Tuesday, September 1, 2009

H1N1 Home Made Herbal Remedy

Chef Jacob Kumar Sahay has come out with a home made H1N1 home made herbal remedy that, he claims, will prevent this disease. I thought I would share it with all of the blogger friends, for whatever it is worth.

Ingredients:

Star Anise Seed – 4
Garlic – 10 cloves
Small Onion – 50 grams
Tulsi Leaves – ¼ cup
Turmeric – ¾ teaspoon
Clove – 10
Neem (Margosa) Leaves – 10
Sesame Oil – 150 ml
Salt – as needed

Grind smoothly all of the above except Sesame Oil and salt, like a thick paste.

Place kadai over stove top. Pour Sesame Oil. When it becomes hot, put the ground masala... Let it cook for a few minutes. Then add the salt and stir occasionally. When the oil comes up, it is done. Turn off the stove.

You can eat it with white rice. You can refrigerate and use upto 10 days. It will definitely have the medicinal taste. Do not expect exotic or rich taste.

Star Anise Seed has “shikimic acid” used in preventing swine flu.

Garlic has “Allicium Sulphide” used in preventing swine flu.

Tulsi leaves are used to prevent and cure many illnesses. They are also immune system boosters.

Turmeric is an antibacterial agent.

Clove has “Omega-3 Fatty Acid” which attacks swine flue virus.

Neem leaves have medicinal value. The Sanskrit name for neem tree is “arishtha” which means reliever of sickness.

Hope ya’ll never get sick. (I used the world ya’ll just for fun. I don’t live in South. I live in California.)

32 comments:

  1. Thanks much SG for sharing this recipe.
    Would be very very useful during these times. Hope we don't fall sick.

    I would try this preparation for sure :-)

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  2. Don't think I'll ever be able to stomach a concoction that has neem leaves in it, but yes, tulsi, neem and garlic are said to be immunity boosters.

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  3. tht was a very useful information SG...I have already copied it and forward this mail to all...thank you for sharing :)

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  4. Thanks for your comments Insignia. Hope we don't fall sick.

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  5. Thanks for your comments Jayashree. When I was a kid, my mom used to make Vepampoo Pachdi for Tamil New Year day. It was yuck.

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  6. Thank you. We will prepare it and use. Is there any limit to consume at once, like one tsp. or two tsp.?

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  7. Thanks for your comments. I pray that you and your family and friends don't fall sick.

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  8. Thanks for your comments Titaxy. I appreciate it.

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  9. Thanks for your comments Sandhya. I do not know the answer to your question. It is supposed to be eaten with white rice, like a thugayal (what is the English word for this...chutney?).

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  10. Damnit! That guy stole my freaking secret recipe.
    I’m going to kick his ass the next time I see him.

    Regards,
    Rachael Ray

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  11. Thanks for your comments Rachael. Do you know that this is a BBLD dish.

    You wrote your comments at the appropriate time. You gave me an idea for my next blog.

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  12. SG, please do the musical tag. I forgot to tag others earlier (maradhi manni, you know!). You can do it in any language.

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  13. That was really a very helpful piece of information....thanks SG!!

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  14. Thanks Sandhya. I will try. I don't know if I can pull it off.

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  15. Thanks for your comments Nazish. Any time.

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  16. To All Readers:

    In the ingredients list, I by mistake wrote Sesame Oil - 150mg. It should have been 150ml. I am very sorry about this mistake.

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  17. thanks for the information i have noted the tips in my book you deserve
    an award for this specially at this stage when people dying of swine flu

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  18. You have the vaccine right there ;)

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  19. Thanks for your comments Shilpa. All credit goes to Chef Jacob Kumar Sahay.

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  20. Thanks for your comments Usha. Nandri.

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  21. Great job, SG! Thanks for sharing! But I personally dont think that swine flu can be prevented by anything...mask or these herbs. But this concoction may definitely help in boosting one's immune system. Sorry for being sarcastic, but we are already fed up with all these preventive measures coming almost daily in the local newspaper:(

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  22. MY sister also wrote to me about this receipe, but then I didnt pay much attention:)

    I just hope and wish that this swine flu vanishes as fast as it came.

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  23. Thank you very much for this useful and effective information at this moment. In Townsville also people are getting affected by swine flu and till now 6 people died. I will definitely try your recipe.

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  24. Thanks for your comments Varsha. I understand what you are saying. That is the reason I wrote: I am sharing this recipe, "for whatever it is worth".

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  25. Thanks for your comments Renu. I also hope that this swine flu vanishes as fast as it came.

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  26. Thanks for your comments Babli. I hope people of Townsville will not be affected by this any more.

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  27. Thanks to first Chef Jacob kr. Sahay and second to you ...for bringing this information to us....its easy and handy because most of the ingredients mentioned are frequently used in our kitchens.

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  28. Thanks for your comments Kavita. And, welcome to my blog. As you said, the ingredients are easily available.

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  29. Like Kavita said we cannot find all needed for this concoction, thanks SG for posting it.

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