Grandma’s Natural Remedies and Ancient Herbal Recipes


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Grandma’s Natural Remedies and Ancient Herbal Recipes Table of Contents Introduction Grandma’s Herbal Decoctions Cough/Cold Cure Cramps and Joint Pain Banana diet Neem Remedy Lemon Remedy Fenugreek Cure Fenugreek Poultice Fenugreek Potato Recipe Tomato Tip Rheumatic Pain Massage oil for Rheumatism Basil Toothpaste for Keeping Your Teeth Healthy Constipation Remedy Gulqand-Rose Jam How to Collect Wild Rose Petals When Is This Jam Normally Made Slow Sun Method Fungal Infections in Nails Eczema Honey and Onion Mix Hiccup Cure Conclusion Appendix Making Desi Ghee Author Bio Introduction Grandma was a great believer in natural remedies and cures. She knew that herbs and other plant products, were amazingly efficient, and effective in getting rid of minor ailments, which would be the lot and portion of her large family. That is why she used all those nostrums, infusions, decoctions, and other herbal products which had been passed on to her by her grandma and so on down the ages. So here is another collection of grandma’s natural remedies and ancient herbal recipes to keep you healthy, as well as beautiful. All these products are easily available right in your garden or in your kitchen. Best of all, they have no aftereffects and they have no side effects. That is because all these products are completely hundred percent natural. Why are so many people going back to natural remedies and ancient herbal recipes, in the 21st century? That is because they have found that chemical-based drugs and medicines have a short-term effect. They may also come accompanied with toxic effects, and side effects. So you are going to find yourself suffering from these long-term aftereffects. However, that is definitely not the case when you are taking natural remedies, which have been made with hundred percent natural products. And that is what grandma did. She gathered all the natural products available in her garden, or easily available in the woods, when she went rambling out gathering herbs, and brought them home. These were then used, to cure a number of ailments. Some of them seem rather drastic, but you need to remember that grandma was more of an experimenter. She knew that there was one product in these herbal combinations which did all the magic. The rest were just “filling.”




Grandma’s Natural Remedies and Ancient Herbal Recipes - Volume 4


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Grandma’s Natural Remedies and Ancient Herbal Recipes - Volume 4 Table of Contents Introduction What is The Importance Of fruit, vegetables, herbs And spices? Spices in Your Daily Diet Grandma – Cook and Medicine Woman Garam Masala Recipe Massaman Masala Grandma’s Herbal Tips Controlling High Blood Pressure Why Grandma Did Not Fuss Curing Cuts, Bruises And Wounds Depression Nervous problems/Irritability Obesity Cure Curry leaves Lemon Juice Regime Losing weight Through Exercise? How Boring! Conclusion Author Bio Introduction In this fourth volume of grandma’s ancient natural remedies and herbal recipes, you are going to get a collection of recipes, in which grandmother used fruit, vegetables, herbs and spices to cure her family and also the neighbors around her. These remedies were given to her down the ages from our grandmother, and so on. Many of these remedies have been lost in the mists of time, but there were still some people in ancient times who wrote these remedies down in books. In 800 BC, Homer praised the knowledge of ancient Egyptians, who were extremely skilled in noninvasive surgery, and treatment of ailments. Ancient well-known Greek and Roman medicine men like Galen and Hippocrates gained plenty of their knowledge studying in the University of Amenhotep and the great and glorious physician Lucanus – known in Biblical history as Saint Luke – studied under Greek and Egyptian physicians. There were plenty of physicians who believe in spells, and considered that disease was caused by evil demons. Tibetan and other Eastern medicine still uses incantations to get rid of demons which have possessed a human or an animal body, thus causing it to get sick. In Indian and Chinese medicine, the ancient doctors had a good knowledge of the human anatomy. More than 4000 years ago, doctors in India were practicing plastic surgery, by making up noses from flaps of skin taken from other parts of the body. In the same manner, Chinese doctors knew all about blood circulation and acupuncture. In fact, Chinese medicine can be considered to be one of the most ancient, scientific and knowledgeable science ever known to mankind in today’s world. It was well documented, as was Egyptian medicine, of which many ancient priceless papyri have been found. Many of these ancient doctors knew about cause and effect, even though the belief of disease causing demons possessing a body still lingers on in many parts of the East. People are also under the impression that diseases are under the control and power of gods and goddesses who have to be placated so that they do not send an epidemic in the coming rainy season. Egypt, China, Greece, Mesopotamia, and India were fertile lands. That is why there was absolutely no reason why the people living here could not have plenty of healthy food to eat. Grains, fruit, vegetables, cereals, spices, nuts, and other natural health giving food were in abundance. This is why the ancients lived so long. Because of this healthy natural diet, and most of the people living outdoors, ailments and illnesses were few. That is why people of the 21st century are coming back to nature and looking for natural remedies based on fruit and vegetables, which are going to cure them of diseases and ailments. Chemical-based drugs may heal you very well on a short-term basis, but they are going to have an everlasting long-term effect on your body. That is because they are made up of chemicals, which do not suit the bio-physiological functioning system of your body. On the other hand, fruits and vegetables as well as herbs are going to heal your body naturally, while making sure that you do not suffer from any sort of side effects. This is the reason why grandma ‘s collected herbal lore and knowledge is all about the wonderful medical and beauty enhancing benefits of different herbs, spices, fruit, vegetables and flowers.




