AYURVEDIC JUICES FOR HEALTH: KARELA JAMUN AND GILOY JUICE
Ayurveda is the ancient Indian health science. Its value has been revived in recent times. Many Ayurvedic preparations are available for all to improve health and fight disease.
Some such Ayurvedic preparations are Karela and Jamun juice and Giloy juice. Both of them have powerful health enhancing properties.
Karela refers to bitter guard, a common vegetable in India. Jamun is purple colored traditional fruit. The combination of these wonderful ingredients has resulted in the power packed Karela Jamun juice.
Some of the benefits of Karela- Jamun juice:
- It ensures proper working of pancreas and stimulates its normal secretions.
- It is a very good weapon against Diabetes Mellitus as it has action like insulin and helps in metabolism of glucose.
- Karela or bitter guard helps in functioning of liver and stimulates proper secretion of bile juices.
- The juice helps in easy digestion of food and enhances secretion of digestive enzymes.
- The juice helps in better assimilation of food.
- The juice works as an appetite stimulator.
- It is beneficial in reducing constipation and easing bowel movement. It alleviates diseases like fistulas and hemorrhoids.
- It destroys worms that infest the gastro-intestinal tract.
- The juice helps to purify blood and protect the body from toxins and micro-organisms.
- It is very good against skin diseases. It helps remove black spots and acne on the face.
- Karela works as an anti-inflammatory agent, thus subduing any area of edema in the body.
- The juice has expectorant qualities and is good to treat chronic cough. It helps remove sputum that has accumulated in lungs or respiratory tract.
- Regular use helps alleviate asthma.
- It is also a good tonic for women, correcting menstrual problems and genital tract disorders of women. It builds up milk secretion during lactation following child birth.
- Karela has solid anti-bacterial properties and helps heal injuries and wounds.
- External application of juice eases skin problems.
- Jamun is a rich source of Vitamin C and Vitamin A.
GILOY JUICE:
Giloy is scientifically known as Tinospora Cordifolia. It is an Ayurvedic herb adopted in Indian medicine since centuries. It is also called as “Amritha”- the root of immortality to denote its various medical properties. It can be consumed as pills, powder or juice.
Giloy has many health benefits:
- Giloy juice for fever: The juice is useful to control fever. It helps combat swine flu, Malaria and Dengue.
- It helps boost immunity because it is rich in anti-oxidants that combat disease causing free radicals.
- It helps improve digestion and heal bowel related problems like constipation.
- It helps fight diabetes as giloy is a hypo-glycaemic agent. Giloy Juice helps control high levels of blood sugar.
- Juice helps reduce anxiety and mental stress.
- The juice has anti-inflammatory properties and helps fight tonsils, cold and chronic cough.
- The juice helps treat arthritis and its symptoms.
- It helps improve vision. For this the juice must be applied over eye-lids.
These are some of the benefits of the twin Ayurvedic juices of Karela- Jamun and Giloy.