In ancient Egypt, Aloe vera was known as the "plant of immortality," and it's easy to see why. In addition to its well known use as a first aid ointment for minor burns, cuts and scrapes, aloe is also useful for a variety of other medicinal and nutritive uses, both external and internal.

Aloe vera is native to Africa and parts of the Middle East, and has a history as a herbal remedy in those regions stretching back thousands of years. In the 18th and 19th century, it was one of the most commonly prescribed remedies even by Western doctors. It remains one of the most popular and widely used remedies to this day.

Healing and hydrating
The gel derived from aloe vera leaves is a remarkable healing substance. It is approximately 95 percent water, and the other 5 percent has high levels of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and antimicrobial enzymes. This accounts for much of its usefulness in treating minor skin injuries, including burns; that extends to sunburns, as well. In fact, aloe's ability to hydrate and seal the skin makes it a particularly effective sunburn remedy.

Aloe's healing and hydrating qualities also make it a great substitute for shaving creams or gels – it both nourishes the skin and helps heal it from tiny cuts or abrasions caused by shaving. For this use, aloe can also be mixed with almond or eucalyptus oil.

Aloe's external uses aren't limited to first aid. It can also be used as a makeup remover – just a small dollop of gel can be placed on a cotton ball and used to cleanse the skin. Aloe-soaked cotton balls can also be refrigerated and then used as compresses for puffy eyes.

The plant's healing and antimicrobial characteristics also work on the inside of your mouth, healing mouth ulcers (canker sores), removing plaque and eliminating or preventing bad breath.

Internal use even more potent
But unlike many herbal remedies, aloe vera gel can also be used as a superfood. It contains a variety of minerals – including calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium, selenium and zinc – that provide essential nutrients and help boost metabolic function. In contains 20 of the 22 essential amino acids, and the vitamins A, C, E, choline, folic acid, B1, B2, B3 and B6. It even contains B12, a vitamin that typically is only found in animal foods (and that therefore can be hard for people on vegan diets to get enough of). Aloe also seems to contain compounds that boost the body's absorption and use of vitamin B12.

In fact, aloe vera gel contains more than 200 biologically active constituents, including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, polysaccharides and enzymes. The enzymes include amylase and lipase, which help digest sugar and fat, and bradykinase, an anti-inflammatory. Aloe vera also contains salicylic acid, the active ingredient that makes willow bark a painkiller, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial (and from which aspirin is derived).

Taken internally, aloe can help fight infection, boost the immune system, aid digestion, remove toxic material from the digestive organs, and relieve inflammation in the joints and gut.

Aloe vera gel can be purchased at most health food stores. You can also make it yourself from the fresh leaves of the plant, which is sold in many grocery stores and can be grown potted or in a garden. Simply juice either the whole leaves or the inner filet of the leaves. For external first aid, the leaves can also simply be sliced open and laid on the cut, scrape or burn to be treated.

As aloe vera gel has a slightly bitter taste, some people prefer to mix it into smoothies or other beverages.

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You Will Never Look At
This Fruit The Same Way
After You Read This!

Depression
According to the results of a survey which was conducted recently among people who suffer from some form of depression, bananas can be used as medicine. For this the most deserved is the protein tryptophan, which in the body converts into serotonin, known as the hormone of happiness and satisfaction. So when you feel depressed and unwilling, try to eat a banana.

Anemia
Bananas are rich in iron and affect the formation of hemoglobin in the blood and thus helping in the case of anemia.

Blood pressure
Bananas contain a bit of salt and potassium which is quite important for the regulation of blood pressure. If you eat they regularly it will reduce your chances for a stroke.

Brain
Bananas affect the operation of the brain, and another study which was conducted recently has shown that students who eat a banana in the morning it will have better concentration during the day.

Hangover
An express banana shake will help you get rid of a headache for a limited time. If you add a teaspoon of acacia honey and you shall calm down your stomach and you will make up for the lost sugar.

Morning sickness
You will reduce and perhaps completely remove them if you regularly eat bananas.

Mosquitos
If you want to calm the area where a mosquito or a similar insect bite you just brush the skin with an inside of a banana peel.

Nerves
Bananas are rich in vitamin C which helps you to calm down the nervous system. If you work a stressful job, bananas are ideal recipe for you.

Intestines
Because of its mild composition bananas are used as a dietary food against intestinal disorders.

Temperature regulation
Pregnant women in Thailand regularly consume bananas for babies to be cold enough when they are born.
Compared with apples, bananas contain four times more protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron. Finally we should mention that bananas are healthier if they are more mature.

