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Ginger

Ginger or Shnguyr is an edible, spice and medicinal plant. Ginger is a yellow plant with purple streaks with the scientific name of Zingiber officinale. Although ginger is often referred to as the root of the plant but in principle swollen underground stem of the plant used that is called “rhizome”.

The ginger genius is from Gingers family of herbaceous of perennial with about 70 species from native to Southeast Asia with thin and flute stems and the Glossy green spear leaves that they grow out from the stem gland. They have yellowish green flowers with purple lips and cream-colored spots and small conical inflorescence and a dense spike that the stalks are out of the ground in summer.

History

Ginger has been used from the long time ago and still plays an important role in traditional Chinese medicine. In ancient Persia, this plant was known by the name of Zhnguyr and applied to traveled to the West from Iran and Arabic countries. Greek medicine in the West called “Pedanius Dioscorides” for the first time in the first century recorded the therapeutic efficacy of ginger. Although this herb aroma century before it was exported to Europe from the Far East , till the Middle Ages was well known in Europe as a raw material for cooking. Today this plant is cultivated in most tropical areas. Hindi Ayurvedic medicine acquaintances refer it as the global drug. This is not only because of anti-fungal properties, bactericidal of it, but it is also because it has a soothing effect on the digestive system too. They made it in mood that Indians more than 2,000 years have used it and one of the best natural cure for the treatment of diseases of travel, Nausea and dizziness raised in West, and unlike some conventional drugs for these diseases, it has no negative side effects. Some experts recommend ginger to treat morning sickness during pregnancy.

Soothing spice

Studies have shown that ginger may avoid surgery and chemotherapy-induced nausea. Consume one gram of ginger powdered is effective as conventional drugs in the prevention of nausea and vomiting after surgery. bActive and heating properties of Ginger has introduced it as a home remedy. If you are experiencing muscle strain, have a sore throat, or you suffer from motion sickness uses Ginger Tonic. It is very useful. Ginger has many benefits . Ginger can be added to hot water and put your feet in case of frostbite in it. In the case of a toothache it can be chewed, and use as the gargle in the time of having the sore throat. It is also used to treat a cold. Added lemon and honey in a hot water. If you do not wish to use these solutions you can apply it after crushing forehead to relieve headaches, Ginger oil can be diluted with other oils, and to ease the discomfort of the damaged muscle strain on the massage. To improve blood circulation and relieves pain. The major constituents of Ginger are beneficial reasons for it. They are including starch, flavors such as Zynjybrn (zingiberene) that special smell of ginger is from it and it is resin. It seems to therapeutic value is through a combination of ginger spices like Gingerols. The taste of vitriol emanating from them although it is not clear how to use it .

Other uses for ginger:

Apply fresh ginger for colds and flu.

Dried ginger consumed to treat dizziness and nausea.

Tablets of it used for the treatment of arthritis and circulatory problems.

Uncomplicated treatment of a migraine with Ginger:

Put the size of a pea from ginger powder and mix in a bowl with yogurt, and eat with your meal.This is repeated every day to prevent migraines.

Ginger consume in patients with gastric ulcer or duodenal ulcer or while taking anticoagulant drugs – which can be used to thin the blood – is strictly forbidden.

Also in the use of medicinal plants, especially if you are breastfeeding or pregnant, consult with your doctor.

Gulnar

Gulnar is from the tree that it calls pomegranate tree, with the scientific name of Punica granatum.

Properties:

Poultice
For the armpits bad smell
Heal wounds
With vinegar for halitosis
Strength and gums (teeth)
Effective in dental cream
Headache
Tragacanth reformer
For dysentery
For shell of the intestine
Non-shedding materials beneficial to the stomach

In the traditional treatment, it is used as:

Astringent in clinical conditions

The treatment of Aphthous stomatitis

The extracts of Gulnar has good effection in the Aphthous stomatitis. It has lots of compounds of phenolic antioxidants. The extract of this plant also has Antimicrobial 30 percent density that the result of this research in 2015 was written in international magazines of herbal medicinal .

Nigella

Nigella(The Black Seeds) is an annual plant , flowering, and native of Southwest of Asia. This plant is going to great particularly in Isfahan and Arak cities of Iran.

The seeds of this plant are used as medicine. Nigella is from hour flowers (Ranunculaceae) and Ranunculaceae (Ranunculaceae) family. The seeds of it have menstruation properties,anti-mite, antibacterial, cathartic and make milk secretion more effect.

Nigella has the bitter and spicy taste. It is used with a little taste of strawberry in the pharmaceutical industry.

