Shatavari - a recipe and some benefits

Satavari / Satamuli  (Asparagus racemosus) is a very powerful and important herb in Ayurveda.It is a woody climber with soft pine needle like leaves and tuberous roots.
This recipe of the Shatavari kalpa is recommended by Dr.Elchuri.
100 gm of the root powder is mixed with approximately 250 ml of water and boiled well till 200 ml of the water remains.
This decoction is then filtered and 400 gm of sugar is dissolved in it and this mixture is heated again on a low flame.
The heat is turned off after the mixture turns thick and viscous.
10 gm of elaichi (cardamom)powder is added to it.
The mixture is constantly stirred .It gradually becomes granular.
The granules are stored in a dry glass jar.

Dosage:1-2 teaspoons along with milk , twice a day and 2 hours before meals for a month.

Uses:

1. It boosts the immunity in men and women.
2. It is very beneficial for people who exert physically in their profession.
3. It works well for people who need to beat stress.
4. It has a protective action on the eyes so people who work constantly on the computers ,watchmakers, people who have to drive for long hours or for any profession which comes with eye strain will be hugely benefited.
5. It is said to help men in their reproductive health.
6. It generally alleviates all kinds of menstrual problems in ladies.
7. It increases the milk production in lactating mothers.

People with high blood sugar may use palm jaggery in a lesser quantity in this recipe.

P.S

(Some possible side -effects:

This kalpa is tolerated well in most but some people may be allergic to it .

People suffering from kidney problems ,edema,heart problems may avoid using it.

It may increase the weight of a person.

Ladies may use it after recommendation from a Vaidya )

Banyan tree sap for men's health

Eating a mixture of 5 drops of Banyan tree sap *  and 10 gm of rock candy sugar (Mishri) for about 10 days strengthens  and improves the virility in man.

* Marri paalu in Telugu.

A recipe for Ladies

This  ' Nari kalyan pak ' is recommended for different kinds of ladies problems.This tip  is from the magazine 'Rishi Prasad'  released by the Ashram of Pujya Asaramji Bapu.

Ingredients needed:
wheat flour - 250 gm
Singada flour - 250 gm
Babul tree gum - 100 gm
Mishri - 500 gm
Date fruits with seeds excluded.-100gm
Ghee -250 gm

Mix:
250 gm of wheat flour and
250 gm of Singada ata.
Heat 250 gm of ghee in a pan and add 100 gm of Babool tree gum powder to the hot ghee.Then add the mixture of the flours. Fry till the raw smell's gone and add 500 gm of mishri powder and 100 gm of pounded date fruits.Stir the entire mixture well.
Pour on a greased tray  and cut into pieces which are approximately 20 gm each.Store.

( For more information of Singada ata refer :
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2012/10/water-chestnut-or-singada-for-ladies.html

Mishri is rock candy sugar or patika bellam (Telugu)  or kalkand (Tamil).

Babool tree - Acacia nilotica. The gum is available in Ayurvedic stores .It is slightly darker than gum arabic which is from acacia senegal. )


Eating 20 gm of pak twice a day for 2 months will :
cure the problem of white discharge in ladies .(Leukorrhea)
It also helps in curing excess discharge in ladies.(Menorrhagia)
It decreases the feeling of tiredness and back pain experienced by ladies due to various gynec problems.
It is good for young mothers after delivery. It increases the secretion of mother's milk.
This also helps in men's health.

Singada for men's health

The flour of the Indian water chestnut (singada ) is beneficial even for men's health. 5 gm of the flour is mixed with a glass of lukewarm milk .The milk can be sweetened .Drinking this mixture is improves men's health .

Refer previous post for more medicinal properties of Singada.

Charoli for men's health

Charoli nuts-Buchanania lanzan.Picture released into the public domain by author Madhavi Madhurakavi.

Eating 5 -10 charoli nuts along with 3 spoons of wheat flour halwa will increase virility.
Wheat flour halwa is made by roasting wheat flour/ ata in a little ghee. Water and sugar are added till it reaches a semi solid consistency.
This tip is from the book Arogya nidhi for 'napunsaktha'.

Click on the tag 'men's health' below the post  for more tips.


click on these links for more info.on charoli:

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/10/beauty-with-charoli-nuts.html

this link gives a a recipe to fight old age:

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/06/youvanprash-recipe.html

3 tips for Men's health

Tip 1
Mix:
10-20 ml of white onion juice
5-10 ml of honey
5-10 ml of ginger juice
1-2 gm of ghee
Drinking this for 21 days will decrease the problems related to men's health.

Tip 2
2 gm of Aswagandha churan*  is mixed with a little ghee and rock sugar powder and taken along with milk.

Tip 3
A small ripe banana is eaten along with 6 gm of ghee twice a day .

