Benefits of Banana for Hair

There are a number of benefits of bananas. The benefits are not just limited to health but also extend up to beauty treatments as well. It is an effective beauty treatment for skin  as well as hair.

Bananas are great for your hair and scalp. They improve manageability and shine while moisturizing your skin and helping to prevent and control dandruff.

Banana is rich in:

• Potassium,
• Natural oils,
• Carbohydrates and
• Vitamins.

These help in softening the hair and protects the hair's natural elasticity preventing split ends and breakage. Bananas when used for hair has a number of benefits such as it creates manageability, shine, growth and controls dandruff. These are simply the best for hair and the scalp.

Bananas enhance the strength, endurance and shine of the hair and can be referred to as the banana food. Most of the banana hair products are available only at expensive spas and salons. However, you can make your own banana hair conditioner or mask. Just like a facial mask enhances the glow of your face immediately, a hair mask also improves your hair dramatically. Bananas are full of vitamins and is a number one ingredient for strengthening and volumizing the hair. It helps in repairing dry and sun-damaged hair.

The damages of hair that are caused to the hair by exposure to the dirt, pollution and other environmental toxins can be treated with the banana mask. Banana helps in protecting the hair from further damage. The vitamin B helps in the prevention of split ends.

The type of hair that is suitable for this treatment are dry hair, dyed hair and for hair after perm. It also serves as an excellent treatment for addressing the problem of dandruff and is helpful in retaining moisture on your scalp. However, if you are allergic to any of the ingredients used in the pack then it is best to avoid using it.

Bananas contain minerals and other nutrients that promote hair recovery and rehabilitation. Banana mask is perfectly suited for dry, dyed hair and for hair after the perm.

Hair loss of women and Aloe vera can helps to protect hair loss

Hair loss in women is very common. There are many causes behind women’s hair loss, including physical or emotional stress, surgery, chemical treatments and more, but there are also a variety of women hair loss treatment options to try if you are a sufferer.

• If your hair loss is caused by a deficiency, changing your diet or taking a multi vitamin and mineral supplement might be a helpful women hair loss treatment option.
• If your hair loss is caused by anemia, you should add plenty of iron-rich food to your diet, such as brazil nuts, broccoli and red meat.
• Vitamin B6 is important if you are a hair loss sufferer, as are iron and zinc. Protein-rich foods and amino acids can fight hair loss.
• Low copper levels can cause hair loss but too much copper can be toxic so you should speak to a healthcare professional before taking supplements.
• Vitamin B5, folic acid, silica, biotin and paraminobenzoic acid are believed to maintain the colour and thickness of the hair.

Aloe vera can help with hair loss. This plant contains 75 nutrients, 18 amino acids and 12 kinds of vitamins. Indians and Native Americans have used aloe vera for centuries to fight hair loss. Aloe vera balances the scalp’s pH and cleans the pores. It can be beneficial for alopecia sufferers because it is a natural anti-inflammatory. Stinging nettles and saw palmetto are other hair loss supplements you can try.

Some useful plants which combat with hair loss

Nettle root lotion to combat hair loss: 1 bit of nettle root, minced one fourth of a liter of water. Is boiled nettle root to simmer for 10 minutes. Let cool and apply it to the scalp with a firm massage.

Rinse in vinegar and nettle: Add 100ml of vinegar and chopped 250g nettles to a liter of water. Boil for half an hour and strain. Apply as a lotion after washing your hair two or three times a week.

Geranium leaves: Another effective remedy for hair will not fall. Take geranium leaves in boiling water for 10 minutes. Strain and cool. Rinse hair with water.

Drink of alfalfa for the hair stop falling:

When you want to fight hair loss is also necessary to fight from within. A bald man took the drink daily and in three months and had hair again. In a blender put a handful of alfalfa, half a dozen clean lettuce leaves (lettuce that comes in sheets, not round) and two chopped carrots. Extract the juice and drink immediately.

Horsetail rinse to combat hair loss: In a quart of boiling water, take 7 tablespoons of horsetail, 7 of fresh rosemary and nettle 7 for 5 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes and strain the infusion. Use it after shampooing, making massage and do not rinse. Do not use dryer.

Infusion of basil and parsley: Boil a few sprigs of basil and parsley, cool and apply it every night.

Green Tea: This is a good remedy for baldness in men. Take one to three cups a day.

Guava leaves: A very effective remedy to stop hair loss. Put a handful of guava leaves in a quart of water and boil. Apply with a rigorous massage the scalp.

Abrotano male: Put 20g of leaves in a quart of water and simmer 20 minutes. Let stand for a week and apply to scalp three or four times a day.

Romero: Crush 20g rosemary leaves and put them to quiet. Massage the scalp with this water twice a day.

Verbena: Cook 15g of flowers in one liter of water for 20 minutes. let cool and then rinse your hair with this water after washing.

Mamey to combat hair loss: Crush the seeds and make a paste adding a little castor oil. Rub the scalp with this paste every night.

The danger of medical drugs

One issue that I discussed earlier, but due to repeated “accusations” against medicinal plants, I must repeat or extend their defense.

One way is to confront news like the following:

a) Alternative medicine can be dangerous for children and adolescents, and even deadly, according to a study conducted in Australia. 39 cases studied in children over 2 years, with 17 cases affected by not using conventional medicine. Four deaths.

b) Drug kills 2,000 in France. Paris | The health scandal caused in France by the Mediator, a drug for diabetics who are overweight and have caused some 2,000 deaths, stirred the political sphere which took 11 years to have it off the market, after the first warnings about its danger.