Medicinal properties

Nigella and its oil are the most effective and useful things for almost every disease, Allergic or Sensitivity and even serious diseases like Shortness of breath (asthma), Diabetes, impaired immune system, or jaundice (Hepatitis), HIV (AIDS) and even cancer is the drug.

 This seed is native to the southwest of Asia and from the past time used as anti-parasitic, anti-bacterial and cathartic.

 Nigella consumption is useful for nursing mothers because it increases the secretion of milk.

 Research has shown that minerals and vitamins in Nigella are useful in the treatment of diabetes, tuberculosis, cardiovascular diseases, anemia, and migraine.

 Essential fatty acids abundant in Nigella made it become a kind of anti-cancer food which is also helpful in maintaining healthy skin and hair.

 Nigella has a lot of iron and potassium and in addition to strengthening the immune system, relieve any blood poisoning and constipation.

 Nigella oil consumption in the feeding program in lowering blood sugar, balance blood pressure, improving arthritis and Gingivitis is effective and Filtering out the kidneys and urinary tract .

 Nigella has many properties including the treatment of cancer, treat stomach ulcers, elimination of toxins in the liver and also set as the digestive system.

In various religions

In Zoroastrianism

Nigella in Zoroastrian culture is the best drug and always has been used by Iranians. It is useful to increase the safety force of soul and body.

In Islam

Prophet Muhammad said about this seed :

Every disease healing is in Nigella , except death.

Treatment of diseases with Nigella

Dizziness and ear pain

Mixed a teaspoon of honey with a few drops of Nigella oil and every morning eat this mixture in fasting mood. Continue until at least 11 days.

Rheumatism

Make a cup of Nigella oil warm,then, before bed rubs it on the area of pain and massage it well. Next desired location bandaged with a piece of woolen cloth and rest.

Diarrhea

Mixed A tablespoon of Nigella powder with half a cup extract of cress and after eating meal eat this mixture in three part.

Liver discomfort

Mixed some of Nigella powder with aloe vera and honey and every morning eat one teaspoon of it in fasting mood. You can also mix Nigella oil when it is boiling with willow leaf and eats before sleep for one week.

Headaches and Migraine

Mixed half of spoon Nigella powder ,Anise and three pieces of crushed Cloves then boil them with a glass of milk(it is useful to use a little pure honey either ). You can drink this confection when you have a headache or Migraine. In addition, make you’re the temporalis oily with Nigella oil.

Pain and kidney discomfort

Boil one cup of Nigella in one liter of water and make it sweet with honey. Drink it for one week in fasting mood. You can also mix one tablespoon of Nigella powder with a half a glass of olive oil and put as a poultice in the part of the kidney that you feel an ache. Continue this once in a day for 5 days. Boil some parsley every day in the glass water, add seven drops of Nigella oil and drink one cup of it morning and night. Continue for 5 days.

Urinary incontinence

After thorough washing of eggshell, preheated it with heat and mix it with some Nigella and crush it till it comes to be completely soft. Put one teaspoon of this mixture in the glass of milk stir it. Drink it morning and night for one week.

Intestinal pain and Cramps

Boil an equal amount of cumin , mint, and anise. Add seven drops of Nigella oil to it. After that sweet it with pure honey and use it when you have Intestinal pain and Cramps.

Fever

If you crushed some of Nigella and drink it with a little Sekanjabin your fever is resolved.

Marjoram

Origanum Marjoram is an annual or biennial gramineous plant with the straight stem , branches, and oval cross leaves. The small white flowers of that grow from the armpit of leaves in compact clusters. The fruit of that is a nut and has four parts and it is only growing in the tropical areas. All parts of this plant have pleasant aroma. For medical use when the plant fully flowers picked them in the open air. After some days the planet flowered again. For batch picked twigs. Put them in the location that the weather is current or in the machine with 40 c till they dry. They contain 1 to 2% essential oil of which 60% of that is terpineol, tannins, and bitter juice , are Carotene and vitamin C and they are effective against gastrointestinal diseases. Use it one teaspoonful per cup of boiling water and the consumer can drink two cups of it in the day. Ointments compound to use for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

Terminalia chebula

Medicinal properties

Terminalia chebula’s make blood smooth and has the effect on eyes strengthen. It is lifter white hair and removes the bowel laziness.

Chemical compounds

Tannins are one of its compounds. In another study, which was carried on Cable Terminalia chebula 30% of the astringent effect of acid Kbulynyk has been established. In addition, the in cable Terminalia chebula 20% of tannic acid, gallic acid, and resin has been seen.