Turmeric is a spice that comes from the turmeric plant. It is commonly used in Asian food. You probably know turmeric as the main spice in curry. It has a warm, bitter taste and is frequently used to flavor or color curry powders, mustards, butters, and cheeses. But the root of turmeric is also used widely to make medicine. It contains a yellow-colored chemical called curcumin, which is often used to color foods and cosmetics.

Turmeric is used for arthritis, heartburn (dyspepsia), joint pain, stomach pain, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, bypass surgery, hemorrhage, diarrhea, intestinal gas, stomach bloating, loss of appetite, jaundice, liver problems, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection, stomach ulcers, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), gallbladder disorders, high cholesterol, a skin condition called lichen planus, skin inflammation from radiation treatment, and fatigue.

It is also used for headaches, bronchitis, colds, lung infections, fibromyalgia, leprosy, fever, menstrual problems, itchy skin, recovery after surgery, and cancers. Other uses include depression, Alzheimer's disease, swelling in the middle layer of the eye (anterior uveitis), diabetes, water retention, worms, an autoimmune disease called systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), tuberculosis, urinary bladder inflammation, and kidney problems.

Some people apply turmeric to the skin for pain, ringworm, sprains and swellings, bruising, leech bites, eye infections, acne, inflammatory skin conditions and skin sores, soreness inside of the mouth, infected wounds, and gum disease.

Turmeric is also used as an enema for people with inflammatory bowel disease.

In food and manufacturing, the essential oil of turmeric is used in perfumes, and its resin is used as a flavor and color component in foods.

Don't confuse turmeric with Javanese turmeric root (Curcuma zedoaria).

How does it work?

Turmeric contains the chemical curcumin. Curcumin and other chemicals in turmeric might decrease swelling (inflammation). Because of this, turmeric might be beneficial for treating conditions that involve inflammation.

TREATING TYPHOID FEVER QUICKLY WITH NATURAL REMEDIES

Natural way to treat typhoid infection and other bacterial infections are hard to find these days. Here is our list of most effective natural remedies to treat typhoid fever and infection at home.

Caution! In case of high fever and other severe symptoms of typhoid infection, consult a medical practitioner immediately.

APPLE CIDER VINEGAR

On the first day of typhoid or stomach bug symptoms, mix ½ teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a shot of water. If this is too unpalatable for you, then add a dash of honey to taste (natural low heat treated honey is best). Have this water and apple cider vinegar shot every 15 minutes for 1 hour or 2 hours if the symptoms are severe. You will need toilet a close by as the vinegar will make you urinate a lot. Continue this apple cider and vinegar shot before all meals for 5 days. It shouldn’t be necessary to do every 15 minutes again as the solution is potent and seems to really speed up killing bugs.

GARLIC garlic for auto immune

Peel raw garlic and suck. Eat something beforehand even a raw carrot or apple. If you don’t lacerate the garlic clove it won’t sting your mouth. Just suck it like a lolly for 20 minutes or so. Garlic is a natural antibiotic and it will suck up mucous and kill bacteria. If you dare, swallow the garlic whole at the end of the 20 minutes. If the clove is large, cut it into small pieces. Yes you will smell a little and it will feel funny in your stomach but it works. Continue with several pieces of raw garlic a day for a few days.

LEMONS

Squeeze an entire lemon or lime and drink the juice with hot or cold water and honey to taste. Lemons and limes are natural disinfectants and will alkalize your gut. Add slices of lemon to your water for one week after typhoid diagnosis.

RAW HONEY

Raw honey is also great and you can either flavor the lemon and vinegar medicines as well as add to flavor porridge and teas. If you are used to sweet foods, honey is a great way to get you through a few days without processed sugar. As it’s best to cut out dairy, add honey to herbal teas if you are not used to them.

APPLES AND CARROTS

Snack on apples and carrots for good digestion bug cleaning but you may want to dip them in a bowl of water treated with a dash of apple cider vinegar first so ensure all bacteria is gone.

BASIL LEAVES AND BLACK PEPPER

Grind 4 basil leaves, 7 black pepper tablets and 7 strands of saffron into a paste. Prepare small tablets from the paste, and take these 2-3 times during the day.

Nutmeg and mace are used to make medicine. Nutmeg and mace are used for diarrhea, nausea, stomach spasms and pain, and intestinal gas. They are also used for treating cancer, kidney disease, and trouble sleeping (insomnia); increasing menstrual flow; causing a miscarriage; as a hallucinogen; and as a general tonic.

