Meaning and Principles of Ayurveda

Ayurveda comprising of Ayur (life) and Veda (Scince or knowledge) is a holistic healing science which is in other words called “Science of life”.

Ayurveda deals with the complete way of life, rather than just the treatment of diseases.Basic principlesAyurveda considers the humanity and universe as a common origin, and considers nature to […]

Quitting on Impulse May Be Smokers' Best Bet

(HealthDay News) -- Smokers are often told the best way to nix their habit is to have a game plan, including a quit day and a quit strategy. But could that advice be counterproductive?

In a recent study putting that question to the test, smokers who quit spontaneously -- without advance planning -- had a greater chance of succeeding than those who planned ahead. The results, published in the British Medical Journal, seem to flout traditional smoking-cessation guidance.

Dr. Michael Siegel, a professor of social and behavioral sciences at Boston University who examines tobacco control policies and smoking behavior, said the findings make a lot of sense.

"Planned quit attempts are implemented gradually and thus the level of motivation is probably rather low," he said. "But these unplanned, sudden attempts probably reflect some sentinel event or great tension that precipitates a very high level of motivation to quit. And thus these attempts are more successful," he reasoned.

Study authors Robert West and Taj Sohal liken the unplanned quit attempt to what mathematicians call "catastrophe theory." The idea is simply this: As tensions build up, even small triggers can lead to sudden and dramatic shifts in action. In nature, such forces might lead to, say, an avalanche. In much the same way, a smoker becomes disgusted with his habit, creating tension that, eventually, triggers a split decision to kick the habit.

Siegel said the study points to the need to focus on motivating smokers to want to quit. He said there's been too much emphasis on promoting pharmaceutical aids to help people quit. "If we can get smokers motivated enough, they will succeed in quitting, regardless of the mechanism."

Thomas Glynn, director of cancer science and trends and director of international tobacco programs at the American Cancer Society in Washington, D.C., said the research is intriguing.

"What this study does is certainly require us to take a step back and look at different decision-making styles that people have," he said. But without further study bearing out these results, the cancer society would not consider revisiting its smoking cessation advice. "We certainly wouldn't want to do it on the basis of one study, particularly one that's based on retrospective data," he added.

For their study, the researchers compared data on 918 smokers who had made at least one quit attempt with the experiences of 996 successful former smokers. Almost half -- 48.6 percent -- of smokers said their most recent quit attempts were made without previous planning, and these spontaneous attempts were more likely to succeed for at least six months.

In fact, the odds of quitting successfully for at least six months were higher for unplanned quit attempts than for those that involved some pre-planning.

Presuming their theory is correct, the researchers propose that public health campaigns focus on what they dub the "3 Ts" -- creating motivational tension in smokers, triggering action in those who are on the cusp of change, and supporting them with treatment, such as nicotine patches and counseling.

"In practice, worry about health and being fed up with the cost of smoking seem to be the main sources of tension that people can report," said West, a professor of health psychology at University College London and lead author of the study.

As for what finally triggers a quit attempt, West has compiled a list based on results of monthly surveys he conducts of people on their most recent quit attempt. For some, it's health-related.
They worry about future health problems or a current health problem, they get advice from a health professional or they get pregnant. Others stop because they know someone who is stopping, decide it's too expensive, face smoking restrictions or encounter pressure from family or friends.

"For most smokers, (quitting) is a process, and it may culminate for many people -- more than we thought, if this study proves to be correct -- that they do make a very spontaneous decision," Glynn observed. "But that's in all likelihood the culmination of a series of decisions over a period of years leading to that day."

What's unclear in this study, he said, is whether people defined that process as "planned" or "unplanned."

So, is quitting on a whim a better strategy? Or is planning a better option for some? "The truth is that we just don't know what the best strategy is," conceded West, who acknowledged that planning may help some smokers quit.

"The most important thing," he added, "is for smokers to realize that if they are experiencing powerful urges or feeling really bad because of withdrawal symptoms, they can help themselves by using nicotine patches or one of the other medications and by using specialist support, either by telephone or face to face."

More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has advice for smokers who are ready to quit.

