested in sex. But a diet rich in vitamin C can ward off effects of exposure to infection, tobacco, environmental pollutants, sugar and alcohol. The result is optimal health leading to a better sex life.
Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Ulcer Fighting Properties of Fenugreek Seeds, Fiber-Rich Food, Garlic, Lady’s Finger or Okra, Lime, Liquorice and Wood Apple
Fenugreek Seeds
Fenugreek seeds possess anti-ulcer property. They are highly effective in the treatment of peptic ulcers. A tea made from these seeds soothes inflamed stomach and intestine and cleanses the stomach. It helps healing of ulcers as the mild coating of mucilaginous material deposited by fenugreek seeds, as it passes through the stomach and intestines, provides a protective shell for the ulcers.
Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Ulcer Fighting Properties of Almond Milk, Ash Gourd, Banana and Plantain and Cabbage Jiuce
Peptic ulcer refers to an eroded lesion in the gastric intestinal mucosa. An ulcer may form in any part of the digestive tract, which is exposed to acid gastric juice, but is usually found in the stomach and the duodenum. The ulcer located in the stomach is known as gastric ulcer and that located in the duodenum is called duodenal ulcer. Peptic ulcer results from hyperacidity, which is a condition caused by an increase in hydrochloric acid in the stomach.
Natural Remedies: Natural Living – The Right Answer to Good Health
The study of all therapies contained in this book would have led us to the one answer to all problems of HEALTH—and that one answer is, NATURAL LIVING. No therapy can give the full benefit of its treatment unless accompanied by a course of natural living.
Natural living is so NATURAL to man. There is nothing unnatural or abnormal to live natural. Everybody can live a natural life—a life nearest to nature. All but a care and consciousness are needed.
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Natural Remedies: Therapeutic and Weight Reducing Properties of Banana, Cabbage, Fennel, Finger Millet, Jujube Leaves, Lecithin, Lemon, Lime, Low-Salt Food and Tomato
Proper weight control is of utmost importance in the maintenance of good health. Obesity may be described as a bodily condition characterised by excessive deposition or storage of fat in adipose tissue. It usually results from consumption of food in excess of physiological needs. Obesity is a serious health hazard as the extra fat puts a strain on the heart, kidneys and liver as well as the large weight-bearing joints such as the hips, knees and ankles, which ultimately shortens the life span.
Benefits of Orange Peel
While eating oranges, we usually just peel them and throw the skin away. Although kids squeeze them in each other’s eyes to make one cry as a prank, but that’s wastage too!
Orange peel and apple skin are similar since most of the nutrients and benefits are in the skin of these fruits. According to Rebecca Wood, author of The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia, “One medium orange contains over 60 flavonoids and 170 different phytonutrients.” They are good for your skin, your system and your home too. Dr. Jaishree Bhattacharjee, Ayurvedic consultant with Satvikshop helps us find out it’s different uses.