Benefits of neem in cancer - a common tree in india

Benefits of Neem a Common tree in India

Margosa tree possesses the sheet (cold) virya potency. It contains tickt and kashaya rasa, it possesses the laghu (light) gunna (property). Combination of these makes neem a unique herb. Due to tickt rasa it suppresses kapha and due to sheet virya potency it suppresses pitta dosha. Chemically neem contains complex compounds called triterpenes, limonoids, nonterpenoids, hexanortriterpenoids, and pentattriterpenoids. The most important active ingredient of neem is azadirachitin, which makes neem possess the power, what it projects in its usage. Every part of the plant is used i.e. flower, leaves, bark, seed, oil, branches and the excludant called neera, which flows out of the bark.

• Neem act as anti bacterial, anti parasitic, anti fungal, anti protozoal and anti viral thus helps in protection from all the microorganisms, which are always ready to invade in our body causing serious ailments. 
• Local application of neem powder or neem oil has miraculous results. As it is a famous anti microbial herb, it renders all the microorganisms inactive therefore helping in proper healing of wound without causing any infections and septic conditions. · Taking bath of neem leaves water is a very common sight in Indian homes that helps our body to counter mild infections, which our body might get in day-to-day activity.
• Its tropical application makes us relieved from acne, eczema and even ringworms.
• In skin related diseases, neem works as blessing of God on mankind. It has an action on almost every kind of skin disease thus making its indication in eradicating every kind of itch, rash, infection and allergy.
• Neem water is extensively used in burn injuries, thus to protect them from any kind of infection and also promote healin. Neem oil is extensively used in hair fall and early graying of hairs with very satisfying results. It also find its application in dandruff and in lice growth.
• Its local application on arthritic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, gout, Osteoarthritis, lower back pain, and musculo skeletal pains is highly recommended with good results.

Internal Action:

• Due to presence of tickt rasa it is beneficial in indigestion, constipation and restoring taste of mouth.
• It helps in fighting with the intestinal worms there by act as a deworming agent
• It is highly recommended in hyperacidity and epigastric pain as it suppresses pitta that is the main culprit in the aggravation of such illness.
• Good results have also been seen in gastritis
• Widely and extensively used as blood purifier as it possess the properties like tickt rasa which helps in detoxifying any toxins floating in our blood stream which may lead to illness.
• It gives wonderful results in diabetes incipidus and diabetes mellitus due to presence of tickt rasa.
• It is very helpful in curing urinary tract infection
• It stimulates liver for proper functioning therefore helps in maintaining proper secretions of liver
• It acts on all kinds of skin disorders and provides great relief.
• It works as an anti inflammatory and pain relieving agent
• It also helps in suppressing extra heat generated in body due to any reason thus helps in maintaing normal condition in hyperthermia. Very useful in suppressing fever.
• Anti malarial action of neem has also been seen
• Since old times neem leaves have been used as an agent that helps in increasing vision as it helps in suppressing kapha disorders thus releasing congestion on eyeballs caused due to mucus accumulation in sinuses.
• Coughing is relieved by use of neem water
• It helps in reducing excess micturation
• It has given very good results in diseases like gonorrhea and syphilis
• It works as an immunoboosting agent therefore making our immune system very strong and efficient to fight against any foreign invasion making our body strong and disease free .

Neem Leaves and Uses
These are opposite and pinnate from medium to dark green in color. Color of young leaves is purplish to reddish. Petioles are short and leaves have asymmetric shape.

Neem leaves in the form of paste can be directly applied to skin. You can use the neem leaves for bathing in water. This cures the skin related problems.

Neem leaves are very good in treating chickenpox.

If you are diabetic and will consume neem leaves empty stomach in the morning then surely you can cure your diabetes.

An inflammation can be subsided with neem leaf paste.

These are great detoxifiers so given to purify blood.

If you suffer from excessive hunger then eat the fine paste neem leaves with brown rice. This is has curative properties.