Energizing Vegetables and Fruits

Other high-energy foods include fresh vegetables, which should constitute forty percent of the meal. Green, leafy vegetables are especially high in minerals and fiber, so should be eaten often.

Fruits are also a source of energy. You can start the day with a stewed apple, and if you feel hungry in between meals, try snacking on a juicy pear.

If you are feeling heavy and bloated after lunch, eat a fresh papaya, because they contain enzymes that aid digestion. If you have a strong digestion and more Pitta in your constitution, mangoes are a rich ojas-producing food, and half a mango contains 2 mg. beta-ccarotene and is a rich source of Vitamin C.
According to Ayurveda, raisins are among the best of fruits because they enhance sattva (purity), pacify the mind and heart and increase the coordination between them.

They are also a rich source of iron and Vitamin B6, and provide magnesium, calcium, zinc, and potassium. Raisins aid digestion and elimination when they are soaked in water overnight. One handful per person is a good amount.

Ginseng berry, virtually an untapped treasure in the nutritional industry, contains potent antioxidants called ginsenosides.

Ginseng berry, virtually an untapped treasure in the nutritional industry, contains potent antioxidants called ginsenosides.

These nutrients enhance the body's natural defense system to aid against invading free radicals.

Ginseng berry growth is restricted to certain areas of the world due to climate and weather conditions, making it difficult to cultivate.

When this rare berry is picked, it is after a three- to four- year wait, and then the harvest must occur during a short, two-week period.

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Fish and Fish Oil's Benefits Far Outweigh Risks

