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Ayurvedic herbs and medicines for heart diseases (Angina, Heart Attack)

1. Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna): – Bark of Arjuna tree is very good to prevent heart problems. It reduces LDL (bad cholesterol), helps in blood circulation, improves strength of cardiac muscle and maintains the health of the heart.

2. Garlic: – Helps to lower cholesterol level of blood, destroys plaque, prevents blood clot.

3. Turmeric: – Helps to prevent blood clots and lower cholesterol level of blood.

4. Guggul (Commifora mukul): – It helps to improve the level of High Density Lipoprotein, to lower blood – fat level. It is useful for cardiac ischemia and atherosclerosis.

5. Ginger: – Helps to prevent blood clots and reduces blood cholesterol.

6. Cinnamomum Zeylanicumm: – It is known as “Dalchini” in India. It is very useful for lowering cholesterol. It should be used regularly. It works as an anti-oxidant and provide strength to heart muscle.

7. Hawthron: – It is very useful for heart. It gives strength to the heart muscle and flow of blood to the heart.

8. Indula racemosa: – It is grown in upper Himalaya, also useful for preventing heart attack.

9. Alfalfa: – Plaque deposits along the inner wall of arteries and also levels of blood cholesterol are reduced by Alfalfa leaves.

10. Gourd: – Gourd juice can be taken for reducing blockage in coronary arteries.

Ayurvedic medicines

1. If one gram of powder made from equal parts of the fruit rind of chebulic myrobalan (Haritaki) and rhizome of sweet flag (vaca) is taken with honey twice a day then it will be useful.

2. If two grams of powder prepared from sweet flag, as a foetida and costus root is taken at intervals of two hours it will also be useful.

Author: S.N. Bhattacharya

Ayurvedic Herbs and Ayurvedic Medicines for Controlling Diabetes

Followings are very useful for controlling blood sugar: -

Rose apple, Aloe vera, Bitter Gourd, cinnamon garlic, fenugreek, turmeric, etc.

Mixture of half teaspoon full of each of the two ayurvedic ingredients ground bay leaf, turmeric and one table spoon aloe vera gel should be taken twice daily.

The extract of leaves of bael (Aegle marmelos) should be taken with a pinch of black pepper as leaves of bael help to control diabetes.

Juice of bitter gourd (Momordica Charantia) should be taken daily in empty stomach.

A paste of leaves of neem (Azadirachta indica) should be taken daily as it will be helpful in reducing sugar.

A teaspoon full of Fenugreek should be kept under water for overnight. In the morning soften seeds may be taken which is also very good for reducing blood sugar.

Author: Surya Narayan Bhattacharya