Fenugreek

Fenugreek (Scientific name: Trigonella foenum-graecum) is a plant of Fabaceae family and therefore it has the ability to symbiotic with nitrogen fixation bacteria and it can generate lots of its used nitrogen. It is the herbaceous plant with the height of 10 to 50 cm and bright single flowers , yellow and brown fruits.

This is the native plant of Iran and grows in the most parts of Iran, such as Azerbaijan, Isfahan, Fars, Khorasan, Semnan, and Damghan and it is planted and consumed as edible vegetables . Fenugreek grows along roads either so in the past it was called the aisles of flowers.

Medicinal properties

Fenugreek has properties of reinforcing effect, laxative, appetizer, expectorant and antipyretic, stimulating of milk flow and lowering blood sugar. The plant also contains large amounts of iron, phosphorus, and vitamin D. Fenugreek is a kind of bitter digestive drug and it can be consumed on diabetes and locally for inflammation of the skin. A decoction of the seeds of this plant is used for making skin soft as well as relieve skin irritation for this purpose boiled off it can be used as a dump. Because Fenugreek seeds having some elements such as iron so they are very effective in the treatment of general weakness of body. A decoction of the seeds of this plant used in rinse shape and it is very useful and effective, in the elimination of tonsillitis, also decoction of the Fenugreek is good to increase the amount of milk during lactation. Milled of this spice can be brought to the dough and use on the boils and pustules of the skin.

Fenugreek seeds are the most important medicinal part of this plant, by opening channels of blood vessels, it is prevented the occurrence of myocardial infarction. This herb is rich in iron. Doctors recommend using this plant for the people whom they are suffering from anemia, iron deficiency and lack of hemoglobin.

Fenugreek is also grown in India, Italy, and Spain.

After washing Fenugreek dried and chop it and 3 times a day desire mixed with the spoonful of it with yogurt , it is very effective for lowering blood sugar. It is also known as synthetic estrogen.

Food application

Fenugreek as one of the Iranian herbs use in the dishes such as vegetable fricassee and is croquette.

Ferfion

In Persian it is “Ferfion” and in the Traditional medicine books, it calls “Ferbion” ,“Ouferbion” and “Aferbioun” and has several names in Arabic . It comes from several plants and in the air, it comes to be dark and black.

The above names are most of the time for the plants that white latex comes out of them either.

Ferfion with the scientific name of “Euphorbiarigid” is an annual plant with the long straight stem that is growing and increase from the seed and the length of the stem is 15-50 cm. and has dark green color. The leaves of it are alternating and arrange spiral on the stem. End of the leaves are round and they have short petioles. The leaves are oval and the low leaves are more or less leathery with white color and top leaves are dark green or greenish-yellow color. Euphorbia flowers are single and on a side. TRhe end of the flowers reaches from 17-21 mm. the end flowers are 4-6 with the shape of the umbrella with the length of the tail of the flower with 20-25 cm. Inflorescences of it are Syatyum.

It is one of the kinds of weed that the length of the stem in the ground is sometimes to 1 meter.

The Ferfion properties:

1/ Eat small of it is anti-parasite and anti-fever.

2/For the treatment of rabies, mixed dried Euphorbia and fermented rice together and eat.

3/ For the treatment of skin rash boil it with and wash your body with this boiled water .

4/ To treat scorpion stings, hit fresh Euphorbia and poultice on the bite site.

5/ To treat and disinfect of the dog bite poultice sap of Euphorbia on the bite wound.

6/ For the treatment of warts, poultice Euphorbia sap on it.

7/ For the treatment of joint pain, mix sap of Euphorbia and olive oil and poultice it in the site of pain.

8/ Rub sap of Euphorbia can destroy the meat.

9/ For the treatment of cholera roasted Euphorbia seed and pepper together and it them.

10/ Euphorbia seed oil is a strong laxative.

11/ Drink boiled water of Euphorbia is parasiticide.

This plant is from the family of “eaecaibrohpuE” and it has several spices, and the most important and famous one that use in medicinal part is as follow:

1/ L AIP CSO Leh aibrohpuE

This plant and its latex called “Ferfion” around Tehran, “Gurbagund” in Balochistan , Kharan, “Sehr block” . in Makran.

In French it calls “ nitam-liever ebrohuE ” , “sengiv sed ” , “Eb Roh PU E” , “seurrev xua ebreH” and in English, it calls “egrupS”.

Specifications

An annual plant with the height of 30-50 cm. with a thin stem , mast constructions and often it has no leave in the bottom.

The leaves are in the ovate shape, Toothed, with saw teeth with the color of light gray, and with the short petiole, the corolla is yellow.

