Secret Beauty contest No:7 || MEDICINAL PLANTS AND ITS USES || 29-05-2021

Hello everyone, I am kajal, I hope you all are fine in this pandemic.
As a member of this beautiful community @secretbeauty I will try my best to give you guys genuine and tried remedies on my feed.

I get to know about this contest #secretplant and it's so interesting and useful in this pandemic time.
We should know about the gift that our mother nature provides us.

▪️ I going to share some uses and benefits of ayurvedic plants. These medicinal plants are used in INDIA since ages and are most important gift of nature to Ayurveda and to the world.

Let's start,

MEDICINAL PLANTS AND THEIR PROPERTIES

❇️ LEMONGRASS

Lemongrass is a grass with long leaves and also known as 𝓕𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓻 𝓰𝓻𝓪𝓼𝓼 because it's used as a medicinal plants for centuries and used to treat fever. And used for aromatherapy and treats many problems related to skin.

🔸 BENEFITS

▪️Reduce infection
▪️Improve oral health
▪️Reduce bloating
▪️Help to reduce pain
▪️Reduce fever
▪️boost immunity
▪️Prevent cancer
▪️Manage cholesterol
▪️Have antiseptic properties and treats infection.

🔸USES

I always drink this tea whenever I feel low and my stomach is upset.

▪️Take some fresh/ dry lemongrass leaves and cut them into pieces.

Put leaves into a cup and add hot water into the cup.

Let it brew for few minutes and strain it.
And there you have lemongrass tea.

❇️ CHAMOMILE🌼

This herb is a flowering plant. Dried flower is used to make tea to treat many problems.
Chamomile is a medicinal plants and contains high amount of antioxidants.
Chamomile is used as a tea in Chinese medicine to relax and correct the sleeping disorders.

🔸BENEFITS

▪️Reduce menstrual pain
▪️Helps to treat sleeping disorders
▪️Good for pregnancy
▪️Treats diarrhea
▪️Helps in weight loss
▪️Good for skin issues

🔸USES

I'm going to share a recipe of Chamomile tea which have a many benefits.

Step 1 Take a tablespoon of dried Chamomile flowers.

Now pour boiling hot water into the cup and let it brew for 5-6 minutes.

Strain it and have it.

❇️ OREGANO 🌿

Oregano is a herb from mint family.
Oregano is a lesser known medicinal plants. It loaded with so many benefits. Its Leaf is used to make medicines and used to treat many health issues. I have both the dried one and a plant.

🔸BENEFITS

▪️Reduce muscles pain
▪️Reduce Asthma
▪️Indigestion
▪️Treat Cold
▪️Rejuvenates body
▪️Detoxification of body
▪️ Antibacterial

🔸USES

Although you can use this herb in many ways but today I share my remedy for cold using this beautiful herb.

▪️You can make tea from fresh/ dried leaves and drink the tea.

▪️ Remedy for sore throat and cough

Take a bowl and fresh leaf of oregano.

Now crush the leaf.

And add honey.

And make a paste.

You can have this syrup in cough and sore throat.

❇️ASHWAGANDHA (𝓘𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓪𝓷 𝓰𝓲𝓷𝓼𝓮𝓷𝓰)

Ashwagandha is one the important ayurvedic herb in INDIA Ayurveda and used for centuries to treat many health issues. Mainly its roots and fruits are used to make medicines. We also have this magical plant in my garden.

🔸BENEFITS

▪️Boost immunity
▪️Reduce blood sugar levels
▪️Support bone health
▪️Improve thyroid function
▪️Helps to manage anxiety

❇️HEART-LEAVED MOONSEED (𝓖𝓲𝓵𝓸𝔂)

We indians know this plant as Giloy and it's one of the easiest growing plant from the stem. And used widely in our homes specially in this pandemic.
Our mother used to make kaddha out of it.

🔸BENEFITS

▪️Good for diabetics patients
▪️Anti-aging
▪️Improve eyesight
▪️Best for immunity
▪️Increase count of platelet
▪️Cure fever

🔸USES

Take some cutting of giloy stem. Let it boil for some time and strain it.
You can add honey if you want.
Your giloy tea is ready.

I hope my post help you and let me know what you use from your garden as medicinal herb.

            **Thank you**