Marshmallow And Its Uses
08.25.08 (3:16 am) [edit]
Marshmallow plants usually grow in damp, wet areas such as meadows and marshes. Both marshmallow leaf and root is root in commercial preparations. Many herbal formulations are made from either the dried root or leaf that could be either peeled or unpeeled. The actual mucilaginous content of the commercial product may vary according to the time of collection. This plant has been used for medical benefits since ancient times. Let’s know some uses of marshmallows are:
Uses Of Marshmallows:
· Marshmallows are used to cure from cough and sore throats.
· It is more beneficial to chapped skin and minor wounds.
· You can place a large marshmallow in the bottom of cone before adding ice cream. This will prevent dripping of ice-cream.
· Your birthday cake is spoiling with the wax of candle you can do one thing that wrap the candle in marshmallow leave. The wax will melt the marshmallow and vanish. Also, marshmallow will add beauty to the cake.
· You can use your marshmallow in your cereals. Take frosted flake cereals and chopped banana then add marshmallow and mix the all. This will add taste as well as health benefit.
· You can plop a couple of marshmallows in with your brown sugar to keep it from hardening.
· About a minute before your cupcakes are through baking place one large marshmallow on top of each cupcake. Bake for the remaining minute. The marshmallows will melt into cake and its will prove very delicious.
· Marshmallow is used to thicken and stabilize foods.
· If you have itching on your skin. You can use one method for relief as take some powder of marshmallows’ root and add some warm water. Mix it well and apply the affected area. Leave for few minutes. Clean it with soft cloth this results to smooth, clear and soft skin.
· Marshmallow is used in digestive and urinary system as it proved to relief irritating in these particular organs.
· You can put marshmallow to your coffee, especially in cold winter months. Put the leaves in hot coffee and stir with spoon to mix well. This will add taste and health benefits to the coffee. Most of the American types of coffees are of this type.
· As leaves and roots of marshmallow are medically beneficial. So, its dried roots and leaves can be preserves for long time and used for more benefits.
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Marshmallow And Its Uses
08.25.08 (3:14 am) [edit]
Chives are also known as garlic chives. This is a small species of onion family. Chives also include shallots and leeks. The spring garden looks more beautiful and colorful when chives bloom in the months of May and June. The pretty lavender-pink globular flower heads of chives not only beautify the garden, but they can also be used as a garnish for salad dishes. Chives are a popular hardy garden plant that grows from 8 to 15 inches tall. Some of the health benefits of chives are mentioned below:
Benefits Of Chives Are:
· Chives have high level of vitamin A & C. It also has some minerals as potassium, folic acid and calcium. All of these are reputedly mildly antibiotic.
· Chives are low in saturated fat and low cholesterol level.
· The volatile oil of chives is believed to heal bruises and kills germ in intestine.
· Chives should not be overcooked. Cooked chive is warm and supplement in nature.
· Chive will prove good remedy for tiredness and fatigue.
· Chives are low calorie food, so if you are interested in weight loose you should not include chive in your food. It is beneficial for those who want quick weight lose.
· Chives can served in Chinese recipes for soups, stews, salads and even meat marinades. So, it beneficial nutritional food item.
· They’re a great substitute for garlic on nights when you don’t feel like smashing and peeling cloves.
· Garlic chives pack a major nutritional punch for a mere 30 calories per 100 grams. High in dietary fiber and protein, they contain high amounts of carotene, and are a good source of calcium. They also contain Vitamin B1 and B2. In Chinese medicine, garlic chives are considered to be a yin or warming food.
· Garlic chives contain a sulphur-rich mustard oil that aids digestion and helps promote the flow of blood.
· Because of rejuvenating power of garlic oil, it is used for healing wounds.
· Chives are beneficial to the respiratory system.
· Chives are stimulating the appetite.
· If chives are used in regular manner this can reduce the risk of prostate cancer up to 50%
· Chives help to digest fatty foods like cheese.
