Benefits of Brahmi!

Gotu Kola, Centella asiatica, also know as Brahmi "the greatest of great"

This ancient, traditional herb contains the triterpenoids: asiaticoside, centelloside, and madecassoside. These powerful components make this medicinal herb useful in a range of complications and prevention of further damage.

• promote cell apoptosis; cytotoxic towards many different cancer cells
• increases the tone of connective tissue
• accelerate healing process of burns, keloids, and wounds (enhance collagen production and reduces scar tissue)
• lowers blood pressure and reduce leg edema (keep blood vessels strong, maintains resistance of the veins, and enhances blood flow)
• mild adaptogen (enhances the body's ability to resist a stressor)
• fatigue, depression, anxiety (assist in producing neurotransmitters)
• protects against neurodegeneration
• mild diuretic
• anti-inflammatory
• heightens mental function; improves memory and learning capabilities (useful for ADD/ADHD)
• restore some of the memory loss of Alzheimer's disease
• nourish, support, and rejuvenate the liver and kidneys
• Himalayan yogis used Brahmi to aid in meditation and yoga by calming and awakening the mind for a clear, steady practice.

The many benefits of Garlic!

Another one of the simple remedies that I wanted to start my blog with is raw, crushed garlic. Garlic is a native to Central Asia, one of the oldest cultivated plants, and predates written history. Garlic remedies have been recorded in Sanskrit documents for about 5,000 years and its use in China goes back 3,000 years. An Egyptian medical papyrus, the Ebers Codex, dates the use of garlic to about 1550 B.C.E. for many ailments, while Hippocrates, Aristotle, and Pliny also cited many uses.