BEAUTIZA

Thank you Helen for being so kind to scan this article… this is so informative.

I was clearing my my boss’s desk that have been occupied with old newspapers then i saw the article in Borneo Post dated 4th May ‘Aloe vera - a household name as a decorative flower and herbal medicine’. The articles referred to book entittled ‘Tanaman Herba Penyembuah Ajaib - Panduan Penggunaan Berkesan Tanaman Berubat’ by Herminia de Guzman-Ladion (1999 edition) and confession by Diyana Molisun and Alisiah Mojunggal from Kudat. So this is how i summarized the articles ;

Pimples

have one fleshy Aloe Vera leaf, peel off its spiny skin and massage it on the face. Leave the extract for 30 minutes or much better still for one whole night. After that, wash the face with warm water.

Dandruff

Fresh extract of Aloe Vera is applied and massaged onto the scalp an hour prior to shampooing it using bark of the Sentok Tree. Do it once in a week for four consecutive weeks.

Sprained legs, arms or ankles

Fomentation technique, that is, a form of local compression using a clean piece of cloth or towel which has been duly immersed in hot water or stream water mixed with crushed or pulverized aloe Vera leaves (usually two or three leaves are already sufficient) and then used to wrap or bandage the affected leg or arm joints for 30 minutes. Have it done three times a day.

Burnt or Blistered Skin

Method : Have some Aloe Vera leaves, clean them with soap and water and then crushed them to get the herbal extract. Before that that the affected body area must be immersed in warm water duly mixed with salt solution. Then, the affected area is then smeared with the Aloe Vera extract. Do it once in a day.

Infection of the throat (tonsil), larynx or pharynx

Put 1cm slice of Aloe Vera inside the mouth for the whole day long. Suck its herbal extract very slowly inside the mouth until the extract depleted, then put in another fresh slice. This procedure must be done with full diligence and patience for the whole duration of the day.

Remove Black Spots and Pimples

Just rub or apply its extract on the whole face.

Boil (Bisul) and Blister due to fire or hot water

Mesh one or two leaves of Aloe Vera to get the extract. then, add some salt and apply it directly to the boil.

Prolapse (Buasir)

Take just half part of the leaf, take out the extract using a knife or spoon and add half a cup of boiled water and two spoonful of honey. The mixed potion is then taken in three times a day.

Constipation

Have half of a leaf of Aloe Vera, wash it, remove the skin and cut into pieces. Then add half a cup of hot water and one spoonful of natural honey. consume it two times a day.

Continuous state of coughing

Take 15-18cm of Aloe Vera’s leaf and have it boiled together with some sugar. Take it in three times a day. coughing will gradually taper off after one or two days. (those suffering from roundworms in the stomach or having difficulty in urinating, the Aloe Vera need not be mixed with sugar during the process of boiling)

Kidney Stone

Have some 15gm of Aloe Vera leaf, press or crush it to get the fleshy extract. Add 30gm of sugar and sufficient water formely used to wash rice. consue the preparation three times a day.

Diabitieses

Have a leaf of the aloe Vera, wash it with soap and water and cut it into pieces. Boil the pieces in three glasses of water. Drink the herbal potion three times a day (never take in sweetened drinks during the process of medication).

Beauty - Increase Eyelashes

Can be used as mascara to beautify the eyes of the beholder like thickening the eyelashes or to increase the curvature of the eyelashes especially for women. Apply its sticky extract on to the eyelashes before going to sleep. Do it for three months, you will find the difference.

My fingers are tired from typing… i hope its worth reading and do try it!

It is a natural feeling to feel beautiful as a woman and now, being a mother and a wife, I can’t hardly find time to think about my health and skipped my skincare routine. But I am becoming more alert with health after I delivered by second child, I didn’t really take care of myself during my confinement. What happened to me during the second week, really scared me to death, I woke up in the morning, my whole body aching, I can’t even moved my hands and leg, even my fingers can’t grip a thing. I don’t think I came to a rheumatism stage but it sure is scary. Luckily I had my mother, she forced me to drink herbs any some sorts of ‘roots’ to keep my body warm. I thank her for being my savior.

Even now, I am still worried about my health, I have added ‘jogging’ in my family schedule list. I found out about Fibromyalgia, It is a painful rheumatic condition of uncertain cause that is characterized by diffuse or localized pain, tenderness, and stiffness of skeletal muscles and associated connective tissue and that is usually accompanied by fatigue. I don’t know how it can be related with what I have been through but I am just sharing my experience and little knowledge about it. I will be more than happy to hear your ‘after birth’ or confinement experience.