· Chives are also beneficial to raise bushes, since they emit an odor which discourages aphids.
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Get Rid OF Dry Hair
08.08.08 (2:29 am) [edit]
Most of us have dealt with dry hair or a dry scalp or both. Dry skin is a result of decreased sebum production, the skin's indigenous oil, which is important in keeping the skin moist and lubricated. Consequently, dry skin has less of an oily barrier, allowing water to evaporate easily through the skin.
If you have problems like frequent use of detergents, heating or air conditioning, pollution, inadequate skin care, certain chemical ingredients in cosmetic products, overexposure to sun and wind and overuse of soaps and alcohol-based products, you may have greater chances of having dry hair and thus, hair fall.
Helping to 'restore' dry skin involves protecting the skin with creamy, oil-based products and avoiding harsh soaps, chemically rich scrubs or products which contain alcohol. Many physicians recommend its line of gentle, all natural products, for example: oatmeal soap, floral toner once or twice per week, and rich formulation moisturizer in avocado, calendula or jojoba and facial oil in geranium or avocado at night.
Symptoms of having dry scalp and dry skin are:
· Dry and flaky patches that can be easily chapped.
· Feeling tight across the forehead, cheeks and chin area.
· Skin is itchy and easily irritated.
· Skin becomes sensitive.
· It bruises easily.
· Skin can appear powdery or scaly.
· It is prone to fine lines and wrinkles.
Deal with dry scalp and dry hair
Ø If you wash your hair everyday, try to wash it every other day or every two days. While washing don’t roughly rub your scalp, just rub the gentle circles with tips of your fingers. You can even choose a brush with natural fibers or fingers to comb through your hair. Brushing too hard can damage the scalp as well as it damage the hair too.
Ø Add avocado, jojoba and olive oil to your scalp. This can be a great conditioning regime to do prior to shampooing the hair.
Ø Take a good amount of vitamin every day and drink plenty of water as well. Your hair is a mirror of your overall health.
Ø Give your hair 4 months to heal and eat a very good diet in the interim and you'll see a vast improvement in the skin of your hair
Ø You have to reduce the use of chemical products and try moisturizing products with a conditioner.
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Remedies For Oily Hair
08.08.08 (2:28 am) [edit]
You wash your hair in the morning it looks wonderful but within few hours it looks stringy and dirty. Oily hair is a problem when it sticks to your head and fails to conform to whatever style you're trying to achieve. You have seen millions of people having problem of oily hair. Oily or Greasy hair looks lank and oily and needs frequent washing.
Causes
Ø Oily hair can be cause because of hormonal imbalance.
Ø If your diet has contained too much fat you might have more chances of getting oily hair.
Ø If scalp has larger oil glands than a normal one it will result in oily hair.
Ø Heredity affects the oiliness of your hair as if your father has oily hair you may have more chances of getting oily hair.
Remedies for oily hair
Ø The best thing for oily shampoo is to wash your hair frequently with mild hair shampoo.
Ø This is one of the best remedies for treating oily hair. Take 11/2 glass of water and boil some leaves of mint for about 20 minutes in it. Strain and use the mixture with your regular shampoo. No need to use this every time while washing. You can use this on alternate days. It will absorb the excess oil from the scalp.
Ø Mix a tsp of malt vinegar in a glass of water. Now, add a pinch of salt in it. Apply on your scalp and massage with gentle hands. If you repeat this twice a week this will help you to get rid of excessive oil from the scalp.
Ø Oily hair generally needs conditioning only on the ends. Choose a conditioner designed for oily hair and avoid applying it near the roots of your hair.
Ø Herbs mix with shampoo can help to treat oily hair. You can add eucalyptus, rosemary and sage to your shampoo.
Ø Think you have to go somewhere urgently and you find excessive oil in your hair no need to worry then you can rub in some talcum powder to the hair roots. Make sure that you wash it off later on.
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