Amazing Health Benefits Of Bermuda Grass

In India, Bermuda Grass is considered as sacred plant, which has great significance in ayurveda because of its medicinal as well as clinical properties. Bermuda has lots of nutritional values. The Bermuda Grass is rich in calcium, phosphorous, potash, potassium, sodium, manganese, protein, enzymes, carbohydrate, fiber, flavonoids and alkaloids. Bermuda can be used in case of many diseases.

Bermuda Grass is beneficial to wounds, piles, eczema, urticaria, injuries, eye problems, skin rashes, indigestion, constipation, mental debility, diabetes, epilepsy, vaginal problems, menstrual problems, gynecological problems, Bermuda Grass is used to enhance immunity of the body. Walking on the Bermuda Grass is a great stress reliever

1. Menstrual Problems: 

It is suggested that to control heavy menstrual period, one has to take the juice of Bermuda Grass and honey 3-4 times a day.

2. Acidity: 

Bermuda Grass is good in curing of acidity. It increases the alkaline properties because of its alkaline nature and reduces acidity.

3. Controls Sugar: 

Bermuda Grass has hypoglycemic effect thus helpful in controlling of blood sugar levels and reduces fatigue.

4. Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome:

Bermuda Grass is a good herbal remedy for Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS).

5. Cures Constipation:

Bermuda Grass is good for acidity and normal the bowel movement thereby beneficial for constipation. It promotes regular bowel movement.

6. Bleeding of gums: 

Bermuda Grass is effective in curing of oral related health problems.

7. Skin Rashes Cure:

The paste of Bermuda Grass juice and turmeric powder is good to cure skin problems such as skin rashes, itching, eczema, leprosy and scabies.

8. RBC: 

Bermuda Grass is good for anemic patient as it helps in the formation of red blood cells (RBC) due to adequate amount of chlorophyll.

9. Obesity: 

Bermuda Grass is good to control obesity and helps in weight loss.

10. Phlegm Removal: 

Bermuda Grass is good to prevent cold and helps to remove phlegm from the body.

11. Piles: 

Bermuda Grass effective in curing of piles and hemorrhoids. 

12. Prevents Cold: 

Make a decoction of Bermuda, chirreta, and vetiver.

13. Good for breast feeding and infants:

Bermuda Grass juice improves the quality and quantity of mother’s milk.

14. Boosts Heart Health:
Bermuda Grass acts as a powerful anti-arrhythmic agent and improves your cardiac function.

15. A Boost For Sex Life: 
Modern sex life is much affected by the fast routines and stress. This grass gives much relief from all these by improving sexual vigor and vitality.

vinayagar chaturthi Paasipayaru kozhukattai recipe

Ganesh Chaturthi or Vinayaga chathurti is celebrated as the Birthday of Lord Ganesha. On that day, we make special traditional dishes like kozhukattai using coconut and jaggery filling.  This great dish is a must for festive occasions such as Ganesh Chaturthi.  Kolukattai is also healthy as it packs the goodness of
coconut, dal, jaggery and rice .

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup Rice flour Idiyappam flour
• Water – 3/4 to 1 cup
• Salt – 1/2 to 1 tsp (adjust to your taste)
• Sesame oil (optional) – 1 tsp
• Paasipayaru/mung bean – 3/4 cup
• Jaggery (Vellam) – 3/4 cup
• Grated coconut – 1/2 cup
• Water – 1 cup
• Salt – 1/4 to 1/2 tsp.
• Cardamom seeds (powdered) – 1/2 tsp.

Kozhukattai Pooranam

1. Wash the Paasipayaru 
2. Cook the Paasipayaru in pressure cooker with 1/4 tsp. of salt for 2 whistles
3. Drain the water. 
4. Grind the pasipayaru  in mixie
5. Add half cup water to jaggery and bring to boil. When it starts boiling, remove from stove and strain it.
6. Saute them until the coconut releases it’s magical smell, turning golden brown.Don’t add oil while doing this.
7. Add cardamom powder 
8. Add the pasipayaru and the jaggery syrup.
9. Cool the poornam for 10 minutes.

