Pandan leaves are the leaves of the plantPandanus amaryllifolius, which is also called pandan plant. Pandan plant is native to Asia and even tropical parts of Australia. Most predominantly used the Southeast Asian cooking, this upright green plant has fan shaped sprays like structure of leaves that are narrow and blade-like. Pandan leaves are attached to the woody aerial roots of the plant. Pandan plant is known to be sterile and it is often propagated by cutting. Pandan leaves are dark green in color, with strong nutty aroma.
Pandan Leaves Benefits
There are various pandan leaves benefits to go along with the culinary uses of the pandan leaves. Pandan leaves are very beneficial for various health conditions. Pandan leaves consist of essential oils, traces of tannin, glycosides and alkaloids as well. As a matter of fact, whole pandan plant is considered to be diuretic and is extremely useful for healing various wounds and diseases like smallpox. Pandan leaves are said to be pain relievers and used that way to cure chest pain, headache, reduce fever, arthritis, earache, etc. Pandan leaves are also used as a healthy laxative for children. Chewing pandan leaves is an easy way to get rid of gum pain.
Pandan leaves are also effective in reducing stomach cramps and stomach spasm. They are also found to be effective in recovery of women with weakness after childbirth. Though rare, pandan flowers are said to be aphrodisiac , which means they stimulate sexual desire. Pandan leaves are also anti-carcinogenic, while benefits of pandan leaves for diabetes are also very significant. Pandan leaves are also useful for treating several skin disorders including leprosy. Pandan leaves are also used for preparation of various herbal teas, with other herbs like lemongrass, mulberry leaves, safflower, green tea and other such herbs. Bathing with water having boiled pandan leaves, is useful for treating skin diseases and sunburns.
Well, this was all about the 'pandan leaves', which are one of the better choices to be introduced in your herb garden. As pandan leaves give that natural green food coloring the dishes, using edible green color and vanilla essence would be the best pandan leaves substitute.
source: http://herbalmedicures.blogspot.sg/2013/03/pandan-leaves.html
Monday, June 22, 2015
Monday, June 15, 2015
Fengfu Xue 风府穴
This Is What Happens If You Place An Ice Cube On This Exact Point On Your Head.
You might be slightly weirded out by the premise of this article but read on and you’ll be pleasantly surprised to have learned something you probably didn’t know before.
This secret is known to make you feel energized and make you look younger. And yes, all you need is one simple ice cube.
Feel the nape of your neck; where the base of your skull meets the top of your neck. This is called the Feng Fu. This is the pressure point you want to place the ice cube on.

If you put ice on it on a regular basis, your body rejuvenates itself allowing you to feel full of life and health.
These are some of the things it can do:
Improve your quality of sleep.
Improve your mood.
Heal your digestive system.
Help relieve colds.
Help relieve headaches, toothaches and pain.
Aids in healing respiratory diseases and cardiovascular disease.
Helps with thyroid issues.
Helps PMS.
Aids mental health.
This is how to properly target the Feng Fu pressure point:
Lie on your stomach, take your ice cube and place it right at the point indicated and hold it there for 20 minutes.
If you don’t have time to lie there for 20 minutes, secure it with a scarf and go about your day. Do this regularly in the morning before breakfast and at night before bed with breaks of 2-3 days.
Don’t be alarmed, after 30-40 seconds you’ll feel some heat at the Feng Fu point but keep doing it and within the first few days of continuous use, you’ll feel a europhic sense while your body releases endorphins.
(Source: http://magnerd.com/this-is-what-happens-if-you-place-an-ice-cube-on-this-exact-point-on-your-head)
You might be slightly weirded out by the premise of this article but read on and you’ll be pleasantly surprised to have learned something you probably didn’t know before.
This secret is known to make you feel energized and make you look younger. And yes, all you need is one simple ice cube.
Feel the nape of your neck; where the base of your skull meets the top of your neck. This is called the Feng Fu. This is the pressure point you want to place the ice cube on.
If you put ice on it on a regular basis, your body rejuvenates itself allowing you to feel full of life and health.
These are some of the things it can do:
Improve your quality of sleep.
Improve your mood.
Heal your digestive system.
Help relieve colds.
Help relieve headaches, toothaches and pain.
Aids in healing respiratory diseases and cardiovascular disease.
Helps with thyroid issues.
Helps PMS.
Aids mental health.
This is how to properly target the Feng Fu pressure point:
Lie on your stomach, take your ice cube and place it right at the point indicated and hold it there for 20 minutes.
