Lotus flower from Himachal Pradesh

Lotus Flower in full Bloom:
During my trip to Himachal Pradesh in search for herbs, I came across a village having ancient pond on my way to Salli village near Dharamshala, in Himachal Pradesh. I was fascinated by the site of this pound as it was full of Lotus flowers. I requested a village boy to pluck one of the flower for me and hence I clicked it for you to view. Its quite big and beautiful.
The Lotus flower in our ancient scripts is known as a divine symbol, its unfolding petals suggests the expansion of our Soul; the growth of its pure beauty from the muddy  water -origin -  holds a benign spiritual promise. 

sisal Plant

Sisal plant grows wild in Himachal Pradesh and it is used by
local people / farmers as a rope.

Tinospora cordifolia Herb

Tinospora, Guduchi; Gurich :

An extensive climber with corky, grooved bark also known as Giloy is used in skindisease; gout; rheumatism; arthritis; sprue; piles; in Ayurvedic treatment.
It is wild grown in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh in abundance and is of very good quality having good medicinal properties in it. During one of recent trip I collect this herb from one of our fields and make a bundle of this herb and kept it in one of our store for drying it in shade.

Terminalia Chebula Herb

Chebulic Myrobalans or Harar is used in constipation; cough; skin disease; asthma; dysentery;Anaemia; Headache; diabetese; in the Ayurvedic treatment in India.

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Mucuna pruriens Herb

Common Name:Kapikacchu; Kaunch; Velvet Bean, Cowhage, Cow-itch, Buffalo bean, Atmagupta,

Mucuna pruriens - recognized as an aphrodisiac herb in Ayurveda treatment. It has been shown to increase testosterone levels, helps deposition of protein in the muscles and increase muscle mass and strength. The extract is also known to enhance mental alertness and improve coordination.
Mucuna is also useful in increasing sperm count in men and ovulation in women. It prevents male and female sterility and acts as a nervine tonic.
Mucuna pruriens is being cultivated by an Ayurvedic expert in Himachal Pradesh. For raw herbs do write to us at:
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Rare flower from Himachal

Rare Flower from Himachal:
It was in the month of June 2010 -one fine morning during my morning walk in the forest cum garden area in lower
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh suddenly I saw a beautiful flower in its full bloom on this plant. Though their are many plants in and around that area but this flower was blooming only on one plant.
I had not enough information about this rare flower and plant.
If anybody have information about this plant / flower and would like to share it for our information and knowledge please share it here.

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Pickles from himachal

Mixed Pickle: Made from green chillies; Cauliflower;
Carrot; Mango and Lemon Added with Haldi; Rai; Salt and Spices.
Made by the enterprising women Co-operative Society known as Samridhi - a village women organisation in Himachal Pradesh under the brand name - CHANGAR'S. Apart from pickle these village women organisation also make Amla Candy; Mango Chutney; Garlic Pickle; Bamboo Pickle; Bitter Gourd Pickle; Myrobalan Pickle (Harad ); Citrus Candy; and Honey.
For details and further information pls write to us at:http://konarkcrafts.com/contactus.php
We would like to promote this village women organisation who has started from the scrap and now it has become a very big organisation in Himachal Pradesh and we need your coloboration
for the betterment of the village women.

Rhododendron flower in full Bloom

Rhododendron is a Greek name which means rodo, "rose", and dendro, "tree" is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. It is the national flower of Nepal and state flower of Uttrakhand, India.

Rhododendron flowers are in full bloom in the Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh during the month of March / April every year. This year the flower blossomed a month earlier in the area may be due to the changing pattern of climate - the global warming.

The flowers are being collected from the trees grown wild at an altitude varies roughly between 1400 and 3000 meters by the local villagers, as a means of their lively hood. Rhododendron flowers are collected and dried in a dust free environment on the roof tops and then sent to the city market for its medicinal use.