How to stuff  kozhukattai

1. In a bowl, add rice flour and a pinch of salt. Mix well.
2. Add hot water to the flour and make a dough. Add a little gingeley oil to make the dough smooth.
3. Smear your palms with little oil. Take a lemon sized portion of the dough and flatten.
4. Place a spoonful of the Pooranam at the center.
5. Bring the edges together. 
6. Repeat the process to make the desired number of kolukattais.
7. Steam cook the kolukattai for 5 minutes or until done.
8. The kolukattais will turn shiny when cooked. 

Beauty Benefits of Bananas And Tips

Not only you can eat a banana for your overall heath, but apply it also on your skin as a natural face mask.Bananas are one of most popular fruits that are easily available all year round.It is a versatile fruit that contains many nutrients including vitamins A, B, C and E along with minerals like potassium, zinc, iron and manganese.

Banana is packed with some vital vitamins and nutrients that make banana face masks extraordinary beauty fix.Here is face masks that can be made by using banana , that can provide you with glowing,
young and wrinkle free skin.

Nutrients in Banana And Skin Benefits

1.Vitamin A

     Gets rid of dark spots and blemishes. Even out rough skin

2.Vitamin B

     Delay aging, lessens dryness, moisturizes and lightens skin

3.Vitamin E

    Work as “The Protector”. Combats free radical impairment, boosts the skin’s sun-rays resistance, prevents and diminishes appearance of wrinkles

4.Potassium

      Gets rid of dry skin by moisturizing and hydrating skin cells

Homemade banana face packs 

1.Natural Moisturizer For dry Skin Or Dull Skin

Take half ripe banana, mash it, and apply on your face and neck. Keep it for 20-25 minutes. Wash off with Luke warm water.This banana helps to remove black pigmentation.

2.For Glowing Face

Mash ripe banana, add 2 tsp lemon juice, mix well, and apply on your face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water.

3.Reduce Spots And Blemishes

Mash ripe banana, add 2 tsp lemon juice, mix well, and apply on your face and neck. Leave it for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water

4.Natural Scrubbing Cream

Add sugar with mash ripe banana, apply on your face, and massage it in circular motion. Then wash off your face.  Banana works as a moisturizer and sugar helps to remove dead cell.

5.Anti Aging Cream

Mash avocado and banana, apply on your skin, and leave it for 20 minutes. Then wash off.

6.Good Bye For Puffy Eyes

Mash half a banana and apply around your puffy eyes. Let it sit for 10-15 minutes, wash it with cold water. 

How to Celebrate Krishna Jayanti at Home

"Gokulashtami" or "Krishna Jayanti" or "Janmashtami" marks the celebration of the birth of Sri Krishna. Celebrations are held over two days. The first day is Krishnashtami or Gokulashtami. The second day is called Kalastami or more popularly Janmashtami.

Lord Sri Krishna was born on Ashtami day or the eighth day after Raksha Bandhan during the Hindu month of SHRAVAN. As the story goes he was born in the dark half of the month and at the

darkest hour of midnight. He is considered to be one of Lord Vishnu's most glorious incarnations

On this auspicious day of Janmashtami the idol of infant Krishna is bathed at midnight and is placed in a cradle. It is then adorned with flowers, jewelry and a small "mukut" or crown. It is then placed in a cradle. Everyone swings the cradle to the tune of bhajan's or songs of praise. 

Then "Naivedya" is offered to god and then distributed to all. This Naivedya or prasaad is a mixture of puffed rice, milk, curds and sugar. In addition, plenty of milk products especially butter, which was Sri Krishna's favorite childhood food, are given as offerings. A wide variety of fruits are also offered to god. 

Exactly at midnight, Krishna's birth is announced with ringing of bells and blowing of conch shells. 

