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Benefits of Acalypha Indica (Kuppaimeni)

Acalypha indica, also called as Indian Nettle and Indian copperleaf, is one of the most effective home remedies for various health conditions. Commonly found on the sides of the streets in this part of the world, acalypha indica has immense health benefits to offer.

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Health Benefits of Liquorice Root

One of the must-have herbs in the kitchen cabinet if you have children at home, is liquorice root. The amazing health benefits of liquorice have been appreciated and effectively used by cultures across the world for centuries...

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Amazing Health Benefits of Pepper

A popular ancient saying in Thamizh goes like this, "With 10 pepper in hand, you can accept your enemy's invitation to dine at their place". No wonder, considering pepper can effectively eliminate toxins from the body. The health benefits of pepper were greatly put to use by ancient Thamizh...

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Amazing Health Benefits of Neem

Announced by UN as the 'Tree of the 21st century', neem tree is placed at the top in the list of herbal plants by siddha medicine thousands of years ago. This goes to show the depth of knowledge possessed by Siddhars of Tamilnadu...

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Health Benefits of Coriander Leaves

Shopping for vegetables is never complete without a bunch of coriander and curry leaves. They are more than taste enhancers. These herbs offer loads of health benefits. Today's post will be about health benefits of coriander.

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Cuban Oregano
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Health Benefits of Cuban Oregano

Cuban oregano is one of the most commonly found plants in home garden. It serves as one of the best natural remedies to treat various health conditions for all ages. It is quite easy to grow this plant at home as it requires little maintenance. Cuban oregano is also known as Indian borage...

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26 Amazing Benefits of Ginger

The lives of our ancient civilizations never cease to amaze us. Every aspect of their life is amazing, be it their food, eating habits, respect for nature - embracing it with all heart and being blessed by nature in return, their simplicity, just everything about their life is a reflection of their wisdom and meaningful approach to

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Benefits of Tulsi and Tulsi Recipes

Tulsi, an inevitable plant found commonly in Indian gardens is considered the queen of herbs. This definitely ranks among the go-for plants when you can have only a few plants in your garden. Tulsi, which is assoicated with divinity, has loads of medical benefits to offer.

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Climbing Brinjal Benefits

Professor Edward Anderson of the United Kingdom would never have thought for a moment that his Twitter statement, “Idli are the most boring things in the world” would attract seemingly endless responses...

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Life Plant Benefits

The name life plant evokes an instant interest and when you get to know its amazing health benefits there is a smooth transition from interest to passion in adding the herb to your garden collections. Yes, who would not love to have an herb that offers loads of health benefits, which also includes curing kidney stones. Life plant is also popularly known as ‘Leaf of life’, ‘Air plant’, ‘Wonder of the World’ and ‘Miracle leaf’. The herb is popularly described in Tamil as kattip pottaal kutti podum, which means if the leaf is tied with a thread, the part that gets cut will have new leaf growth in few days.

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  • Similar to Keezhadi excavations which bring to light the rich past of the Thamizh civilization, Thirumoolar's Thirumanthiram draws our attention to the unbelievably rich knowledge possessed by ancient Thamizh civilization in the field of medicine. It will be only right to say that Thirumoolar would have been the world's first anatomical scientist. 
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