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Q1 Which is one of the trusted herbal remedies for diabetesproblems? A1 Sem Sophie Joshua December3-2020 Worked at Diabetes Seven herbs and supplements fortype 2 diabetes Diabetes is a lifelong condition that affects the blood sugar and insulinlevels in the body. Treatment includes lifestyle strategies and sometimesmedication, but somecomplementary therapies, such as herbs and supplements, may help. In diabetes, the body eitherdoes not produce enough insulin or produces insulin that the body does not useproperly. Herbs and supplements will not cure diabetes and do not constitute astandalone treatment, but somemay combine with conventional treatment to provide relief from symptoms andreduce the risk of complications. Here are seven herbs and supplements that may be of benefit to peoplewith type 2 diabetes. 1. Aloe vera Aloe vera is a common plant with many different uses. Many people areaware of its benefits for skin care, but it may also have other benefits,including slowing the progress of type 2 diabetes. Findings suggested that aloe vera might help protect and repair the betacells in the pancreas that produce insulin. The researchers believed this mightbe due to aloe’s antioxidant effects. The researchers called for more research into aloe and its extracts to besure of these effects. Ways of taking aloe include: adding juiced pulp to a drink or smoothie taking capsules that contain aloe as supplements My note- I could gather from awork man that there are two varieties of Aloe vera. One is edible and other not edible. One has tobe caaautious. 2. Cinnamon Cinnamon is a fragrant spice that comes from the bark of a tree. It is apopular ingredient in sweets, baked goods, and other dishes. It has a taste that can add sweetness without any additional sugar. It ispopular with people with type 2 diabetes for this reason alone, but it may alsooffer other benefits. 3. Bitter melon Momordica charantia, or bitter melon, is a medicinal fruit. Practitionersof traditional Chinese and Indian medicine have used bitter melon forcenturies. People cancook the fruit and use it in many dishes. Some scientists have beenlooking into its potential medicinal uses. There is some evidence thatbitter melon may help with the symptoms of diabetes. One review has noted that people have used many parts of the plantto help treat diabetes. 4. Milk thistle People have used milk thistle since ancient times for many differentailments, and especially as a tonic for the liver. Silymarin, the extract frommilk thistle that has received the most attention from scientists, is acompound with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. These are the properties that may make milkthistle a useful herb for people with diabetes. 5. Fenugreek Fenugreek is another seed that may help lower blood sugar levels. Theseeds contain fibers and chemicals that help to slow down the digestion ofcarbohydrates and sugar. There is also some evidence that the seeds may help delay or prevent theonset of type 2 diabetes. 6. Gymnema Gymnema sylvestre is a herb that comes from India. Its name means “sugardestroyer.” Other tests using gymnema found that people with type 2 diabetesresponded well to both the leaf and its extract over various periods. Some people experienced: lower blood sugar levels higher insulin levels Using either the ground leaf or leaf extract may be beneficial. But once again, talk to your doctor about using it before starting. 7. Ginger Ginger is another herb that people have used for thousands of years intraditional medicine systems. People often use ginger to help treat digestive and inflammatory issues. However, the researchers were uncertain as to how ginger might do this,and they called for more research to confirm these findings. People can take ginger: by adding ginger powder or chopped, fresh ginger root to raw or cookedfood. brewed into tea as a supplement in capsule form and by drinking it in a ginger ale My note- Always take doctor’s advice beforeconsuming any of the above items told Fri Shared by Girija Devi Sushang Agnihotri Updated August 8, 2020KnowsGujarati Q2 Did the King-Maharaja in olden times also go to the fieldsfor a toilet? A2 Girija Devi SushangAgnihotri Updated August 8, 2020 Knows Gujarati No, the civilization of Indiais very much developed since ancient times. You will find small rooms in old palaces which used to be toilets. Bundi is the royal toilet of theRajasthan Fort. This toilet was used only by the royal family. Thiswas a very convenient parent toilet. Not only this, toiletshave also been found in the excavation of Indus Valley Civilization about 5000years ago or in 3100 BC. Both flush toilets and non-flush toiletshave been found in excavated toilets. Drains have also been found which were used to clear thewaste. This is a dry toilet found in the excavation. Like today, tomorrow's sumptoilets are there. It looks like a western toilet. But it was found 5000 yearsago. This is another toilet found in the Indian style. It is known from all these discoveries that the people of India had taken care of sanitationsince ancient times. Lived a well-organized life. Proud to be anIndian. (PICTURES NOT ADDED) Q3 What are some interesting facts you know about animals? A3 Ossai Ceejay 13-2-2020-Catsare total Badasses I've always admired cats for a ton of reasons; they're very clean, don't leave droppings all overthe place like dogs, and are real badasses. Cats have a domineering behaviour, they don't take orders from anyone andare afraid of almost nothing. A cat doesn't see you as the authority, they only see you as a larger andmuch clumsier version of a cat. Like I said earlier, a cat isn't going to take orders from you, it's notgoing to fetch your