Drink its juice to cure excessive thirst.

To cure any kind of skin infection mix turmeric with neem leaves paste and apply it on your body for at least three months.

Get a glowing skin by consuming this.

Increase body's natural immunity with neem leaf juice.

If you have pimples on your face then apply the neem leaf decoction. Even this can be used to treat minor wounds as this reduces the chance of getting further infection. You can also cure dandruff and hair loss with this.
But neem doesn't promote resistance in bacteria. Antibiotics are over-prescribed and are becoming blunt as a weapon in our fight against diseases. Neem is an interesting alternative, and one that will never stop working.

Neem is just about anti-everything:

• anti-bacterial
• anti-viral
• anti-septic
• anti-diabetic
• anti-fungal
• blood-purifying
• spermicidal

Yes, spermicidal. Neem also shows great promise as a natural means of birth control. Amazing, isn't it?

Oh, and oral care and periodontal disease is a big one, too. You can't beat neem when it comes to caring for your teeth and gums.

The range of diseases that has been traditionally treated with neem, or where research is being done, is huge:

Aids cancer, malaria, diabetes, hepatitis, duodenal ulcers, kidney disorders, fungal infections, yeast infections, STDs, all kinds of skin disorders, periodontal disease, mononucleosis, blood disorders, heart diseases, nerve disorders, allergies... and the list goes on.

CANCER BENEFITS IN ONION AND USES

Cancer Prevention

One way the antioxidants in onions can protect you against cancer is by reducing the DNA damage in cells caused by free radicals, studies reveal.

All onions and onion relatives (garlic, leeks, chives and scallions, or spring onions) are rich in organosulfur compounds shown to help prevent cancer in lab animals. 

In fact, an onion extract was found to destroy tumor cells in test tubes and to arrest tumor growth when tumor cells were implanted in rats. 

The onion extract was shown to be unusually nontoxic, since a dose as high as forty times that of the dose required to kill the tumor cells had no adverse effect on the host.

In addition, shallots have been shown to exhibit significant activity against leukemia in mice.

MORE BENEFITS OF ONION

Never mind the tears they bring on—onions are an ace ally in your fight against disease. A prized member of the lily family, they lavish you with health benefits while adding oodles of taste to your food.

A quick glimpse at their incredible health benefits:

• The phytochemicals in onions improve the working of Vitamin C in the body, thus gifting you with improved immunity.
• Onions contain chromium, which assists in regulating blood sugar.
• For centuries, onions have been used to reduce inflammation and heal infections.
• Do you enjoy sliced onions with your food? If yes, rejoice! Raw onion encourages the production of good cholesterol (HDL), thus keeping your heart healthy.
• A powerful compound called quercetin in onions is known to play a significant role in preventing cancer.
• Got bitten by a honeybee? Apply onion juice on the area for immediate relief from the pain and burning sensation.
• Onions scavenge free radicals, thereby reducing your risk of developing gastric ulcers.
• Those bright green tops of green onions are rich in Vitamin A, so do use them often.

My favorite way to enjoy onions is to slice them really thin, squeeze some lemon juice on top and add a little salt. Sprinkling a few freshly washed cilantro leaves adds fragrance and flavor to this simple, quick salad, without which no dinner of mine is complete.

RAW VEGETABLES VERSES COOKED INTERESTING FACT FOR CANCER

FICTION: Raw Veggies are Healthier than Cooked Ones

Do vegetables lose their nutritional value when heated?

FACT: Cooking is crucial to our diets. It helps us digest food without expending huge amounts of energy. It softens food, such as cellulose fiber and raw meat, that our small teeth, weak jaws and digestive systems aren't equipped to handle. And while we might hear from raw foodists that cooking kills vitamins and minerals in food (while also denaturing enzymes that aid digestion), it turns out raw vegetables are not always healthier.

