Herbal Remedies For Everyone

THE Hibiscus drink popularly known as Zobo is a super drink which is slightly thick, colorful, pleasant and tasty. The Hibiscus leaf is used in many parts of the world to make both cold and hot drinks. It contains a high concentration of water-soluble antioxidants and is filled with huge amounts of vitamin C. Zobo, an ancient local drink, which has been consumed in several parts of the world for centuries.
Zobo has a unique taste that makes it pleasurable to all classes of people. In Nigeria and Senegal, Zobo is served cold, while it’s served warm in Egypt. It is a sharp tasting herbal infusion taken as tea or juice. The flower is also used in making wine, juice, tea and spices. It can also be used in preparing raw salad. Serve chilled with snacks

 PREPARATION
Ingredients :The following are what I used to make 5 litres of Zobo drink. You can get more with the same quantity of ingredients depending on the concentration you want. If you will be using artificial flavours, you need to add more water. dry zobo leaves
    2 De Rica* cups of dry Zobo leaves
     1 glove of garlic
    1 big piece of ginger(or 2-3 small fingers)
    1 big very ripe pineapple
    enough water==5L
In preparation:
Before you make the Zobo drink
   a. Wash the dry Zobo leaves repeatedly in cold water.
   b. Wash, peel and cut the pineapple into thin slices.
    c.Peel and cut the ginger and garlic into tiny pieces.
Directions for making the Zobo drink
  1. Put the washed zobo leaves into a deep pot.
  2.  Add the pineapples and pour enough water to cover the contents of the pot and then some.
    3.Start cooking at medium to high heat and let it boil for 5 minutes.
    4.Add the ginger and the garlic, add more water and keep boiling for at least 30 minutes. This is the time it will take for the zobo leaves to be completely soft and the pineapples tender.
    5.Turn off the heat and set aside to cool down completely.
    6.When cool, wringe out the juice from the pineapples and zobo leaves, leaving only the zobo juice in the pot.
    7.Filter using sieve and chiffon cloth to remove the tiniest particles.
   8. Add any artificial flavours of your choice at this time and stir.
   9. Pour into bottles and refrigerate.

 Pawpaw is the fruit of the plant Carica papaya, and is one of the 22 accepted species in the genus Carica of the plant family Caricaceae.The papaya is a large, tree-like plant, with a single stem growing from 5 to 10 m (16 to 33 ft) tall, with spirally arranged leaves confined to the top of the trunk. The lower trunk is conspicuously scarred where leaves and fruit were borne. The leaves are large, 50–70 cm (20–28 in) in diameter, deeply palmately lobed, with seven lobes
Papaya plants come in three sexes: "male," "female," and "hermaphrodite." The male produces only pollen, never fruit. The female will produce small, inedible fruits unless pollinated. The hermaphrodite can self-pollinate since its flowers contain both male stamens and female ovaries. Almost all commercial papaya orchards contain only hermaphrodites.
Originally from southern Mexico (particularly Chiapas and Veracruz), Central America, and northern South America, the papaya is now cultivated in most tropical countries including Nigeria. In cultivation, it grows rapidly, fruiting within three years. It is, however, highly frost-sensitive, limiting its production to tropical climates.


Pawpaw produces fruit for both food and medicine. The medicinal value of pawpaw has been scientifically proved. Scientist and traditional healers all over the world have agreed that pawpaw is known to be effective as a natural remedy for Syphilis, Gonorrhoea, Bladder Problems Dysentery, Jaundice, and Constipation, etc.
Pawpaw contains Nutrients, including Vitamin A, B, C, Protein, Carbohydrate, etc. The juice from pawpaw is exported by some countries as preservative for "Chill-Proofing" beer, as medicine in Pharmacy and a raw material in leather and textiles industries, it is also used in the manufacturing of chewing gum.
Pawpaw leaves are used to tenderise food and as soap to remove stain. Traditional healers make infusion from the root and bark as natural cure for gonorrhoea and syphilis. Infusion of young pawpaw fruits cures serious stomach ulcers in a few days.
Parts of pawpaw plants are also used as natural remedy for skin diseases.
Infusion made from the young unripe fruits is used as cure for jaundice while the roots are known as natural remedy for kidney and bladder problems.Scientists have prescribed pawpaw to assist protein digestion in chronic dyspepsia, gastric fermentation, and gastritis.
It has also been used in the treatment of chronic "Otitis media" (general term for inflammation or infection of the ear) and for dissolving the diphtheritic membrane.

