Fenugreek
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Fenugreek seeds have been found by laboratory tests to be very high in a number of nutrients, most notably fixed oils, which are comparable to the beneficial cod liver oil and other therapeutic oils that contain high amounts of vitamin A and choline.
For this reason, fenugreek is often used to lower blood cholesterol and provide strength to the body systems. These same ingredients oxidize to produce the distinctive smell one acquires when drinking fenugreek tea.
The trigonelline seeds have a hypoglycemic effect on rats. It’s also useful for anyone suffering from hypoglycemia, diabetes and fatigue.
Fenugreek also contains saponins and sapogenins. Both of them are essential materials for the synthesis of steroid hormones and other drugs. This gives it the same potential as wild yam which is a natural estrogen replacement therapy.
For this same reason, practitioners use fenugreek for a multitude of female complaints. It’s good for halting painful menses and promoting lactation in new mothers.
Fenugreek is also high in minerals and proteins. That’s why its wet seeds are a valuable skin conditioner. The proteins in fenugreek are also high in lysine, tryptophan, fats, phosphorus and iron.
For this reason, fenugreek is often used to combat anemia. The seeds also have a unique ability to bulk up with liquids so the tea is often drank as a remedy against constipation, urine retention and candida albicanas.
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Aloe
Aloe vera is another very useful and favorite herb of the Prophet (SAW). Qays bin Rafi al-Qatsi narrates that God’s messenger (SAW) said, “Aloes and watercress are a sure cure for illness.” Al-Albani- weak Hadith
In fact, some South Americans still use aloe vera as an “all-purpose” cure. In some homes, it’s the only herb for all illnesses.
One of its unique qualities is that you don’t have to cook or prepare it for internal or external applications, because it comes from the leaves as a ready-made gel that you can mix with water and consume it or apply it directly to the skin from the cut leaves.
In this sense, aloe vera is one of the most useful plants to have around the house. Its only drawbacks are that it is usually too strong for children, or pregnant or nursing women to take internally, and the taste is quite offensive.
In some cases, people have had skin reactions to the plant as well, indicating that although it’s useful, you should be cautious.
Aloe vera is most famous in the Western world for its external uses, particularly in treating kitchen burns, acne and wounds from injuries or surgery.
In fact, documented cases of radiation burn victims in Japan showed that aloe healed the burns more rapidly than any other method.
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The mucilage in aloe, which contains mucopolysaccharides, is largely responsible for aloe’s healing action both on burns and wounds.
In fact, these polysaccharides show similar action as hyaluronic acid in lab tests. Aloe works most effectively when it is taken directly from the growing plant as it is sterile and will not contaminate a burn or wound with bacteria.
Aloe also contains varying amounts of anthraquinone glucosides, which have bitter gripping cathartic principles. This explains its long history of internal uses as a colon cleanser and detoxification herb. It has also been used to open obstructions in internal organs, particularly the liver.
In fact, aloe’s mucilage provides a unique soothing effect to the digestive system along with a cleansing effect from the polysaccharides.
We are wise to use these herbs that Allah has provided, remembering that, “For every malady Allah created, He also created its cure (and he who) acquires such knowledge shall benefit from it and one who ignores it will forgo such benefit.” (Sahih Bukhari).
This article is from our archive, originally published on an earlier date.
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