Because of the break or the gap of the stem white Latex will get out of it, that is “Ferfion” and has India domestication. Actually, you can find it in all parts of Iran and it is also spread in Abyssinia, Sudan and Egypt and the Mediterranean areas. This plant is poisonous and it is more grow in Mostanha. And in this direction, it is called in French “Mostanha Ouforb”.

Chemical components

From the chemical components in this plant these are have been identified as follow:

Saponins
Fazyn 1

III. butyric acid 3

Aufurbyn 2

Properties & Application

It is customary in China that cooked Euphorbia plant with meat and soup. It is good and prescribes for the purification of the blood of persons who has lots of boils. These peoples must eat this plant. In external use from the decoction of this plant, it is used to reducing swelling and it is consumed as washing liquid reducing swelling and subside pimples.

Pulverized dry plant and consumed mixed it with fermented rice in the case of fear of water or Rabies that is called Haydrufubya 4.Leaves and young branches prescribe as antipyretic and anti-parasite and cream stretch. This plant is toxic.

In India, the root of this plant use as anti-mite and use the seed of the plant with the roasted pepper advocating for cholera (Eat). It is possible to use the oil seed as the laxative. The Leachate of the plant use for treatment of the blisters and cover blisters with that.

2/E ail FIM ht L

That in Baluchistan Nasirabad called “Kheiri 5”. It is an annual plant with shaggy asleep branches, its leaves are little long, oval-shaped, sharp and toothed. Under of it is covered with shaggy and it has short petioles.

It has red, long, three-dimensional with 4-5 transverse grooves seeds which are within a fruit capsule.

This plant also grows throughout India and in temperate regions of Kashmir.

This plant has Essential oil.

This plant is consumed in across China to the to the Philippines and in India as medicine. In Taiwan, this plant uses as Astringent, diuretic and laxative.

3/uE illacuriT L (It is the name of location in the south of Iran.)

This plant is in the form of a small shrub with the height of 5.3 meters. with the trunk of 15-20 cm. diameter. With lots of branches and few small linear leaves .

The fruit capsule is dark brown. The seeds of that are oval and shinny.

This shrub is native to Africa and grow in India and Iran and it is planting in some parts of Iran either. In Iran, it is growing in Chabahar and Nick shahr and it is using as the hedge. It is so green and lush .

4/ uE ail firren L

This plant is a shrub with a woody stem. It has elongated oval leaves with short petioles and its fruit is a capsule form and it has three-dimensional. This plant is from India and you can find it in Iran either.

Asparagus

Asparagus is a flowering plant that is most native in Europe , North Africa, and west Asia.

Asparagus is a Herbaceous gramineous perennial and two bases of its row are from Asparagaceae family (Asparagaceae) and Genus Asparagus (Asparagus).

The very small flowers of it are on the basis of male and female parts. Asparagus flowers are contain 6 sepals, 6 petals , 6 stamens and 1 three carpels of the pistil.

Male flowers are Greenish yellow, they are completely come to be recognizable from the usually red female flowers.

Asparagus harvest is usually in the third year, it means that it is begin two years after transferred the crown to the main part.

Place of planting that in Iran are Khoi, Tabriz, different areas of Alborz, Ghajar palace, Julfa, Isfahan, Arak, Kermanshah, western of Iran, and Maharloo in Shiraz and fostering of that has become prevalent in Dezful.

It is also grown in the Rose village from the city functions of Mahneshan province in the form of armored personnel carrier.

This plant is used as a green vegetable in raw or cooked forms.

Properties

Asparagus contains a lot of vitamin K and folate (vitamin B-9). Folate in Asparagus makes reduce congenital anomalies during the pregnancy.

Eating asparagus can also help to boost sex drive.

Production

In 2007, Peru was the world’s largest exporter of asparagus, and in the next two ranks, there were China and Mexico respectively.

The largest importers of asparagus in the world in 2004, were United States of America (92. 405 tons) , Europe Union (18. 565) and Japan (17. 148), respectively.

Mastic

Mastic is a golden yellow syrup. In traditional medicine books, it calls “Mastic”, “Roman Mastic” , “ Roman Frankincense ”, “Romans Alak”.

Specifications

Yellow resin mastic extract grows out in the warm months of year spontaneous from the stem and branches of this tree out as small droplets, that is come to be firm in the vicinity of the air and sale in the forms of the tear in the markets.

Chemical compounds

Mastic gum resin of has been formed up to 90% of Mastysyk acid, Mastykvlyk acid, and mastic resin, also you can find the essential oil on it.

Properties

In traditional medicine books, numerous properties have been written for the gum.