If you don’t have time to lie there for 20 minutes, secure it with a scarf and go about your day. Do this regularly in the morning before breakfast and at night before bed with breaks of 2-3 days.
Don’t be alarmed, after 30-40 seconds you’ll feel some heat at the Feng Fu point but keep doing it and within the first few days of continuous use, you’ll feel a europhic sense while your body releases endorphins.
(Source: http://magnerd.com/this-is-what-happens-if-you-place-an-ice-cube-on-this-exact-point-on-your-head)
Saturday, June 13, 2015
日常食疗与皮肤保健
1. 木瓜, 蓝藻, 番茄汁, 番石榴汁, 麦片+ 黑芝麻+Cha seeds, Vit C/E
2. 温灸(气海与肚脐周围, 及相关穴位 Download )
3. 茶多酚, 羊角豆, 花生, 腰豆, 核桃, 绿茶, 苦瓜, 柠檬, 鱼油, 洋葱?
4. 泡脚(姜末, 柠檬叶, 柚子叶)
5. 皮肤: 黄瓜, 丝瓜, 北芪党参, 百合, 苦瓜, 泡参, 茶, Vit C/E
6. Acidophilus bacterium 嗜酸菌 (消化)
7. 淮山, 柠檬, 四神粉, 优顿草+果汁
8. 香蕉, 番薯及叶, 红绿豆, 黑白木耳
9. 龙井茶+lemon+honey: 降四高-血脂, 血压, 血糖, 尿酸. 助大小便
(http://healthconnects.blogspot.sg)
2. 温灸(气海与肚脐周围, 及相关穴位 Download )
3. 茶多酚, 羊角豆, 花生, 腰豆, 核桃, 绿茶, 苦瓜, 柠檬, 鱼油, 洋葱?
4. 泡脚(姜末, 柠檬叶, 柚子叶)
5. 皮肤: 黄瓜, 丝瓜, 北芪党参, 百合, 苦瓜, 泡参, 茶, Vit C/E
6. Acidophilus bacterium 嗜酸菌 (消化)
7. 淮山, 柠檬, 四神粉, 优顿草+果汁
8. 香蕉, 番薯及叶, 红绿豆, 黑白木耳
9. 龙井茶+lemon+honey: 降四高-血脂, 血压, 血糖, 尿酸. 助大小便
(http://healthconnects.blogspot.sg)
Monday, May 18, 2015
痴呆症 (Dementia) 阿尔兹海默氏症 (Alzheimer) 帕金森氏病 (Parkinson)
食疗与治疗:
1. Vitamins B, C, D, E, Omega 3 & 6
2. 按摩神门穴,颈后
3. 姜黄素 turmeric 抗炎,降糖,防癌,治关节炎, 痴呆症, 阿尔兹海默氏症, 帕金森氏病
4. 每天两杯苹果汁,可促进大脑中乙酰胆碱的产生,提高记忆与学习的速度和准确度。
5. 杏仁、核桃、花生,胡桃,黑芝麻,山药有抗氧化的作用,防治心脑血管病,降低老年痴呆症的并发症。另外,多吃苹果、香蕉和橙有助于降低人们罹患阿尔茨海默氏症(早老性痴呆症)的风险。
6. 肉桂有助于改善胰岛素分泌,帮助其正常处理糖份,有助于防止老年痴呆症的发生。肉桂可加入食物和饮料中,每天半茶匙至1茶匙(250毫克至500毫克)肉桂粉就足够多了。
7. 西兰花,鳄梨,胡萝卜
8. 枸杞子:构柜子有降血脂、降血糖、降胆固醉,提高人体免疫功能的作用。多用于治疗老年性痴呆肝肾亏虚症。
9. 鸡蛋中蛋黄含有优良蛋白质、磷脂质有防止老化的作用
10. 咖啡可缓解大脑衰老。咖啡具有抗炎功效,有助于防止中风、抑郁症和糖尿病等多种慢性疾病。多项研究表明早喝咖啡有助于降低老年痴呆症和早老性痴呆症危险。一项大规模研究发现,中年女性每天喝咖啡3—5杯,20年后,其早老性痴呆危险降低65%。专家建议,每天喝咖啡2—4杯.
