Friday, April 17, 2009

Herbal Drinks-Ranawara

Ranawara herb is used as a treatment fro diabetics.Ranawara also effective for urinary problems and stomach ache and Restorationon of the skin to its natural grow also acts as an agent in easy discomfort during menstruation.

Sri Lankan Name-Ranawara

Scientific Name -Cassia auriculata

Herbal Drinks-Polpala

Polpala herbal drink use for all urinary disorders.Polpala is used for arsenic poisoning.Polpala herbal drink is used as a treatment for coughs, throat infection, and stomach disorders, diarrhea chorea and respiratory disorders

It is used to dissolves stones in kidneys and also for the treatment for gonorrhea.

Sri Lankan Name-Polpala
Scientific Name -Aerva lantan
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Herbal Drinks -Iramusu

Iramusu Herbal Drink purifies the blood and helps develop a clean system.Iramusu increases the appetite and assists in the digestion of food.Iramusu herbal drink act as demulcent diaphoretic diuretic. It is employed for Asthma Bronchitis,graval and other urinary diseases and skin affections.


Sri Lankan Name-Iramusu

Scientific Name Hemidesmus indicas






Polpala herbal drink use for all urinary disorders.Polpala is used for arsenic poisoning.Polpala herbal drink is used as a treatment for coughs, throat infection, and stomach disorders, diarrhea chorea and respiratory disorders

It is used to dissolves stones in kidneys and also for the treatment for gonorrhea.




What is Diabetes ?

diabetes is a disorder that effects way your body uses food for energy.Normally sugars you take in to your body to be digested and make glucose that can be used in cells as fuel.insulin hormone produced by pancreas helps to move glucose in to cells.Healthy pancreas produced insulin based on the glucose level. this process breaks down,blood sugar levels become too high.

Salacia reticulata (Kothala Himbutu)

Kothala himbutu stem extraction helps to decrease glucose levels of blood, Sri Lankan and Indian Ayurwedic doctors used kothala himbutu as a treatment for Diabetes.

Wednesday, April 15, 2009

How to make a Food Dehydrator ??



What is food dehydrator ?
Food dehydrator is used to dehydrate food like potatoes,jack fruits,Pineapples,Bananas,Bread fruits etc.You can use any veritable or fruit to dehydrate but some fruits and vegetables are practically cannot dehydrate well.Different fruits and vegetables used different temperatures and time to dehydrate well


Concept of Food dehydrator
The method is food dehydration is based on hot air.Hot air is used to dehydrate fruits and vegetables.This is little bit different form drying fruits and vegetables,because you can get original condition of food when you open it to air or wet with water.


Some useful links to build your own dehydrator
http://www.backwoodshome.com/articles/sanders63.html
http://www.thefarm.org/charities/i4at/surv/soldehyd.htm
http://www.excaliburdehydrator.com/media.php
http://www.motherearthnews.com/multimedia/image-gallery.aspx?id=74486