(HealthDay News) -- Americans looking for safe, healthy eating should focus first on fish, according to two government-funded reviews that weighed the pros and cons of eating the finned food.
The verdict: "Fish is likely the single most important food to eat for health, based on the evidence," said the co-author of one of the studies, Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, an instructor in the department of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.
That study was funded by the U.S. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and is published in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
Mozaffarian said that while a few species do contain worrisome levels of mercury and other contaminants, "when both risks and benefits are considered for the general population, the benefits of fish intake far outweigh the possible risks."
The second major analysis, funded by the Institute of Medicine (IOM), found similar results based on a review of the literature. The IOM panelists agreed that while certain long-lived species may pose a mercury risk to women and young children, fish on the whole is good for Americans. Those results, contained in a report titled Seafood Choices: Balancing Benefits and Risks, were announced at a Washington, D.C., news conference on Tuesday.
"Both studies come out with the same conclusion -- seafood is safe and nutritious and Americans should incorporate a variety of seafood in their diets to reduce risk of death from heart disease. In fact, there's a bigger health risk associated with not eating seafood among adults due to coronary heart disease, the primary cause of death among Americans," William T. Hogarth, director of National Marine Fisheries Service, said during the news conference.
One nutrition expert agreed with the findings, especially when it comes to the omega-3 fatty acids found in oily fish such as mackerel, salmon and sardines.
"Omega-3s are, right now, the superstars of the nutrition world," said Katherine Tallmadge, a Washington, D.C., nutritionist who's a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. "There's no question about it -- this is a really critical nutrient that we need, and hardly any Americans are getting enough."
By now, most Americans have heard of the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, which are found in greatest abundance in oily, cold-water fish such as herring, mackerel, sardines, salmon and anchovies. There are two main omega-3s -- eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA).
Among other benefits, these compounds are thought to aid in fetal, infant and child neurological development and also protect adults against cholesterol and heart disease.
But oily fish have a darker side. Industrial toxins can make their way into the water supply and end up in concentrated form in the flesh of these fish. Methylmercury, especially, has been linked to developmental problems in newborns and heart, nervous system and kidney damage in adults. For this reason, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have each issued warnings about the consumption of a few -- but certainly not all -- fish species by women of childbearing age.
So, is regular fish consumption still good for most people? To find out, Mozaffarian and co-researcher Eric Rimm pored over dozens of studies on the subject conducted up to the spring of this year.
They found that the benefits of fish for heart health far outweighed any risks for the vast majority of consumers. For example, even modest consumption of fish -- one to two servings a week -- cut the overall death risk by 17 percent and deaths from coronary causes by 36 percent, especially if those fish were of the more oily varieties.
Even 250 grams a day of omega-3 fatty acids, considered a relatively low level, were sufficient to start protecting the heart, the researchers said. Ideally, this level of intake could come from just one 6-ounce serving a week of wild salmon or other oily fish. Alternatively, it could come in the form of a fish-oil supplement, the researchers said.
The IOM report agreed with those findings. The agency said it is not yet clear whether the cardiac benefits of fish stem from omega-3 fatty acids, or whether people are simply "substituting the lean protein of seafood for fatty cuts of meat" in their diet.
Caveats remain, however. The Harvard team said that, due to high mercury content, pregnant women or women who believe they could become pregnant are still advised to avoid four fish species: King mackerel (not Atlantic mackerel); shark; swordfish; and golden bass (also known as tilefish). The IOM said another species, white albacore tuna, should only be consumed in amounts under 6 ounces per week.
Because omega-3s are so beneficial for the developing fetus, pregnant women are strongly encouraged to eat all other fish species, Mozaffarian said.
In its recommendations, the IOM panel also suggested that pregnant women and children under 12 years of age consume up to 12 ounces per week of all seafood species except shark, swordfish, tilefish or king mackerel. They especially recommended those species rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
The IOM report did have its critics, however. One consumer advocacy group questioned the IOM's decision to lump small children in with pregnant women as it drew up its recommendations. "They seem to be unaware that children are smaller than adults," Jean Halloran, director of food safety at Consumers Union, told the Associated Press. "That advice, which they featured prominently, could result in young children getting excessive doses of mercury."
Mozaffarian also noted that not all fish dishes are created equal.
"The average fried fish in the U.S. -- a commercially prepared, fried-fish meal -- does not have significant cardiovascular benefit, and may even harm you," he said. The unhealthy oils used in deep-frying appear to cancel out any benefits from the fish, which, in any case, are usually non-fatty species such as cod.
Tallmadge agreed, adding that "canned salmon is probably a nice economical choice," however. "It's usually [caught] wild. The wild salmon is leaner and has proportionally higher levels of omega-3s than farm-bred varieties," she said.
The American Heart Association currently recommends that heart patients take in 1,000 milligrams of omega-3s daily, and healthy individuals consume between 500 and 1,000 milligrams a day. For comparison purposes, Tallmadge noted that a typical 3.5 ounce serving of sardines in sardine oil contains about 3,300 milligrams of omega-3 fatty acids; a similar serving of Atlantic mackerel has 2,500 milligrams; Atlantic herring has 1,600 milligrams; Atlantic salmon, 1,200 milligrams; brook trout, 500 milligrams; and shrimp or flounder, 300 milligrams.
And what about fish-oil supplements? According to Tallmadge, the labeling on many popular supplements can be misleading.
"On the front of the bottle, they'll announce, '1,200 milligrams' of fish oil," she said, "but then when you read the fine print on the back, what's important to look for is the amount of EPA and DHA." Often, that amounts to just 20 or so percent of the pills' volume.
Tallmadge tells her clients to go for an FDA-regulated, prescription omega-3 pill, Omacor (900 milligrams per pill). Then, at least, they know what they're paying for, she said.
More information
There's more on omega-3 fatty acids at the American Heart Association.

Battling Broccoli?

Battling Broccoli?

I like broccoli, but, to be frank, it gives me gas, as do related foods such as cauliflower and Brussels sprouts. I know that I"m missing out on important nutrients by avoiding these foods. Is there a way I can eat these vegetables without getting gas?

Broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables including cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, turnip greens and kale are rich in antioxidants, which help protect against both cancer and heart disease.

Population studies have shown that people who eat a lot of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables have lower rates of cancer than those who don't. We don't know what constituents of broccoli and other crucifers are responsible for these protective effects. It may be a compound that occurs naturally in broccoli and cabbage, indole-3 carbinol (I-3-C), or the carotenoid pigments these vegetables contain.

Other possibilities include vitamin C or sulforaphane, a compound thought to increase production of an anti-tumor enzyme that is most concentrated in three-day-old broccoli sprouts. Most likely, the cancer-protective effects of broccoli and its relatives result from a synergistic interaction of these and other components of the vegetables.