For more info on Aswagandha refer:

http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.in/2010/04/aswagandha-or-withinia-somnifera-leaves.html


( the tips are taken from the book Arogyanidhi published by Asaram bapuji's  Ashram under the section  'Veerya vruddhi' For more tips in Hindi one can refer to this site:
http://hariomgroup.org/hariombooks/satsang/Hindi/Arogyanidhi.htm )

For more tips on the same topic click on the 'men's health ' tag below.

A good tip for men's health

Cotton is a very common cash crop and in spite of the fierce competition from other fibers , cotton clothes are still preferred in summers.This plant  has many medicinal properties .The root decoction is known to cure many female disorders but this particular tip is for improving men's health.

The Indian cotton plant-image in the public domain .

The flowers of the Cotton plant (Gossypium herbaceum) are shade dried and powdered and stored .
 Milk is boiled well and mixed with boiled green gram dal * and sugar.This sweet mixture or kheer / Payasam is mixed with 3 gm of the cotton flower churn  and eaten.This improves the reproductive health in men.

* Green gram dal - Pesara pappu in Telugu
Pacha paruppu in Tamil
Moong dal in Hindi.

Dates for men's health

Eating 4 Date fruits every day will significantly help men to regain their overall health .


Hindi - Kajoor
Telugu -Karjooram
Tamil -Pericham pazham
Latin name - Phoenix dactylifera

Banyan fruit powder as a cure for many diseases

Banyan fruits.Ficus bengalensis

Hindi-Bad,Barrh
English:Banyan tree
Telugu:Marri chettu
Tamil:Aala maram

This tree has many medicinal properties but this post is about the healing properties of the fruit.
This tip is told by Panditha Elchuri.
             A fruit is made as an offering to the Banyan tree and it is highly recommended that the person say thanks to the tree for the help-( It is always good etiquette  to say thanks -even to a tree I guess..)
The fruit is collected ,washed and cut into 4 parts and dried in the sun .It is made into a smooth powder.

1-This banyan fruit powder is mixed with
2 - an equal quantity of Mishri or rock candy sugar and
3 - half the amount of Jeera powder.(aka cumin).

This mixture is stored in a glass jar.
Some dry pieces of fruit may be stored in bulk which is useful to make a fresh batch of the given mixture.

The dosage per day  is- half a spoon for children and one spoon for adults with a glass of milk which can be sweetened with Mishri.

Benefits for children:

• Children grow taller 
• Weak children become stronger and their complexion improves.
• The memory of children improves dramatically.
• A better behavioral change is seen in extremely stubborn children.

Benefits for Men:

• Men become stronger and get a lustre of youth.
• It is very potent and improves men's health in general and reduces the early discharge problem in men.

Benefits for Ladies:

• All kinds of gynec problems are solved if ladies  take this powder twice a day.

This includes - Excess discharge in periods,cysts in ovaries,white discharge problem,spotting between periods,repeated natural abortions,very light periods,some kinds of infertility and polyps.

• It also tones up the body  and firming the flabby areas giving them a youthful appearance.

For old people:
It acts a rejuvenant for the old.

A good tip for men's health...

Fry 20 gm of Onion pieces till pink in 20 gm ghee.Add 20 gm of mishri to the pieces .This mixture should be eaten by men once a day for 40-60 days .Celibacy should be observed during the dosage period  for better results.
  This improves the health,sturdiness,vigour and virility in a man.
-this is recommended by Panditha Elchuri   - the name of the mixture being Purusha mithra.

Some more medicinal uses of the Palash flowers

For the image refer
http://simpleayurvedichealthtips.blogspot.com/2011/04/few-tips-to-manage-diabetes-part-4.html

1  -  Arthritis pain can be reduced to a great extent if the steamed flowers(fresh or dried) are tied on the place where there is swelling.

2  -  It decreases intestinal infections and decreases ulcer symptoms.1-2 gm of the flower is taken along with mishri or candy sugar.

3  -  This same mixture is supposedly good even for men's health .

However Mishri cannot be taken by Diabetic people.

Medicinal properties of the Liquorice Plant or Glycyrrhiza glabra.3- To regulate periods in women and cure menstrual problems

Recipe with Liquorice root for gynec problems:
Pound 100 gm raisins and 100 gm Athimadhuram root powder together.the mixture looks like a paste.
Eat 10 gm of this mixture and then drink milk before bedtime.
 This is especially useful for ladies who get their periods twice a month.
It is also useful for men's health.
It is very useful for people who feel excessively sad without any appropriate reason.
---This recipe is as told by Pandit Elchuri and  the name of this is  "Draksha Rasayana".
However high B.P patients and people suffereing from kidney problems and pregnant ladies can avoid this lehyam.