Millions of medicinal and aromatic plants remain undiscovered, unknown and unused in our jungles and some even grow in our backyard. Most of the herbs used by shamans and witchdoctors are still not known to the outer world. While the old medics are aging they prefer not to share their knowledge with the young generation. And the sad part is – the young generation never takes these medicinal plants seriously. For them, popping the allopathic pills is much easier and effective than crushing the leaves and stems of obnoxious smelling medicinal plants and gulping the bitter juice. However, these plants are known for their healing properties and the good thing about them is – they don’t have any side-effects like the drugs made in the factories, except for few cases.
This October-November I tried convincing the shamans in the terai, the southern plains of Nepal and requested them to share their secrets. Achhai Tharu, a local shaman was happy to share his knowledge with me and he even took me to the places where he had secretly hid the magic plants!
Let me share the benefits of the medicinal and aromatic plants that he showed me.
Jethmal
Remedy for rabies
Kalpnath
Now let me tell you a bit about some of the herbs that grow everywhere, in the fields and even in your background.
Dulfi
Dhutoor
This October-November I tried convincing the shamans in the terai, the southern plains of Nepal and requested them to share their secrets. Achhai Tharu, a local shaman was happy to share his knowledge with me and he even took me to the places where he had secretly hid the magic plants!
Let me share the benefits of the medicinal and aromatic plants that he showed me.
Jethmal
Remedy for rabies
Kalpnath
Now let me tell you a bit about some of the herbs that grow everywhere, in the fields and even in your background.
Dulfi
Dhutoor
Isoastragaloside I is a natural compound from the medicinal herb Radix Astragali. It possesses the activity of elevating adiponectin production. It selectively increased adiponectin secretion in primary adipocytes without any obvious effects on a panel of other adipokines. Isoastragaloside I
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