A study published in The British Journal of Nutrition last year found that a group of 198 subjects who followed a strict raw food diet had normal levels of Vitamin A and relatively high levels of beta- carotene (an antioxidant found in dark green and yellow fruits and vegetables), but low levels of the antioxidant lycopene.

Lycopene is a red pigment found predominantly in tomatoes and other rosy fruits such as watermelon, pink guava, red bell pepper and papaya. Several studies conducted in recent years (at Harvard Medical School, among others) have linked high intake of lycopene with a lower risk of cancer and heart attacks. Rui Hai Liu, an associate professor of food science at Cornell University who has researched lycopene, says that it may be an even more potent antioxidant than vitamin C.

One 2002 study he did (published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry) found that cooking actually boosts the amount of lycopene in tomatoes. He tells ScientificAmerican.com that the level of one type of lycopene, cis-lycopene, in tomatoes rose 35 percent after he cooked them for 30 minutes at 190.4 degrees Fahrenheit (88 degrees Celsius). The reason, he says: the heat breaks down the plants' thick cell walls and aids the body's uptake of some nutrients that are bound to those cell walls.

Cooked carrots, spinach, mushrooms, asparagus, cabbage, peppers and many other vegetables also supply more antioxidants, such as carotenoids and ferulic acid, to the body than they do when raw, Liu says. At least, that is, if they're boiled or steamed. A January 2008 report in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry said that boiling and steaming better preserves antioxidants, particularly carotenoid, in carrots, zucchini and broccoli, than frying, though boiling was deemed the best. The researchers studied the impact of the various cooking techniques on compounds such as carotenoids, ascorbic acid and polyphenols.

Deep fried foods are notorious sources of free radicals, caused by oil being continuously oxidized when it is heated at high temperatures. These radicals, which are highly reactive because they have at least one unpaired electron, can injure cells in the body. The antioxidants in the oil and the vegetables get used up during frying in stabilizing the cycle of oxidation.

Another study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in 2002 showed that cooking carrots increases their level of beta-carotene. Beta- carotene belongs to a group of antioxidant substances called carotenoids, which give fruits and vegetables their red, yellow, and orange colorings. The body converts beta- carotene into vitamin A, which plays an important role in vision, reproduction, bone growth and regulating the immune system.

The downside of cooking veggies, Liu says: it can destroy the vitamin C in them. He found that vitamin C levels declined by 10 percent in tomatoes cooked for two minutes—and 29 percent in tomatoes that were cooked for half an hour at 190.4 degrees F (88 degrees C). The reason is that Vitamin C, which is highly unstable, is easily degraded through oxidation, exposure to heat (it can increase the rate at which vitamin C reacts with oxygen in the air) and through cooking in water (it dissolves in water).

Liu notes, however, that the trade-off may be worth it since vitamin C is prevalent in far more fruits and vegetables than is lycopene. Among them: broccoli, oranges, cauliflower, kale and carrots. Besides, cooked vegetables retain some of their vitamin C content.

That said, research shows that some veggies, including broccoli, are healthier raw rather than cooked. According to a study in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry in November 2007, heat damages the enzyme myrosinase, which breaks down glucosinates (compounds derived from glucose and an amino acid) in broccoli into a compound known as sulforaphane.

Research published in the journal Carcinogenesis in December 2008 found that sulforaphane might block the proliferation of and kill precancerous cells. A 2002 study in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences also found that sulforaphane may help fight the bacterium Helicobacter pylori, which causes ulcers and increases a person's risk of stomach cancer.

On the other hand, indole, an organic compound, is formed when certain plants, particularly cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, are cooked. According to research in The Journal of Nutrition in 2001, indole helps kill precancerous cells before they turn malignant. And while boiling carrots was found to increase carotenoid levels, another study found that it leads to a total loss of polyphenols, a group of chemicals found in raw carrots. Specific polyphenols have been shown to have antioxidant properties and to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer, according to a 2005 report in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Comparing the healthfulness of raw and cooked food is complicated, and there are still many mysteries surrounding how the different molecules in plants interact with the human body. The bottom line, says Liu, is to eat your veggies and fruits no matter how they're prepared.