Despite their healthy profile, some high-fiber cruciferous vegetables have bad reputations as gas producers due to their content of an indigestible sugar called raffinose (Larger amounts of raffinose are found in beans, which are notorious for inducing flatulence). Methane-producing bacteria in the colon feed on raffinose and release gas in the process.

There's nothing you can do to broccoli and other crucifers to cut down on the gas they induce. Extra cooking just makes them unpalatable and destroys vitamin content (incidentally, cooking broccoli in aluminum or copper pots also destroys vitamins and ruins flavor).

The extent to which your body produces gas depends on the types of bacteria in your colon that break down foods for digestion - we all are born with unique assortments of gut flora.

Broccoli and the other vegetables you mention are so good for you that it's worth making an effort to minimize their gas-producing effects so you can enjoy their health benefits.

You can try eating yogurt, kefir, or buttermilk regularly, to boost the friendly bacteria in your colon. Taking probiotic supplements, like lactobacillus GG, might be an even better way to do this. Lemon juice with meals can also be helpful.

And limiting high-fat foods can reduce bloating and discomfort and help the stomach to empty faster, allowing gases to move more readily into the small intestine. You can also try taking Beano before eating your broccoli. Available at health food stores, it is made from a plant-derived enzyme that breaks down raffinose before it enters the colon, thus reducing gas production.
In addition, you might experiment by eating very small amounts of broccoli every day, gradually increasing your intake to see if you can build up tolerance to it. Finally, fennel seeds can help expel gas from the digestive tract - try chewing and swallowing a half teaspoon at the end of a meal. Indian grocery stores sell sugarcoated fennel seeds as digestive aids.
Andrew Weil, M.D.

High-Tech Glasses Help Those With Tunnel Vision

(HealthDay News) -- A visual aid invented by U.S. scientists may help improve vision and mobility for people with tunnel vision.
The study found that the device -- which combines a tiny camera, a pocket-sized computer and transparent computer display mounted on a pair of glasses -- significantly increased the effectiveness and speed with which visually impaired people were able to find objects.
About one in 200 Americans over age 55 has tunnel vision, which is caused by diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and glaucoma. People with tunnel vision lose their peripheral (side) vision and are left with only a small window of central vision that can be like looking through a tube.
It can be difficult for people with tunnel vision to make their way through streets and buildings, and they often bump into or trip over obstacles. As one researcher explained, for people with tunnel vision, trying to locate a misplaced item is like using a flashlight to search for a key in a dark room.
As reported in the September issue of Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, the new glasses-mounted display provides users with added, detailed visual information. This can help them overcome difficulties caused by tunnel vision.
"We are very pleased with the results of this first evaluation and hope that with further study and refinement, we may soon make this device available for the public," inventor Dr. Eli Peli, a low-vision specialist and senior scientist at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, said in a prepared statement.
Peli is also a professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School and the senior author of the study.

More information
The U.S. National Eye Institute has more about eye diseases.

Research Emphasizes Technology to Aid Elderly

(HealthDay News) -- "Intelligent" walkers and canes that issue an alert when they sense balance or motor problems are among the new kinds of technology for seniors being developed at the Oregon Roybal Center for Aging & Technology (ORCATECH) at Oregon Health & Science University, in Portland.
ORCATECH, a collaboration of academic, industry and community partners that is funded by the National Institutes of Health, is researching and creating technology to assess and improve how elderly people function in their homes. The objective is to help seniors maintain their independence, and offer them good health and quality of life.
The MedTracker pill dispenser is one example. It looks like an ordinary pill dispenser, but when each tiny compartment is opened, a wireless signal is sent to a computer system that records the medications taken from the dispenser. If it notices a senior has failed to take a medication, the system can send a reminder to the person.
"The data generated by MedTracker can also be used to recognize if the senior has begun to need more assistance with their medication, and may even be helpful in identifying early memory changes," MedTracker project lead investigator Tamara Hayes, an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, said in a prepared statement.
Other projects include a weight sensor-equipped bed that tracks sleep patterns, sensors used to track movement in homes, and adaptive computer games that monitor, and may help improve, seniors' cognitive performance, the researchers said.
More information
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers advice on healthy aging.

