Amazing power of Garlic:
Proverb says “an apple a day keeps a doctor away” in same intonation “two seeds of garlic help health sway”. With the facts established by research, it is proven that there is no substitute for garlic with respect to cooking as well as maintaining the charisma of health. There are more advantages rather than disadvantages for garlic.
Advantages:
Garlic contains moisture, protein, fat, minerals, fibre and carbohydrate. Various minerals namely calcium, phosphorus, iron, thiamine, niacin, vitamin etc. are abundant in garlic. All these minerals definitely are health stimulant. Garlic also contains iodine, sulphur and chlorine but in small proportion.
Garlic increases the hunger.
It is very useful for people who are having asthma, bronchial congestion, hearing problem.
It is helpful for reducing cough and cold. It also prevents lungs, bronchial tube from depositing of mucus.
Garlic is useful for disease like tuberculosis, nagging cough, and pneumonia.
Garlic is antiseptic. It cures wounds, ulcers etc.
It is helpful for digestion and lessens the intensity of dysentery.
It reduces blood pressure and prevents heart attack & also balances the cholesterol level.
It is stimulant for blood circulation and reduces toxin from the body.
It maintains the glow of the skin.
It helps to keep youthfulness since it is anti-oxidant.
It helps to prevent cancer and arthritis.
It is being used profusely as garlic paste in cooking to increase the taste.
Garlic is full of anti-bacterial and anti-viral ingredients.
Disadvantages:
More use of garlic in raw condition is anti-stomach.
Garlic brings skin allergy and sensation of irritation for some people.
Use of excessive garlic may lead to problem of migraine.
Coal bunker means for storage of coal, water tanker is for water and in similar way garlic is the store house of various minerals. Analysis of 100 gms. of garlic results the following compositions.
Ø Copper 0.30 mg.
Ø Iron 1.07 mg.
Ø Manganese 1.12 mg.
Ø Phosphorus 15.03 mg.
Ø Selenium 14.20 mg.
Ø Zinc 1.16 mg.
It also contains sulphur which is much more percentage wise as compared to other vegetables namely broccoli, onion.
a) Soft spongy garlic with green colour sprout protruding should not be purchased as various qualities imbibed with it, will then not be present.
b) Garlic is to be stored in open utensil instead of closed one and to be preserved at room temperature.
c) Plastic wrapped garlic or refrigerated garlic becomes soft and should be avoided.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
DAZZLING BEAUTIES OF VOLUPTUOUS KALAPOKHRI, THE TOURIST SPOT.
Zurich, Geneva, Interlaken, JungFru of Switzerland and same way Kashmir, Manali, Nainital of India are well acclaimed scenic places and attracts enormous of tourists all over the world. But then, there are places, which are beyond anybody’s imagination as far as their natural beauty is concerned and one of those is Kalapokhri, a place in North Bengal which is 4 hours drive from Darjeeling. Unless you visit, you cannot imagine the panoramic beauty, tranquility of this hilly village which is shackled with forests. Visiting this place will make you mentally sedate, allure you for scribbling thoughts and more importantly tantalize you for shooting photos / video shooting. Hullabaloo of urban life when makes you tired, visit to this place will lead you to the psychological path of exuberant. If you want to observe, compare and contrast between cloudy sky at one moment and mild sun immediately after that moment, Kalapokhri is the place to be definitely visited. 140 varieties of rhododendrons and its colors are beautifully dazzled to charm you who are encompassed with the chirping songs of 600 types of birds. Kalapokhri is also a holy place as per the old persons of the village. They will also make you hear about the story of the village, if you start be friendly with them. As per their religious belief, this place belongs to the abode of Blacknag and the name of the village of Kalapokhri has been derived from the black water pond situated there. Kalapokhri is known for a holy pond which is fenced by Buddhist prayer flags.
Kalapokhri is in the down side of Himalaya Mountain and at an altitude of 3170 meters, surrounded by Singlila national forest. Its hilly beauty, calm and quite environment, friendly behavior of local inhabitants will make you vivacious to stay there for couple of days to offset the hurly burly conditions of daily hassles being faced in life. Place is not popular for tourists as it is not well propagated by the tourism ministry, perhaps because of not that well accessible roads.
After a tiring day, will be quite serene and rejuvenating to watch the lake view and gushing clouds. People, who are having incredible fascination for ponds which is clean and clear, offer good reflection of sky and surroundings and also at high altitudes will not be able to restrain their temptation to visit this place.
Distance of the Kalapokhri from Darjeeling (North Bengal) is only 51 Kms. Foods, namely milky products, meats, she-yak’s milk are abundantly available. By road, one can visit here from Darjeeling. Another route is from Siliguri, again a place of North Bengal, then to Manevanjan. This route of Manevanjan to Kalapokhri will make you dance in side your landrover 4 wheeler when scaling up and down on the mountains roads. During journey many small hilly villages some of them namely Chitra, Meghwa, Tunglur will come and disappear only to take you in the mood of enjoying scenic beauties with time to time closer to napping. It will take almost 3-4 hours to reach to Kalapokhri of course, in between an entry pass is to be taken from Singlila National forest office at Gouribus. From Gouribus to Kalapokhri is 8 Kms and this distance again will be full of beauties of rhododendrons and may be a distant sight of Himalaya Bear, Leopard. Landrover will cross the beautiful forest of Magnolia, Silver fur, Giant bamboo, Teefarn, Mapel, Oak, Birch, Orchid & you can have the glimpses of forest beauties.
