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Baking soda

Using sodium bicarbonate has been devoted countless books. It is a well known household detergent. It is also used in pastry, that produce carbon dioxide gas bubbles that give a "bloated" cookies. And lastly, have varied medicinal properties. Baking soda or, simply, bicarbonate, is a polyvalent product par excellence: it is used in cooking, the cleaning, gardening, etc. In terms of health, is an anti-acid praised for his quick action of stomach pains.

Baking soothes also insect stings, symptoms of urinary infections (cystitis) and allows removal of dental plaque.

Present on the shelves in your kitchen, this product will reserve banal plenty of surprises.

Against heartburn - All chemicals can be classified according to their pH, which measures the acidity or alkalinity. With a pH of 7, the water is neutral. A pH greater than 7 is alkaline, and one under 7 is hydrogen. With a pH of 8.4, sodium bicarbonate neutralizes the effect is slightly alkaline and acidic substances. Take the case of heartburn. This generally occurs when stomach acid goes up the esophagus, causing a burning transient. You can get rid of this unpleasant sensation of swallowing a tablet or a teaspoon of baking powder, dissolved in a glass of water and a few drops of lemon juice (which help dissipate the gas that it can form bicarbonate when combined with acid stomach). This remedy neutralizes hydrochloric acid, transforming it into sodium chloride and gazcarbonic harmless. The effect lasts only about 30 minutes, but occurs almost instantaneously. (Note: do not use this remedy too often, because sodium bicarbonate contains a large amount of sodium, which can increase blood pressure.)

Other uses:

Reducing acid attacks on teeth. The acids produced by bacteria present in the mouth erode tooth enamel. You can neutralize, rinse your mouth several times a day with a solution of sodium bicarbonate based. You can also become wet toothbrush (with water) and insert it into bicarbonate prior to use. Baking (entering today in many toothpastes composition) is slightly abrasive and "polishing" the teeth without enamel affect them.

Deodorization delicate legs. Added standing in a water bath, bicarbonate neutralizes the bacterial acids responsible for the odor. You can use it also to combat the smell of sweat from the armpits.

Relief insect bites. Do not scratch until the blood after you have been stung, but mix a little baking immediately with water and apply the paste on places with itching. This paste can also help to soothe the itching caused by chicken pox.

Skin Calming children. Children, infants who suffer from nappy rash, feel better after a bath with baking. Add a little dust in the bath water - reduce itching and soothe skin irritation.

Elimination of bladder infections. The bladder is a slightly acidic environment in which bacteria thrive. In case of infection, a glass of water with a little baking soda is an ideal beverage for the meal.

Healing sore throat. Put half a teaspoon of baking in a glass of water and gargle of 4 in 4 hours to reduce the acid substances that cause pain. Rinsing your mouth with this solution also allows healing canker sores.

Directions: Baking combat: thrush, cystitis, heartburn, gingivitis, indigestion, body odor, foot odor, insect stings and animal bites, hives, chicken pox, dry mouth.

Indians Remedies, Herbs

Everyone marvels at the efficiency of Oriental natural treatments, able to heal all kinds of diseases spectacular. If Chinese therapies are officially recognized worldwide by doctors and hospitals application allopathy why I have confidence in the Indian 4,000 years old, which is said to have received direct people from the gods? Ayurveda, one of the oldest therapies in the world, shows itself to be an excellent method of treatment that addresses both body, mind and spirit. If you struggle any easier problem, try one of the following remedies recommended by the Indian Ayurvedic literature. Our little FAQ limited to herbs that are found in trade. It will be the cure! 

Basil (Ocium sanctum)
Medicinal parts: leaves, flowers, seeds and roots.
Cough, colds, flu: 10-12 washed and crushed leaves and a teaspoon of ginger, fry in a pan on low heat until the leaves are tender. Add a cup of water and boil for a few minutes. Add a teaspoon of honey and drink.
- It makes infusion of 10 to 15 leaves two cups of water. Drink warm.
- Squeeze the juice of the leaves 10-15; add a teaspoon of ginger juice and a teaspoon of honey. Mix and drink morning and evening.
- Use powder of dried basil leaves, which pull the nose to remove nasal congestion.
Digestive problems: boil 20 basil leaves in 250 ml of water and drink.
Loss of appetite: 4 chew basil leaves in the morning on an empty stomach.
Skin problems: making a few leaves of fresh pasta and some water. Apply on affected area. Additionally, consuming a teaspoon basil leaf juice daily.
Fresh basil, put in a vase, help air fresheners from the house and drive away insects.

