An abscess is usually a collection of pus within a cavity formed in a tissue. It can occur anywhere in the body, but generally occurs on the skin and the gums. There may be several reasons for the occurrence of abscess. Abscess – Causes: 1) They are generally caused because ... Read More »
What is IBS? Today it comes without saying that everyday a lot of people suffer with IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). However they tend to ignore it or avoid discussing it with others, the main reason is they feel shy and do not want to discuss topics like constipation, diarrhea or ... Read More »
Commonly called as psyllium they are actually Psyllium seed husks; the portions of the seeds of the plant, Plantago ovata. This plant is a native of India and has been used in Ayurveda for centuries. Ayurveda and Siddha medicine prescribes this for cleansing the colon, constipation and other bowel related ... Read More »
English Name : Psoralea Botanical Name : Psoralea corylifolia Linn Commercial Name: Babchi Tamil Name : கார்போகரிசி (pronounced as Kaarbokarisi) Psoralea corylifolia is a very important plant in the Ayurvedic and Siddha (ancient Tamil medicine system). [quote_right]Psoralea is a power herb that can cure many diseases that are not cured ... Read More »
Hidradenitis suppurativa is a persistent skin disease that is also known as acne inversa (However it is totally different from the regular acne). It was first described in 1839 and has a worldwide prevalence of about 1 to 4% of the population. It is more common in women than in ... Read More »
Lupus is an autoimmune disease, it is not infectious. Unlike HIV, malaria, typhoid, TB and so on, this is not caused because of bacteria or virus and hence not infectious. Autoimmune diseases occur because of an overactive immune system. The immune system which is out body’s natural defense, will start ... Read More »
The binomial name of radish is Raphanus Sativus. Radish is one of most common vegetables in dishes around the world. There are red, purple, back and white varieties and the shape can be long or spherical. Every part of radish can be used for food, right from the root, leaves, pods, ... Read More »
Ayurveda in addition to the numerous herbs also uses the four elements of nature to cure diseases. Mud therapy, aqua therapy and hot steam therapy are prescribed for various diseases. Among them mud therapy is very common for most skin diseases. Either a mixture of four kinds of clay of ... Read More »
Through out India and especially South India Turmeric is considered as divine. Most South Indian dishes will have some amount of turmeric in it, the main reason being turmeric is a super herb. A complete meal in South India will have top herbs as ingredients, herbs like ginger, turmeric, pepper ... Read More »
One thing that everyone ways to to lose the extra pounds around the waist and do so quickly. By dropping extra pounds around your waist only will feel a lot more healthier and will also get rid of those chronic back pain and related ailments.Almost everyone with belly fat would ... Read More »
Vitamin E is not a single organic chemical compound but a group of 8 organic compounds which performs certain biological functions. The organic compounds fall under tocopherols and tocotrienols. The most common forms forms of this vitamin are γ-tocopherol and α-Tocopherol. This is a fat soluble vitamin, and are present in ... Read More »
Vitamin K1 is technically called as Phylloquinone (other form of vitamin K is Vitamin K2 called as menaquinones ) . It is one of the fat soluble vitamins . The vitamin K is essential for the blood to clot in case of cuts. It helps in the modification of proteins for aiding the blood to coagulate. Vitamin ... Read More »
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