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Part B Herbs and Their Healing Practices Notes

Medicinal plants such as aloe, tulsi, neem, turmeric, and ginger cure many common ailments and are used as home remedies. Herbs like black pepper, cinnamon, and aloe are used to heal wounds, sores, and boils. Many herbs act as blood purifiers and improve immunity, while turmeric and other herbs have antibiotic properties and are used to treat cuts and wounds. Certain herbs also serve as antacids or tonics and can treat conditions like fever, infections, and toxins in the blood.

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Part B Herbs and Their Healing Practices Notes

Medicinal plants such as aloe, tulsi, neem, turmeric, and ginger cure many common ailments and are used as home remedies. Herbs like black pepper, cinnamon, and aloe are used to heal wounds, sores, and boils. Many herbs act as blood purifiers and improve immunity, while turmeric and other herbs have antibiotic properties and are used to treat cuts and wounds. Certain herbs also serve as antacids or tonics and can treat conditions like fever, infections, and toxins in the blood.

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Herbs and their healing practices

Let’s learn of few herbs and its healing practices


• Medicinal plants such as Aloe, Tulsi, Neem, Turmeric and Ginger cure several
common ailments. These are considered as home remedies in many parts of the
country. It is known fact that lots of consumers are using Basil (Tulsi) for making
medicines, black tea, in pooja and other activities in their day-to-day life
• Herbs such as black pepper, cinnamon, myrrh, aloe, sandalwood, ginseng, red clover,
burdock, bayberry, and safflower are used to heal wounds, sores and boils.
• Many herbs are used as blood purifiers to alter or change a long-standing condition by
eliminating the metabolic toxins. These are also known as 'blood cleansers'. Certain
herbs improve the immunity of the person, thereby reducing conditions such as fever.
• Some herbs are also having antibiotic properties. Turmeric is useful in inhibiting the
growth of germs, harmful microbes and bacteria. Turmeric is widely used as a home
remedy to heal cut and wounds.
• Some herbs are used to neutralize the acid produced by the stomach. Herbs such as
marshmallow root and leaf. They serve as antacids. The healthy gastric acid needed
for proper digestion is retained by such herbs.
• Indian sages were known to have remedies from plants which act against poisons
from animals and snake bites.
• Herbs like Cardamom and Coriander are renowned for their appetizing qualities.
Other aromatic herbs such as peppermint, cloves and turmeric add a pleasant aroma to
the food, thereby increasing the taste of the meal.
• Ginger and cloves are used in certain cough syrups. They are known for their
expectorant property, which promotes the thinning and ejection of mucus from the
lungs, trachea and bronchi. Eucalyptus, Cardamom, Wild cherry and cloves are also
expectorants.
• Herbs such as Chamomile, Calamus, Ajwain, Basil, Cardamom, Chrysanthemum,
Coriander, Fennel, Peppermint and Spearmint, Cinnamon, Ginger and Turmeric are
helpful in promoting good blood circulation. Therefore, they are used as cardiac
stimulants.
• Certain aromatic plants such as Aloe, Golden seal, Barberry and Chirayata are used as
mild tonics. The bitter taste of such plants reduces toxins in blood. They are helpful in
destroying infection as well.
• A wide variety of herbs including Giloe, Golden seal, Aloe and Barberry are used as
tonics. They can also be nutritive and rejuvenate a healthy as well as diseased
individual.
• Honey, turmeric, marshmallow and liquorice can effectively treat a fresh cut and
wound. They are termed as vulnerary herbs.

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