Herbal medicine of blackberry

Blackberries rank very high among fruits for antioxidant strength due in large part to their dense contents of polyphenolic compounds, such as ellagic acid, tannins, ellagitannins, quercetin, gallic acid, anthocyanins and cyanidins.

As early as the 1st century CE, the physician Dioscorides recommended ripe blackberries in a gargle for sore throats.

The astringent blackberry root is sometimes used in herbal medicine, often boiled into tea, as a treatment for diarrhea and dysentery.

Blackberry leaves are recommended for gonorrhea, vaginal dischargers, recovery from childbirth, and ‘cholera infantum’ and old term for infant infectious diarrhea. In folk medicine, blackberry leaves have been long been used for washing and staunching wounds.

Blackberry leaves may be used as a mouthwash to strengthen spongy gum and ease mouth of ulcers.
Herbal medicine of blackberry

Pomegranate fruit health benefits

Punica granatum L., the pomegranate tree is an important commercial fruit in Saudi Arabia, the United States and many Mediterranean countries.

Pomegranate fruit has long been esteemed as food and medicine, and is a diet in convalescence after diarrhea. Pomegranate seeds are bursting with nutrients, this due to large part of particularly potent antioxidant polyphenols.

Ellagic acid, basic unit of punicalgin

Pomegranate can help with skin care issues including age sport, dry skin, pigmentation, and acne break-outs. It also has compounds that protect the skin against free radical damage, helping to prevent skin cancer and reliving sunburn.

The fruit juice and extract also slow down the wear and tear of DNA, a major contributing factor to aging.

The phenol punicalgin is responsible for more than 50% of the juice’s potent antioxidant activity. It appears that pomegranate juice has higher levels of punicalgin because the rind is used in its production.
Pomegranate fruit health benefits

Turmeric in herbal medicine

Turmeric is found only under cultivation. Its original home is believed to be either the South or Southeast Asian region.

Turmeric is used an herbal medicine for rheumatoid arthritis, chronic anterior uveitis, conjunctivitis, skin cancer small pox, chicken pox, wound healing, urinary tract infections and liver ailments.

Turmeric

It is an antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals and therefore protects against cancer. Turmeric is also used for digestive disorders; to reduce flatus, jaundice, menstrual difficulties and colic; for abdominal pain and distension.

Turmeric rhizome is used externally in China and Cambodia for cutaneous afflictions and internally against colic, amenorrhoea, and congestions. In Cambodia, the leaves are considered antipyretic.

In Japan, China and Papua New Guinea, the root is used as a stimulant. Other names for turmeric include curcuma, Indian saffron, Indian valerian, jiang huang, radix, red valerian and turmeric.
Turmeric in herbal medicine

Horseradish

Horseradish is a perennial species, the edible part consisting of true roots, very massive and well developed. Under cultivation the main root is long, cylindrical, covered with whitish rough skin.

Horseradish is high in glucosinolates which have strong antioxidant properties. It is a relative of the mustard family that acts as a digestive stimulant. Horseradish is powerful circulatory stimulant with antibiotic properties due to the mustard oil it contains.

It is effective for use to treat bronchial conditions and urinary tract infections.

The roots of horseradish are also used as a digestive stimulant, diuretic, to increase blood flow and also in rheumatism.

It diuretic effect is due to asparagine. It is taken internally for gout and rheumatism.

Cooked in milk and honey, it is used folklorically for hoarseness. The juice in vinegar diluted with water and sweetened with glycerin, was once given to children with whooping cough.
Horseradish

Roselle medicinal uses

Roselle, Hibiscus sabdariffa L. is a tropical plant which belongs to the family Malvaceae.  The nutritional composition of roselle leaves per 100 g edible portion is: water 85.6g, energy 180 kJ, protein 3.3 g, fat o.3 g, carbohydrate 9.2 g, dietary fiber 1.6 g, Ca 213 mg, Phosphorus 83 mg, Fe 4.8, beta-carotene equivalent 4135 ug, thiamin 0.2 mg and riboflavin 0.45 mg.

Roselle has many benefits. It can be used to make jelly, juice, fruit pies and tarts. Roselle juice which is conventionally made from water extraction or fresh or dried Roselle calyxes, has been reported as being a popular soft drink with daily consumption in many countries including Egypt, Sudan, Mexico, Nigeria and Thailand.

Roselle’s added benefits are its high vitamin C content (54mg/100g), numerous amino acids and high iron and potassium content.

The flower possessed properties that are useful for coughs, colds and sore throats, and the seeds can be roasted for coffee.

It is a good diuretic, it stimulates the digestive processes, it is antispasmodic and antibacterial and a good tonic, building blood and boosting the immune system.

The antihypertensive and cardioprotective effects of tea made from roselle calyces have been demonstrated in various animals.

The phenolic compound protocatechuic acid isolated from roselle flowers showed antioxidant, antitumor and hepatoprotective activities.
Roselle medicinal uses

The benefits of garlic

Garlic consists of the fresh or dried bulbs of Allium sativum L., which consist of main bulb and several daughter bulbs.

Garlic has been popular for centuries as a seasoning for foods, most notably potatoes, pasta, dishes, soups, salads, meats and poultry.

Health benefits of garlic include:
Garlic lowers blood pressure. Garlic had a marked hypotensive effect if preparations made from fresh bulbs were used, however this effect was greatly reduced on extended storage.

Garlic lowers LDL cholesterol 

Garlic lowers or helps regulate blood sugar

Garlic helps prevent blood clots, thus reducing the possibility of strokes.

Garlic has a consistent reputation as a good treatment for arteriosclerosis and even for extending life.

Garlic helps prevent cancer, especially of the digestive system, prevents certain tumors from growing larger, and reduces the size of certain tumors.

Garlic helps to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.

Garlic is a potent natural antibiotic. During World War II the Soviet army relied on garlic to treat the wounded when penicillin and sulfa drugs were not available. Later researchers have found that one medium size garlic clove packs the antibacterial punch of about 100,00 units of penicillin.

Garlic dramatically reduces yeast infections due to Candida species

Garlic has anti-oxidant properties

Garlic is a source of selenium 

According Ayurvedic text garlic is a nourishing tonic for the whole body, age-sustainer, rejuvenator, aphrodisiac, boosts up immune system, promotes strength, complexion and eyesight.
The benefits of garlic