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum)
Medicinal parts: the bark, the leaves dry powder, oil, leaves, roots or bark.
Colds, bronchitis: Mix one teaspoon of cinnamon, turmeric, ginger, black pepper, nutmeg and cloves. Add three teaspoons of raw sugar and crush until you obtain a fine powder. Take one teaspoon of powder mixed with honey, twice a day.
Influenza: Boil one teaspoon of cinnamon in a cup of water, low heat until reduced by half. Strain, add honey and drink hot.
Insomnia: add half a teaspoon of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a cup of warm milk. Drink before bedtime.
Gingivitis: Boil one teaspoon of cinnamon in a cup of water. Let it cool and gargle.
Cellular Regeneration: is a mixture of equal parts (one teaspoon) of cinnamon, nutmeg and bay leaves dry. Place the mixture in a cup of hot water. The content is divided in two and drinks during the day.
Nervous tension: Take cinnamon powder so as grab with your fingers, mix with honey and drink before bedtime.
Skin problems: make a paste of cinnamon and lemon juice and apply on the affected area daily.
Toothache: put two drops of cinnamon oil on a piece of cotton and apply around the tooth.
Nausea: eat the little cinnamon powder.
Stimulation of lactation: daily consumes a teaspoon of cinnamon mixed with hot water, milk or eaten as is.

Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)
Medicinal parts: dry buds, clove oil.
Asthma: Mix 5 drops of clove oil with a teaspoon of honey and a clove of garlic. Drink before bedtime.
Bad breath: chew two cloves daily.
Indigestion: fry two tablespoons of cloves and add a cup of boiling water. Allow to soak for 30 minutes. It sips one teaspoon four times a day.
Muscle pain or back pain: apply warm oil of cloves to the affected area and massage gently.
Pain gums or throat: gargle with an infusion of clove or four cloves chew.
Toothache: Apply clove oil around the tooth, the gum.
Nausea: Fry half teaspoon of powdered cloves, mix with one teaspoon of honey and eaten. In India, cloves are chewed with herbs and betel leaves for fresh breath and help digestion.

Peppermint (Mentha spicata)
Medicinal parts: leaves, seeds and oil extracted from whole plant.
Digestive problems (indigestion, flatulence, nausea, diarrhea) washed mint leaves, place in a bowl, add salt, 1 to 2 teaspoons of lemon juice, a teaspoon of coriander powder and a pinch of seeds Caraway. Add a little water and make a paste. Take a teaspoon of this paste twice a day, before meals or in their time.
- It chews a quarter teaspoon of mint seeds, then swallow with water.
- Mix a teaspoon of mint juice with a teaspoon of lemon juice and a tablespoon of honey. The use of three times a day.
- Drink mint tea (one teaspoon of leaves per cup of water) or warm milk with mint.
Bad breath: Mix a teaspoon of mint juice in half cup of water.
- It chews fresh mint leaves.
- Use powder of dried mint leaves for cleaning teeth and mouth.
Nausea: is put under the tongue half a teaspoon of mint powder for 15 minutes, then swallow.
- Boil a teaspoon of dried mint and half a teaspoon of nutmeg into a cup of water. Tea is drunk warm.
Pimples and acne: add some mint paste (made from crushed leaves) to the affected area or apply on pimples fresh leaves and leave overnight.
Diarrhea: is a steep two teaspoons of dried mint leaves 250 ml mineral water (let soak for 6 hours) and drink three cups a day.

Cumin (Chimionum cyminum)
Medicinal parts: fruit (seeds) dry.
Diarrhea: fry 2-3 teaspoons cumin seeds and grind them finely. Add a pinch each of ginger, cinnamon and pepper. Mix them in a cup of yogurt. Eat twice a day.
- Mix a teaspoon of cumin, ginger, cinnamon and honey. Eat half a teaspoon each, three times a day.
Digestive problems: boil a teaspoon of cumin in a cup of water. Add a teaspoon of coriander juice and salt to taste. Drink a few days before meals.
Tiredness: make a mixture of half a teaspoon of cumin, coriander, pepper and lentils. Simmer least a cup of water, add salt and drink.
Flatulence: Mix equal amounts of ground cumin seeds, pepper and ginger. Make infusion. Drink hot tea twice a day, several days in a row.
Insomnia: Sprinkle a teaspoon of cumin powder on a sliced ​​banana. Eat a portion each night.
Stimulation of lactation: Mix a teaspoon of cumin a little unrefined sugar. Drink warm milk at bedtime.