Imagine having Clinical Laboratory Service in the neighborhood. I think it will be easier for us, as mother to check the description in any ‘supplement’ before we can give our children. It will be good to check for the contain and seek advice from the expert. We usually influenced by the advertisement or any information that will urge us to buy certain product. There are times that we, as mother need to stop and think what are good and what are not for our children.

Weekend just over.. i’m back to work. Last weekend Sean was having bad cough but seems ok and now Chrissa got the cough. Friday and Saturday night, Chrissa had hay fever, i’m not sure why, i assumed because of the cough. So as usual mummy have to wake up taking care of my baby girl.. cant sleep well.

Mmm… (sight).. i guess .. supplements and vitamin c is not enough to prevent them from getting sick. . My friend suggested me grape seed extract which is good for children’s immune system. Well… no harm trying if for the sake of the children.

I feel so bad.. nose block, eyes read. I cant hardly swallow because of my tonsil.. might be swollen.  I feel like eating porridge or Chicken Wine Soup lihing’.

No mood to work.. cant concentrate lah.. I slowly press my finger tips.. so painful but then i realised that while massaging my hand .. i feel much better. seriously.  No harm of trying mah…

Misai Kucing

Botanical name : Orthosiphon stamineus benth. Known as misai kuching (cat’s whiskers) here, or kumis kuching in Indonesia, this herb is popular with many Southesast Asians. for centuries, they have been brewing and drindking misai kucing, also known as Jawa tea or kideny tea. this medicinal herb has been used traditionally for treating diabetes, gout, rheumatism, atherosclerosis and hypertenstion.

Bitter Goud

Latin name : Momordica charantia. Like in Filipinos, most Malaysians know this plant well. Apart from making a great dish, it is good for diabetics. Oral consumption or juicing of the fruit has been recommended for its hypoglycemic effects on blood sugar. Studies are being done on the seed of the bitter goud on its effects on blood sugar levels.

Gymnema

Latin name : Gymnema sylvestre. Gymnema has long been used in Ayurvedic medicine to treat diabetes. It has been shown to reduce blood glocose and help in hyperglycaemia, obesity, hypercholesterolemia, anaemia and digestion problems. Besides that, the leaves are also used to cub ’sweet tooth’. when chewed, it kills the ability to taste sugar for a few hours.

Indian Kino Tree

Latin name : Pterocarpus marsupium. Originally from India, the kin tree is also nown as bijaka, malabar kino, banga or venkai. This plan, popularly used as an Ayurvedic ingredient, contains an active ingredient known as epicatechin, which mimics insulin action. It also has the capacity to reduce glucose absorption form the gastrointestinal tract. The Indian kino tree has been used traditionally for diabetic management, especially type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Quote from HealthToday (November 2007) by Nutritionist Grace Kang, reviews some traditional herbal therapies for diabities.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is often referred to as a joint disease.  In reality, it is a far more debilitating disease involving the immune system.  RA causes your own immune system to attack your joints, causing chronic pain and irreversible joint deterioration.

Epimeliology

RA affects about 1% of adults during their most productive years, and women are three times more prone to it than men.  The presence of estrogen receptors on certain cells indicates a hormonal relationship.  RA also appears to be genetically linked.  There is a higher incidence in monozygotic twins than in dizygotic twins.  No one knows why the immune system attacks healthy joints cells in RA or what trigger the disease.  However, it may be related to aging, as it occurs more often in older people.  It could also be related to a number of environmental factors like smoking.

What Happens?

Joint damage is caused by inflammation, a process that your immune system uses to fight infections and heal injuries.  Under normal circumstances, once your body clears out an infection, the inflammation stops.

However, with RA, your body’s immune system mistakes some organs as foreign bodies and attacks them.  This results in damage to joints and organs.

There are some pertinent things to know about RA.  While pain and inflammation can be congroled with pain relievers, medications do not affect the disease process that damages joints and bones.

Unlike many injuries that heal over time, the deterioration of joints, bones and cartilage by RA is progressive.  As bleak as this situation sounds, you can work with your physician to make sure you get an early diagnosis.  Early treatment can help slow or stop the progression of RA.

If RA is left untreated, damage increases.  It begins in the lining of the joints, spreads to cartilage and finally erodes the bone.

Do you have these RA symtoms?

Check any symptoms that you are experiencing.

• Joint pain with warmth and swelling, especially in the small joints of hands, wrists and feet. 
• Pain in more than one joint at the same time.
• Fatique.
• Morning stifness that lastas an hour or more.
• Limited movement or function of joints.
• Painless lumps under the skin around your elbows and hands.
• Low-grade fever.
• Weakness.

This checklist is not a formal diagnostic tool, but rather to help identify symtoms.

There is a whold range of treatments for RA.  Talk with your doctor to find one that works for you.  Your doctor can also give you information about the benefits and side-effects associated with all the opstions.