Raw Foods and Ayurveda

Everyone's digestion is unique. Although ayurvedic healers generally recommend cooking foods to enhance ease of digestion, if you find that your digestion is strong enough to handle a diet that contains lots of raw foods, and you have no signs of ama, then incorporating raw foods into your diet is not a problem.
Here are some suggestions for eating raw foods under the umbrella of ayurvedic dietary guidelines:
1. Choose foods appropriate to your dosha and needs for balance. Those foods will give you the greatest benefit.
2. Within the food choices suited to your dosha, opt for foods that are easier on the digestion: cucumber, lettuce, baby carrots, daikon radish and tender greens, for example.
3. Chew foods well so that they mix with salivary secretions and the digestion process begins in the mouth.
4. Eat moderate portions to avoid overtaxing the digestion.
5. Chop or grate foods fine. Pureed raw soups and grated salads are easier on the digestion than big chunky vegetables.
6. Soak nuts and seeds before you eat them. Soaking enhances digestibility of nuts and seeds.
7. Use ripe, fresh fruits and fresh vegetables. Unripe fruit and over-mature produce both tax the digestion more than foods eaten at the peak of their maturity.
8. Go organic. Foods that are natural, with no pesticides or chemicals used in the growth process, are absorbed better and leave less toxins in the body.
9. Garnish raw salads with a "hot" dressing -- spices sautéed in melted ghee and drizzled over the salad enhance digestion.
10. Sip warm water or warm herb/spice teas through the day between meals to enhance digestion and cleanse the body of ama build-up.
11. Eat more of your raw food for the day at lunch, when the digestive fire is at its peak. Avoid eating raw foods after sundown.
12. Use-digestion enhancing herbs for flavor -- cilantro, mint, thyme, basil and fresh ginger root all aid digestion.
13. Drizzle cleansing lemon juice on your salads and raw soups.
14. Use smaller beans for sprouting: mung beans and lentil sprouts are easier on the digestion than sprouted garbanzos, for example.
15. Try and get all the tastes at each meal, even if it is a salad: carrots/beets for sweet, greens for bitter, cilantro for astringent, fresh ginger for pungent, lemon juice for sour and rock salt for salty.

TREATMENT OF AIDS ACCORDING TO AYURVEDIC SYSTEM:

TREATMENT OF AIDS ACCORDING TO AYURVEDIC SYSTEM:
Prof Madiraju V Subramanyam

All seems not lost for the HIV infected persons as the Ayurvedic supplements are proven to be harmless without any side effects and there can only be improvement and not deterioration.

TREATMENT PLAN
Initially, the patient is given tonics and rejuvenators (Rasayanas) to boost immunity levels and to strengthen the system and stimulate appetite. After gaining some strength, shodhana (elimination) techniques are used to expel toxins from the body through enemas, purgation and emesis. The medications administered at this stage are not hard or drastic, but soft, ghee-based so that the patient withstands them with ease. Secondly the blood is purified with appropriate medications. Liver corrective measures also play an important role. A strengthening diet along with medicated ghee preparations and soups is recommended. But spicy, oily and acidic foods are to be avoided. A little alcohol is recommended as anupana (carrier) to aid the digestive process, and also remove blockages in the flow of Rasadi dhatus, i.e. srothorodha.

Patient is advised to do regular exercise. If the patient is incapable of exercising or running due to weakness, then steaming (swedanam) is also recommended. reason behind this is `Heated blood is said to weaken, and even destroy, the virus in some cases`. Experience has shown that certain herbo-mineral compounds prepared as per the formulae prescribed by sages like Agasthya, Charaka, Sarangadhara and others for the treatment of Kshaya have brought about significant results in improving the condition of AIDS patients. The Rasayana and Vajikara effects of the these medicines are good for the patients. Some of the propritery ayurvedic medicines achieving good improvement in the quality of life of patients include `Chyavanprash`, `Raktavardhak` for Immunity building and `Sookshma triphla tabs` to keep awaythe the infection.

