Suryakshetra 87 - Tamboolam

SURYAKSHETRA –87
Dr P V Sesha Sai
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27th January 2005

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WONDERS OF TAMBOOLAM – INDIAN TRADITIONAL SYSTEM
(Continuation from Suryakshetra 86)

In continuation I desire to give you some more information authenticated and material information about the medicinal values of the other ingredients earlier informed.

CAMPHOR: It is my desire to the readers not to misunderstand this CAMPHOR with the one available for lit before Holy Shrines in temples. The camphor which I am referring for Taamboolam or Pan has some indirect connection to the Camphor which is normally the secretion from a kind of trees particularly grown in China, Japan, Borneo Islands etc. The difference between these two is that Pan Camphor is a cooked one and with a kind of sweet fragrance recommended for eating directly or in sweets or pan etc., where as the Camphor for lit purpose is a strong one and not recommended for eating. But both of them are highly inflammable. Presently when we take the quality of the Pan Camphor, it can be said that it is a wonder remedy for DIABETES. It stops frequent urination and it reduces bad odor and offensive breath. Interestingly it is observed to reduce the problems concerning eyesight. There are hundreds of applications of this wonder herb when used along with other medicinal plants. I have seen in number of houses using this to get rid of normal headache and this is from WONDER GRAND MA BOX.

BETEL NUT: As said earlier it is called as Areca Catechu or Areca Nut or Betel nut. It is in the species of Date Palm. It does not contain any branches and it grows to 70 to 80 feet high and like Coconut it contains lengthy leaves. It is normally grown in some coastal parts of Andhra Pradesh in India, Konkan Area and Malbar area in Kerala. In most of the parts of Northern India and in Orissa State dried seed without boiling is liked. In other parts of the Country only boiled black cut seeds are used commonly. According to Indian Traditional System, people offer Betel Nut and betel leave as a matter of respect to their guests. In all functions like marriages, fundamentally these two are considered most important. The seed contains TANNIC & Gallic acid AND it has oil contents in it. Even today this is used st TAPEWORM OR ROUND WORM and the gist is called as ARECALINE. This is also considered to help men to regain their vitality and restregthening the nervous system. There are number of applications using this wonder herb, for the time being it is a boon in PAN – TAABOOLAM.

CALCIUM: It is called as SIAAKSHARA in Sanskrit. There are two or three varieties of white cement type clay. In the good olden days WHITE WASHING TO HOUSES is done using this. These rocks are taken out from mines and like bricks they are cooked. It contains very strong odor and it is fundamentally anti bacterial. Probably that is the reason it is mostly used for white washing and people used to refresh themselves, further to getting themselves freed from mosquito’s etc. It creates burns and wounds if applied as it is in large quantities. It is a safe medicine in conjunction with some of the other materials. It creates wounds and rupture in the mouth, if excessively taken and if taken in raw form without combining other material. It is a supportive drug for calcium deficiency in human body. Thus when a person desires to chew a pan, this calcium content too is taken into the body. In the present context, this is used in small quantity on the betel leaf and on it other ingredients are applied before making a PLEASANT PAN – TAAMBOOLAM.


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