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Is It a Spice, Weed, or
Ayurvedic Herb?
There are over 600 Ayurvedic herbs! While and pains. The bark is used medicinally to
we are familiar with many of them, we may treat asthma and neurologic, urinary, and
not exactly regard them as having medicinal skin disorders. Enjoy a cup of pine tea this
qualities. It may surprise you to know that fall by adding boiling water to a large sprig of
kitchen spices, weeds, and plants growing right pine needles, steeping for 5-10 minutes, and
in your front yard also double as ayurvedic drinking the hot liquid. It will remove toxins
herbs. Let’s take a closer look at a few and find and gas from the body. The next time you are
out how they can help promote good health surrounded by pine trees, breathe deeply and
and create immunity. take in the blessings from this sacred plant.
Devadaru means ‘grows in the place of Goats head (Tribulus terrestris) is
Gods’ and refers to conifers like pine (Pinus considered a weed that grows all over the
longifolis) and cedar (Cedrus deodara) which U.S. The prickly burs of this plant commonly
are found in the Himalaya mountains. Pine get stuck in the paws of dogs – ouch! Its
is a powerful detoxifier and makes an ideal Sanskrit name is ‘Gokshur’ meaning ‘cow’,
aromatherapy to clear negative energies in a because its spiny fruit would pierce the
space. Its heating properties protect us from feet of cows in India. Goats head is an
wind and cold. Adding a few drops of pine Ayurvedic medicine with diuretic, blood-
or cedar essential oil to a hot bath makes for sugar lowering, cardioprotective, and even
a soothing, aromatic soak, relieving aches aphrodisiac properties. It is often used to
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