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 Arthritis The word ‘arthritis’ means ‘inflammation of joints’. It comes from two Greek words, athron meaning joints and its meaning inflammation. It is a chronic disease process. In the early stages, the whole body is usually involved and one or two joints may become completely deformed, leaving the patient handicapped and somewhat weakened. Arthritis assumes various forms, the most frequent being osteroarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Inflammation is the main feature of arthritis, which is a reaction of the joint tissues to some form of damage or injury. Oesteroarthritis Osteroarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which usually occurs in the older age-group. It results from structural changes in the articular cartilage in the joints, usually those which are weight-bearing such as the spine and knees. The chief symptoms of oesteroarthritis are pain and stiffness in the joints. The pain usually increases after exercise. Other symptoms include watery eyes, dry neck, leg cramp...

Harsingar Harsingar is also known as Night Jasmine or Parijat. It is loaded with beneficial qualities and is native to Southeast Asia and South Asia. It is a small tree or a shrub growing up to 33 feet tall with a grey flaky bark. The leaves are quite broad with a margin. The flowers look breathtaking with 5 to 8 white corolla petals, having an orangish-red centre.  Nutritional Value of Harsingar The leaves of Harsingar contains  benzoic  acid, fructose, glucose, carotene, amorphous resin, ascorbic acid, methyl  salicylate ,  tannic  acid, oleanolic acid and flavanol glycosides. The flowers are very beneficial as it contains essential oils and glycosides. The seeds contain palmitic, oleic and myristic acids. The bark of this plant is useful due to its alkaloids and glycosides content. The extracts of this flower posses antifungal and antiviral properties. Apart from this antileishmanial, hepatoprotective and immunostimulant properties are al...

Kingdom         –  Plantae Class              –  Dicotyledons Subclass         –  Polypetalae Series             –  Disciflorace Order              –  Oxalidales Family             –  Oxalidaceae Geneu             –  Oxalis Species           –  Corniculata According To Ayurveda, Charak –  Saka varga Sushruta –  sakavarga Bhavprakash –  sakavarga Other Names of Changeri: English name –  Yellow wood sorrel, Creeping wood sorrel,Creeping oxalis, creeping   lady’s sorrel, Procumbent yellow sorrel. Hindi name –  Amrul, Changeri Sanskrit   Names -Kshudra amlika,Lonika,Amlal...