Grandma’s Natural Remedies and Ancient Herbal Beauty Recipes - Natural Remedies and Beauty Recipes From Your Kitchen And Garden


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Grandma’s Natural Remedies and Ancient Herbal Beauty Recipes Natural Remedies and Beauty Recipes From Your Kitchen And Garden Table of Contents Introduction Rules for Staying Healthy [With My Views, Opinions and Experience.] Remedies for Different Ailments Piles Hemorrhoids cream Constipation Flatulence What Is Black Salt? Migraine Oh, Those Pearlies… (Tooth and mouth care) Loose gums Pyorrhea Ulcers in your mouth Drooling/Excess salivation Toothache powder Sensitive teeth The Magic Of Face Masks How to Make Your Own Personalized Face Masks? Masks for a dry skin Tomato mask What is Fuller’s Earth? Orange mask Masks for an oily skin Honey mask. Cucumber mask Appendix: How to make salty lassi to prevent dehydration in summer Mattha – spicy lassi Recipe- How to make jalebis dripping in sugar syrup How to make Desi Ghee (clarified butter). How to make Rose water (Gulab Jal) Conclusion Author Bio Introduction Somebody asked me once why I did not become a doctor and then join the Defense Services as a Doctor like the majority of my family members? Here was I with an easily obtained Degree in Natural Sciences and all my knowledge - garnered during a peripatetic childhood and youth-about natural remedies, ancient medicine and natural healing processes. The medical or the engineering fields were the only options left for good students, during the time I was at University. And I give them my stock answer, which I consider logical and sensible, “If I become a doctor, I will be giving my patients chemical-based medicine, and I will just be curing their bodies. On the other hand, if I stick to my habit of learning more about natural remedies and ancient remedies, I will be curing their bodies, as well as fighting the disease from the root onwards.” My grandmother had learned about natural remedies and beauty recipes from her grandmother, and this wisdom was passed down the ages, from mother to daughter. For millenniums, every mother in every ancient civilization taught her daughters the rudimentary art of survival and staying beautiful and youthful with fruits, vegetables, spices, and herbs. This is now considered to be alternative medicine by doctors in the West. But this was the medicine with which people survived through centuries and stayed healthy. So if you believe in natural remedies, and naturopathic treatments, the cures are right around you. But many of us would rather go to a doctor and get some expensive medicine. The side effect of that medicine is going to be that some other part of our system is going to get affected. After that we go back to the doctor again and get some medicine to treat that side effect. That medicine produces another side effect. This is going to be your way of living for the rest of your life. However, if you eat natural medicines, you are never going to suffer from any sort of side effects. That is because natural products are more tuned to your body’s systems and natural needs, than chemical drugs are. Say no to chemical drugs as far as possible For all those who have read Lloyd C Douglas’ Magnificent Obsession and liked it, Mr. Douglas had some more words spoken by another of his popular characters, in “Disputed Passage”. That doctor said something on the lines of – it is not our duty to just cure the body. We have to cure the mind and spirit too and heal them”, much to the disgust of doctor Tubby Forrester, who considered every human to be a machine which needed to be put right, and where did emotions and spirit and soul come into this curing process? At the end of the story, Dr. Forrester had to accept the fact that human beings had to be treated by doctors who understood their psychological, mental, spiritual and emotional makeup. Unfortunately, this is not being done today, because doctors are harried, and have to see a number of patients till the end of a day.




