Milk in Nepal and India: the difference!

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 I have observed that whenever milk ferments when I am in India, the paneer or cottage cheese does not come out easily. Even if I boil it and add lime juice to it, the cheese formed is quite little and more powdery than cheesy.  But when the same happens in Nepal, the cheese formation is immediate, dense and cheesy. I do not have to do more efforts to get cottage cheese out of the milk in Nepal. What is the reason? I checked internet and found some factors that can affect the quality and amount of cheese  1. Freedom from pathogenic bacteria - Good cheese forms of milk is free from pathogenic bacteria. Differences between Nepali vs Indian panipuri  2. Different milk quality with different amounts of fats and proteins  3. Ultra-pasteurization can destroy vital enzymes and bacteria that are required for cheese formation  4. If temperature of milk is less when it ferments, cheese formation will be less.  5. If milk is rancid, it means it's fats are also br...
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Manchurian thorn: health uses and safety

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 Manchurian thorn is a medicinal tree. Its bark and roots have therapeutic uses. What are the indications of its use? What are its safety concerns?

Manchurian thorn

Manchurian thorn is actually a tree. It has medicinal use. Its bark and roots possess therapeutic properties. Its scientific name is Aralia mandshurica or Aralia elata. And it belongs to the family Araliaceae. It is a small shrub growing in eastern parts of Russia, Northern China, Japan, and Korea. Its other names include Angélique du Japon, Aralie Japonaise, Espino de Manchuria, Manchurian Angelica Tree, and Mandschurische Aralie.


Its orally consumed for weight loss, weakness, tiredness, stress, depression, headaches, and as a stimulant, immunostimulant, and an adaptogen. 

Its mechanism of a tion is unclear since there are very few studies on this product. A limited studies have shown that Manchurian thorn combined with Engelhardia chrysolepsis causes weight loss by elevating the levels of a body enzyme that helps to burn fat.

Health benefits

Science backing is limited but it is said to assist weight loss. Early research has shown that a specific product called Aralox containing Manchurian thorn 150 mg and Engelhardia chrysolepsis 150 mg three times in a day for 15 weeks helps to reduce body weight and fat weight in obese women. 

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It reduces fatigue symptoms and feelings of weakness. Moreover, it relieves headache and overcomes symptoms of stress and depression.  It can also boost immunity. 

Safety concerns

There is no clearcut clinical data on its safety. In high doses, it can cause liver damage. 

It is not safe during pregnancy and lactation in mothers. 

In diabetic patients, it can lower blood sugar. It might get too low if patient is on other drugs for diabetes. If you want to use Manchurian thorn, do it under medical supervision. It might worsen liver diseases. 

It has other drug interactions. It can accentuate the actions of anti-diabetic drugs. Similarly, avoid taking it with other herbal or allopathic drugs that are known to harm the liver. 

The accurate dose of this medicine is unclear. Be extremely careful of its use. 

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