Pawpaw can be used medicinally to cure the following:
1. JAUNDICE - Infuse some quantities of unripe pawpaw fruits for few. Take half a glass (liquid only) three times hours
2. IMPOTENCE - Pawpaw is very good to cure impotence. Cut two unripe pawpaw fruits into piece (seeds and peel inclusive). Bring to boil in eight bottles of water. Take half a glass thrice daily.
3. STOMACH ULCER - Get some unripe pawpaw fruits and cut into pieces. Boil all (the seeds and cover included) in a pot with water. Filter the boiled pawpaw after two days. Take half glass three times daily. Use only when it is warm.
4. ASTHMA - Burn dried pawpaw leaves and inhale the smoke during an attack of asthma. This immediately relieves the patient. To prevent an attack, inhale the smoke every night. This miraculously also has the potential of overcoming the asthma permanently. here are other disease too numerous to mention which paw-paw can cure.try it yourself and see the wonders of nature.
5 ULCER - Cut some fruits of unripe pawpaw fruits. Soak in clean water for few days and take half glass (liquid only) three times daily.
6 MALARIA - This plant can frankly help to overcome malaria fever, which is a very common cause of death in some parts of the world. To administer, squeeze some yellow pawpaw leaves in water, take a glassful three times daily for seven days.
7. CONSTIPATION - Squeeze a handful of pawpaw leaves in a glass of water and take for quick relieve.
8. TUBERCULOSIS - Chew and swallow a handful of ripe pawpaw seeds with garlic two times daily and mixture of ginger and bitter kola in a bottle of honey. Take a table spoonful morning and evening.
9. IRREGULAR MENSTRUATION - Grind dried pawpaw seeds and mix with lemon juice. Take quarter glass two times daily.
10. WORM - Chew a handful of ripe pawpaw seeds on empty stomach in the morning to kill and expel any worm in the stomach.
11. COUGH - Chew and swallow the liquid from tender pawpaw roots every three hours.
12. EPILEPSY - Grind dried pawpaw leaves and mix with palm kernel oil to Shea Butter. Use as body cream regularly.
13. PILES - Don't be surprised that millions of patience out there in the world still suffering from piles. Fortunately, pawpaw can effectively cure this disease. Just prepare as in the bronchitis below and take a glass twice daily as dosage.
14. BRONCHITIS - The root of pawpaw plant is a good remedy for respiratory problems like bronchitis. Get some pawpaw roots to boil. Take half a glass thrice daily.
15. CONVULSION - The dried pawpaw leaf is a good remedy for convulsion. Pick up the dry, fallen pawpaw leaves and grind into powder. Add two table spoonfuls of the powder to half a glass of palm kernel oil. Stir well and rub all over the body. This preparation is of great help during attack of convulsion. It promptly resolves the abnormal condition. It is also helpful in cases of high fever and can soothingly bring down the body temperature.

Papaya fruit nutritional benefits
  1.  The papaya fruit is very low in calories (just 39 calories/100 g) and contains no cholesterol; however, it is a rich source of phyto-nutrients, minerals, and vitamins.
 2.   Papayas contain soft, easily digestible flesh with a good amount of soluble dietary fiber that helps to have normal bowel movements; thereby reducing constipation problems.
   3. Fresh, ripe papaya is one of the fruits with the highest vitamin-C content (provides 61.8 mg or about 103% of DRI, more than that of in oranges, or lemons). Research studies have shown that vitamin C has many important functions like free radicals scavenging, immune booster, and anti-inflammatory actions.
   4. It is also an excellent source of Vitamin-A (provides 1094 IU/100 g) and flavonoids like ß-carotene, lutein, zea-xanthin and cryptoxanthin. Vitamin A is required for maintaining healthy mucus membranes and skin and is essential for healthy vision. These compounds are known to have antioxidant properties; help act as protective scavengers against oxygen-derived free radicals and reactive oxygen species (ROS) that play a role in aging and various disease processes. Consumption of natural fruits rich in carotenes has known to protect the body from lung and oral cavity cancers.
    5.Papaya fruit is also rich in many essential B-complex vitamins such as Folic acid, pyridoxine (vitamin B-6), riboflavin, and thiamin (vitamin B-1). These vitamins are essential in the sense that body requires them from external sources to replenish and play a vital role in metabolism.
    6.Fresh papaya also contains a good amount of potassium (257 mg per 100 g) and calcium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids and helps controlling heart rate and blood pressure countering effects of sodium.

Feverfew(Tanacetum parthenium)

Headaches, particularly migraines, can be relieved through the use of the feverfew plant. When a migraine is in the works your blood vessels are changing, and theories suggest that the vessels in your head are expanding and pressing on nerves. Feverfew has been confirmed to relax the tension/constrict blood vessels, easing the painful pressure. It also reduces inflammation and pain overall with a substance called parthenolide, which has results similar to taking a daily aspirin, but without the side effects.
You will need…
-1 ounce fresh or dried flowers
-1 pint of boiling water
Add 1 ounce of fresh or dried feverfew flowers to 1 pint of boiling one. Steep for 10 minutes, and then strain. Drink half a cup twice a day as needed.

Apply peppermint oil
Peppermint oil has a wonderfully soothing effect when you’re suffering from a headache, easing the discomfort and clearing your mind. It can be applied to various places, and people who use it find that it works quickly to relieve pain. If you have sensitive skin and find that it irritates it, try diluting it with a bit of olive oil or water. This fresh-smelling oil has vaso-constricting and vaso-dilating properties, which help control blood flow in the body. Headaches and migraine pain are often due to poor blood flow, and peppermint oil helps to open and close the vessels that promote flow
You will need…
-Peppermint oil
Massage the peppermint oil onto your temples, the back of your jaw, and forehead. You will feel a cooling sensation upon applying it. Breathe deeply, and if possible, find a quiet place to relax and sip some cool water.