Grandma’s Natural Remedies And Ancient Recipes - How to cure a common cold and other health related remedies


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Grandma’s Natural Remedies And Ancient Recipes - How to cure a common cold and other health related remedies Table of contents Introduction Grandma’s rules For Simple Living Grandma’s easy Health Remedies Wake up energy drink Benefits of the Neem Curing a cold Tasty Cold Whisky Remedy Butter Cold Syrup Gingered Lemon Drink Mustard Bath Powder Hot and Cold Water Remedy Traditional Golden Chicken Soup Remedy – The Way Grandma Made It Time-tested Chest Rub Vaseline – Camphor Remedy Effective remedy for Catarrh Antiseptic Way To Clear Catarrh Amazing hay fever remedy Sore throats Hoarseness – recipe for children Hoarseness – recipe for adults Grandma's Natural Cure for Obesity Diet program Conclusion – and some general gossip! Introduction In volume 3 of Grandma’s Natural Remedies And Ancient Recipes, you are going to get to know more about a number of different fruits, and vegetables which are going to enhance your health, and allow you to live long and prosper. These natural remedies have come down through word-of-mouth from grandmother to granddaughter, down the millenniums, in almost all the ancient civilizations, when it was the responsibility of the female of the family to make sure that her family kept healthy and survived in the times when superstition and bad hygiene was rife. This is the reason why so many ancient remedies and herbal recipes, were used on a day to day basis, by grandma and these volumes comprise of a collection of the wisdom of the ages for all those people who believe in the power of nature to cure ailments from the root, instead of looking for chemical-based drugs to help cure them. Remember that those were the days, when ignorance was also rife and many quacks came up with nostrums potions and brews. One can read about the most famous of them all, the witches brew in MacBeth . Grandma is not going to be putting eyes of newt and tongues of frogs in her remedies, but is going to tell us about how simple fruit juices and spices, can heal and cure common remedies. Grandma knew all about how to remain beautiful, even when she was in her 80s and 90s. That is because she used the wisdom of ages, passed down to her, in simple rules of living. Keep your family healthy the natural way!




