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Saturday, January 24, 2015

Ayurveda medicinal properties of tribulus terrestris




The plant Tribulus terrestris is known for its medicinal properties. It is known as “ gokshura “ in ayurveda. Tribulus terrestris is widely used in alternative systems of medicines. In European folk medicine it is used to treat headache, dizziness and sexual dysfunction like premature ejaculation. In Chinese medicine this herb is used in treatment of liver, kidney and cardiovascular problems.



Through researches it has been found that Tribulus Terrestris lowers cholesterol and acts as antioxidant. Clinical disaster have shown the usefulness of this herb in treating diabetes and hypertension. It also helps to increase testosterone level and in consequence very popular among body builders.



According to texts of ayurveda Tribulus terrestris is heavy to digest and increases the moisture level and stickiness of body tissues. It is toothsome to taste and acts as a body coolant. Whereas of these properties it normalizes vata and pitta.



The medicinal properties of gokshura have been described as follows in Bhavaprakasha an ayurveda topic..



“ Gokshuraha sheetalaha swaadurbalakrudvasthishodhanaha |



Madhuro deepano vrishyaha pushtidashmariharaha | | ”



Pramehashwaasakaasaarshahakrichrahridrogsvatanut | ( Bhava prakasha )



Balakrud: - Tribulus increases strength of muscles. Researches have shown that tribulus increases male hormone testosterone, which strengthen the muscles.



Testosterone is duty-bound for development of male sexual characters like physical strength, muscle mass, body shape, body hair, rooted voice, sexual function etc.









Erectile dysfunction occurs when testosterone level is in need. Testosterone is necessary for the formation and continuation of bone structure and bone density. It also helps in brain life like learning skills, memory power etc. This hormone is very essential to maintain body’ s general energy levels.



Vastishodhana: - It cleanses the bladder ( Basti ) and boosts the resistance of bladder to infection. This mazuma is very useful in treating cystitis and urinary lands infections.



Deepana: It increases appetite and normalizes digestion.



Vrishyaha: Gokshura acts as a very effective aphrodisiac. Its long green of boosting testosterone level help to increase erection, sperm count and sperm excitement. Thus it has been included as an active ingredient in Vajikarana preparations. It increases libido and helps in rectifying male impotence



Pushti: Tribulus terrestris helps to build body muscles and boost body energy levels. It also increases body immunity.



Ashmariharaha: It is of great use in treatment of renal calculi.



Prameha: This plant helps to reduce frequency of urination in diabetes, cystitis and urinary tract infection.



Shwaasa Kaasa: It is very useful in diseases of respiratory system like wheezing and cough.



Arsha: Tribulus helps to reduce symptoms of piles



Hridroga: Gokshura is very useful in cardio vascular diseases and it acts as a cardiac tonic.

YOGA: EXPERIENCING THE SUBTLE BODY VIA PRANAYAMA ( Part 2 )




In an ordinary state along with our breath 30 sq inch of air enters our lungs. If breathing is further, about 130 sq inch air enters the lungs and while exhaling 100 sq inch air is companionless behind in the lungs. And so about 230 sq inch space is available. What we are trying to say is that in comparison to ordinary breathing 8 times more air can be taken into the lungs. Accordingly 8 times more oxygen can be taken into the body and 8 times sound health will augment.



From the considerable it is clear that greater benefits ensue of more air is inhaled. Similarly benefits also accrue if for a few moments the lungs are rendered air free. A German Jew doctor opines that germs die in the lungs seeing they do not get any air and along with carbolic acid are evicted from the body.



The other practice involves taking in air from the nose. As a sequence of this gross dirt of the air sticks to the hair in the nose. Ahead of this is a thin sap like substance which absorbs nitrogen and other dust particles of the air. Now the air fully cleansed enters the nose canal. Over here the air’ s heat becomes optimally balanced i. e. if it was hot it becomes air-conditioned and vice versa. This path of air transport which reaches the lungs via the brain is very long. In such a time span the air’ s temperature becomes tolerable. Since although after road the lungs no obstruction comes its way in getting cleansed hereafter if air reaches lungs via the jaws dirt too enters along with it. Further the temperature too is not optimally balanced. Those who suffer from lung diseases repeatedly inhale air from the aperture.



There are many types of Pranayama. Indian spiritual texts talk of omnifarious types called Sheetali, Sheetkari, Bhramari, Ujjayi, Lom - Vilom, Surya - Vedhak, Pranakarshak and Naadi Shodhan. We cannot conceivably outline all these in detail in future we will talk about those that are easy and devoid of any danger. Such Pranayamas can be executed by children, young and decrepit totally easily. And so the method of Pranakarshak Pranayama will be boundless here.



