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Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

Description
Chives are small, dainty, onion-like plants that grow in clumps reaching about 10 inches in height. They are a hardy perennial with decorative, light purple flowers.

Culture
Chives demand little care other than dividing when they become overcrowded. They are easily propagated by division or from seed and make attractive border plants.

Harvesting
Cut fresh leaves for use as they grow.

Use
Chives are used to impart a delicious, subtle, onion-like flavor to foods.

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Gudmar (Gymnema Sylvestris)
Gudmar is a very useful herb for patients suffering from diabetes. The meaning of Gud is Jaggery, sugar and mar means to kill or destroy. It is used to destroy sugar hence useful in diabetes. It is a common herb of Monsoon forests. In Ayurveda this herb is mentioned as bitter, acrid, cooling, tonic, alterative, anthelmintic, alexiteric and useful in respiratory troubles, heart - diseases, piles, leucoderma and urinary discharges. The plant is stomachic, stimulant, laxative, diuretic and useful in cough. The leaves of the plant, when chewed possess the remarkable property of paralysing the sense of taste for sweet and bitter substance for few hours. The leaves are used as a remedy for diabetes. @@@
Gulvel (Tinospora Cordifolia)
The plant possesses bitter, pungent and astringent tastes, sweet post-digestive effect and has a hot potency. It has light and dry attributes. It alleviates all the three doshas viz. Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Gulvel is one of the best rejuvenative (rasayana) herbs. It is well known for its anti-inflammatory1, antacid, antipyretic, tonic and neuroendocrine immune modulating effects. Being rasayana, the rejuvenative herb, it promotes the qualitative nourishment of all tissues (seven dhatus) in the body. It is used for treating arthropathies, chronic inflammation of respiratory and urinary systems, general weakness, chronic skin disorders, chronic low grade fever.

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: Chaulmoogra
Chaulmoogra is a nerve tonic. It rejuvenates and removes dead skin cells. It is used in the treatment of eczema, psoriasis, leprosy and white skin patches.

April 28, 2009 | 11:22 AM Comments  0 comments

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Sherry Aiken
Related to country: United States

Translations available in: English (original) | French | Spanish | Italian | German | Portuguese | Swedish | Russian | Dutch | Arabic

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Chives (Allium schoenoprasum)

Description
Chives are small, dainty, onion-like plants that grow in clumps reaching about 10 inches in height. They are a hardy perennial with decorative, light purple flowers.

Culture
Chives demand little care other than dividing when they become overcrowded. They are easily propagated by division or from seed and make attractive border plants.

Harvesting
Cut fresh leaves for use as they grow.

Use
Chives are used to impart a delicious, subtle, onion-like flavor to foods.

SHERRY AIKEN

Gudmar (Gymnema Sylvestris)
Gudmar is a very useful herb for patients suffering from diabetes. The meaning of Gud is Jaggery, sugar and mar means to kill or destroy. It is used to destroy sugar hence useful in diabetes. It is a common herb of Monsoon forests. In Ayurveda this herb is mentioned as bitter, acrid, cooling, tonic, alterative, anthelmintic, alexiteric and useful in respiratory troubles, heart - diseases, piles, leucoderma and urinary discharges. The plant is stomachic, stimulant, laxative, diuretic and useful in cough. The leaves of the plant, when chewed possess the remarkable property of paralysing the sense of taste for sweet and bitter substance for few hours. The leaves are used as a remedy for diabetes. @@@
Gulvel (Tinospora Cordifolia)
The plant possesses bitter, pungent and astringent tastes, sweet post-digestive effect and has a hot potency. It has light and dry attributes. It alleviates all the three doshas viz. Vata, Pitta and Kapha. Gulvel is one of the best rejuvenative (rasayana) herbs. It is well known for its anti-inflammatory1, antacid, antipyretic, tonic and neuroendocrine immune modulating effects. Being rasayana, the rejuvenative herb, it promotes the qualitative nourishment of all tissues (seven dhatus) in the body. It is used for treating arthropathies, chronic inflammation of respiratory and urinary systems, general weakness, chronic skin disorders, chronic low grade fever.

Sherry Aiken


: Chaulmoogra
Chaulmoogra is a nerve tonic. It rejuvenates and removes dead skin cells. It is used in the treatment of eczema, psoriasis, leprosy and white skin patches.

April 28, 2009 | 11:22 AM Comments  0 comments

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