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Hidden secrets of fruits

There are varities of fruits available in different parts of the world with different tastes,shapes colour and sizes.Some belong to melon types,some are berries,some are drupe and so on.Today i will deal with the nutrition and the benifits of eating right amount of fruits and what are its effects on the systems. 1.Apple: ------- Botanical name-Malus sylveslris Family- Rosaceae Uses; -it make be used as a fruit or juice may even be extracted for medicinal purposes. -It has got the hydrating affect on the body.Good while travelling also because quite comman that people avoid drinking water while travelling.so by eating apples it keeps oneself hydrates and also gives intstant glucose in form of fructose. -has got diuretic effect.That is increases urine output. -rich sources of vitamins and minerals -it contains malic acid which is easily absorbed by the body -the peal of the apple contains /is rich in vitamin -c -pulp is a rich source of vitamin -A -the inner pulp of an apple contains ...

Sinusitis

Sinusitis is the most comman problem what most of the people of thiois genetration suffer from.SO i thought of writting about this comman problem today. Sinus defination:- --------------- Sinuses are nothing but an empty space or a cavity in general.Sinus what we commanly use related to headaches are the cavities in the facial bones . Sinuistis: --------- Now what is sinusitis? Itis = any infectious condition is reperesented as itis Sinusitis is the condition where in these airpockects are infected and get inflammed causing pain in that perticular area. Generally they will show positional head aches.Which means just when you change the position i.e even if you bend your head the headaches aggravates or flares up. Description: ---------- Sinus can be simply described as small aircavities or pockets with a duct and a opening into nasal cavities. Basically they are paired.There are four pairs of sinuses in the bones of teh face. 1) Frontal Sinus: -------------- -Located just below the ey...

Some hints to control kidney stones or stones related to urinary tract.

This is one of the comman complaint what most of the people face in present days.There are many causes for this problem of stones.There are various varities of stones.They may be uric acid crystals,calcium oxalate crystals,Cystine stones and many more varities of stones.The problem of urinary calculi is more comman in males than in females.The ratio is 3:1. Sizes:- _______ The urinary stones are of different sizes and shapes.They may be samll as sand or large as a marble.They may have smooth surface or a cutting edge and rough.The small stones of the size of about-4-5 cmm pass of easily and requires no medication.They may even remain unidentified of a long time.But those larger and with irregular surface often causses pain when they dislocate from its position ,and when thrown out of the body. Causes and measures for thier prevention: _____________________________________________ -First and most comman cause is reduced intake of water.Most of us do not take enough amount of water.An he...

Veggie Secrets

Today i will write some secrets about the vegetables.These vegetables not only satisfy our hunger but are also rich sources of vitamins ,various minerals and Salts.Adding to it in Ayurveda we say there is not plant which has no medicinal values.Similarly the todays topic.Here i will be saying the medicinal properties of various vegetables and fruits. 1.Ginger: __________ Botanical name:-Zingiber officinale -Helps in cough -good medicine for indigetion -helps in abdominal distention and gas problems -helps to liquify the solid sputum[flem] -Good for comman cold -Increases appitite and taste senstion -Good if taken during fever. -tea out of ginger root prevents morning sickness in pregnant woman,It also helps in heart burn in pregnants -when chewed raw prevents the onset of motion sickness -Produce execcive perspiration.Hence helps in fever condition to regulate and check the body temperature from rising 2.Garlic:[ Botanical name-Allium sativum; Family -Liliaceae] ________ - Kills choles...