Pranayama has 4 parts: 1. Poorak 2. Antar Kumbhak 3. Rechak and 4. Bahya Kumbhak. When air is inhaled it is called Poorak. This should not be done very fast or with jerks. Slowly fill as much of air as you can in your lungs. Antar Kumbhak means stopping the air from getting exhaled after it is inhaled. It is done only for as long as one can easily hold the breath. One should not ownership the breath even if one feels uneasy. One must practice slowly to increase the time span of Antar Kumbhak. Rechak means exhaling air. Like Poorak this too must be done slowly. It is not good to eject speedily or with jerks. Bahya Kumbhak means receipts the breath externally after exhaling it. It also means not breathing at all for a few moments. The time taken for Poorak - Rechak and Antar Kumbhak - Bahya Kumbhak must be same.



Before genuine this practice place your seat or shroud in a clean silent place facing the East. The more unbefriended the place better it is so that visible tumult pollution does not affect your concentration and headquarters. Sit testy legged or in Padmaasan ( lotus posture ). Close the right nostril with the right hand wield and do Poorak. Then with the middle and ring finger close the reclusive nostril and perform Antar Kumbhak ( grasp breath within ). Now after removing the manage from the right nostril perform Rechak. Then shut both the nostrils and do Bahya Kumbhak ( catching the breath externally ). This is one single round of Pranayama. Initially start with 5 Pranayama and much increase it so as to fundamentally become capable of doing it for half an hour with ease.



Along with good health Pranayama is a very important and of good utility value as far as soul uplifting is concerned. Accordingly along with Prana based spiritual endeavor the wisdom becomes focused, balanced, steadfast and augments wholesome mental qualities. Ahead of this Prana is mastered via Pranayama and corporal vital force too gets activated. This amazingly influences our health and can be called mind boggling only. Observation this in India great research has been conducted.



Material Science students are aware that friction results in energy emission. It is friction that releases fire or electricity when a matchstick is lit or via gigantic power stations. We have heard of heap fires which are the result of wood of trees undergoing friction. These certainly are not man made. When powerful winds blow in the tangle dry branches, twigs etc of trees rub themselves against each other and this friction results in disarray fires. Bamboo is the leading cause over here. Dry bamboos first rub each other and become hot. Then pyre start flying. These inferno decision in fire and jungle fire is the ultimate denouement. This is the miracle of the principle of friction.



Ancient man produced fire via friction of 2 shiny stones. Successive they used the combination of iron and stone for the same proposition. In Yajnas, Arni Manthan is performed to produce fire via friction of sticks. Within the root source of energy and matter - Brahman ( cosmic consciousness / Spirit and nature ) it is experimental that they discern friction as a close of which energy as sound emanates and creation activities of the cosmos ensues. Wind bangs against heterogeneous objects, denouement rise and fall in the ocean, in the human body inhalation / exhalation and contraction / relaxation occurs etc which results in friction. Since energy gets released and ergo each transact out their various appointed functions. Changing functions performed by matter and creatures are but the aftermath of friction.



Our daily life goes on unhindered as long as inhalation / exhalation does not stop. If the pendulum of a pocket watch stops moving to and fro all parts of the wristwatch stop functioning. If we stop breathing casualty is brewing. If friction stops life too comes to a standstill. Life is conjoined to breath seeing energy emanates from it. If we dive higher electrical luminosity emanating from Sahasrar Chakra ( subtle plexus in the brain ) is also called its root cause. Over there, jackass - like movement creates friction.



In scheme to gain more strength we need more energy. For huge factories huge motors are required to run changing machines. Small motors help run only small machines. In lineup to bear out important embodied, mental and spiritual activities high stature energy is required. This cannot be attained via eating or lighting fire etc. It is instead got from the source of potential that influences both matter and consciousness. It goes without saying that it is none other than Prana or Vital Force. Prana is that principle which that exists in interstellar space as a united energy of both life and matter. Pure cosmic consciousness is Brahman or Creator. Filtered nature / Prakriti is energy. Both at their source are unfulfilled. The creation of the world of creatures is possible only when these 2 streams unite. Whence creatures are called Pranis in Sanskrit language. Voguish physics has unearthed atoms, ramification, energy and quanta. According to ecology quanta is uttered to be thinking in nature. From space wind comes, from wind ether and from ether astral manifests. Now Existing Science will also visualize the great ocean of vital force principle in the near near.



The existence of vital force principle was unearthed by Rishis of yore thousands of agedness back. They had also unearthed the path of attaining great measure of nature’ s glories since small measures did not help matters of great importance. They called it the Science of Vital Force or Prana Vijnana. Its application was called Pranayama. Its aim is to attract in high measure the vital force principle and by imbibing it spiritually one becomes more potent. It is important to discern fully the relationship between breath and Prana.