11. 腐竹具有良好的健脑作用,它能预防老年痴呆症的发生,因为腐竹中谷氨酸含量很高,为其他豆类或动物性食物的2~5倍,而谷氨酸在大脑活动中起着重要作用。此外,腐竹中所含有的磷脂还能降低血液中胆固醇含量,有防止高脂血症、动脉硬化的效果。但有肾炎、肾功能不全者,糖尿病,酸中毒病人以及痛风患者 最好少吃,否则会加重病情。
1. Vitamins B, C, D, E, Omega 3 & 6
2. 按摩神门穴,颈后
3. 姜黄素 turmeric 抗炎,降糖,防癌,治关节炎, 痴呆症, 阿尔兹海默氏症, 帕金森氏病
4. 每天两杯苹果汁,可促进大脑中乙酰胆碱的产生,提高记忆与学习的速度和准确度。
5. 杏仁、核桃、花生,胡桃,黑芝麻,山药有抗氧化的作用,防治心脑血管病,降低老年痴呆症的并发症。另外,多吃苹果、香蕉和橙有助于降低人们罹患阿尔茨海默氏症(早老性痴呆症)的风险。
6. 肉桂有助于改善胰岛素分泌,帮助其正常处理糖份,有助于防止老年痴呆症的发生。肉桂可加入食物和饮料中,每天半茶匙至1茶匙(250毫克至500毫克)肉桂粉就足够多了。
7. 西兰花,鳄梨,胡萝卜
8. 枸杞子:构柜子有降血脂、降血糖、降胆固醉,提高人体免疫功能的作用。多用于治疗老年性痴呆肝肾亏虚症。
9. 鸡蛋中蛋黄含有优良蛋白质、磷脂质有防止老化的作用
10. 咖啡可缓解大脑衰老。咖啡具有抗炎功效,有助于防止中风、抑郁症和糖尿病等多种慢性疾病。多项研究表明早喝咖啡有助于降低老年痴呆症和早老性痴呆症危险。一项大规模研究发现,中年女性每天喝咖啡3—5杯,20年后,其早老性痴呆危险降低65%。专家建议,每天喝咖啡2—4杯.
11. 腐竹具有良好的健脑作用,它能预防老年痴呆症的发生,因为腐竹中谷氨酸含量很高,为其他豆类或动物性食物的2~5倍,而谷氨酸在大脑活动中起着重要作用。此外,腐竹中所含有的磷脂还能降低血液中胆固醇含量,有防止高脂血症、动脉硬化的效果。但有肾炎、肾功能不全者,糖尿病,酸中毒病人以及痛风患者 最好少吃,否则会加重病情。
Saturday, April 11, 2015
10 Reasons Why You Should Be Eating More Tomatoes
There is more to eating tomatoes than good taste, they are great for your health! 10 good reasons to eat more! Tomatoes are full of health enhancing properties, read on to discover how the humble tomato can improve your health.
Tomatoes are loaded with many, many health benefits. In fact, they are incredibly versatile and can be prepared in a seemingly endless number of dishes, as well as being great to eat alone. Keep reading to find out why you need to stop neglecting tomatoes as a part of your regular balanced diet.
10 Health Benefits from Eating Tomatoes
1. Tomatoes are good for your skin.
Tomatoes contain a high level of lycopene, which is a substance that is used in some of the more pricy facial cleansers that are available for purchase over-the-counter.
If you want to try tomatoes for skin care, you need to start with about eight to twelve tomatoes. Peel the tomatoes and then place the skin on your face with inside of the tomato touching your skin.
Leave the tomatoes on your face for a minimum of ten minutes, then wash. Your face will feel clean and shiny. Some redness may occur, but should fade with time.
2. Tomatoes help prevent several types of cancer.
A number of studies have been conducted that indicate that the high levels of lycopene in tomatoes works to reduce your chances of developing prostate, colorectal and stomach cancer.
Lycopene is a natural antioxidant that works effectively to slow the growth of cancerous cells. Cooked tomatoes produce even more lycopene, so go ahead and cook up a batch of your mom’s famous tomato soup.
3. Tomatoes help maintain strong bones.
Tomatoes contain a considerable amount of calcium and Vitamin K. Both of these nutrients are essential in strengthening and performing minor repairs on the bones as well as the bone tissue.
4. Tomatoes help repair damage caused by smoking.
No, eating tomatoes is not the most recent fad to help you quit smoking. However, tomatoes can reduce the amount of damaged done to your body by smoking cigarettes.
Tomatoes contain coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid that work to protect the body from carcinogens that are produced from cigarette smoke.
5. Tomatoes provide essential antioxidants.
Tomatoes contain a great deal of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. This is primarily because these vitamins and beta-carotene work as antioxidants to neutralize harmful free radicals in the blood.
