Roselle

Roselle   

Recently my friend gave me a small packet of roselle which she plucked from her mother house.  Heard about the roselle juice and the benefits but never try until that day.  The juice is taste like ribena. What attract me is the dark red petal which is so unique.

Roselle contain vitamin C, A, D, B1 and B2, antioxidants, anthocyanins iron, magnesium and omega 3 and beta carotene.

Benefits for Health :
Roselle tea helps lower cholesterol, normalize blood pressure, overcome cough, sore throat and sores, weight loss, bowel launch and prevent bones loss, enhancing stamina, endurance and body care.

Benefits for Beauty.
Maintain smooth skin and reduce wrinkles.  Due to content of Vitamin C is high, Roselle better than red wine in warding off free radicals in the skin.

Contraindication or Side Effects:
is not recommended for patients with low blood pressure.  this is because one of its functions which can lower blood pressure.

Use of Roselle flowers:

Flowers and dried seeds can be used for drinks that are good for health.

1.  Hot Tea

Brewed 3-4 petals Roselle fruit with 1-cup boiling water, can be added sugar or honey to taste. It is a bit sour when no sugar / honey, but that is typical of Roselle flowers. To lower cholesterol, the drink is not recommended for boiling, but it is brewed in a boiling water glass. Next close the glass until the water turned red. Drinking after Roselle flowers removed from the glass.

2. Syrup and Jam
Boil 1 ounce of dried Roselle flowers with 2 liters of water over low heat. Boiled down to half for 30 minutes, and then mixed with enough sugar.
Syrup does not use preservatives. Moreover, the sugar itself serves as a natural preservative drinks. Syrup endurance can reach 4 months with a better storage. Try to keep the syrup in a glass bottle or glass because plastic bottles are not good for health.
It would be better if before closing, boiling bottles back to the bacteria die so sterile packaging. If to reduce cholesterol and suppress blood sugar levels, Roselle syrup should not be consumed with sugar.
The same material is also needed if you want to process Roselle flowers into jams, but the amount of water is reduced and the time required boiling a little longer.

GINGER TEA   

A Cancer Killer in your Kitchen
By  John Susan Saradon.

The powerful healing effects of ginger have been well documented. It's a proven remedy fo r upset stomach. Reams of studies show that it inhibitsinflamation. And there is substantial evidence that it fights cancer, too. 

With all these health benefits, you should be using ginger as often as you can. The best way I've found to get a healthy serving of ginger is to juice it. (The brand of juicer I use is an Omega.) Two or three days a week, I juice an apple or two, some carrots, spinach, broccoli, cabbage, and a big piece of ginger root. The ginger gives the drink a great flavor and a powerful anti-cancer kick. I highly recommend that you try it.
 

It doesn't take much talent, exhaustive energy or great chunks of time to do good. But it takes a warm heart and willing hands.

Normally the Chinese would drink ginger to release the wind inside their stomach (bloating stomach).  During confinement (after delivery baby), the mother would take dishes with lot of old ginger.

Normally the old ginger look dried and very wrinkled.

Dishes with ginger - used often in steamed fish as it can cover the fishy smell.

Pickled Ginger

Pickled ginger - chinese like to take it with the century egg

Ginger is good for our health and it is good to either drink or include it in our meals.

Ciku / Sawo

Buah Ciku or known as Sapodilla/ Sawo

Buah ciku is small brown furry fruit with flesh has a caramel taste. The flesh taste better after chilling.  Sap from this plant was used as a base for chewing gum.

The fruits is rich in Vitamin C and folic acid which is needed for the body to the formation of red blood cells and good for heart health and blood vessel.


Ciku tree

Take note : The seed should not be consumed because of hydrocyanic acid content is high enough to be toxic.

Life - 1

Life...

   

Don 't go for looks : they can deceive.

Don't go for wealth; even that can fades away.

Go for someone who makes you smile,

Because it takes only a smile to

Make a dark day seems bright.

Find the one that makes your heart smile !




May you have...


Enough happiness to make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human,
And enough hope to make you HAPPY

Papaya

  PAPAYA
Papaya fruits is available throughout the year as it tree produce the fruit tear round..  Papaya fruits can be found is every street in Asia country.  Their flesh is a rich orange color with either yellow or pink hues with black round seed.  It is not only delicious fruit but it also contain abundant health benefits as well as medical value.


Papaya tree is easy to grow. 




Papaya for the skin  
Papaya is a product from nature which is used in many skin lightening creams.  Many of the lotions or creams which are used to make the face lighter or fairer contain papaya as an ingredient. Papaya is also helps in getting rid of acne because when papaya is applied as a face mask, it helps to open the pores. Papaya makes the skin glow. Papaya contains the enzyme which helps to dissolve skin, thus imparting a fresh and clean glow to the face.

Anti-oxidants in Papaya
Papaya is a fruit high in fiber which lowers cholesterol levels. Papaya contains antioxidants which prevents the cholesterol from oxidizing. When cholesterol in the body gets oxidized, it can lead to heart-attacks.  Anti-oxidants in papaya also help in controlling premature ageing which helps to give a young look.




Health benefits of Papaya.

* Papaya contains high amount of potassium and the flesh of papaya is very high in Vitamin.     

                            

* Papaya seeds and leaves are useful in treating intestinal worms found in the body.

* The skin of papaya is excellent for treating skin wounds and places that do not heal quickly.

* Papaya prevent constipation and aid in digestion.

* Papaya juice helps in alleviating infections of the colon by clearing away the infection, pus and mucus.  Regular consumption will help in improving the problem.

* Papaya has anti-inflammatory and anti-cancerous properties. The anti-inflammatory properties in papaya  will help reduce pain for those suffering from arthritis, edema and osteoporosis.

* Intake of papaya boosts the immune system especially for those who frequently suffer from cold, cough or flu.  Vitamin C and A in papaya strengthen the immune system.

               

* Papaya also good for hair and helps controlling dandruff. 

* Papaya cleans the stomach.  Papaya alone eaten for 3 to 4 days has a highly beneficial tonic effect upon the stomach and intestines.

PAPAYA SALADS.

There are many variety of papaya salads..

 

                                  Papaya with avocado                        Raw papaya with avocado

 

                             Som Tam (Thai papaya salad)                               Papaya salad with mango

In most Asia country, you could find seasoned papaya fruits in the market street especially Malaysia, Thailand and Philippines.  Normally the store sold variety of prickle fruits such as mango, garlic, grapes, nutmeg, plum and many more.

   

Papaya fruit is benefits for health and has variety ways of eating it.  Some people believe that papaya juice blend with milk will boost up women breast.  So instead of seeking surgery to enlarging the breast, why not try to take papaya with milk.