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Fagonia (Dhamasa) Benefits

Shakeel Ahmad Shah

What is Fagonia? Bisically, the Fagonia (Dhamasa) is a plant found in deserted areas, but it is also widely spread in all areas including hilly surface. However, it’s pants cannot grow in the area of snowfall. Different names of the herb are as follows: Arabic Name: Badavard, Baadaaward, Shawka al-Baidaa, Shukaaa, AqsoonAssamese/Bengali Name: DuralabhaEnglish Name: Cretan Prickly Clover, Khorasan thorn, Virgin’s Mantle, Virgon’s MantlemLatin name: Fagonia arabica Linn.German Name: Fagonie, FagoniaGujarati Name: Dhamasi, DhamaasoHindi/Sanskrit Name: Dhamasa, Dhamaso, Dhamah, Damah, Damahan, Dhamhar, Durlabha, Duralabha, Dhanvayas, Samudranta, Gandhari, Dusparsha, Kachura, Ananta, Gilaregati, Khorasan, Hinguaa, Dhanhare, Dhanvyaas, Dhanvyas, DramahMarathi Name: DhamasaPersian Name: BadavardPashto Name: AzghakayPunjabi Name: Dhamah, Dhamaha, Dama, DhamaanUrdu Name: Dhamasa, Dhamaya, Soochi Booti, ShokaiMalayalam Name: KodittuvaTamil Name: TulganariTelugu Name: Chittigava, Gilaregati For more detail on types of Fagonia please click here. All types of Fagonia have similar benefits, but the type of Fagonia having more flowers and leaves, will give quick results. Fagonia is a single herbal medicine having miraculous curing effects on general health issues including serious illnesses like cancers, hepatitis, heart disorders, etc., without any serious side-effects. Some people misunderstand Fagonia as Camel Thorn, but in fact camel thorn is a separate plant. Its leaves are very thin and grow between two thorns. The thorns are in triplet or quartet. The branches of the plant are very thin so it can’t grow straight but it is laid on the ground, in shape of a small bush. The plant grows 9-12 inches, widely in a circle. Fagonia plant has sweet, bitter, sharp and sour taste according to different stages of growth and parts. This plant is found in Italy, Germany, middle-east countries, Pakistan and India. It has been accepted as treatment of cancers especially the blood and liver cancers. The color of flowers is purple. Plant has large number of small fruits near thorns. These fruits are quite like 00 in shape. Benefits of Fagonia: It is the best blood purifier and decomposes blood clots to save from brain hemorrhage and heart problems. It’s flowers and leaves can treat all types of Cancers, Thalasemia and PCOS/PCOD. Can be used for cooling effect – Treats all types of Hepatitis. Strengthens liver and prevents/cures liver cancer. Improves heart and mental ability. Helpful in treatment of body pains. Cures allergies. Heals pimples and other dermatology problems. Strengthens stomach. It alleviates symptoms like vomiting, thirst and burning sensation, etc. It increases the physical strength and weight of the week and under weight people. Helpful in controlling weight for bulky persons. Cures mouth & gum disorders. Normalizes blood pressure disorders. Treats asthma & breathing difficulty. Helps recovering from smoking side-effects. Hot infusion of Fagonia is given to prevent small pox. It increases urination and hence