Free radicals in the blood stream are dangerous because it may lead to cell damage. Remember, the redder the tomato you eat is, the more beta-carotene it contains. In addition, you also want to keep in mind that cooking destroys the Vitamin C, so for these benefits, the tomatoes need to be eaten raw.
6. Tomatoes are good for your heart.
Because of the Vitamin B and potassium in tomatoes, they are effective in reducing cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure. Therefore, by including tomatoes in your regular balanced diet you can effectively prevent heart attacks, strokes as well as many other heart related problems that may threaten your life.
7. Tomatoes are good for your hair.
The Vitamin A in tomatoes works perfectly to keep your hair shiny and strong. In addition, it also does wonders for your eyes, skin, bones and teeth.
8. Tomatoes are good for your kidneys.
Adding tomatoes without seeds to your diet has been proven in some studies to reduce the risk of kidney stones.
9. Tomatoes are good for your eyes.
The Vitamin A found in tomatoes is fantastic for improving your vision. In addition, eating tomatoes is one of the best foods to eat to prevent the development of night blindness.
Tomatoes are packed full of the valuable mineral known as chromium. It works effectively to help diabetics keep their blood sugar levels under better control.
Tomatoes are loaded with many, many health benefits. In fact, they are incredibly versatile and can be prepared in a seemingly endless number of dishes, as well as being great to eat alone. Keep reading to find out why you need to stop neglecting tomatoes as a part of your regular balanced diet.
10 Health Benefits from Eating Tomatoes
1. Tomatoes are good for your skin.
Tomatoes contain a high level of lycopene, which is a substance that is used in some of the more pricy facial cleansers that are available for purchase over-the-counter.
If you want to try tomatoes for skin care, you need to start with about eight to twelve tomatoes. Peel the tomatoes and then place the skin on your face with inside of the tomato touching your skin.
Leave the tomatoes on your face for a minimum of ten minutes, then wash. Your face will feel clean and shiny. Some redness may occur, but should fade with time.
2. Tomatoes help prevent several types of cancer.
A number of studies have been conducted that indicate that the high levels of lycopene in tomatoes works to reduce your chances of developing prostate, colorectal and stomach cancer.
Lycopene is a natural antioxidant that works effectively to slow the growth of cancerous cells. Cooked tomatoes produce even more lycopene, so go ahead and cook up a batch of your mom’s famous tomato soup.
3. Tomatoes help maintain strong bones.
Tomatoes contain a considerable amount of calcium and Vitamin K. Both of these nutrients are essential in strengthening and performing minor repairs on the bones as well as the bone tissue.
4. Tomatoes help repair damage caused by smoking.
No, eating tomatoes is not the most recent fad to help you quit smoking. However, tomatoes can reduce the amount of damaged done to your body by smoking cigarettes.
Tomatoes contain coumaric acid and chlorogenic acid that work to protect the body from carcinogens that are produced from cigarette smoke.
5. Tomatoes provide essential antioxidants.
Tomatoes contain a great deal of Vitamin A and Vitamin C. This is primarily because these vitamins and beta-carotene work as antioxidants to neutralize harmful free radicals in the blood.
Free radicals in the blood stream are dangerous because it may lead to cell damage. Remember, the redder the tomato you eat is, the more beta-carotene it contains. In addition, you also want to keep in mind that cooking destroys the Vitamin C, so for these benefits, the tomatoes need to be eaten raw.
6. Tomatoes are good for your heart.
Because of the Vitamin B and potassium in tomatoes, they are effective in reducing cholesterol levels and lowering blood pressure. Therefore, by including tomatoes in your regular balanced diet you can effectively prevent heart attacks, strokes as well as many other heart related problems that may threaten your life.
7. Tomatoes are good for your hair.
The Vitamin A in tomatoes works perfectly to keep your hair shiny and strong. In addition, it also does wonders for your eyes, skin, bones and teeth.
8. Tomatoes are good for your kidneys.
Adding tomatoes without seeds to your diet has been proven in some studies to reduce the risk of kidney stones.
9. Tomatoes are good for your eyes.
The Vitamin A found in tomatoes is fantastic for improving your vision. In addition, eating tomatoes is one of the best foods to eat to prevent the development of night blindness.
Tomatoes are packed full of the valuable mineral known as chromium. It works effectively to help diabetics keep their blood sugar levels under better control.
Sunday, November 23, 2014
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