stick or your ball, if it seems to come to you because youcalled it, it probably isn't, it's probably only coming because it wants to. Another fact that proves theirbadass nature is their hunting success. While tigers have a 20% success rate, and lions have a 19% success rate(if it hunts individually), acat has a 32% success rate. Oh, and check this; cats are one of the few species who sometimeskill JUST for the fun of it. Part of what makes batman a total badass isn't the fact that he's thestrongest (he definitely isn't) but the fact that he knows he's not but he justdoesn't care. This also applies to cats; I'm yet to find any animal thatscares cats, seriously, catscan go against big dogs, snakes and in this case, an alligator. (Dog lovers out there, can your dog stand the sight of a fully grownalligator? Yeah, didn't think so)Would you prefer a dog or a cat? Source;12 Times animals messedwith the wrong opponents – NYKS Q4 Why is every smallest thing in physics named after a plank? A4 Bob Becksted, Former Sgtat the USMC 64-68; IT Exec, Time Inc. 69-2014. 14-2-2021 It is not named after a plank. It is named in honor of the German physicist Max Planck. Q5 What are some interesting facts about Shiva? A5 Ved Prakash UpdatedDecember 3-2020-B.sc from Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak (Graduated 2019) Hinduism abounds with legends of miracles; of superhuman deeds of godsborn as humans; and of mortals claiming to have been visited by one of thevarious Hindu gods. Butthe following story is quite unique. A Hindu sights a Hindu god in his dream or has a vision of a god in reallife, that’s believable because the person reveres that god. But a Christian claiming to seea Hindu god who ends up saving the man’s life…is something which is unheard. Lord Shiva – The Saviour It was 1879, and the British were ruling India. An officer in the BritishArmy, Lt. Col. Martin ofAgar Malva, was leading the army in the war against Afghanistan. Col. Martin would regularly send messages of his well-being to his wife.The war went on for a long period of time and Lady Martin stopped getting hismessages. This naturally worried her. One day, while riding on herhorse, she passed by the temple of Baijnath Mahadev. The sounds of the conchand mantras attracted her. She went inside the temple and came to know that the Brahmans were worshipping LordShiva. The Brahmans saw her and noticed that she was sad and tense. They askedher what the matter was and she explained everything to them. They told her that Lord Shivalistens to the prayers of devotees and takes them out of difficult situations. On the advice of the Brahmans, she started the ‘Laghu-rudri Anushtthan’of the Mantra: ‘Om Namah Shivaya’, for 11 days. She prayed to Lord Shivathat if her husband reaches home safely, then she would get the templerenovated. On the last of the ‘Laghu-rudri’, a messenger came and gave her a letter.It was from her husband. He had written – “I was regularlysending messages to you from the battle grounds, but suddenly the Pathanssurrounded us from all sides. We were entrapped in a situation where there was no scopeof escaping death. Suddenly, I saw a Yogi of Indiawith long hair, carrying a weapon with three pointers (Trishul). Hispersonality was amazing and he was maneuvering his weapon with a magnificentstyle. Seeing thisgreat man, the Pathans started running back. With his grace, our bad timesturned into moments of victory. This was possible only because of that man ofIndia wearing a lion skin and carrying a three-pointer weapon (Trishul).That great Yogi told me that I should not worry and that he had come to rescueme because he was very pleased with my wife’s prayers.” Tears of joy fell down LadyMartin’s eyes as she read the letter. She fell into the feet of Lord Shiva’sstatue and burst into tears. After a few weeks, Col. Martin returned. They both visited the Baijnath Mahadev Temple to thankLord Shiva for saving Col. Martin’s life. It was then that he realizedthe striking resemblance of Lord Shiva to the Yogi who’d appeared on thebattlefield to save his life. Both became devotees of Lord Shiva. They helped inrebuilding the temple premises and donated money for its maintenance. TheBritish couple’s name is engraved on the slab inside the temple premises.Till date, the Baijnath Mahadev Temple is the only Hindu temple in the countrythat was restored by British! Har Har Mahadev Q6 What exactly is Echidna? Is she a goddess or something else? A6 Sharmaine Ellorin, knowsEnglish14-2-2021 Echidna, (Greek: “Snake”) is amonster of Greek mythology, half woman, half serpent. Her parents were either the sea deities Phorcysand Ceto (according to Hesiod's Theogony) or Tartarus and Gaia (in the accountof the mythographer Apollodorus); in Hesiod, Tartarus and Gaia are the parentsof Echidna's husband, Typhon. Among her progeny with Typhon were: Ladon, the dragon that protected the golden apples of the Hesperides anotherdragon that protected the Golden Fleece The Hydra The Chimera Orthus and Cerberus(Infernal Hounds) Her offspring by Orthus werethe Sphynx and the Nemean Lion. Answer 2 Kyle Breaux, Agnostic Atheist with an EpicureanHumanist Life Philosophy 13-2-2021 Echidna is a beast in Greekmythology, depicted as half-woman and half-snake. She was depicted as being Typhon’s consort, and is most commonly said tobe the daughter of Phorcys—a primordial god said to rule over the waters beforeOceanus and Poseidon. Phorcys was seen as the sea equivalent of Gaia and Ouranos, and other olddeities alleged to be of that generation like Tartarus. Q7 Why does an Indian bride throw rice during Vidaai? A7 Supriya Singh 12-2-2021-Lifeand Living · I write blogs on Life and Livings. During the Vidaai, Hindu brides perform a ritual in which they throw