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NEEM TREE & MEDICINAL USES
"Dogonyaro" DALBEJIYA" MAINA"

The TREE of LIFE
The Magical Evergreen Tree

The neem plant is native to India but gradually spread to many parts of the world over the years.
IT HAS BEEN USED LOCALLY AS MEDICINE OVER THOUSANDS OF YEARS, AND OVER THE CENTURIES IN PHARMACEUTICALS, COSMETICS AND TOILETRIES.

Almost every part of this wonder plant is Medicinal, ranging from roots, bark, twigs, leaves, flowers and seeds......

It's very common within the Hausa communities in Cameroon more especially in the Northen regions which predominantly occupied by the Hausa ethnic group. They call it Dogo Yarow which when translated means, TALL CHILD or TALL PIKIN in Pidgin English.....

MEDICINAL USES OF THE TREE OF LIFE - NEEM:

* Cardiac Problems: Infusions of leaves in HOT water when taken removes bad sugars and toxins from blood, dilates blood vessels, improves blood circulation and balances heart pumping rates

* High Blood Pressure: It relaxes erratic heart beats and balances blood pressure. * Research shows that the intravenous administration of neem leaf alcohol extract significantly deduces blood pressure

* Eczema : Dried leaves are burnt on red hot charcoal and cover to cure eczema

* Pesticides/Insecticide: Pound a few handful of seeds, add water, mash and filter out solution with a clean sieve. Use to spray your crops.

* As a Contraceptive: Neem is a natural contraceptive; it blocks spermatogenesis(the production of sperm cells) without affecting the production of testosterone. It is thus believed to be an ideal contraceptive for birth control as it is natural, available, nontoxic and affordable to almost all
** Neem oil can be use as a spermicide. It's applied deep in the vagina ( intravaginally ) before sexual intercourse. It kills sperms and prevent pregnancy

* Cancers: Leaves are rich in antioxidants. The help prevent cancers and also use against developing cancers

* Digestion: Take teas of neem leaves or barks to treat digestive problems

* Typhoid & Malaria: Neem leaves tea is an effective cure for Typhoid and Malaria (fevers)

* Blood Purification, Circulation and Enhancement. Neem leaves tea is just excellent

* Beautiful & Glowing Skin: Regular use of the paste of need leaves. Nb: Adding tumeric gives better results, and adding Cucumbers makes the results more better. ALWAYS APPLY ON FACE WHEN GOING TO SLEEP. *This mixture of leaves, tumeric and cucumber can also be used for skin whitening.

* Chronic Wounds & Ulcers: A paste of neem leaves and tumeric are effective here

* Skin infections/ Rashes/ Skin dryness: Mash or pound neem leaves and apply green juice on skin. Also use smashed leaves as a skin scrub
* Diluting a little neem seed oil in water and bathing with also works against skin infections/diseases

* Skin toner : Boil about 20 to 25 leaves in 1 liter of water in a closed vessel over a gentle flame for about 20 minutes. Then filter and put in a clean bottle and always use with the aid of a cotton to clean face with every night before going to bed. It removes dead skin, treats acne and rejuvenates skin

* Cholesterol: Leaves' tea lowers cholesterol

* Improved Eye Health: Wash eyes with cold tea of leaves

* Muscles and Joint pains: Tea from leaves and flowers jointly boiled is a good detoxifier and antiinflammatory

* Breast, Prostate and all Cancers: Neem leaves detoxify the system, improve immune response, eliminate free radicals and inhibit inflammatory reactions. It destroys cancer cells more especially prostate cancers growth and and inhibits spread

* Blood Cleanser: Neem leaves tea cleanses the blood and more effective when taken with honey

* Sore throat: Gaggle neem leaves tea several times a day

* Dandruff & Hair fall: Wash hair regularly with neem leaves tea

* Painkiller: Extract of leaves and seeds together gives a good antiinflammatory that RELIEVES PAINS, heals CUTS, WOUNDS, HEADACHES, SPRAINS, EAR ACHES

*Antibiotics: Leaves, barks, and almost all parts of neem have antibiotic effects, BUT the TWIGS have highest antibiotics effect
* Works against dangerous bacteria like S mutans, S aureus and E Faecalis

* Hair Treatment: Boil a handful of neem leaves in a little water and use to wash you hair after shampooing. It's antifungal, antiparasitic, antibacterial and antiviral properties will help to heal your scalp of dandruff, hair fall problems and from lots of diseases

