Herbs have been used for centuries to treat a variety of medical illnesses. Many of the uses have come from folklore or cultural traditions.
Herbal teas can be a good alternative or addition to pharmaceuticals for some patients .
There are so many ways that our immune systems can be overwhelmed ... it's in our air, our water, our food, our workplace, our stress. This blend of organic and wild herbs is not only helpful but comforting, strengthening and tasty.
2. Introduction
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Herbs have been used for centuries to treat a variety of medical
illnesses. Many of the uses have come from folklore or cultural
traditions.
Herbal teas can be a good alternative or addition to
pharmaceuticals for some patients .
There are so many ways that our immune systems can be
overwhelmed ... it's in our air, our water, our food, our workplace,
our stress. This blend of organic and wild herbs is not only
helpful but comforting, strengthening and tasty.
3. Introduction
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Benefits of herbal tea
Achieving a more calm and relaxed state of mind
Aiding with stomach and digestive problems
Providing cleansing properties for the body
Promoting energy and wellness
Nourishing the nervous system and strengthening the immune
system
Providing antioxidants to the body boosting energy levels
Relieving stress, cough, cold, kidney ailments etc.
4. Aim and objectives
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Aim :-
To propose herbal tea based preparations for various supportive
therapeutic benefits.
Objectives:-
To study and utilize true benefits of herbs.
To design new herbal tea based preparations.
To explore the established therapeutic potentials of herbs.
5. Rationale
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Mankind has relied too much on pharmaceuticals for therapeutic
benefits.
Medicines of synthetic origin have become an intergral part of our
daily life.
Herbal preparations and their hot decoctions are widely reported in
our ancient literature for various therapeutic benefits.
People are now more inclined towards herbal preparations as
supportive therapy due to no or lesser side effects.
Herbal teas have become a part of our routine life.
Preparations based on herbal teas containing herbs with proven
health benefits may offer an alternative.
6. Selected disease targets
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Stress and hypertension is one of the most frequent
sufferings due to present work style and pressure.
Cold and cough are one of the most common disease
symptoms in our day to day life.
Kidney and liver dysfunction or related disorders has
become one of the leading disease due to change in our lifestyle
and eating habits.
Herbal tea based preparations may be explored in these
disease.
7. Plan of work
Review of literature
Selection of herbs based on selected therapeutic benefit
Procurement of selected Herbs
Propose and design herbal tea based Preparations
Compilation and report submission
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Herb Biological
source
Chemical constituent Medicinal use
Brahmi Bacopa
monnieri
Bacoside A
Brahmine, Nicotine
Nervine tonic,
Memory enhancer
Shankhpushpi Convolvulus
pluricaulis
Shankha pushpine Nervine tonic
Ginseng Panax
ginseng
Ginsenosides , Gintonin Nervine relaxant,
Energetic
Chamomile Matricaria
chamomilla
Camphene, Bisabolol Anti stress
Ashwgandha Withania
somnifera
Withanolides,
Sitoindosides
Nervine tonic
Work Done so Far
Herbs used as Nervine Tonics and Anti-stress Agents
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Herb Biological source Chemical
constituent
Medicinal use
Milk thistle Silybum marianum Silymarin, Histamine Detoxify and ptotect
the liver
Peppermint Mentha piperita Menthone Liver and kidney
dysfunction
Dandelion Root Taraxacum Taraxacin Liver dysfunction
Parsley Petroselinum
crispum
Terpenes , Apioside, For kidney
Dysfunction
Punarnava mandur Boerhavia diffusa Triacontanol
Hentriacontane,
Urosolic acid
For kidney
dysfunction
Herbs used in liver and kidney dysfunction
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Herbs used for cold and cough
Herb Biological source Chemical constituent Medicinal use
Tulsi Ocimum tenuiflorum Oleanolic acid, ursolic acid
, eugenol
For cold and cough
Good for heart
Cures fever
Giloy Tinosporia cardifolia Tinosporaside, palmatine,
berberine
For cold and cough
Honey Western honey bee Citric acid, sucrose For cold and cough
Lemon Citrus limon Citric acid, vitamin C For cold and cough
Licorice Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhizin For cold and cough