overhauls the kidneys and urination system. It is applied over neck stiffness. Being spermatogenic, improves sperm count in semen and helps normalizing the male and female reproductive systems. Perfectly controls Leucorrhoea (لیکوریا) disorders in women. Perfectly cures Atthra, an incurable female disease in Allopathic, in which blue or black spots appear in various parts of body skin. Atthra: Miscarriage, birth of dead child or immediate death of infant soon after delivery because of green or yellow color diarrhea or loose motions is caused by this horrible disease called ATTHRA. Some babies die before birth in the ovary. Some women only give birth to girl babies or only girls survive but boys expire after birth. Further some women experience stomach and liver disorder because of ATTHRA. They get weak and feel irregular heart beat and breathe disorder. Such women cannot bear normal pregnancy. Most pregnancies end with abortion and if not aborted, the infant will die. As an antioxidant, helps reducing stress. …and the list of benefits goes on. If you are still suffering from harmful diseases, it means you are yet unaware of the benefits of Fagonia (Dhamasa). How to use? The best remedy for Liver is Flowers and Leaves of this herb. It can be used to treat your disease within three to four months. Please choose any of the following options:1. Just collect Flowers, Leaves and Seeds of Fagonia. Wash them with warm water, dry in airy shadow, and when it is completely dried, then grind it to powder. Then mix one teaspoon or tablespoon (as per age and body weight) of this Fagonia Powder in any food or fresh fruit juice or just take it with water after meals, twice a day.2. You can also use whole green part of its branches inclusive of thorns, woods, leaves, fruits and flowers combined after washing and then grinding them in water. A cup or a glass of filtered juice, is enough to take after meals twice or thrice a day. It is better for all types of Cancers, Hepatitis or other liver problems.3. You can mash and grind the leaves or green branches of Fagonia like thick paste and then can convert them in shape of tablets in the size of a chickpea (چنا). Just swallow two tablets with morning/evening meals.4. If it is not available in green form, you can get its complete plant inclusive of flowers and leaves in dried form, from the stores in the market. Just grind them all to powder, filter it thrice with cloth and then fill the powder in 1000mg capsules. Take 1-2 two capsules immediately after meals, twice or thrice a day. The women suffering from Atthra disease will continue it in all nine months pregnancy to get healthy child. It has given great positive, curing results when it was used in liquid form, for just two weeks. Note: Never swallow it when your stomach is empty but take it during your food or immediately after finishing your food, otherwise, it may result in some gastric problems. دھماسہ کیا ہے؟ دھماسہ ویران علاقوں میں پایا جانے والا ایک خود رو پودہ ہے۔ اسے اردو میں دھماسہ یا سچی بوٹی، عربی میں “شوکت البیضأ”، پشتو میں ازغاکے ، پنجابی میں دھماں یا دھمایاں، ہندی میں دھماسہ، پوٹھوہاری میں تمہیاں ، سندھی