* Injuries & burns: Neem leaves juice or teas applied on them works faster

* Mouth diseases: Neem leaves/bark teas prevent mouth diseases like cavities, tooth decay and gingivitis
*Neem seed oil used as a mouth wash heals gum diseases. It inhibits the growth of streptococcus mutants in the mouth, a bacteria that causes oral problems

* Neem bark is effective in the treatment of gastritis and ulcers

* Chicken pox: Drink regularly neem leaves tea and also take regular baths with it

* Delays Signs of Skin Ageing: Neem oils and leaves rejuvenate skin, fights against underneath pathogens, thus, keeping the skin supple and young for a long time. Add neem leaves powder to your face packs. Also dilute seed oil and use on face and body

* Psoriasis: Neem oil works miraculously on psoriasis. Neem oil helps to get rid of the itches and irritation. It moisturizes skin and works against dryness and itching

* Blackheads: Applying diluted Neem seed oil regularly prevents the reoccurrence of blackheads

* Liver Health: Neem flowers (edible ones) detoxify, heals and protect the liver against cancers and many diseases

* Leprosy: Need seed oil when taken in appropriate amounts works against Leprosy. Nb: Neem oil may be toxic when taken in large amounts into the system

* Nail Diseases: Neem seed oil cures more that sixty types of nail fungus

* Under-Eye dark circles/bags: Mix power from leaves with little water and apply paste with care understand eyes. Only wash after 15 to 30 minutes period

* Baldness: Regular application of Mashed leaves on scalp, massaging and allowing for about 30 minutes before washing, will trigger the growth of hair on bald head. Always add a little water on mashed leaves

* Weak legs: Deep legs in neem leaves solution or tea for about 30 minutes. Repeat regularly

* Viral infections: Herpes, HIV, Hepatitis, Influenza, Common colds, Chicken pox, etc. Take neem leaves tea regular to treat symptoms, detoxify system, build immunity and possibly eradicate the disease

* Tooth ache & Teeth treatment: Neem twigs relieve toothache and also brighten when used as a chewing stick to brush teeth

* Asthma: Neem oil in small dozes works against Asthma

* Scars & Pigmentations: Neem is effective in lightening scars and pigmentations caused by acne and rashes or scabies. Use as prescribed above under skin problems

*Poisonous bites/Stings: Apply neem leaves juice or seed oil

* Piles/Hemorrhoids: Take neem leaves tea regular.

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16 Onion Benefits For Men

Allium Cepa, commonly known as onion or bulb onion is a vegetable that belongs to the Allium genus. It possesses a strong and pungent flavor. There are ways to absorb the nutrients in the onions; you may eat them raw, juice them or include them in your recipes.
Aside from its culinary uses, onion has been found to contain medicinal and therapeutic properties useful to humans. Read more https://buff.ly/2DJaMph
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Pecan Nuts and Nutrition Benefits
One of the most significant facts of pecans nutrition
is that these nuts are the best antioxidants . If you add
a handful of pecan nuts to your daily diet, it will help
to subdue the blood lipids to get oxidized
unnecessarily. This helps in preventing coronary
heart diseases. Pecan nut contains vitamin E which is
a natural antioxidant that protects blood lipids from
getting oxidized. No wonder, pecan nuts are topmost
ranked nuts with highest antioxidant capacitance,
among all the other nuts.
Another distinct factor of pecans nutrition is that they
have cholesterol lowering properties. After an
extensive research carried out by Dr. Ronald
Eitenmiller from University of Georgia, it has been
proved that the plant sterols in pecans have
cholesterol-lowering characteristics.
Research has also confirmed that pecan nuts help in
weight loss. According to researches consumption of
these nuts help in increasing the metabolic rate of the
body and improves satiety.
Pecans are called 'heart-healthy' nuts. The reason
behind this is that the unsaturated fat content in
pecan is supposed to be the heart-healthy fat. Sixty
percent of the fat content in pecans is mono
unsaturated and the leftover thirty percent is
polyunsaturated. This means that the saturated fat
content in pecan nuts is very low and the
unsaturated fats are heart-healthy. Besides, pecans
contain zero trans fats.
Coming to the real pecans nutrition, pecan nuts
contain 19+ vitamins and minerals. Vitamins from
the B group, vitamin A, vitamin E, calcium,
potassium, folic acid, phosphorus, zinc and
magnesium are also present in pecans. If we look at
the daily value of required fiber for our body, pecans
provide 10% of the total fiber. Pecans are rich source
of proteins and contain less carbohydrates and zero
cholesterol. They are best-suited for sodium restricted
diet for heart patients and those with high blood
pressure, as they are sodium-free nuts.