Drink More water:  
On average we don’t drink enough water daily, and that alone is cause for a headache. Coffee, alcohol, sugary drinks-all can dehydrate you (hence the pounding headache that comes along with a hangover) and should be avoided. As soon as your head starts to hurt, drink a tall glass of water, and then sip throughout the day. Gradually the pain will start to ease up, and you’ll be hurting less and well-hydrated to boot. Simply drinking water may seem too obvious or simple to actually work as a headache remedy but it can, and often time’s does

Gingerroot
Prostaglandin synthesis is a process that takes place in some animals (including humans) that makes lipid (fat) compounds within their cells. Those fatty substances are like little chemical messengers that mediate biological processes, like inflammation, and alerting neurons to pain. Certain enzymes spark off the prostaglandin synthesis, while some drugs, such as aspirin, inhibit the synthesis. Gingerroot, a natural alternative, is thought to inhibit the synthesis as well. On top of that, if you’re getting knocked with a migraine, it can help quell your nausea. Simply sip a nice steaming cup of gingerroot tea and relax while you wait for your headache to ease up.
You will need…
-3 quarter size slices of gingerroot
-2 cups of water
Slice 3 slices off of a piece of raw gingerroot, with each being roughly the size of a quarter. Gently simmer the pieces of ginger in 2 cups of water, covered, for 30 minutes. Use something to remove the pieces of ginger and transfer to a mug, or if you prefer, leave them in. Sip slowly and breathe in the steam if you want. Relax!

Grab a pencil
Holding a pencil between your teeth (holding, not biting or clenching your jaw) can help a tension headache dissipate. The actual physical action of holding the pencil between your teeth activates your “smile” muscles, relaxing your jaw. We often times clench our teeth when stressed and this in turn strains the muscle connecting the jaw to the temples and causes a tension headache. Again, make sure your jaw is relaxed and the pencil is held lightly between your teeth.

Drink fish oil
There are some small-scale studies that show the ingestion of fish oil can help reduce migraines and head pain, thanks to its omega-3 fatty acids, which promotes heart health. The American Heart Association states that the ingredients in fish oil may help reduce inflammation, blood clotting, lower blood pressure, and steady heart rhythm. Those actions in turn may help reduce head pain because it may reduce the inflammation of blood cells that press and pinch on nerves.
You will need…
-1 tablespoon of fish oil OR fish oil oral supplements
-1 glass of orange juice
Directions
If you are taking fish oil capsules, follow the dosing on the bottle. If using the actual oil, mix a tablespoon into a glass of cold orange juice and drink up! It’s really not as bad as it sounds.

Hot/Cold Compress
Headaches are tricky little things, with what clears them up for one person totally triggering them for another. There’s evidence to support both hot and cold compress treatments, and it all has to do with the muscles and blood vessels. Some headaches are caused, at least in part, by expanded blood vessel pressing on nerves. For these, applying something cold to the area can constrict those vessels and relieve some of the pressure causing the throbbing ache. Other headaches are caused by tension and anxiety, and cold tends to tighten up muscles that then pinch nerves and enlarge blood vessels. You’ll have to play around to see if you’re someone who benefits from cold/ cool treatment or hot/warm, while some people find alternating between the two works best.
You will need…
1. Cold compress, such as a bag of frozen peas, a bag of ice, or a cold pack.
2. Hot compress, such as a towel soaked in very warm water.
Directions
Find a quiet place to lie down, preferably where you can dim the lights or turn them off. Place the cold or hot compress on your forehead and relax. At some point, try switching to the back of your head, or the top, depending on where the pain is concentrated. You can also try a cold compress at one location and a hot compress on another, either on your head, or place the hot compress on your shoulders if your headache is from tension. Do this for as long as you feel you need to. Try sipping fresh water through a straw if you can manage during or after the treatment, and make sure to ease back into your daily routine-don’t just dash onto a crowded street in blinding sunlight.

Apples are one of the healthiest foods a person can eat. They are high in fiber and vitamin C, and they are also low in calories, have only a trace of sodium, with no fat or cholesterol.
"Apples are high in useful polyphenols found in both the skin of the apples as well as in the meat. Here are the amazing,almost unbelievable benefits of apples!


21.Apples is useful in detoxification of  the liver: Apples are one of the top detox foods because it contains fiber, vitamins, minerals and many beneficial phytochemicals such as D-Glucarate, flavonoids and terpenoids – all of which are used in the detox process. One apple flavonoid, Phlorizidin (phlorizin), helps stimulate bile production, which helps the liver get rid of some toxins through the bile. In addition, apples are also a good source of the soluble fiber pectin, which helps eliminate metals and food additives from the bloodstream. Because conventionally grown apples contain a great deal of pesticide residue, experts suggest consuming only organic apples.

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