How to Quit Smoking?

Shakeel Ahmad Shah

Why Do We Start to Smoke Interested in experimenting Parents or friends smoke Looks cool Want to fit in Friends pressurize to smoke To get rid of gastric problem To fire-out stress & tiredness … and many other reasons Why Do We Continue to Smoke Nicotine addiction Tough to quit! Something to do with your hands Stimulation nicotine stimulates Do not know how to quit smoking Feels good or like it Relieves or friends stress to continue Other reasons? Why to Quit Smoking Smoking is killing you and your lovers. It is your real enemy. If you do not know enough about your enemy, it will defeat you. To defeat your enemy, you must know it in depth. Smoking Facts: Tobacco is only legally sold product that is DEADLY when used exactly as the manufacturer intended. Smokers with 1-14 cigarettes a day, have 8 times the risk of dying from lung cancer compared to non-smokers. Smokers with above 25 cigarettes a day, have 25 times this risk. Smoking leads to an earlier menopause in women. On average women smokers go through the menopause up to 2 years earlier than non-smokers and are at a greater risk of developing the bony tissue disease. Smoking is associated with increased sperm abnormalities and with impotence in men. Smoking causes at least 80% of all deaths from lung cancer, around 80% of all deaths from bronchitis and emphysema and around 17% of all deaths from heart disease. Hundreds of the cases of lung cancer and thousands of the cases of heart disease in non-smokers every year are caused by passive smoking. Tobacco kills around 120,000 people in the UK every year, about 330 every day – as if a plane crashed every day and killed all its passengers, around 20% of all deaths. A young smoker suffering from bronchitis or emphysema who gives up will see improvement in lung function. Damage to lungs caused by years of smoking is permanent but quitting smoking prevents it worsening. Smoking is Global: Second major cause of death in the world – about 5 million deaths each year 10 million deaths each year by 2020. Half the people that smoke today 650 million people- will eventually be killed by tobacco. (World Health Organization) Cigarette Contains Carbon Monoxide Arsenic Ammonia Acetone Formaldehyde Methanol (Rocket Fuel) Hydrogen Cyanide (Rat Poison) ….. and Nicotine! Facts About Nicotine A drug found only in the tobacco leaf At low doses it can stimulate nerve cells At high doses it is a poison that has been used as an insecticide Two to three drops of pure nicotine can kill you What Does Nicotine Do Within 7 seconds, one-quarter of the nicotine has gone straight to the brain. It has a powerful effect on the brain and the central nervous system. Causes your brain to release a “pleasure” chemical called Dopamine. Nicotine receptors on your nerve endings receive the Dopamine and create “Happy” nerve cells. The Dopamine gives you a false sense of well-being, and soon the body wants more and more on a regular basis. This is the beginning of an addiction. Smoking: Short-Term Effects Bad Smell perfume will not hide it Bad Teeth Bad Breath Get More Colds / Sickness Sore Throat Headaches High Blood Pressure Wastage of Money Smoking: Long-Term Effects Hardening of blood vessels in heart & brain Increased risk of heart attack & stroke Lung Diseases (emphysema & bronchitis) Increased risk of cancer Stomach Ulcers & Cancer Cataracts & blindness & Other illnesses Smoking Related Diseases: Bronchitis Emphysema Heart disease Cancer Kidney diseases …. and many others The Smoker’s Lungs: You can see how the lung looks without the effects of inhalation of smoke. Note black specks throughout indicative of carbon deposits from pollution. Smokers lung with cancer. This is what killed the person. The blackened area is just the deposit of tars that all smokers paint into their lungs with every puff they take. Smoking Effects on Pregnancy: Increased risk of: Miscarriages Premature births Low birth weight infants Respiratory infections Middle ear infections Meningococcal infections Asthma …. and many other health problems. What is Second-Hand Smoke Second-hand smoke is more dangerous than directly inhaled smoke. It is harmful even when you cannot see or smell it. Second-hand smoke releases the same 4,000 chemicals as smoke that is directly inhaled, but often in even greater quantities A big number of non-smokers die from lung cancer each year because of second-hand smoke. Second-Hand Smoke Effects Smoking is like killing with slow-poisoning. Continuously inhaling the smoke results in swear illnesses resulting to death. Short-term: Eye irritation Headache Nasal discomfort and sneezing Cough and sore throat Nausea and dizziness Increased heart rate and blood pressure Increased risk for people with heart disease (angina), asthma, allergies. Long-term: Childhood asthma and other breathing difficulties. Reduced ability to take in and use oxygen Heart disease and stroke Lungs cancer Reasons to Quit Giving up smoking can reduce the risk of developing many health problems. Stinks, bad breath, yellow skin Family/Friends Cost too much Peer pressure (fewer smokers) Fewer places to smoke in public Do not like it anymore sick of it Other reasons? How to QUIT? Formulate a plan decide on the best approach for you. Two ways to quit All at once Cutting back Based on the way you want to quit there are a lot of tools out there to help you. Quit Aids Strong Will Power Green Cardamom Chew Gum Pills Zyban Nicotine Inhaler Breath Mint E-Cigarettes Alternative Treatments: Acupressure Reiki Hypnosis Tips to Quit The 4D’s ….. Drink water, Deep breathe, Delay and Do something different Brush your teeth, chew regular gum Eat breakfast first Make your home smoke free or at least limit smoking to one room Make your vehicle smoke free Exercise and eat right Stay positive! References familydoctor.org www.smokefree.gov www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco http://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking http://www.cancer.org/Healthy/StayAwayfromTobacco www.smokefreefamilies.org www.helppregnantsmokersquit.org =============== Prime Cancer Care & General Hospital (PCCGH) Prime Institute of Health Sciences (PIHS) One Kilometer from Motorway Chowk (Chungi No.26), Motorway Service Road,