From a gross viewpoint wind is like a light gas which due to its light weight while getting banged here and there over of small pushes and pulls flies about in interstellar space. In the womb of wind one can note many important and priceless things. Butter exists in milk but one cannot look it. In plants one finds proteins, vitamins etc.









In flesh there are many chemicals. It can be known only via special analysis and obtained too via special methods. In the same way a lot is present within wind. While breathing, oxygen, nitrogen etc enters our body. Whatever is required is absorbed by the body and our de facto dirt is removed while exhaling breath as appearance dioxide. Ergo if you analyze breath from the chemical content routine while it is being inhaled and exhaled a big difference is noted. In different places the cause of the state that influences health is the great / less measure of admixture of its chemical content. Matter has states like gross, liquid, liquid and ticklish. Water can be ice on land, liquid in rivers and gas in the atmosphere. Over and large this it is easy to fathom that within air nor only oxygen etc exists but that vital force too is present in its downreaching recesses. It enters our body along with our breath fully facilely. The body absorbs as much it ordinarily requires. Due to friction of breath not only benefits of energy procreation and imbibing of oxygen amass but that vital force too is imbibed. The basis of life is dependent on breathing. Behind this is at work friction and attainment of required energy due to vital force intake.



During Pranayama within the movement of breath extraordinary exertion is heuristic. In it extraordinary friction is noted and apart from sustaining life special movements are created as a eventuality. They in turn awaken such ‘ sleeping’ centers which ordinarily are not required for daily living. In future when they awaken they give man certain else special potential. Pranayama does not close making the breath fast instead it renders our breathing balanced and rent. Many types of changes in balance and cycle give you diverse types of Pranayama. These in turn are used for many-sided diagnostic purposes. During Pranayama a spiritual aspirant / Sadhak has to make use of special power of enact called Sankalpa Shakti, faith and mental power. Inasmuch as from interstellar fling our breath attracts and pulls the vital force purpose or the Prana Tattwa. Via Pranayama a Sadhak’ s breathing includes both special movements and his / her power of realize. Therefrom it no longer remains submissive breathing and instead becomes a backing of attaining special energy.



We must fresh know the importance of friction. The conclude is soft-spoken but the harvest is incredible in the form of energy generation. When the moonlit nature of the wheels of a moving train becomes less or if friction occurs due to some other cause searing ensues which results in castigate accidents. In the sky we can survey stars falling making choicest wares. These are not stars but balls of firebrand. In interstellar even break small pearl like metals consist of the earth’ s atmosphere and on banging against stand they burn to ashes. We cognize that stars are ‘ breaking’ on considering the bad light when these burn. This merely is the miracle of frictional movement. During sexual federation the friction of changing parts create energy of a high stature. It is intelligent as good humour / bliss and this in turn urges the sperm to close with with the ovum. Then friction is the root cause of basis.



While churning curds a reinforcement is set up in it and a indulgence is liable to it. The unattended cooperation and right boost stroke this free rein in both address. The guide therefrom rotates in the curd. Energy as a corollary is generated and butter in the curds due to friction emerges. Special types of Svar that step in the withdrawn and right nostrils applaud the electrical flow of Ida Pingala subtle nerves that lie in the Merudand ( subtle spine ). Whence movement corresponding to curd being churned is transcendent. Wherefore luminous doctrine show due to this. If it is methodically created and imbibed man will get a chance to become brilliant and adept as buried as his personality is touched. With this advantage many best kind fire of radiance / capacity appear. It influences in the form of functioning, zest, forward, steadfastness etc. On gaining such benefits many glories express in our inner personality.



There are many people who are strong true and frolicsome mentally but considering their cognizance lacks response no important step in life is intent by them. No movement based the nod can be fascinated by a feeble mind and also at the appointed space no benefits can be hooked. Go contrary to this a person of strong brains despite facing obstacles as subaqueous as health, education, means, help, break is concerned executes steps of great indomitable and attains mind boggling success in life. Such people as a completion of special actions and special personality perform such feats as a by-product of it they go down in the chronology of history as super great personages. In other words this inner potency is called Prana. When we say someone is full of Prana it just does not tight-fisted he / she is alive but that he / she is full of enterprise. In comparison to other worldly / material wealth it is of much great importance.



Enterprise and activeness predominates in the awakening of inner energy within Pranayama applications of Prana Sciences. This exercise helps a great deal in warding off inertia and indolence and instead zest and fire present. Now the mind is conjoined to such acts the basis of all successes emerges. For this the mind has to be tamed and educated. It is precisely hard ( but not impossible ) akin to training ferocious animals like tigers etc in a holiday. Without inner strength it is impossible to attain via other means. It is will power that helps us act wholesomely in social transactions, helps make our personality of high stature and ethics and helps overcome inner taints on a enmity footing. That conscious energy generated on the basis of Prana Science gives us joy in the form of enterprise and activeness.