Grandma’s Herbal Lore - Ancient Herbal Recipes and Remedies Volume 5


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Grandma’s Herbal Lore - Ancient Herbal Recipes and Remedies - Volume 5 Table of Contents Introduction Delicious, Refreshing Traditional Healthy Drinks How to make the perfect Nimbu pani – Lime Juice Lassi – Buttermilk Buttermilk And Grapes As a Cancer Cure For Victims Of Strokes Constipation Kidney stones Piles remedy Hair Care How to Get Rid of Baldness: Alopecia Areata Burning to An Ash What on earth is Desi Ghee? Premature Graying of Hair How to Darken Your Hair Naturally Gooseberry oil Preventing Hair Loss Asvhagandha-Withania Asthma Early Stages of Asthma What Is the Best Diet for a Person Suffering from Asthma? Sciatica remedy Knowing about Hot and Cold Foods Bacopa scrophulariaceae-Bhrahmi Booti Alzheimers Memory Loss Epilepsy Get rid of bedbugs get rid of cockroaches ‘Ear, ‘Ear Garlic remedy Kum Kum Periodic Deafness Conclusion Author Bio Introduction In volume 5 of Grandma’s natural remedies, with herbal lore and ancient recipes, you are going to get an excellent critique mixture of the knowledge of the ages, brought around to us through papyri , books and trial and error experiments done by the ancients. The word of mouth results, have been the product of years of experimentation done millenniums ago. When did grandma become the epitome of wisdom and experience? Well, we should go back millenniums, when it was the job of the oldest generation to take care of the youngest generation, while the adults generation in between went out to collect food, water and other basic necessities necessary for survival. The job of raising and training the children was left to those people who were most experienced. It is possibly this reason why the oldest and the youngest generations still find that they are more compatible and comfortable with each other, due to natural preference, instinctive selection and human psychological and social behavior. So the children of the tribe, group, gathering, and city were put in charge of the elders, who used to talk to them about their ancient traditions, talk to them by their own grandparents. The rules and regulations of living in society and getting to know one’s own place in the hierarchy of a tribe was thus transmitted from generation to generation through these elders. Grandpa trained the kids with tribal knowledge and physical exercise. Grandma was in charge of their overall emotional, spiritual and physical well-being. She was responsible for their health, well-being, food and other essential things necessary to keep children healthy and well-balanced members of the family and later on the tribe. …and that caring instinct still is present… That is why the matriarch – mother – was given the job of passing on the herbal knowledge to the girls in the family, preparing them to be future matriarchs taking care of their own families, as years went by. The boys were trained into becoming warriors, teachers, farmers, food gatherers or in other professions by the males of the tribe. So the lines were demarcated out very clearly in well-regulated times since ancient days. The house, home and hearth and other duties pertaining to a domestic nature was under the jurisdiction of the females. The land, the preservation, cultivation and protection of the area around it was under the jurisdiction of the males. So it was the man’s prerogative to be the hunter and the warrior, to feed and protect his family and tribe.




Health Benefits of Flaxseeds For Cooking and Health


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Health Benefits of Flaxseeds For Cooking and Health Table of Contents Getting Started Chapter # 1: Intro Chapter # 2: Nutritional Worth Chapter # 3: Selection and Storage Chapter # 4: Precautions Big Fiber Load: Oxidation/Rancidity: Cyanide: Flaxseed Oil, an alternative to Fish Oil? Health Benefits of Flaxseeds Chapter # 1: Introduction Chapter # 2: The Uniqueness of the Nutrients Chapter # 3: Cardiovascular Benefits Chapter # 4: Cancer Prevention Chapter # 5: Radio-protector Chapter # 6: Reduction in hot flashes Conclusion References Getting Started Chapter # 1: Intro In this day and age, if it was said that flaxseed is the most underrated, natural product in terms of nutrition; the statement wouldn’t be wrong. A very little percentage of people in the civilized world know about the existence of flaxseed, let alone about its wonders. And even those who can identify it call it by a different name, i.e. the ‘linseed’. Comprehensively speaking, flaxseeds are seeds acquired from the fruit of the flax plant. The seeds are of glossy brown appearance, although the color may vary according to the type and resemble the seeds of a watermelon in shape. The plant is one of the easiest cultivated crops and can be found in both tropical and subtropical environments. There is no need to open encyclopedias to learn about the wonders of flax; its importance in our everyday life can be established simply by breaking down and studying its scientific name, Linum usitatissimum. The linum part of the name sounds much like the fabric linen and it is by no coincidence that the fabric is a product of the flax plant. The second part of the word when translated from Latin means, “of greatest use”, and it is true that flax has fulfilled that promise by not only supplying people with a sustainable food source but also by products that can be used to manufacture goods ranging from sails, bow strings and even body armor. The history of flaxseeds began somewhere between 4000BC and 2000BC when the cultivation of flax became a common practice in and around the Middle East& Mediterranean. Since its very inception, the culinary and domestic worth of flaxseeds have run in parallel with each other. Nowadays, flaxseeds are divided according to their quality with the highest one being used for cooking purposes and medium/low quality flaxseeds being processed and then being used in wood finishes, coatings, paints and industrial chemicals. The two most basic varieties of flaxseeds include brown flaxseeds and yellow/golden flaxseeds, both being identical in terms of health benefits with only one exception separating them. Scientists have discovered that a component of the yellow flaxseeds called, ‘solin’ has made the yellow flaxseeds more appropriate for the production of culinary products such as oils. And although brown flaxseeds are also used for the production of cooking oils, most of them find their way in cattle feed, fiber and chemical factories.