Another way is to argue how they should handle these drugs derived from plants:

In a previous post I stated, “In short, the regulations for medicinal products prepared from raw herbs or their derivatives, must be the same as for allopathic medicines. As for the dried herbs that are packaged and sold as such, regulations should monitor , first the good manufacturing practices and also other recommendations included in the packaging and labels or tags, as well as any material of propaganda. “

You can also highlight other issues of common synthetic drugs as well as frequent self-medication:

1 .- Aspirin has its risks. Overconfidence in aspirin has become a danger, since it is capable of producing poison, frequently associated with viral diseases. Its property of reducing blood clotting may also cause problems and frequent use can cause gastrointestinal mucosal lesions.

2 .- To take daily painkillers may raise the risk of stroke. Analgesic consumption (type of ibuprofen) daily for several years may increase the chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, according to Swiss research published in the British Medical Journal and compiled by the BBC website.

On the simultaneous use of natural and allopathic, I take what the President of the Chilean Society of Phytotherapy and speaker of the 6 th International Congress on Complementary Medicine, Dr. Miguel Morales, said.

“He warns about the risks of mixing drugs with herbal medicine allopathic and / or herbs without medical supervision. He indicates that they may alter treatment, increased adverse reactions, toxicity occur, but also, it may enhance therapeutic success.

But if these requirements are not met by either the economic interests of the pharmaceutical industry, because despite being aware of all developments that have taken the various disciplines and technological advancement do not develop each of the stages of the investigation of future medicine either by omission or intent, or the rush to get the product to market or because they are demanding market demand or population health status, as well as professionals in the field especially the physician does not know or know only superficially mechanism action of drugs with poor real support physicochemical aspects of the particular case to prescribe now. This also goes at hand with misdiagnosis and lack of knowledge or because the patient has no fundamental culture and do not provide all the information to the doctor, is then presented with both a public health problem. “

I think that ultimately, both allopathic and natural medicines (from plants) are obviously important and they are not responsible for the problems caused by misuse. We, human beings are who act improperly. Whether consumers, health professionals, manufacturers, authorities and all other stakeholders. To the extent that if the goal is not the welfare of the people, these stories will continue coming out.

This article was translated from the original, written in spanish at http://plsmeddrherbie.blogspot.com/

Castor (Ricinus communis)

Scientific Name : Ricinus communis
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Common Name : Castor Oil Plant, Eranda, Verenda, Vatari, Rendi, Bofareira, castor-oil plant, Mexico seed, Oil plant, Palma Christi
Part Used : Oil, Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Fruit
Habit and Distribution : Castor is usually a wild plant growing in remote areas where human interaction is little.

Chemical constituents : Fatty oil, Protein, Lectins, Others ricin D (RCA-60. severely toxic), RCA-120 (less toxic), Pyridine alkaloids, Triglycerides: chief fatty acids ricinoleic acid (12-hydroxy-oleic acid, share 85-90%), Tocopherols (Vitamin E).

Uses : Castor oil is a natural skin and hair softener and is used to treat skin diseases like ringworm and itching. It also uses in abdominal disorders, colic, enlarged liver and spleen, fever, headache, lumbago, nervous diseases, pain relief (joints), promote menstrual discharge, promote milk production, rheumatism, sciatica.

Guggul (Commiphora wightii)

Scientific Name : Commiphora wightii, Commiphora Mukul
Family : Burseraceae
Common Name : Guggal, Guggul, Guggul lipid, Commiphora, Mukul, Balsamodendron, Mukul myrrh tree
Part Used : Whole Plant

Habit and Distribution : The guggul plant prefers arid and semi-arid climates and is tolerant of poor soil. It may be found from northern Africa to central Asia, but is most common in Rocky tracks of Western India and Eastern Himalayas.

Uses : Traditionally guggul lipid has been used to treat arthritis, rheumatism, haemorrhids, urinary disorder, obesity, skin diseases and high cholesterol. Guggul (aka guggulu) is a gum resin, historically used for its antiseptic and deep penetrating actions in the treatment of elevated blood cholesterol and arthritis. Guggul is effective as a weight-loss and fat burning agent. It increases white blood cell counts and possesses strong disinfecting properties. Often used as a carrier and combined with other herbs to treat specfic conditions.

Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre)

Scientific Name : Gymnema sylvestre
Family : Asclepiadaceae
Common Name : Gurmar
Part Used : leaves
Habit and Distribution : It is native to the tropical forests of southern and central India.

Chemical constituents : The major bioactive constituents of Gymnema sylvestris are a group of oleanane type triterpenoid saponins known as gymnemic acids. The latter contain several acylated (tigloyl, methylbutyroyl etc.,) derivatives of deacylgymnemic acid (DAGA) which is 3-O-glucuronide of gymnemagenin (3, 16, 21, 22, 23, 28-hexahydroxy-olean-12-ene)2. The individual gymnemic acids (saponins) include gymnemic acids I-VII, gymnemosides A-F, gymnemasaponins.

Uses : Gymnema is traditionally used in formulas to control blood sugar levels in the body. The leaves, used in herbal medicine, which chewed, interfere with the ability to taste sweetness, which explains the Hindi name Gurmar,, the destroyer of sugar".