Celebrating Janmashtami at home

• You can celebrate it at home with faithful devotion inviting others as well.
• Decorating your home for Krishna can be fun, particularly for children. Encourage them in helping to make garlands, hanging balloons and festoons of leaves, and generally making the house beautiful for Krishna’s appearance.
• Get a copy of the Vaishnava Songbook and choose some of your favorite bhajanas(devotional songs in praise of God) to sing.
• Read the stories about Krishna's childhood pastimes
• If you have the idols of Radha and Krishna, dress them with new attires and embellish Their altar.
• Prepare special delicacies like khir, sweet rice or any milk items. Also you can prepare puri, vegetables, rice, dal, ras gula, shira etc.
• Perform aarti at midnight with kirtan, a congregational performance of devotional songs dedicated to Lord Krishna. This is the time when Lord Krishna appeared on this earth.

Gokulashtami Recipe

• Rice Kheer Recipe
• Curd Rice
• Paal Payasam Recipe
• Milk Kesari Recipe
• Palkova sweet
• Akkaravadisal Recipe
• Fruit Mixture Recipe

7 days snacks plan for healthy body

The aim of the program is to gain a healthy body.The snacks plan for weight loss is not just to lose weight, but it is also a maintenance method for a slim and proportionate body. Along with these, it will help you practice eating vegetables, fruits and nuts. which will help to boost up the metabolic rate.  This snacks program has become
famous around the world. Every one is addicted to it, it actually works!

It is also very essential that you drink up to 10 glasses of water everyday.Water will be your main source of energy for the whole day. It will also boost your metabolism and remove the unwanted pounds from the body, naturally.

Here is what you have to do for the 7 days of your snacks Plan.

S.NO	SUNDAY	MONDAY	TUESDAY	WEDNESDAY	THURSDAY	FRIDAY	SATURDAY
1	Apple	Banana	Plum	Pine Apple	Pomegranate	Guava	Water Melon
2	Groundnut	Cashew	Pista	Badam	Dates	Raisin	Avacado
3	Lemon Juice	Grape Juice	Sappota Juice	Amla Juice	Papaya Juice	Orange Juice	Sweet Lime Juice
4	Vegetable Soup	Mushroom Soup	Tomato Soup	Butter Milk	Badam Milk	Oats Soup	Beetroot Soup
5	Sprouted Channa	Sprouted Green Gram	Sprouted Peas	Sprouted Cow Peas	Sprouted Groundnut	Sprouted Maize	Sprouted Wheat

1. SUNDAY:

     Apple, Groundnut, Lemon Juice, Vegetable Soup, Sprouted Channa

2. MONDAY:

      Banana, Cashew, Grape Juice, Mushroom Soup, Sprouted Green Gram

3. TUESDAY:

      Plum, Pista, Sappota Juice, Tomato Soup, Sprouted Peas

4. WEDNESDAY:

       Pine Apple, Badam, Amla Juice, Butter Milk, Sprouted Cow Peas

5. THURSDAY:

       Pomegranate, Dates, Papaya Juice, Badam Milk, Sprouted Groundnut

6. FRIDAY:

       Guava, Raisin, Orange Juice, Oats Soup, Sprouted Maize

7. SATURDAY:

       Water Melon, Avacado, Sweet Lime Juice, Beetroot Soup, Sprouted Wheat

8 Best Natural Herbal Cough Remedies

Coughing is one of the most common health problems. A cough is a symptom of an irritated throat. The cause could be any number of things. Common causes of a cough include: allergies, flu or cold virus, sinus infection, sinus drainage, or a chronic condition like bronchitis or emphysema. While you may need alternate herbs to get to the source of the cough, several can soothe the symptom.Here is given a list of some of the most effective home remedies to treat cold and cough.

1.black pepper tea

To make the tea, place 1 teaspoon of freshly ground black pepper and 2 tablespoons of honey in a cup. Fill with boiling water and let steep, covered, for 15 minutes. Strain and sip as needed. 

2.warm milk

a cup of hot milk sweetened with honey to cure cough

3.Turmeric

Heat half a cup of water in a boiling pot. Add one teaspoon turmeric powder, and one teaspoon black pepper. You may also add cinnamon sticks. Boil this for about two to three minutes. Add one tablespoon of honey. Drink this daily until the condition improves.

4.Ginger

To chew fresh raw ginger on and off throughout the day to reduce your cough.