The Magic of Green Tea - Green Tea for Health


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Table of Contents The Magic of Green Tea Table of Contents Introduction History of Tea How to recognize Green Tea How to Prepare Green Tea Health Benefits of Green Tea Best Detoxifying Agent Cardiovascular Diseases Stress Buster Weight Loss through Green Tea Cancer Fighting Properties Antiaging Properties Other Health Benefits Green Tea as a Beauty Aid Skin Rejuvenator Getting Rid of Sunburn Green Tea for Your Hair Traditional Green Tea Home Cure Remedies Basil leaf – green tea decoction Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Since ancient times, man has been looking for healthy drinks, which could promote good health, longevity, and vitality. Green tea comes in this category. A majority of us cannot do without the cup that cheers, early in the morning. Sometimes we may even find ourselves addicted to our cup of hearty java, first thing in the morning before we can wake up completely. But since ancient times, green tea has been such a major part of the lives of people who are very careful about their health, that it is no wonder that it is one of the most popular of natural healthy drinks going in the world today. The ancient Chinese preferred going without food rather than forfeit their cup of refreshing “Cha”. That is because tea was such a major part of Chinese culture in ancient times, that tea drinking ceremonies which were then adapted by Japan, were a major part of the social fabric. Even today, there are exotic teas which are going for thousands of dollars on the auction table, because they are considered to be such rare, distinguished and exotic beverages. Of the three major beverages of the world, tea is definitely the most popular. “Cha” is a word which is recognized all over the world, especially when one demands something refreshing to drink after a hard days’ work at the office or sitting doing that hard days’ work in the office. History of Tea Historically, tea has been assimilated in the social fabric for millenniums. Serendipity has a great hand in the knowledge of tea, like that of coffee. Coffee was supposedly found by a shepherd who had seen his goats eating some berries off a bush and then acting in a very enthusiastic and frisky manner. In the same way tea was supposedly discovered by a Chinese Emperor more than 3000 years ago. He was sitting in his garden and a few leaves of a fragrant camellia bush accidentally fell into a cauldron of boiling water in the vicinity. The resulting fragrance tempted the Emperor to sip this refreshing brew. And soon everybody in China was steeping the leaves of the Camellia in hot water and drinking the resulting infusion down. It was only later that the proper preparation of tea, in the form of drying the leaves, fermentation, oxidization and other tea preparation methods before it was packaged and sold to the consumers, became known globally down the ages. The Camellia sinensis plant is normally used for the preparation of green tea. The tea available in the market is normally found in 3 forms – black tea, green tea and oolong tea. All these teas are made through different phases of drying and intensity of the fermentation process. About 3 billion kgs of tea are consumed all over the world annually, of which the major tea drinkers are the Chinese, Japanese, Indians, which come up to 43% of the world population of tea drinkers. In ancient Eastern medicine, tea has been used as a relaxant, and healing drink. According to the Chinese, drinking lots of tea meant that you would not suffer from stomach problems, headaches, nervous tension, and any other disease, of which you could think. For the last 4000 years, tea has been an important ingredient used to cure people in alternative medicines in the East.




Living Frugally - A Guide to Survival


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Table of Contents Introduction Chapter 1 - The Myth of Frugality Chapter 2 - Why live frugally? Chapter 3 - Lessons in frugality Fine tuning your grocery shopping Rules for grocery shopping Frugal eating Frugal activities Your car Shelter Fashion clothing and accessories Offline and online buying Fun and recreation Your health and fitness Other frugal ways The warm and cold of it The warms The colds Conclusion Author Bio Publisher Introduction Living frugally comes naturally to some. For others, it is a task that has be thought through, each and every day. Every person has a different reason for wanting to change his or her lifestyle. Some want to save more money, while others have had a financial crisis, and a few just want to challenge their selves. Throughout this book, we will cover what it means to be frugal, as well as, some ways to help you along your journey. The definition of frugal says a person who is economical or thrifty, and implies that a frugal person is extra careful of their use of everyday resources. We will discuss this more in the coming chapters, so get ready to transform your lifestyle!




