As Good As Gold
There’s a
lotmore to haldi than its properties as a spice
We are all so used to
turmeric (haldi), that by now we’ve taken it for g ranted. Yet, haldi has such
tremendous medicinal value, that this Indian spice narrowly escaped being
patented outside India.
Turmeric is a root that
is as popular as ginger in Ayurveda. Many of its beneficial aspects are due to
its active compound, curcumin. Curcumin has a profoundly anti-inflammatory
effect on the body, and provides a good defence system against diseases.
Inflammation is the
body’s reaction to toxic elements in our environment, such as water with heavy
chlorine, air pollution, unhealthy oil (trans fats), stress, lack of sleep, and
overuse of chemical aromas, deodorants, cleaning agents, etc.
This reaction can damage
the skin and blood vessels, causing liver problems, arthritis, cholesterol
blocks and various other issues. Haldi, therefore, makes a good preventive
medicine.
Here’s how:
For a
healthy liver:
A decoction of crushed and boiled turmeric and
ginger root manages fatty liver, poor liver function and g all stones. Also,
take milk thistle capsules twice a day for one month.
For
arthritis:
Rheumatic knee pain
responds best to a ve getable soup with added haldi at dinner time. Also fast
inter mittently, taking only haldi-based ve getable soups at dinner. Avoid
processed cheese, pickles and fer mented and packaged foods.
Also use a topical paste
made of haldi in a few drops of til oil, plus eucalyptus oil, with a pinch each
of sendha namak and camphor. Apply on the joint and leave on for a few hours.
For
your skin:
To the age-old haldi and
chandan paste, add a teaspoon of gram powder and a capsule of sea buckthorn
oil.
For
general well-being:
A glass of haldi cooked
in hot milk taken every night will take care of inter nal infections and
inflammations.
NOTE: For
true therapeutic benefits, only use organic turmeric root, and grind or crush
it at home.
shikha Sharma
HTBR 19NOV17
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