5.Lemon

A simple cough syrup can be made by combining two tablespoons of lemon juice and one tablespoon of honey. Drink this healthy syrup several times a day

6.Garlic

Boil two to three cloves of garlic in a cup of water and add a teaspoon of oregano. Allow it to cool to room temperature, add some honey and drink it. This will help your breathing and alleviate other cough symptoms

7.Tulsi :

Take the juice of ginger, crush tulsi leaves to it and add honey. Consume it to get relief from a cough.

8.warm water :

Drink luke warm water to fight a common cold, cough and sore throat. Drinking warm water reduces the inflammation in the throat. Plus, water helps replenish the fluids in the body and washes out the infection.

How To Celebrate Aadi Perukku?

The month of Aadi is one of the most auspicious months in the Tamil Calendar. There are a few days in this month which are of even more significance. One of them is the Aadi Padinettam Perukku or Aadi Perukku, which is the 18th day of the Tamil month of Aadi. 

The early morning ( before 6AM) we light the lamp ,make 2 manjal pillayar and offer a bowl of raw rice mixed with jaggery. We (only ladies)tie a yellow rope by ourselves.In the afternoon, we offer 5 rice dishes along with vada ,do the poojas and we eat it heartily. 

The Padinettam perukku is celebrated to pay the respects to the river Cauvery. On this day, a variety of rice items Such as  Coconut Rice,Lemon Rice,Sweet Pongal,Tamarind Rice,Curd Rice, Payasam,Medu Vadai and Appalam. prepared and packed and people used to walk up to the banks of the river Cauvery and enjoy their meal. 

The festival pays tribute to water's life-sustaining properties. For the blessing of mankind with peace, prosperity and happiness, nature worship in the form of Amman deities are organized to shower Nature’s bountiful grace on human beings.

This festival is celebrated mainly by people residing along the banks of the Kaveri River in Tamil Nadu. Special prayers and poojas are done in temples and people pray for a good harvest, constant supply of water and hassle free monsoon. It is also known as Pathinettam perukku and ‘perukku’ means ‘rising.’. It is celebrated near river basins, water tanks, lakes and wells etc. of Tamil Nadu when the water level in the rises significantly heralding the onset of Monsoon.

MulaipariandAdiperukku:

Mulaipari (Sprouting or Germination of Nine Grains or Navadhanyam in a basket or clay mud pots) is a very important ritual which takes place at almost every village Goddess celebration. In its most original form, it is an exclusively women’s ritual and is of great importance for the whole village. 

The participants of the processions carry earthen pots with grown grains (nine different types of grains) inside on their heads and walk towards a river where the content is dissolved. The procession is accompanied by Amman. The ritual is very elaborate. Before the procession starts, special songs and dances ( Kummi Pattu, Kummi ) are performed. The original meaning of the ritual performance is a request to the village Goddess for rain and fertility of land, in order to secure a rich harvest. 

On the day, all family members make a trip to the riverbank and prepare a special lamp using rice flour and jaggery (maavilakku), which is placed on mango leaves and lit. Flowers, turmeric and a yellow thread are also placed on the mango leaves. Women float the lamps along with the mango leaves and other accompaniments in the river. 

Special delicacies are prepared on the day and family members are joined by relatives and friends. People also prepare several varieties of rice including the popular ‘chithrannam.’ Family members go on a picnic to riverbanks along with the food prepared. The riverbank or seashore picnic is a major event in some districts in Tamil Nadu on the day. 

In some regions in Tamil Nadu, son-in-law is invited to home and is given gifts on the day. Usually during Aadi month, the newly wed brides spend the month at her parent’s home and on Aadi 18 Perukku, a gold coin is added to the thali or mangalsutra in some southern districts of the state. 

Aadi 18 Lunch Menu

• Lemon Rice
• Coconut Rice
• Sweet Pongal V1 / Sweet Pongal V2
• Tamarind Rice
• Curd Rice
• Ulundu Vada
• Sago Payasam
• Appalam

Other Variations:

• Payasam Recipes
• Kalakandu Sadam
• 5 Arisi Pongal
• Thengai Podi Sadam
• Maanga Sadam