In
ancient India, People were using herbal
products as main health remedies but
with advent of time and subsequent
development in science and technology,
allopathy medicines and several other
alternate treatments gained popularity.
But these medicines do have certain
side effects in the long run.
Now people seek treatment having no
side effect. People have accepted
the philosophy. “Prevention
is better than cure”
well in their day-to-day life. In
this fast changing world people are
very conscious about their health,
the young generation is crazy about
their fitness throughout and even
elderly people are also not ready
to accept their ageing realities,
all want to look young and vibrant
forever without taking medicine. And
such solution lie with functional
foods that provide medication rejuvenating
vital component through foods.
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Herbs
have played a significant role in
maintaining human health and improving
the quality of human life for thousand
of years and have served humans well
as valuable components of seasonings,
beverages, cosmetics, dyes and medicines.
In different herbs a wide variety
of active phytochemicals including
the flavonoids, terpenoids, lignans,
Sulfides, polyphenols, carotenoids,
coumarins, saponins plant sterols,
uramins and phthalates have been identified.
Several of these phytochemicals act
either as health promoter or protect
us from several chronic as well as
common diseases. Ghee
is considered as the best among all
fats due to its characteristics to
absorb all the medicinal properties
of the herbs with which it is fortified
without loosing its owns qualities.
This could therefore serve as an efficient
carrier of phytochemicals from the
herb. Realizing this, several medicated
or herbal ghee have been prepared
and used as either routine food of
foods for specific uses or as medicines. |