Rhododendron Juice is refreshing and has great medicinal value. It is of red color just like the flower, and is beneficial in improving the blood hypertension. According to the research. Rhododendron juice is useful in relieving pain and also it relaxes the body. It is very useful in diarrhoea and dysentery. If you are looking for Rhododendron do write to us as we can arrange and supply the quality herbs.

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LUFFA SOAP - Luffa accutangula

Luffa or Loofa Soap

The Luffa acutangula or Luffa aegyptiaca is commonly known as ridged gourd and is called Tauri Turai or Tori in Hindi, Jhinga in Bengali, Gisoda or turiya in Gujarati, Beera kaya in Telugu, Heeray kayi in Kannada, peechinga in Malayalam, Dodaka or Ghosavala in Marathi, Peerkankaai in Tamil, Susemi in Korean, Hechima (ヘチマ) in Japanese, Koinkon in Yoruba, si gua in Mandarin Chinese language. Luffa or Luffa is traditionally grown in India and has been used by the village masses since ancient times.

Soap is used to clean ones body. We use it to wash our hands; in the shower; - it makes the dirt and germs go away. Luffa or Loofa has been added to our handmade herbal soap. It is gentle enought to scrub your back, hand, legs as it is smooth as well as tough. It is used for dry skin and removes the dead skin from our body.

We have come up with three main varieties of handmade herbal soap with loofa or luffa. It is used for exfoliation for dry skin. We have the Loofa or Luffa soap in three varities and colors. These are :

1. Luffa soap in Honey with Minty flavor

2. Luffa soap in Lemon grass flavor.

3. Luffa soap in Neam & Alovera
   Our Loofa soap is excellent for sloughing away the dead skin cells for a glowing complexion. It is completely natural and eco friendly.

   Loofah soap makes a good gift. But please note that lufffa soap can be scratchy also when not fully wet – so do not use it on your face or other sensitive area.

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Ayurvedic Treatment - Consultation

Konark Crafts has joined hands with SHRI MAHAVIR AYURVEDIC SHODH SANSTHAN in the field of Herbs and herbal medicine. Dr. RADHA KANT VATS who is the founder of the Sansthan is dedicated to his profession and had cured many patients who got relief from the complicated diseases.
Some of the successful treatment of Dr Vats are as follows:-
A : BONE & JOINTS PROBLMES:
01: Chronic and Complicated Rheumatoid Arthritis
02: Chronic Osteoarthritis
03: Osteoporosis (softness in bones)
B : DISK PROBLEMS :
01: Disk Degeneration
02: Slip Disk
03: Cervical Spondilites
04: Disk Problems with Nerve compression
C: RESPIRATORY TRACT PROBLEM:
01: Chronic Asthma (Allergic Bronchitis)
02: Chronic Bronchitis
03: Wet Cough (coughing with more sputum)
04: Dry Cough
05: Sore Throat

D: GASTRO INTESTINAL PROBLEMS:
01: Oesophagitis
02: Hiatus Hernia
03: Chronic and Complicated Hyper Acidity
04: Chronic Intestinal Colic
05: Chronic Amoebisis
E: KIDNEY PROBLEMS:
01: Kidney Failure
02: Chronic Urinary Tract Infection (UTI

F: LIVER PROBLEMS:
01: Enlargement of the Liver
G Diseases of Nervous System
02: Paralysis / Hemiplegia
03: Facial Paralysis.
H: PARALYSIS:
If fresh case of Paralysis comes in few hours of the attack it can be cured in few days. Our Ayurvedic treatment is four times more effective and faster than the modern medicine.
I: SKIN PROBLEMS:
01: Sun Burn
02: Skin Allergy
03: Psoriasis
04: Dermatitis
05: Eczema
06: Pimples
Patients can send us their symptoms of any kind of disease and get the Ayurvedic treatment as well
We at Konark Crafts can supply you good quality raw herbs procured from the Hills of Himachal Pradesh and Uttranchal. for Details please contact us