HEALING PROPERTIES OF ALMOND

DESCRIPTION

 

The seed coat consisted of leathery separable structure that IS hard and juiceless. It has a dual red color with dingy green tinged. As soon as the seeds are fully ripen, its green covering will dry and then split. The endocarp (rough shell) that enclosed them dropped out.

The shell has ovoid shape, with yellow buff color flattened in form. The outer surface of the shell has small holes. It has fibrous materials that sometimes thin and friable. The seeds showed rounded at one end and pointed at the other end covered with the corresponding coat.

The size of the tree is moderate more or less 30 feet high. It has branches that spread out evenly. The leaves are lance-shaped, serrated in its edges. The plants has characteristic to flower first before the emergence of leaves.

HERBAL APPLICATION

It considered demulcent. It has beneficial nutrients mostly required for healthy body. It is good remedy for constipation softening and relaxing the solids in the stomach. Good for bronchial disease in the lungs.

It was used for the relief of tickling cough, suppresses irritation and prevent hoarseness of voice due to inflammation caused by colds and flu. The prepared emulsion found to have the ability to soften and remove stones in the kidney, bladder and obstruction in the biliary ducts.

Use to relieve heartburn due to excessive production of acid. It reduces the impact of acid because of Gastro-Esophageal Reflux (GERD). The oil from the seeds is good remedy for chapped hands. It considered as pain reliever in all manner of painful sensation in the lung.

Good for the treatment of pleurisy.

 Excessive production of gas will result to colic. With the use of the plant, colic is prevented and gas formation is reduced. The use of oil makes hands and face smooth and soft. The oil cleanses spots and pimples of the skin. The oil can relieve chest pain due to heart trouble.

Putting in the temple will relax headache. Ointment preparation can restore clearness of sight. Almond butter has benefit to the heart, it relaxes the brain and liver complaints. The prussic acid of bitter almond found to cure intermittent fever. It serves as vermifuge. Bitter almond was used as aperient, diuretic and cure for hydrophobia.

HEALING PROPERTIES OF BLACK COHOSH

It is a wild shrub-like plant. A herbaceous perennial plant, smooth with large compound leaves. It has underground rhizomes that can reach the height of 60 centimeters. Its basal leaves are broad, coarsely toothed margin. The leaves reach up to one meter in length. It has repeated sets of three leaflets. The stem will reach height of 250 centimeters.

The flower does not have any petals (sepals). The flowers are in tight clusters with white in color. It has sweet fetid smell. The fruit contains dry follicles. One carpel has several seeds. It has black roots.

It grows best in moist place with heavy soil. The dried roots, rhizome becomes an alternative herbal medicines for many diseases. Herbal extracts serves as analgesic, anti-inflammatory and has sedative action. It found to have the ability to treat gynecological disorders of women (dysmenorrheal, memorrhagia), pre-menstrual tension, menstrual cramps. It can relieve sore throat and other respiratory infection.

 It consist property that benefits kidney and other urological disorder. It can treat psychological and mental problem like depression, anxiety and stresses of life. It relieves painful muscles, rheumatism and arthritis including nervous disorders. It is the alternative source to produce and increase production of breast milk. It is best source of dietary supplements. It is good source of calcium for better bone health and treats osteoporosis and other age-related disorders.

It can treat symptoms of hormonal imbalance and other hormonal deficiency. Phytocrine, a chemical compound to boosts the ability of women to balance estrogen in the body. It gives promise for breast cancer prevention, the terminal disease of women. It induce normal menstrual period. It can induce labor during childbirth easy for pregnant women to give birth to a child and prevent sluggish labor pains that cause tiredness, weakness, physical fatigue and lack of uterine power to give birth.

It prevents pregnant women to feel restless, muscle tension, menstrual cramps, stomach pain and body pains during the period of her pregnancy. It has the ability to prevent premature delivery that results to miscarriage. It is used as muscle relaxant and best tonic to the nervous system.

The plants contains many chemical compounds like triterpene glycosides and isoflavones, aromatic acids, resins, tannins, starch, fatty acids, sugars, acetin, formononetin, 27-deoxyacterin, caulophylline, laburnine, magnoflorine, saponins (steroidal). It was found to have symptomatic relief of hot flashes, night sweats, insomnia, irritability and nervousness.

Take the plant with caution. It cause minor damage to the liver in individual that cannot tolerate the herbal effect of black cohosh. Other side effect known especially if taken over the required dosage (overdosage) or used in longer period of time are headache, seizures, dizziness, diarrhea, sweating, nausea, abdominal pain, constipation, vomiting, sweating. It causes low-blood pressure and slow heartbeat. It has effect on weight.

It should not use in lactating mothers or pregnant women. It may affect its breastfeeding or her pregnancy. Over-dosage may affect condition of stomach especially the intestines. It causes high blood pressure. It affects menstrual cycle of women beyond the normal condition. It may cause allergic reaction to those having allergy of the plant like swelling of the lips, face and tongue.

Herbal tincture can be taken in the dosage of 4ml 3 times daily for period not more than 6 months. The herbal extract can be taken 40 mg 2 times a day. Use dried roots or rhizomes 2,000 mg per day. Use herbal decoction 1 gram of powder with boiling water 3 times daily. Use herbal infusion about 30ml every 2-4 hours.

HEALING PROPERTIES OF CARDAMON

This native herbs came from ginger family called Zingiberaceae. Cardamon known as Elleturia cardamonium. It is a perennial plants. It has a tall stem or cane that grow out of rhizomes. Indians in the forest was the home of this plant. The flower spikes produce white or pale green flowers. It has a green pod capsules containing less than 20 seeds, a small black in color and sticky in form. A ripe, dark and hard seeds with brown in color is the best quality seeds.

It has a very pleasant, aromatic and sweet fragrance.

Properties: Essential oils containing a-terpineol, myrcene, limonene, menthone, b-phlellandrene, cineol, sabinene, heptane, a-terpenylacetate, sabinene, limonene and borneol.

It relieves flatulence and indigestion. A tea has a soothing tonic after a heavy meals. Good for nausea and vomiting. It has the power to lower cholesterol. If taken regularly, a good aid in reducing weight. It has a carminative properties. Has a digestive action. Found to treat colds, fever, bronchitis. It has anti-inflammatory properties for infection. Helpful for the treatment of liver complaints. The chewed seeds is good to control bad breath giving a good flavor, freshness and coolness. Considered a decongestant for cold. It de-congest stuffy nose. The pyto-chemical cineole was the reason to break chest congestion. It boosts the entire central nervous system.

They believed it has aphrodisiac properties. It is helpful to break up gallstones and kidney stones. It treats inflammation of the eyelids. It has the ability to treat pulmonary tuberculosis, or congestion of lung. It was found to be a good antidote for snake and scorpion bites. Good for the treatment of stomachache, constipation and dysentery.

Other Uses: Has a unique taste with intense aromatic fragrance. Common in Indian cooking as culinary herb. It is an expensive spice. Has floral flavor. Used in curries, sweets, desserts, rice pudding and milk.