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum)
Medicinal parts: roots, leaves, seeds, flowers, fruits, whole plant-derived oil.
Conjunctivitis: put two drops in each eye corner of juice from fresh leaves, diluted with boiled and cooled water.
Cough, colds, flu: Grind two tablespoons coriander seeds and add two teaspoons of ginger powder. Place in a pan to fry on low heat. Pour two cups of water. Cover with lid and cook for a few minutes. Filter, add a teaspoon of honey (to taste) and drink warm.
Headaches: is a paste of dried coriander seeds and water, applied on the forehead.
Nosebleeds: put 5-6 drops in each nostril oil or coriander juice.
Sinus Problems: Boil 2-3 tablespoons coriander seeds in a liter of water and do inhalations.
Swelling: Apply on wet bulge and crushed coriander leaves. Simultaneously, drink an infusion of coriander (a teaspoon of seeds per cup of boiling water).

Garlic (Allium sativum)
Medicinal parts: the bulb garlic oil.
Osteoarthritis: Apply a paste obtained from crushed garlic, mixed with water to the affected area. Eat 1-3 cloves of garlic daily. Asthma: boil three garlic cloves, minced in a cup of milk and drink before bedtime.
- Clean and crushed garlic clove, boil it in ½ cup wine vinegar. Eat cold evening 1-2 teaspoons before bed.
Digestive problems: two garlic cloves, put in a glass of water or warm milk and drink it on the spot.
Fever: Mix one tablespoon of garlic with a bunch of fresh basil leaves, finely chopped. Add a cup of water and simmer until reduced by half. Consume two tablespoons each, twice a day.
Insect bites: crush two cloves of garlic, rub the affected area, leave on for 10 minutes and rinse with cold water.
Rejuvenation: eat three cloves of garlic daily or regularly use garlic in your diet.
Sinusitis: Mix a teaspoon of minced garlic, a teaspoon of turmeric with two tablespoons of honey. Eat a teaspoon daily.
Skin problems: eat three cloves of garlic or taking garlic oil capsules daily.
Garlic is a natural aphrodisiac and stimulates the reproductive system.

Thyme - A Revolutionary Plant

Acute bronchitis, colds (respiratory virus) - in recent years, several studies have shown astonishing thyme therapeutic effects of acute respiratory infections. In one of these studies, done at a research institute in Berlin, 189 patients with acute bronchitis were treated only with thyme triggered, the principal remedy, to which was added an extract primrose (Primula officinalis). After three days of treatment with these plants, about 53% of those treated no longer showed any symptoms of bronchitis and 25% of patients, symptoms such as cough, pain in the chest, catarrh, fever or state asthenia were much improved, if not totally disappeared. So, against colds and bronchitis recommend tincture of thyme, a teaspoon 4-6 times a day, incurable maximum of 12 days. For greater efficiency, thyme tincture can be combined with a 2: 1 tincture of primrose root, administering the combination is in the same dose.

Gingivitis, cavities, plaque - five drops of essential oil of thyme is dissolved in a liter of a combined infusion made from the same plant. With this preparation (which can be kept cold 3-5 days without spoiling) are three times daily rinsing of the mouth, preferably after meals. Each rinsing will last for five minutes, during which the preparation of thyme will be shaken vigorously in the mouth, to exert action on the teeth, the gums and oral mucosa on the whole. Studies done in laboratories in Switzerland and Germany showed that a constituent of thyme essential oil, thymol, destroyed most of potentially harmful bacteria in the mouth, remove the infection in the gums, protects teeth from decay and tooth already slows evolution existing.

Asthma, pneumonia, recurrent respiratory infections - is given the volatile oil, 2-3 drops 4 times per day, in the course of 10-20 days. Preferably take a combined infusion of thyme diluted: a dose of essential oil to a quarter cup (50 ml) combined infusion of the same plant. This treatment has a strong antibiotic and bronchodilator, easing breathing, eliminating bacterial infections. It is a very good support and treatment for tuberculosis.

Laryngitis, pharyngitis, tonsillitis - take internal thyme oil, 2-3 drops, swallowed with water, three times a day. Externally, gargle with a combined infusion of thyme, at least twice a day, each application lasting at least five minutes. The treatment lasts 5-7 days, if these conditions of acute and chronic form 12 to 21 days.