"We cook them so they taste better," Liu says. "If they taste better, we're more likely to eat them." And that's the whole idea.

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POWER OF AUM HELPS US

Power of Aum

Transcending through time, space, race, caste or creed, the music of Aum flows through all barriers of age and culture. Made up of three Sanskrit letters, aa, au and ma, Aum or Om is believed to be the intrinsic sound of the Universe. It is a mantra and prayer in itself.

The Upanishads describe Om as the complete sound that encapsulates the entire range of sounds the human voice can make. It starts with A at the base of the throat, moves on to U with the tongue and the palate, and ends with M where the lips are closed and sound emanates through exhalation.

The Mandukya Upanishad is devoted to the explanation of this mystical cosmic syllable, which contains three phonemes, a (Vaishvanara), u (Hiranyagarbha) and m (Iswara), symbolising the beginning, duration and dissolution of the universe and the associated trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh (Shiva).

Chanting of Om revitalises the body, soothes and empowers the mind and nourishes the soul. Om is considered the most powerful of all mantras, and is the beginning sound of all other mantras. Repetition of “Om” enables us to maintain mental and emotional calmness and overcome obstacles and difficulties. Sound has the ability to rearrange molecular structure and can be used to awaken and balance consciousness. We carry the universe’s primordial sound internally in our energy centers, also called Chakras or the vibrating core of our consciousness.

The syllable ‘A’ starts in our solar plexus center (Manipura Chakra), moves upward with the ‘U’ or ‘O’ sound in the heart and the throat center (Anahata and Vishuddha Chakras), and ends with the sound ‘M’ (mmmm), which vibrates the higher centers in the head (Ajna and Sahasrara Chakras).

As the sound progresses, we transcend physically, mentally and emotionally from the material outer world into the inner world. For optimum benefit, Om may be chanted daily 108 times or for 30 minutes with the first 10 minutes chanted aloud, next 10 minutes softly, and then mentally repeated, ears closed, for another 10 minutes. As per Indian tradition 1 stands for one higher Truth, 0 stands for completeness and 8 stands for eternal movement. 108 is also a divine number attached to 108 stages of the human journey.

Benefits of Om chanting:

* Slows the breathing down, thereby affecting the nervous system, activates relaxation response by activating the para sympathetic nervous system.

* Om mantra is an effective process that uses vibrational sound to help reduce stress, alter consciousness and create a deep sense of peace, well-being and better health.

* Levels of Nitric oxide are optimized. Being anti-atherogenic, Nitric oxide helps in keeping arteries in healthy condition, thereby protecting the heart.

* Chanting helps maintain healthy levels of neuropeptides, and they, in turn, can help release emotion toxicity from the system.

* Om chanting can harmonize Prana in our systems and help eliminate around 70% of body toxins through deep exhalation.

* Constant deep chants of Aum work as a pump for the lymph flow just as the heart serves the circulatory system.

Om is the mystical infinite vibration that resonates in everything and everyone, providing life and sustenance. It is timeless, omnipotent, omnipresent — the one constant that unites all creation.

A PRODUCT CALLED NONI

It’s amazing how things happen, I went to a wedding met a gentleman......he mentioned a product called noni...as always being interested in any new supplement that helps  cancer in anyway.

BELOW ARE THE DETAILS.

NONI:

Noni is mentioned in ancient texts as “Ashyuka,” which is Sanskrit for "longevity." Noni is noted to be a balancing agent, stabilizing the body in perfect health having 140 plus Nutraceutical compounds and other active constituents.

Though, it can be grown anywhere. Its origin of growth is the most important factor. The most potent Noni has been found in the following places: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Fiji, Hawaii, and Tahiti. To get the purest form of noni containing the active agents, it has to be grown in natural conditions on fertile volcanic soil, which is found only in the places mentioned above.