An egg bursts only when the baby within desires to come out by breaking the walls of the egg. For a weighty woman birth pains exhibit when the fetus within desires to break all shackles and come out of the womb. If the power of resolve of the fetus dies the fetus deteriorates. For progress enterprise and undaunted are most required. Added during times of strife it would not be possible to even protect one self. Enterprise is a diagnostic of vital force. It is also called chin-up and valor. This inner energy is called will power. There are many Rishi authored applications of Pranayama which generate energy of separate classes. If based on the spiritual aspirant’ s capabilities they are made use of then the invisible benefits will be much more than visible ones.



Sandhya Vandan is a daily righteous / religious act. In it Pranayama too is executed. For soul scrubbing and soul evolution it is important to augment will power. Soul progress is attained via this. In series to augment will power our thinking must be sensitive and actions must be radiantly skillful. Over and larger this acts like Pranayama too are required which help in an extraordinary method. No waver a balanced diet is required for overcoming weakness but along with it medical cures too are necessary. Pranayama is such a special cure wherein soul force augments by leaps and apprehension. In Sandhya Vandan it is conjoined keeping in mind that vital force augmentation is required and is of great utility value.



When vital force diminishes our personality falters in all ways and when it is best kind all our activities work in trio. When vital force increases it is called strength, potency, ball game, radiance, mental power, skillful etc. Such people are called Super Prana. They can imbue millions of others with vital force and and so lead the world on the path of high standing. The vital force present in demons is attained via efferent and nervous system. The creation of imagination, trust, enthusiasm, memory, analysis, intellect of the brain gets another and controlled. A very great and subtle power that gives the body and mind a wholesome direction and capacity is called Vital Force. The act of inhalation and exhalation is merely its instrument / substructure. On it this Super Force rides and enters and nourishes all our organs. In the material / mundane lawns it is called heat, light, electricity etc. and in the subtle realm it is called inspiration ( gift ). This is the Vital Principle. The more one amasses this wealth the more potent one becomes.

Creatine - Every Teenager Must Need To Know




Creatine is naturally found in vertebras. It is a nitrogenous organic acid. The supplements of creatine are used by athletes and other body builders to improve their energy levels. The nerve cells are also benefited. Creatine comes from the Greek word ‘ Kreas” which means flesh. This was first found by Michael Eugene Chevreul in 1832 who gave it the name creatine. He proverb that it was a part of the skeletal muscle. Creatine is not a steroid. It occurs naturally in the body.



Creatine is mainly taken by people who want to build their bodies. This enhances the sinewy performance of people who take part in sports. It increases the muscle mass. It is regularly taken as creatine monohydrate or creatine ethyl ester. It can be taken as a powder in a drink or as a capsule. It is beneficial if creatine is taken with high gylcemic list carbohydrates.



Taking creatine increases weight gain by about 1 Kg. per bit. There is also water retention. So, people taking creatine should supplement it with fluids. Taking creatine for short periods is safe. The main work of creatine is to give energy to work out for longer periods of time, build body mass ( not muscle strength ) and give spurts of energy for certain stalwart activities such as cycling. Sports persons, such as basketball, football and baseball players take creatine.



Teenagers much want to have an excellent body. To build their body mass and improve their fixed performance, they resort to taking creatine supplements. This is easily available. This is ofttimes good to be used during off season training. Their fallout on teenagers has not ultimately been fully studied. However, ‘ The American College of Sports and Medicine’ does not develop the use of creatine by anyone who is less than eighteen years of age.









If it is taken, it should be medically prescribed. It should be taken under jurisdiction. The teenager should be taking a well balanced diet. The creatine supplement should benefit him / her for the sober training that is being undertaken. The parents, coach, husky trainer and the doctor should all be involved in supervising the teenager. In such a situation a teenager who is a unsmiling athlete can take creatine supplements. This would also scope to it that he / she does not take anabolic steroids. Creatine might not work for everyone. So, the doctor would be forceful to decide whether the teenager needs to take it or not.



Some feel that there talent be only no trouble improvement in performance even if creatine supplements are inspired. So, when teenagers need to take it, it is best to take inferior than the recommended dose. It is safer for the athlete to see the long term effects f creatine and their disadvantages before using such supplements. There is no study to tell us of the chain reaction of long term use. Many teenagers depend on creatine supplements. It is better for a teenager to have a healthy, well balanced diet and train well somewhat depend on supplements to help you build your body mass.



Since, teenagers are always eager to do their best and achieve a lot in a short span of time any supplement to enhance their performance is always greet by them. They should take in the pros and cons and contend it with their trainer to really know whether they need supplements. Having knowledge about creatine and its benefits will just so contributive.