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Herbs for winter Health

11/14/2012

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Herbs For a Healthy Winter Season

No one needs more to do. But a few simple additions to our daily lives can make a huge difference in staying healthy in the winter. I know I need exercise whether it is indoors or outside, a class, a practice, or a walk. For me shoveling and wood carrying don't count because they aren't relaxing enough and they are goal oriented. I want to play with my body to loosen it up and keep it strong. Also, I love to sleep and winter is one of my favorite times. there seems to be more quiet in the evenings because of the dark to nap or at least go to bed earlier. this is the season of going within, the dark time, to nourish seeds of ideas and also to nourish the body before it wakes up in the spring and gets going. Regardless of the holidays I try to do both activities, spending a lot of time quiet and alone and sweet time just being with people who i so appreciate, so I am more social (less gardening to do) and more internal and solitary in the winter.
    Herbs of course are part of my repertoire. I always use an adrenal tonic, and an immune tonic. I find that nourishing my adrenals any time of year is useful in our culture where we work so hard and have so much stimulation but especially in the winter which according to Chinese Medicine is the season of the water and Kidney energy. I love Eleuthero, Licorice, Schizandra, Oats, Damiana.  Nettles tea really augments and supports and is so rich in chlorophyll and minerals. There are many others (Rhodiola, Holy Basil, Ashwaganda, Ginseng) but these are my current favorites and they help to lift the mood that sometimes flounders in the winter from the lact of sun. if that is your issue St. Johnswort can help. i also like Lemon Verbena from South America. Everyone has allies in herbs, you just have to find yours and you will
    For immunity I use Astragalus, and any or all of the Medicinal mushrooms. We are lucky in the northeast to be able to wild craft them but there are many combinations and singles available already encapsulated or tincutred or some like Chaga can be used just as tea. Chaga is delicious and can be mixed with other herbs. Just boil it 20 minutes, cool and strain and you have a jar of tea for the day or to share. I am very fond of Reishi mushrooms because they also calm the spirit, keep the deep immune potential strong, have an affinity for the heart and support against allergic responses. Maitake is also great as are Turkey Tails. My tonic includes Cat's Claw from South America and some Eleuthero which does support the immune system as well as the adrenals and improving our ability to withstand stress is worth a lot in preventing illness.
    It is always good to keep some antimicrobial herbs around just in case one is exposed. here we can use Echinacea, Andrographis, Umckalaobo for upper respiratory viral infections is great, Boneset if you really slip into a flu like symptom.
    Make or purchase a tonic and just do it every morning. You will reap the benefits in this season and the next.
   
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S. Mahalingam Prakash link
2/7/2014 02:35:06 pm

Dear Sir / Madam,

Greetings from M.S.S. Asan Exports, South India.

We are one of the Exporters of “India Originated Medicinal Herbs” in India about 70 years. We are exporting rare medicinal raw herbs of India origin in dried form (parts - whole plant, flower, fruit, seeds, leaves, stem & root) as well as in powder form or in granule form from wild & naturally grown medicinal plants & trees only. For more details about herbs please visit www.mssasan.in

Some of our products:-
* Indian Spices - Cardamom, Cinnamom, Cloves, Dried Ginger, Turmeric, Pepper, Fenugreek, Fennel Seeds, Mustard Seeds, Ajwan Seeds, Acorus Calamus (Sweet Flag), Assafoetida, Piper Longum etc.
* Natural Dye Resin – Aloe, Asphalt, Red Sandal, Turmeric, Saffron, Madder Root, Indigo, Pomegranate, Myrobalan, Catechu, Gamboge, Gallnut, Soapnut, Amla, Henna etc.
* Vegetable Oils – Coconut, Neem, Castor, Sesame, Moringa, Mustard etc.
* Moringa Products – Moringa Leaves, Moringa Leaf Powder, Moringa Oil, Moringa Granules, Moringa Seeds, Moringa Capsules
* Neem Products – Neem Leaves, Neem Leaf Powder, Neem Bark, Neem Seeds, Neem Oil, Neem Cake
* Senna Products – Senna Leaves Prime No. 3 & 5. Senna Pods, Senna Powder & Senna T-Cut
* Gums & Resins – Vateria Indica, Boswellia Serrarata, Gum Myrrh, Gum Guggul, Storax , Beeswax, etc.
* Natural Soap - Sapindus Mukorossi (Soapnut), Acacia Concinna (Soap Pod)
* Dried Flowers & Fruits – Hibiscus Petals, Rose Petals, Mesua Ferrea, Michelia Champaca, Saffron Pomegranate Peel, Orange peel, lemon peel, Garcinia Gamboge etc.
* Aloe Vera Products – Aloe Vera Leaves, Aloe Vera Leaves Powder, Aloe Vera Gel etc.
* Triphala – Emblica Officinalis, Terminalia Chebula & Terminalia Belerica.
Myristica Fragrans, Quercus Infectoria (Oak Galls)
* Common Herbs:- Milk Thistle Seeds, Ocimum Basilicum, Ocimum Sanctum, Centella Asiatica, Eclipta Alba, Eugenia Jambolana, Glycyrrhiza Glabra, Gymnema Sylvestris, Hemidesmus Indicus, Lawsonia Alba, Phyllanthus Niruri, Aegle Marmelos, Albizzia Lebbek, Salacia Reticulata, Solanum Nigrum, Solanum Trilobatum, Tribulus Terrestris, Mucuna Pruriens, Andrographis Paniculata, Andropogan Citratus (Lemon Grass), Parmelia Perlata, Bamboo Salt etc.
*Others:- Organic Fertilizer, Herbal Capsules, Herbal Teas, Herbal Extracts, Oleoresins & Essential Oils. Henna Cone, Cotton Bags etc.

Any species of herbs can be identified correctly with its reference to the botanical name. Kindly contact us indicating your required herb’s botanical names.

Our sister concern is Zigma Herbal Remedies, who is the manufacturer of herbal medicinal products such as “beauty care, hair care, body care, health care, baby care products, massage oils etc” as per ISO & GMP norms. For more details about herbal products please visit www.zigmaherbals.com

If you have any requirements of herbs or herbal products, please write to us.

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Best Regards,

S. Mahalingam @ Prakash
February 08, 2014.

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Naresh link
11/2/2022 04:51:44 am

Thanks for sharing informative article, I really like this post.

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