The nature of the Resin is hot and dry , solvent and it is also the tonic.

Roman Chamomile

Roman Chamomile (Scientific name: Chamaemelum Nobile ‘) common names: chamomile, real Matricaria, Shirazi chamomile is a plant with the height of 20-30 cm. and it is very fragrant. Its stem has green to white color and the alternate leaves covered with the fluff and they are very slash. The flowers that are integrated appear at a single storey at the end of the stem of the flower in the summer. In every storey, white flowers are around the circle and yellow flowers are in the prominent and around part of the middle of the circle.

In Roman chamomile plant are some compounds such as Tannins, volatile oil and oil Anievas, gum, bitter substances, sugars, an alkaloid called Ntmyn, a bitter glucoside, Ntmyk acid, phosphoric acid, phytosterols, sulfur. Roman chamomile used part is the dried Capitol. Picking the flowers from mid-July in the dry days to autumn and quickly dried them in the shade with less than 35° C.

Properties and pharmacological effects:

Roman chamomile has hot and dry nature.

From the health benefits of this herb these are notable:

Roman Chamomile is the stimulant, Stomach tonic, Latif, Assimilator of the wind, Anti neurological diseases, Anticonvulsant, Antipyretic, Anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic , diuretic, Regulatory and rule-inducing of menstruation, Disinfectant, healing wounds, increasing milk, Appetizer, vermicide, digesting food, it is tonic and destroy Bile. Roman chamomile in cases of indigestion, relieve headaches, swelling analysis, conjunctivitis, rheumatic pains, crushing bladder stones, relieve menstrual pain, gastritis, Drop to drop urination, Increase milk secretion, wound, come to stop and make menstrual secretions low, fixes fever and fever shocks. In external use brewed Roman chamomile in the form of compresses for the treatment of swollen eyelids or conjunctivitis can be considered to stand.

As an antiseptic and wound healer, it can be compressed on the wounds.

German Chamomile

German Chamomile (Scientific name: (Matricaria chamomilla), is an annual plant,

aromatic and with the height of 20 to 40 cm that can grow in the fields and roadsides. The Shoots of it has been splits and the leaves of it have long and thin cuts with the appearance of Petiole. The usable part of this plant is Capitol, that it will separate from the stem during May to October .

History

Chamomile Latin name is taken from the Greek words khamai and malon with the means of small flowers with the smell of apples.

Among the various types of chamomile Roman chamomile is more famous.

The scientific name of this plant is Chamaemelum Nobile. Chamomile is a perennial and small plant, with about 30 cm. height, it has a fragrant scent that grows in lawns and sandy areas. Shoot are green-white color. Alternate leaves are small and have narrow cuts, they are irregular and covered with fluff. The flowers are complex in the storey appear in a single mode at the bottom of the stem of the flower. In every storey, white flowers are put in around and yellow flowers are put in the center.

Chamomile tea in addition to the many health benefits, interest to many because of its pleasant scent from the long time ago and has many properties. One of the most important properties of this tea is making the strength of the immune system of the body. This tea is destroying infections due to colds. It is good for muscle cramps and also beneficial for the women menstrual cramps.

Chemical compounds

Capitol of this plant is having essential oil. This essential oil in fresh mode is dark blue. That is because of the existence of the substance called Azolen and gradually with the influence of air and light that these flowers are come to be in green and brown colors. This essential oil has sesquiterpenes of b and g and as well as Matrykaryn (Matricarine).

Indications in beauty

Use of chamomile in beauty has a history as old as the use of this plant in Attari. Its properties are especially useful for the fragile and sensitive skin to change of the climate. Today, it is applied in the cosmetics industry alone or in combination with other herbs such as Rosemary, Erica, and Violets.

Brewed simple Chamomile has the best effect in external use on skin of the protection it. The shampoo that has contain Chamomile make the hair little bright. In some countries, Chamomile near Linden and Minit has consumption in the pharmaceutical industry in some of the countries.

Habitat

Chamomile is a native plant from the Mediterranean region but its origin has been reported in Minor Asia. It is now widely has distributed in Europe, West Asia, North Africa and North and South of America and Australia. Also, different species of Matrykaryka grow in different parts of Iran. (Aromatic medicinal plants – the source of medicinal plants, Institute of Jihad University). This plant grows in Azerbaijan, Lorestan, Fars Western Qyrvkarzyn Andimeshk and Khuzestan (Ize, seven goals, Shushtar, Rāmhormoz and Behbahan) near Tehran and Damavand as well as in the forest Fandoglo Vylkyj namin. Some other species of daisies grow in various parts of Europe.

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