Showing posts with label properties. Show all posts
Showing posts with label properties. Show all posts

12/08/2009

Legumes properties


Under the generic term vegetable seeds is known to dry, clean and healthy, separated from the pod, from plants of the legume family, which have been among the first crops grown by humanity. Its history goes back to the Neolithic period when man passed from the stage of hunting and gathering fruits spontaneous phase of food production through their work. Legumes have been for centuries a staple in the Mediterranean, northern Africa, in Mexico, Central America, Middle East and China.

They are a food that does not have to fatten or to be excluded on a diet to lose weight if cooked properly, with them being able to prepare highly nutritious meals, low calorie and also cheap and very tasty. Lack of time and new culinary trends they had been relegated to oblivion a little but the new kitchen is claimed in the present. Nutritionists recommend eating vegetables once or twice a week.

Healing properties of seaweed


The algae have been included in the human diet for thousands of years. Are very low in fat and contain various minerals: potassium, iodine, calcium, magnesium and iron, as well as fiber.

In the East, many doctors prescribe them to overcome liver problems and to assist in the smooth functioning of the thyroid gland. According to ancient Chinese medical texts, "there is swelling that does not alleviate the algae.

In the West, algae have been little medical research to demonstrate their benefits in the prevention and treatment of disease. However, recent studies affirm the potential healing properties.

12/07/2009

Healing properties of spices


Already in ancient Egypt, cumin was used in the mummification process of the bodies and in Roman times, Pliny stressed the virtues of good appetizer for this spice. At present it is argued that aids digestion.

Since ancient cinnamon has been used to treat colds, arthritis and poor circulation. Chinese medicine has been used also to relieve menopausal symptoms and asthma, while Western homeopaths recommend it for cases of indigestion and diarrhea.

Indian medicine also uses spices to treat certain conditions: the turmeric is administered to improve blood diseases and to induce the flow of bile, which helps break down fats. Also, is applied to wounds infected by known antiseptic qualities.

Ginger is used to treat respiratory conditions in Chinese medicine, and nutmeg is a digestive remedy that improves the overall weakness. In the West it is used to combat diarrhea. The effects clove to relieve toothache and intestinal cramping. But the spice most investigated by western science is turmeric as their active component (curcumin) has shown anti-inflammatory effects.

This helps explain the use of turmeric to treat sprains in Ayurveda, the Indian medicine known. Also, recent studies claim that curcumin from turmeric reduces the risk of cancer, and there are scientists who claim it can boost its regression. An Israeli study has noted that people who use cumin fewer bladder cancers than those who do not.

7/07/2008

Matter sound of the universe

For all of this is not difficult to conclude that the universe is filled with water. But where it came from? It all began millions of years ago, when the first stars and heavier, with masses of tens of suns, ended his days with an impressive blast.
This supernova explosion expelled into space atoms of carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, silicon, iron ... he had ido cooking inside it. Thus enriched the interstellar medium, until then composed solely of hydrogen and helium from the Big Bang.

After a while, and thanks to the laws of chemistry, oxygen and carbon eventually joining to give birth carbon monoxide. A small amount of oxygen-roughly 0.5% - eventually forming water vapor, the molecule that Triatoma more abundant in the universe. As the temperature was dropping, metal oxides and silicates formed condenses into solid grains ultramicroscópicos that water vapor coating forming a crust of ice.

For the first time in the history of the cosmos appeared solid matter.

But in addition to abundant water is a substance absolutely unique, extraordinary properties of its product structure, consisting of two atoms of hydrogen and one oxygen prepared at an angle of almost 105 degrees, with oxygen in the center.

6/30/2008

Apples: properties and beliefs

Due mostly to its unique flavor and tempting, their magical qualities to stimulate the love and its medicinal properties, this fruit can be regarded as exceptional. Take all the benefits it gives you.

First, we must mention the design of this fruit as "the fruit of temptation." God told Adam and Eve not eat the fruit of the tree of wisdom, and they maliciously tempted by the snake, disobeyed his orders and thus were expelled from paradise and condemned to become mortal beings who had to work to earn the daily bread. Since then, apples were a symbol of temptation by knowledge and forbidden desire.

It was also used since ancient times, to form an oracle of divination (Middle Ages), to ask about amorous matters, hence bound to be feeling of love. You too can build this oracle as it gives much result. Just cut an apple in the middle and watch the seeds. Then:
If the quantity of seed is torque, is approaching a wedding.
If it is odd, still unmarried person a long time.
If a seed has been cut, announced a relationship full of conflict and obstacles.
If two seeds are cut, predicts widowhood.

Just as was used as a method of divination, the apple was also a key tool in spells also linked with love, mainly in the red magic. For the loved again after a conflict situation, cut an apple in the middle, holds two rings in the center of it, UNEL with plenty of red tape and entiérrala in your yard. If you have no yard, go to do the closest Brownfield. Follow the same procedure for those who want to seduce.

For the ancient Celts, this fruit was very valuable because it represented immortality. In one of its major festivals, opening the gates of the underworld, the altars are filled with apples in honor of the dead. In addition, branches of apple that had outbreaks for the time, were considered magical and were used to make falconry or rods for Druids.

As for the medicinal properties of this fruit, helps prevent fever, improves digestion and prevents the formation of gallstones and kidney. It also helps prevent inflammation of the bladder. It reduces the risk heart and reduces cholesterol.