Garlic

Garlic is one of the foods which has been used since ancient times as a medicine for its anti-viral, anti-fungal, and anti-bacterial properties.

Here are some of the medicinal uses of garlic:

• Boost Immunity: Garlic helps strengthen our immune system and helps in fighting diseases.
• Heal Wounds: Garlic acts as an antiseptic helps heal wounds and bruises quickly.
• Cure Cold: Garlic helps to prevent and relieve colds and coughs.
• Decongestant: Garlic has been used since old ages as an effective nasal decongestant and expectorant. Add lots of garlic to a warm soup to help clear chest congestion
• Respiratory Health: Garlic has been known to provide relief from bronchitis and other respiratory problems.
• Cleanse: Garlic helps clean your digestive system and helps kill internal parasites.
• Cancer Prevention: Garlic has been known to contain chemicals that prevent cancer. Adding garlic to your diet regularly provides protection against cancer.
• Lower Cholesterol: Garlic helps to lower bad cholesterol (LDL)
• Lower Blood Pressure: Garlic helps to reduce blood pressure and promotes a healthy heart.
• Improve Circulation: Garlic acts as a blood thinner and helps improve circulation.

Strawberry

Strawberries are a rich source of Vitamin C, and an excellent source of vitamin K and manganese, as well as folic acid, potassium, riboflavin, vitamin B5, vitamin B6, copper and magnesium.

Here are some of the medicinal properties of strawberry:

• Antioxidant: Strawberries are rich in phytonutrients which make it an excellent anti-oxidant. This high antioxidant power protects the body from free radicals.
• Healthy Heart, Cancer Prevention: The phenol content in them makes them a heart-protective fruit and an anti-cancer fruit.
• Inflammation: Strawberry is an anti-inflammatory fruit.

Blueberries

• Healthy Immune System: Blueberry is an antioxidant superpower and promotes a healthy immune system.


• Boost Brain Power: It is also believed to help boost memory and prevent short term memory loss or Alzheimer's disease.


• Lower Cholesterol: Blueberries help reduce cholesterol


• Lower Blood Pressure: Eating blueberries regularly can help reduce hypertension.


• Heart Healthy: Blueberries are a heart healthy fruit and may help prevent strokes.


• Cancer: Blueberries is also believed to reduce the risk of some cancers like ovarian cancer, colon cancer etc.


• Urinary Tract Infection: Blueberries help in maintaining the urinary tract health and reduce the risk of infection.


• Sinus Relief: Blueberries can provide relief from sinus.


• Natural Pain Killer: Blueberries reduce inflammation and acts as a natural pain killer.


• Varicose Veins: Blueberries help reduce the appearance of vericose veins.


• Gout: Blueberries provide relief from gout.


• Slow Aging: Blueberries are rich in anti-oxidants that help to get rid of the free radicals that invade our bodies and hence slow down the aging process.

Cumin

Cumin is rich in iron and has anti-septic and anti-carcinogenic properties and is widely used as a traditional herbal remedy.

Here are some if the medicinal uses of cumin:

• Common Cold: Due to its antiseptic property cumin helps relieve symptoms of common cold.
• Digestive Health: Cumin helps stimulate the secretion of enzymes from pancreas and helps absorb nutrients into the body. It is used to treat a wide variety of digestive disorders like nausea, indigestion, diarrhea and morning sickness.
• Liver disorders: Cumin helps boost liver's ability to detoxify and help liver disorders.
• Prevent Tumors: The anti-carcinogenic property of cumin helps reduce the risk of stomach and liver tumors.
• Arthritis: Black cumin seed can be used to get relief from Arthritis.
• Weight Loss: Cumin increases metabolism and may aid weight loss.
• Immune System: Cumin also boosts our body's immunity.
• Asthma: Black cumin seeds help relieve asthma

Turmeric

Turmeric has anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory and anti-septic properties and is widely used for its medicinal properties in many parts of India and Asia. Tumeric is believed to be one of nature's most powerful healers.

• Alzheimer's: Turmeric has been identified to prevent Alzheimer's disease
• Digestive Health: Due to its anti-inflammatory property turmeric is used to treat lot of gastrointestinal problems and digestive disorders.
• Heal Wounds: Due to its anti-bacterial and anti-septic property turmeric is used to treat small cuts and wounds to disinfect them and help them heal faster.
• Prostate Cancer: Turmeric may help prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of prostate cancer.
• Liver disorders: Tumeric helps detoxify the liver and prevent liver disorders.
• Arthritis: The anti-inflammatory property of turmeric makes it is an excellent treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
• Weight Loss: Turmeric helps in fat metabolism and may aid in weight loss.
• Breast Cancer: Recent studies have shown that Turmeric may help prevent growth of breast cancer.

Green Tea

• Delay Aging Process: Green tea is an excellent anti-oxidant and helps fight free radicals and delay the aging process.
• Stomach Cancer: Recent studies suggests that increased consumption of green tea can lower the risk of stomach cancer.
• High Blood Pressure: Catechin found in green tea helps reduce high blood pressure.
• Cholesterol: Catechin in green tea also helps in preventing the excessive build-up of blood cholesterol.
• Weight Loss: Green tea helps improve metabolism and aid weight loss.
• Heal Wounds: It is useful as a astringent to control bleeding and help in the healing of wounds.
• Water Retention: Green tea has diuretic properties and helps reduce water retention.

Carrots

Carrot has an alkaline quality and helps purify blood and reduces acidity.

• Eyes: Carrots has tons of beta-carotene which gets converted to Vitamin A in the body and helps with healthy eyes.
• Lung Cancer: Carrot is believed to help prevent lung cancer.
• Blood Cholesterol: Carrots are believed to help reduce cholesterol.
• Teeth: Carrots is believed to relieve bleeding gums.
• Constipation: Carrots help with digestion and helps prevent constipation.
• Skin: Carrots also help us get a shinny and bright skin.