Colitis, enterocolitis, irritable bowel, spastic colon - spice thyme fame not necessarily because its flavor (which is less pleasant as garden thyme), but its therapeutic, Exceptionally, the digestive tract. Several studies show that thyme is undoubtedly one of the most powerful remedies against colitis, destroying bacterial flora in excess, either rotting or fermentation. Then, thyme relieves digestive spasms, eliminate bloating, reduces inflammation of the digestive tract. Take half a teaspoon of powdered thyme, four times per day. Treatment lasts 21 days and can be repeated as often as needed. If severe colitis.


Diarrhea - is given also thyme powder, one teaspoon, 4-6 times a day. It has astringent, destroy pathogenic bacteria in the gut, reduce abdominal cramps. Contra dysentery and severe diarrhea caused by food poisoning is an additional cure thyme essential oil, from which many take four drops twice a day.

Disorders of cerebral circulation, preventing stroke - are made four times a year cure is administered each day, each lasting four teaspoons of tincture. The treatment lasts 28 days and is made with breaks of two months between two cures. Studies done in laboratories experimental medicine in the UK, in 2000, shows that thyme Prevents fat deposits in blood vessels in the brain, thus maintaining an optimal circulation. In addition, thyme prevents aging and degeneration of nervous system cells due to its antioxidant. Also, it was observed - this time in studies on human subjects - like thyme favors mental alertness and concentration.

Cholesterol - a large study on lab animals in Turkey in 2006, has revealed that regular intake reduces cholesterol thyme negative (LDL) and reduce blood triglyceride levels, thus preventing cardiovascular diseases. It is recommended, therefore, use thyme as a spice in food. Additionally, courses are held every six weeks, during which administers a daily 3 grams of powdered aerial parts.

Thrombosis - in thyme leaves were discovered two active ingredients that prevent blood clots. It manages combined infusion of thyme, of which take 2-3 cups per day each dose combined infusion prior dissolving two drops of essential oil of thyme. A course lasts for three weeks and repeat after a break of at least a month.

Renal and urinary infections, urethritis support - is given the volatile oil of thyme, of which 3 drops are taken three to four times a day, in the course of 7-14 days. A highly detailed German study shows that thyme essential oil, which has antifungal effects and extremely powerful antibiotic is eliminated in the urine as 20%, while 41 hours of ingestion, exercising such curative action at kidney, bladder and urethra. To qualify for these therapeutic effects is essential, however, that treatment be maintained during an alkaline diet, favoring the antiseptic effect of thyme. The same treatment is effective in treating chronic genitourinary infections, such fienefrita, skins, salpingitis. Additionally, it compresses the thyme alcoholic extract on affected areas, which are held compresses while the minimum one hour a day.

Intestinal worms - are receiving the essential oil of thyme, with five drops, put in a tablespoon of olive oil or sunflower. Take two doses a day so the first morning on an empty stomach, at least half an hour before eating, and the other at night before bed. The treatment lasts 28 days' time. Thyme oil inhibits the growth of intestinal parasites, paralyzing nerve centers of worms, helping to eliminate them.

Infection with Giardia lamblia - an unbeatable combination in treating this disease is between savory and celandine (Chelidonium majus). Herbal tinctures mix two equal parts and then put in a bottle that closes tightly. It is given a teaspoon of this mixture, diluted in a quarter cup of water, plus two drops of thyme oil. This dose taken four times a day. Treatment is for three weeks, and if still necessary, can be resumed after 14 days of rest. According to a Mexican study done in 2006 under the leadership of Dr. F. Calzada, thyme active principles, especially the volatile oil, destroys Giardia lamblia and prevents reproduction. Another study, this time Iran, published in 2008, shows that thyme is very effective protozoa Entamoeba histolytica in infection, Trypanosoma brucei and Trypanosoma cruel, producing tropical diseases as dangerous as it is prevalent in warmer areas. The volatile oil of thyme is, according to the study mentioned Iran, a therapeutic action comparable to that of metronidazole, which is the drug most commonly used in these conditions, but without the adverse effects of the product and synthesis.

Precautions and contraindications
Overdose, especially thyme and volatile oil extracted from it give extremely strong side effects: seizures, vomiting, severe abdominal pain, delirium. Thyme should be administered with caution, initially in low doses to a quarter, in cases of hypotension, irritable colon, gastric ulcer and gastritis hyper-acidic. If you find a symptom exacerbation or reactivation of one of these diseases, internal treatment with thyme will be stopped. Ingestion thyme is contraindicated for pregnant women. Also, breastfeeding mothers will consume more than 1 gram per day thyme and will avoid internal administration of thyme essential oil. Externally, thyme can give people with allergic sensitivity increased allergic reactions in the skin and long applied to the skin can damage the appearance of burns.