The Miracle of Wheatgrass To keep you healthy And Fit


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The Miracle of Wheatgrass To keep you healthy And Fit Table of Contents Introduction What Is Wheatgrass? Benefits of Wheatgrass Wheatgrass therapy for Curing Different Diseases What Is Natural Immunity? Factors That Reduce Natural Immunity Using Wheatgrass to Strengthen Body Resistance How to Grow Wheatgrass Sprouting the Seeds Beforehand Watering Your Wheatgrass Harvesting Corn Grass? How to extract Juice from Wheatgrass Drinking or “Eating”? Dosage When to Take Wheatgrass Juice? Conclusion Author Bio Introduction The hustle and bustle of our modern world with its state-of-the-art technology and gradual weaning away from nature has brought about a trend of a synthetic lifestyle. That is the reason why there will soon come a generation which may not know all about the miracles of nature and natural remedies and cures. This unhealthy lifestyle has brought with it an increase in ailments and diseases. Also, it is the harbinger of many new diseases, which could not be imagined more than 150 years ago. People spend fortunes in medicines and drugs for quick cures. This book is going to tell you all about the healing and health giving benefits of one of the most powerful natural curing grains in the world – wheatgrass. Research is being done worldwide to determine the prophylactic quality of this antidote to a number of ills, but for those who believe in the curative powers of natural remedies, this is a panacea. So if you are disillusioned with the medicines, pills, nostrums, and other drugs being given to you by health providers in your city, and are apprehensive of their ensuing side effects, you would want to look at natural cures for your ailments.




A Beginner’s Guide to Cacti - How to Make a Cactus Garden


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A Beginner’s Guide to Cacti - How to Make a Cactus Garden Table of Contents Introduction Cactus Spines Choosing Your Cacti Growing Your Cacti Preparing Soil for Cactus Suitable Soil for Cactus Preparing Leaf Mold Potting Your Cactus Plant Watering Your Cactus Watering Methods Light spray During Summer Cactus Decaying? Sunlight Hibernation for Cactus Protecting Your Cactus in the Winter Planting Your Cactus Offsets How to grow Cacti from Cuttings Cactus as Food Diseases and pests Appendix Cactus clubs Author Bio Introduction For all those people who have confronted a prickly pear, at least once in their lives, cacti are boring spiny plants. Also, cactus plants have long been the subject of a superstition that any house, which has cactus growing in it is going to be filled up with strife and trouble and arguments. That is because of the spines of the cactus which are known as spikes promote ill feeling. There is something so odd about a cactus plant that it is often difficult until you grow them yourself to believe that these really belong to the plant kingdom. Historically, how many pioneer explorers of the desert areas in America saw them in the twilight and thought stories of monsters with their arms outstretched, and no heads, who turned into plants in the desert in the morning. No wonder, these giants which can grow up to 63 feet have always been the subject for legends. Even today, most of us are told tales about the cactus, which many of us half believe. Some of us have heard that cacti are poisonous. Other people are going to tell us that cacti flower only once in 100 years, and only when the area is subjected to rain. The first tale is totally and true. The second tale is also untrue because certain species of cacti will flower, almost every year, if given proper cultivation and care. Cactuses, also known as cacti belong to the family Opuntiaceae. Many of these plant varieties have lost true leaves, but they still have fluted and ribbed stems. The stems store water, and many of the desert varieties have very short growing time periods. Their periods of dormancy may be long, because many times, they have to go without water and rainfall for years, especially when they are growing in the Atacama Desert. Cactus originally are natives of the Americas, except for some species, which grow in Africa.