The French Paradox
The French, despite being great devourers of Pork had low cholesterol.
This is known as the French Paradox.
Scientists found out the Cause, RED WINE.
Not more than 4 glasses per week.
In Sanskrit, grapes are known as Draksha.
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Ayurveda Medicinal Properties of Grapes – Draksha
Mar 06, 2019 / Post by by Himanshu Chandha
Common Grape Vine ( Vitis Vinifera ) is known as Draksha in ayurveda. This is widely grown in western parts of India, Punjab, Kashmir, central Europe, Turkey, Morocco and Portugal. The grape vine has long, woody stems rooted to ground. Stems are covered with flaky bark. The grapevine usually grows up to 35 meters.
It has alternative, broad, palmate leaves. The unripe fruit is usually green and ripe fruit is dark purple in color. Ripe fruits are covered with light grey wax coat.Grape vine has acquired numerous names by virtue of its shape and medicinal properties. These names have been coined by ayurveda acharyas. It is known as “Draksha” as it is liked by one and all.
Due to its medicinal properties it increases the moistness of our body tissues and softens the dried ones. Hence the name “Mrudweeka”. Grapes get the name “Gosthani” as the shape of fruits resemble mammary glands (udder) of cow.Chemical Composition of GrapesGrapes contain 70 to 80% water and numerous organic and inorganic compounds. These are sugars, organic acids, phenolic compounds, nitrogenous compounds, aroma compounds, minerals, pectic substances.
They are also good source of bioflavonoidsAyurveda Medicinal Properties of GrapesGrapes are sweet to taste and act as body coolants. They are soft, heavy to digest and increase the moistness of body tissues. By virtue of these properties this fruit alleviates vata and pitta. Hence these berries are used in diseases which arise due to vitiation of vata and pitta.Usefulness of grape berries on different organ systems are given below.Nervous system: Due to their property of alleviating vata the use of grapes is recommended as nervine.
It boosts memory power and acts as a brain tonic.Digestive system: Vata and pitta regulate functions of digestive system. Since grapes alleviate vata and pitta, they are widely used in digestive disorders like constipation, jaundice and thirst.Circulatory System: These berries act as cardiac tonic. They strengthen the muscles of heart and increase the nutrient components (hemoglobin) of blood. Grapes are very useful in diseases which arise due to vitiation of rakta (blood) and pitta .
Therefore the use of this fruit is recommended in Gout and allergies.Respiratory System: Draksha or grapes help to strengthen lungs. Expectoration of kapha or Phlegm can be very easily achieved with the help of this fruit. Thus grapes are used as main ingredients in ayurvedic preparations which are administered in respiratory conditions like Tuberculosis, cough, bronchitis etc.Urinary System: Grapes act as diuretics and increase frequency and volume of urine. It soothes the inner layers of bladder.
For this reason grapes are recommended in burning micturition and cystitis.Reproductive system: Grapes help to increase fertility of Men and women. It increases quality and quantity of semen, sperm count and sperm motility. It also helps to strengthen the female reproductive system. These berries are known as “Vrishya”, which means they help in erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation.Effect on skin: Grapes help to reduce burning sensation of skin and skin allergies.
It boosts the immunity of skin and detoxifies it. It also helps to prevent various skin diseases.General health: Grapes facilitate a good supply of nutrients for recuperating patients. This fruit is of immense help to persons who want to increase their body weight.
Resveratrol occurs in grape skin.
Resveratrol is anti Cholesterol !
The Extensible Water Metro
The quintessence of Indian Philosophy & Mythology
Arise, awake, Seek out,
The Great Ones to know Truth ineffable,
As dangerous as the Razor’s edge,
So is the path difficult to cross,
I walk on the Razor’s edge alone,
The path is narrow, the way Unknown.
Imagine not the way is easy,
It is long, ardous, dangerous, difficult!
Go and seek out the Seers,
Whose body is full of Bliss,
Who enjoys Immortality,
Whose body knows the warmth !
The subtle warmth of the Serpent Power,
As it rises from the Base Chakra
To the Crown Chakra !
Enjoying Bliss Celestial !
The cows symbolise the Upanishads
They were all milked by the Lord
The milk thus obtained is Geetha,
The Great Song of Eternity !
The Upanishad sung by the Lord,
The Science of the Absolute,
The Scripture of the Yogis,
And the Lamp lit by the Lord !
At the altar of humanity,
To save humanity from Evil,
To take man to immortality,
To Eternity & Peace Heavenly !
A scripture allegorical,
Symbolic of the inner war,
Happening in the human bosom,
Between the conflicting Good and Evil !
Verse beginning with Dharma Kshetre,
Dharma Kshetra is the body human,
Where the Great Battle is waged,
Between Good and Evil, Prosperity & Adversity !
Duryodhana is Lust,
Dussasana is Anger,
Intellect is Arjuna,
The Self is Krishna !
Know then the Self is the Charioteer,
The chariot is the human body,
The horses five are the organs five,
And mind the reigns !
We are the place where,
The great battle is fought,
The great struggle for supremacy
Between Light and Darkness,
Between Prosperity and Adversity
Between the great forces of Love
And the great forces of Lust
Betwixt Love of Power & the Power of Love !
Let the Power of Love win !
Over the lust and love of Power
Liberate us, O All Compassionate !
Only Thee can liberate !
In this great battle, depicted by the poets
As Epic Poetry, Iliad and Odyssey,
Ramayana and Mahabharata,
The Self is His great transparent mirror !
Directing and controlling the show throughout,
This cosmic play, this mighty show,
Is willed by the Self in its totality
And perpetually entertained!
He resides as the Self in the chariot,
Of the human body, directing,
The five organs of sense, instructing
The intellect discriminative, to wage war eternal !
Against the enemies formidable
Lust, greed, anger, jealousy,
Sloth, covetousness, gluttony,
Inherent in the bosom human,
With Love ineffable He makes us victorious,
With the qualities positive, aligned to Love !
Negative qualities make a strategic retreat,
How can they thrive in atmosphere divine !
Indian Mythology is 400,000 verses,
Can you believe a man wrote that ?
Vyasa wrote treatises eighteen,
The adumbration of all truths philosophic !
The major treatise mythological
Is Bhagavata, of 18000 verses
Was condensed into verses 1008
By the genius of Melpathur
Out of the eighth mythological treatise,
The Markandeya arose
The great Devi Mahatmyam
Extolling the Power Divine !
The Prakriti of the Purusha !
The Power Divine which is immanent,
As Love in all created beings,
Prema Roopena Samsthitha !
The Power Divine which is the Universe
The Power Divine which is Life, Mind, Matter,
The Power Divine which is Being, Knowledge, Bliss,
The Power Divine which is all in all !
Out of the mighty epic Ramayana,
Arose the Aditya Hridayam,
Extolling the Solar Consciousness
The Inner Sun of all, the Absoute Self !
Solar Consciousness is everywhere
Is the synonym of Consciousness Cosmic
Is the synonym of Witness Consciousness
Or the I AM Consciousness transcedent !
Lakhs of verses adorn Siddhanta,
Lakhs of verses adorn Hora
Lakhs of verses adorn Samhita
Philosophy Indian is crores of slokas !
Giving the book "The Razors's Edge", my Uncle's friend asked him,
"Do you know anything about this book ?". My Uncle shook his head.
He was told " It is the Upanishads".