Saturday, November 04, 2006

Healthy Gain from Herbal Juices

Simple Herbs have a great use and can fetch amazing results. We have them in our own backyard and kitchen but seldom see its value. Being a health focus blog, i have collected a few of these juice making and their benefits. Many more will follow.....

Healthy Living - A Happy Living


Health / Powder Drink

In 300g of Amla powder (an ayurvedic preparation - made out of a fruit called Amla) add 100 grams of dried ginger powder, Mix them. Take one teaspoon of this powder with water twice daily or add it to green juice.

Otherwise, to four glasses of water add two teaspoons each of Amla and ginger powder ( use fresh Amla and ginger if available) and boil it and reduce it to three glasses. Filter the water and drink it during the day. If desired, honey can be added to it.

Amla is a concentrated form of Vitamin C. It has 16 times more vitamin than lemon. Such a drink will give protection to the body against cold and other diseases and increase digestive powers.

People in the West take apple cider which is also beneficial. The health drink is beneficial to all, especially to the convalescent people, old people, expectant mothers and growing children.

Green Vegetable Juice

25 gm mixture of the fresh juice of the following green leaves and vegetables is also beneficial.

Leaves of tandaljo or spinach, leaves of methi (fenugreek), Cucumber, leaves of phudina (mint), tulsi (holy basil), lettuce, coriander and cabbage leaves. All types of non poisonous leaves can be used. Even carrots and radish can be added.

How to prepare green juice.

First, wash all these leaves, vegetables etc. first with salted water, then with clean water. Then crush them or bend them. Collect the past in a piece of clean cloth and squeeze and filter it. And green juice is ready.

Face mask

The remaining can be mixed with little cream, turmeric powder and applied on face as a face mask. Keep it for 10/15 minutes. If possible, take blue light on the face for 5 to 7 minutes. Was it with fresh water. In 10/15 days the face will glow. Even white spots and pimples will vanish.

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