a handful of riceover their shoulders, thrice. The bride’s mother standing just behind her catches therice in her Dupatta. It may seem like a wastage of precious grains, butthis ceremony has a lot of emotional and meaningful value for the bride’sfamily. In the Hindu religion, a daughteris considered to be the manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi, who is the deityworshipped for prosperity. When the daughter is stepping out of her parents’ house, she throws rice to bless them andreassure them that despite her departure, their house will be brimming withwealth and prosperity. There’s another symbolic significance of the bride throwing rice over hershoulders. It also signifiesthat she is thankful for what her parents have done for her ever since herchildhood. >From that moment onwards, she will be living on her own but will >continuepraying for her parents’ well-being and prosperity. Why only rice is used? Rice is one grain that is astaple in multiple cultures Hindu, Islam, Sikh, etc. Even in the West, anewlywed couple is showered with rice to bless with prosperityand fertility. Rice is considered to be asymbol of prosperity and fertility. Have you ever noticed that we filled ametal pot (Kalash) with rice and keep coconut above itduring our Hindu Puja rituals? When the bride arrives at her newhome (husband’s place) she kicks a pot filled with rice. The bride then steps into a plate full of vermillion and walksinto the home, leaving the vermillion prints behind. Q8 Can we offer jasmine to Lord Shiva? A8 Sunitha Parapatla November24-2020-Devotee of God Shiva and a Home maker Yes. God Shiva accepts anything His devotees offer Him with love and thus there is no set protocol for Shiva's worship. And Jasmine flowers are blessed by Shiva and are used in worshipping theMahadev. There is a story of how Jasmine flowers were usedfor Shiva's worship. GodShiva is referred as Mallikarjuna and Goddess Parvati is referred asBrahmarambika on the Srisailam mountain. According to Shiva Purana, when Lord Kartikeya and Lord Ganesh competefor encircling the world thrice and lastly when Ganesh is declared as thewinner, Kartekeya leaves Mount Kailash disappointed. God Shiva goes in search of Karthikeya as Goddess Parvati requests Shivato bring back Her son. Shiva reaches the Srisailammountain and there He sits on the top of mountain with Mallika (Jasmine) plantcreepers encircling around Him, under an Arjuna tree. To bless His devotees He manifested Himself as the Jyothirlinga andGoddess Parvati transforms herself into a honey bee orBrahmara and stays near the jasmine plant. From that day onwards,Jasmine flowers are being offered to God Shiva 🙏🙏 This is the reason Shiva is called Mallikarjuna and Parvathi is calledGoddess Brahmarambika. Om Srisaila Mallikarjunaya namahaOm Mallikarjuna Brahmaraya namaha My note- This legend is new tome. Though I have heard mallikarjuna, I never thought the name related tojasmine. In Kerala in Siva temples sandal wood paste and Tulsi leaves are given as prasadam. In Tamilnadu Holy ashis given as prasadam. Q9 What obscure invention changed the world? A9 Shared by Girija Devi February4-2021 Float Glass If you have ever looked through the original windows of a very old house,like a house that datesbefore 1950 you might notice something amiss. The glass in the window appearsto be a little thicker in the bottom than the top as if the glass is slowlymelting as the decades have progressed. The windows are so distortedthat the images you see through the window also appear distorted. The truth is the old glass inthe window pane looked like that from when it was first made. The glass was made when a huge ball of glass was blown into alarge sized cylinder then the cylinder was cut in half and flattened thenallowed to cool down. The flattened glass would then be cut into smallersections in order to be inserted into the multifaceted window frames such asthe following: When the sections were inserted, the builder tended to have the thickerends facing down. Windows for houses were not as clear as eye glasses,telescopes, or microscopes because manufacturing very clear glass wasexpensive. Clear glass required intense polishing. In the late 19th century molten glass was drawn through steel rollers.Glass windows were made in mass production using this method but there wereirregularities in the final product and the glass was not very thick. Then in the 1950s in GreatBritain, the process of float glass was invented. The process involves pouring molten glass onto molten metal, usually tin. Theglass floats on top of the metal then it cools in a very flat and clear shape. It also became possible to makeclear glass sheets that were 25 mm thick. By 1960 the process wasapplied to mass production then all of the sudden houses were able to havelarge windows like this: So if you see the glass windowson a very old house and they appear to be melting that is not the case. They were manufactured like this until window glassmaking improved. Today practically all glasswindows you see in buildings were made using the float process. Only specialized decorative windows such as stained orpatterned glass would be the exception. The invention of the float glass process became the standard process butnot too many people today are aware how it revolutionized the industry. I would like to thank Jan Krusat and Mike Hook for adding moreinformation to include in my answer. All the above QA are based onQuora digest to me on 14-2-2021. Quora answers need not be 100% correct answers Compiled and posted by R. Gopala krishnan on 15-2-2021 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to thatha_patty+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/1677435369.1415744.1613388647749%40mail.yahoo.com.
