AYURVEDA HERBAL SCIENCE - 2 - HALDI (turmeric)

Everyone knows about turmeric. Turmeric is not just a masala, it has medicinal properties also;

• Removing dark patches on skin : Paste made out of turmeric and milk can improve skin colour and keep your face glowing

• Strong immune system:Turmeric help in improving resistance power of our body and makes our immune system strong and protects us from diseases. It has antibacterial, antiviral and antifungal properties specifically.

• Helpful in solving stomach problems: Yellow colour of turmeric is due to Curcumin and this helps in treatment. According to Medical Science it helps in solving stomach problems like acidity and ulcer

• Useful in dental problems: Mix turmeric, salt and sesame seed oil. Apply this mixture on teeth and gums and massage gently.

• Mixing turmeric and milk :Taking turmeric along with warm milk helps in relief  from diseases like Bronchitis, sinus and asthma. Helpful in reducing weight.Taking milk along with turmeric helps in reducing extra fat from our body. Milk has amino acid in it and taking turmeric along with milk helps us getting deep sleep

• Relief from pain: Drinking turmeric milk increases blood flow in the body and pain reduces quickly. According to Ayurveda, turmeric milk helps in digestion, it removes toxins from blood and cleans the liver. Milk has calcium in good quantity and turmeric has antioxidants in It ,taking it increases the strength of bones

• Reducing pain due to injury: Taking warm milk with one teaspoon turmeric helps reduce pain due to injury

• Inner injuries and muscle pain reduces if you take milk in which turmeric is added

• Drinking turmeric milk helps during cough

• For acidity problem add turmeric and salt in warm water and drink it, you will get immediate relief

• If delivery of baby becomes difficult ,drink milk in which 6 gram turmeric paste has been added ,morning and evening in the ninth month

• For blood clot in injury, put dry turmeric paste, where blood flow is happening, then blood flow stops

• Skin infection due to worm: Apply turmeric paste 3 times a day and one time at night to cure the infection

• Avoiding unwanted hair in the body: Apply turmeric powder mixed in warm coconut oil as a paste. It removes unwanted hair from the body gradually and skin will become soft

• Preventing sunburn: Turmeric works like sunscreen lotion. Inorder to cure tanning on skin, mix badaam paste, turmeric and curd and apply it on skin; later wash with water, It improves skin quality