CHYAVANPRASH:
An example of an Ayurvedic remedy which may be of use in the treatment of persons diagnosed with AIDS is `Chyavanprash`. `Chyavanprash` is most useful and most popular rejuvenator tonic (Rasayana) of Ayurveda . This is an Ayurvedic Herbal formula which increases ojas, and restores the digestive, eliminative, respiratory and sexual systems. It is frequently employed in wasting conditions where it has been clinically shown to improve health and assist with weight gain. The main ingredient in Chyavanprash is `Amalaki`- the Indian gooseberry (Emblica officinalis), which has the highest yield of natural source vitamin C, with 3000 mg per fruit.

It is also a rich source of naturally occurring anti-oxidants including bioflavonoids, vitamin B-complex and carotenes (vitamin A). Studies suggest that this berry possesses antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties. It assists digestion, lowers high blood pressure and lowers blood cholesterol. Clinical research has shown that it accelerates repair of muscle and skin and enhances natural anti-inflammatory substances. Chayvanprash also contains about 35 others herbs which amplify and augment the effects of its main ingredient; such a powerful formulation may indeed be helpful in the treatment of persons who have been diagnosed with AIDS.

AIDS AYURVEDIC PERSPECTIVE

Prof Madiraju V Subramanyam

According to Ayurveda the AIDS disease may be correlated with `Kshaya` or `Ojakshaya` meaning loss of energy. The Symptoms and causative factors and treatment for the latter are found mentioned in many ancient Ayurvedic tests like, Charaka Samhitha, Bhavaprakasha,Vaidyachintamani and Chakradatta etc., Shosha is another condition, which results from loss of energy that is similar to AIDS.

The disease is caused by the dominant kapha dosha along with the other doshas tends to block the path for the flow of rasadi dhatus in their respective locations thus resulting in the deterioration of saptha dhatu Rasa(plasma), Rakta (blood cells), Mansa ( muscular tissue), Meda (adipose tissue), Asthi (bony tissue), Majja (bone marrow) and the Shukra (reproductive tissue). thus resulting into the disease. The major symptoms are: loss of appetite, drastic loss of weight-emaciation fatigue and lethargy susceptibility to allergies and contagious diseases skin irritations bronchial disorders, often leading to tuberculosis of the lungs damage to intestinal flora resulting in diarrhea, dysentery, gastritis and wide fluctuations in body temperature. prolonged fever sleeplessness etc.

Ayurveda & AIDS

Prof Madiraju V Subramanyam

AIDS- MODERN CONCEPT
AIDS is an acronym for the `Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome`. AIDS is not a single disease but it is a syndrome- a set of diseases, which results from the destruction of the body`s defenses by human immune deficiency virus, HIV.

The virus that causes ` Aids` - HIV belongs to a family of viruses known as retroviruses. HIV looks like a rolled up porcupine. It contain two snakes like single strands of RNA along with reverse transcripts firmly wrapped up in a core, giving HIV its characteristic appearance.

On entering the white blood cells known as CD 4 cells, HIV produces its own DNA and sees to it that this gets inserted into the DNA of the host cell. The viral DNA has enough power and information to direct the destiny of the cell. It can force the cell to manufacture several new copies of HIV. However due to certain trigger and regulatory mechanisms, the viral DNA lies dormant in the host cell for several years before it begins to do the damage.

People infected with HIV may take 7 - 10 years to develop AIDS.

Turmeric and Cancer Treatment

by: Jai Dharma on Nov 22 2005 5:07PM in Health
Yet another example of how new scientific research is providing evidence of the medicinal properties of spices. This time, “haldi” and its beneficial impact on cancer treatment. Read the full article here: “How curry can help keep cancer at bay” (15th Oct ’05)

As the article mentions, “It is not the first time scientists have found that curries can be good for health. Curcumin, a member of the ginger family, is already widely used in Indian and Chinese medicine for a range of ailments from rheumatism to abdominal pain.

Studies have suggested that turmeric - of which curcumin is the active ingredient - can help to slow prostate cancer. And last year, researchers said curcumin, which gives curries a mustard-yellow colour, could help protect the brain against the onset of Alzheimer's disease.

This could explain why rates of Alzheimer's are far lower in India than in the West. Other curry spices linked to health benefits include coriander, which aids digestion, and fenugreek, which can help prevent mouth ulcers and sore throats

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