Benefits of Noni

Ø  Works as Immune Booster.

Ø  Cardio-Protective (improves Lipid Profile i.e. Reduces Cholesterol, and Triglyceride, improves Ejection Fraction)

Ø  Analgesic & Anti- Inflammatory.

Ø  Anti-Oxidant.

Ø  Supports Metabolic System.

Ø  Rejuvenates Body & Restores Energy.

Ø  Revitalizes the cell functions.

Ø  Relieves Pain.

Ø  Gives relief from stress.

Ø  Purifies blood.

Ø  Improves digestion.

Ø  Enhances well-being.

Ø  Regulates Cell functions.

Ø  Maintains healthy Skin, Hair and Scalp.

Ø  Controls Blood pressure.

Ø  Controls Blood Sugar in Type I and Type II Diabetes.

Ø  Helps in endocrine system (Hormone related disorders)

Ø  Protects from Toxins and pollutants.

Ø  Reduces the risk of developing cancer.

Ø  Improves the memory and concentration.

Ø  Useful in insomnia, helps for normal sleep cycle.

Ø  It acts as anti-depressant.

Ø  Prevents lifestyle diseases such as Arthritis, Heart disease, or Diabetes.

Ø  Protects against Viral and bacterial infection.

Ø  Protects against Cataract formation.

Ø  Helps in other Autoimmune Disorders.

Ø  Helpful in Tuberculosis.

Ø  Helpful in HIV infection.

Ø  Science behind Freeze Drying (Also known as lyophilisation, lyophilization or  cryodesiccation)

Ø  Freeze drying is the best method to assure Noni's bioactivity and freshness. In other processing methods there is a risk of "overcooking" the fruit and breaking down vital chemical bonds.

Ø  Proven by clinical trials at leading Hospitals in India.

Properties and Gayabano Effectiveness

I remember receiving an e-mail that soursop or guyabano is tens of thousands more potent than chemotherapy. Having just lost a friend this year due to cancer, I looked at the title and trashed the copy dismissing it as another one of those incredulous claims.

Then I met a biochemist from a reputable university who claims three personal encounters with the efficacy of the plant. She excitedly recounted to me — in between rounds of freshly roasted Bataan coffee from her plantation — that the latest case involved the local barangay captain who was diagnosed with cancer. My husband knows him. His family was advised to prepare for the worse as he was thought to have only six months to live. Waiting for the prospect of a costly surgery, the patient got depressed and was resigned that he will not survive this. Gina boosted his morale and gave the friendly advice of taking tea from the soursop bark and leaves.

Apparently, the barangay captain did just that. He drank the soursop tea as his water for three months. He felt better and better and when he had another scan not a single tumor was seen. He was declared cancer-free!

That, of course, became a celebrated miracle in this sleepy Bataan town. I am sure they are planting guyabano obsessively as more and more harvest the fruits, leaves and bark.

Gina mentioned that the barangay captain decided to give it a try when she mentioned that her mother was diagnosed with cysts in the liver. Instead of letting her undergo surgery at her mid-60s she decided to just take the soursop tea and papaya fruit everyday instead. She claims to be healed.

Another was the case of the nanny of her boss who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Not having the funds for the surgery and treatment, she decided to go back to the province. Gina and her peers told her to take soursop tea. Six years had passed, and she is still alive and well.

If this is so true, why can’t more people benefit from it? Why don’t people know about it? According to Gina, a large pharmaceutical company in the US spent a lot of money for research on the soursop. They confirmed that it is a potent cancer cure and commissioned a group to formulate a drug that can clone the active ingredient of the soursop. She said this failed so the company — not having any means to patent their discovery — just shelved everything.