While enjoying the natural beauty, you will not know when you have reached Kalapokhri and start taking the photographs of surrounding hilly beauties and after a passage of time tranquility of this village engrossed with charming and colorful rhododendrons will prevail you in that state of mind as if you are drinking ambrosia.
How to visit: Tourist is to visit first Kolkata and then to board a train to get down at “New Jalpaiguri”. From there to Manevanjam via Siliguri by bus. From Manevanjan to Kalapokhri by reserved taxi.
When to visit: Any season except rainy one.
Where to stay: There are lots of hotels, lodges, and booking is done normally from Darjeeling or Manevanjan. Since this place as of now, is not that famous, booking is not mandatory. Some good hotels of reasonable standard are K.B. Hotel, Singlila Hotel, Pandim, Changu.
From Kolkata, it takes nearly 12 to 14 hours to reach Kalapokhri and it is better for a plan to stay there at least for 2 to 3 days to be in the lap of natural beauty.
à For your ready information, Kalapokhri is part of North Bengal,
India.
Zurich, Geneva, Interlaken, JungFru of Switzerland and same way Kashmir, Manali, Nainital of India are well acclaimed scenic places and attracts enormous of tourists all over the world. But then, there are places, which are beyond anybody’s imagination as far as their natural beauty is concerned and one of those is Kalapokhri, a place in North Bengal which is 4 hours drive from Darjeeling. Unless you visit, you cannot imagine the panoramic beauty, tranquility of this hilly village which is shackled with forests. Visiting this place will make you mentally sedate, allure you for scribbling thoughts and more importantly tantalize you for shooting photos / video shooting. Hullabaloo of urban life when makes you tired, visit to this place will lead you to the psychological path of exuberant. If you want to observe, compare and contrast between cloudy sky at one moment and mild sun immediately after that moment, Kalapokhri is the place to be definitely visited. 140 varieties of rhododendrons and its colors are beautifully dazzled to charm you who are encompassed with the chirping songs of 600 types of birds. Kalapokhri is also a holy place as per the old persons of the village. They will also make you hear about the story of the village, if you start be friendly with them. As per their religious belief, this place belongs to the abode of Blacknag and the name of the village of Kalapokhri has been derived from the black water pond situated there. Kalapokhri is known for a holy pond which is fenced by Buddhist prayer flags.
Kalapokhri is in the down side of Himalaya Mountain and at an altitude of 3170 meters, surrounded by Singlila national forest. Its hilly beauty, calm and quite environment, friendly behavior of local inhabitants will make you vivacious to stay there for couple of days to offset the hurly burly conditions of daily hassles being faced in life. Place is not popular for tourists as it is not well propagated by the tourism ministry, perhaps because of not that well accessible roads.
After a tiring day, will be quite serene and rejuvenating to watch the lake view and gushing clouds. People, who are having incredible fascination for ponds which is clean and clear, offer good reflection of sky and surroundings and also at high altitudes will not be able to restrain their temptation to visit this place.
Distance of the Kalapokhri from Darjeeling (North Bengal) is only 51 Kms. Foods, namely milky products, meats, she-yak’s milk are abundantly available. By road, one can visit here from Darjeeling. Another route is from Siliguri, again a place of North Bengal, then to Manevanjan. This route of Manevanjan to Kalapokhri will make you dance in side your landrover 4 wheeler when scaling up and down on the mountains roads. During journey many small hilly villages some of them namely Chitra, Meghwa, Tunglur will come and disappear only to take you in the mood of enjoying scenic beauties with time to time closer to napping. It will take almost 3-4 hours to reach to Kalapokhri of course, in between an entry pass is to be taken from Singlila National forest office at Gouribus. From Gouribus to Kalapokhri is 8 Kms and this distance again will be full of beauties of rhododendrons and may be a distant sight of Himalaya Bear, Leopard. Landrover will cross the beautiful forest of Magnolia, Silver fur, Giant bamboo, Teefarn, Mapel, Oak, Birch, Orchid & you can have the glimpses of forest beauties.
While enjoying the natural beauty, you will not know when you have reached Kalapokhri and start taking the photographs of surrounding hilly beauties and after a passage of time tranquility of this village engrossed with charming and colorful rhododendrons will prevail you in that state of mind as if you are drinking ambrosia.
How to visit: Tourist is to visit first Kolkata and then to board a train to get down at “New Jalpaiguri”. From there to Manevanjam via Siliguri by bus. From Manevanjan to Kalapokhri by reserved taxi.
When to visit: Any season except rainy one.
Where to stay: There are lots of hotels, lodges, and booking is done normally from Darjeeling or Manevanjan. Since this place as of now, is not that famous, booking is not mandatory. Some good hotels of reasonable standard are K.B. Hotel, Singlila Hotel, Pandim, Changu.
From Kolkata, it takes nearly 12 to 14 hours to reach Kalapokhri and it is better for a plan to stay there at least for 2 to 3 days to be in the lap of natural beauty.
à For your ready information, Kalapokhri is part of North Bengal,
India.
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