Local views

The Philippine Herbal Medicine Organization shared some views on their website: “Studies are underway by leading medical institutes, universities and pharmaceutical companies of the healing properties of guyabano against cancers. Initial findings show that certain compounds and chemicals extracted from guyabano leaves, seeds, fruit and bark appear to kill cancer cells while leaving normal cells remain unaffected.”

The information they shared should be enough for anyone to consider loving the fruit even if they are not cancer-stricken. The flesh of the fruit is high in carbohydrates and has considerable amounts of vitamins C, B1, B2, potassium and dietary fiber. We know the fruit as guyabano, but it is called graviola in Brazil and guanabana in Spain.

The organization outlined several medicinal uses for its poultice (warmed paste from pounding the leaves) and decoction (leaves boiled in water) such as to kill bedbugs and head lice, to reduce fever, to heal skin abrasions, to alleviate rheumatism and other skin infections, to prevent scarring of wounds, and as a wet compress for swollen feet and other inflammations. 

They also noted that pulverizing the seeds mixed with soap and water is an effective spray against caterpillars, armyworms and leafhoppers. In the Netherlands, leaves of the soursop are placed inside pillows or on the mattress to induce sleep due to its sedative and tranquilizing properties.

Guyabano.com

I am not sure if this is the original source of the e-mails I got, but one was forwarded to me from this website. They claim that “the soursop or guyabano is the fruit from the graviola tree that is a miraculous natural cancer cell killer 10,000 times stronger than chemo.” They have a disclaimer that says none of the claims have been approved and that the website merely presents information, pertinent aspects of which I lifted are here:

“Research shows that with extracts from this miraculous tree it now may be possible to attack cancer safely and effectively with an all-natural therapy that does not cause extreme nausea, weight loss and hair loss. Protect your immune system and avoid deadly infections. Feel stronger and healthier throughout the course of the treatment. Boost your energy and improve your outlook on life.

“Extracts from the tree were shown to: Effectively target and kill malignant cells in 12 types of cancer, including colon, breast, prostate, lung and pancreatic cancer. The tree compounds proved to be up to 10,000 times stronger in slowing the growth of cancer cells than a commonly usedchemotherapeutic drug.

“The compound extracted from the graviola tree selectively hunts down and kills only cancer cells. It does not harm healthy cells. Various parts of the graviola tree — including the bark, leaves, roots, fruit and fruit-seeds — have been used for centuries by medicine men and native Indians in South America to treat heart disease, asthma, liver problems and arthritis.

“It turns out the drug company (that) invested nearly seven years trying to synthesize two of the graviola tree’s most powerful anti-cancer ingredients. If they could isolate and produce man-made clones of what makes the graviola so potent, they’d be able to patent it and make their money back. Alas, they hit a brick wall. The original simply could not be replicated. There was no way the company could protect its profits — or even make back the millions it poured into research.

“The National Cancer Institute performed the first scientific research in 1976. The results showed that graviola’s “leaves and stems were found effective in attacking and destroying malignant cells. Inexplicably, the results were published in an internal report and never released to the public.

“Since 1976, graviola has proven to be an immensely potent cancer killer in 20 independent laboratory tests, yet no double-blind clinicaltrials — the typical benchmark mainstream doctors and journals used to judge a treatment’s value — were ever initiated.

“A study published in the Journal of Natural Products, following a recent study conducted at Catholic University of South Korea stated that one chemical in graviola was found to selectively kill colon cancer cells at 10,000 times the potency of the commonly usedchemotherapy drug. The most significant part of the Catholic University of South Korea report is that graviola was shown to selectively target the cancer cells, leaving healthy cells untouched.

“A study at Purdue University recently found that leaves from the graviola tree killed cancer cells among six human cell lines and were especially effective against prostate, pancreatic and lung cancers.”

Of course, I discovered out soon that this website sells guyabano supplements. But I guess, here in the Philippines where the blessed fruit abounds, you can just eat the fruit, drink the juice or make a tea from boiling the leaves and bark if you believe any of the claims.

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