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Sunday, March 19, 2017

Grapes- A valuable gift from nature

Grape is cool in potency; destroys pitta and vata, promotes strength and semen, makes voice excellent and is promoter of eyesight. Its consumption helps to gain body weight by increasing blood and flesh in the body.It helps in morbid thirst, burning in stomach, bitterness of mouth, cough, burning micturition, urinary retention, constipation, anemia, jaundice, general debility etc. Grapes increases the efficiency of intestines, kidneys, liver and stomach. They remove toxic particle from the body; give coolness to the eyes and alleviate summer diseases.



Grapes are not only wholesome food for sick but also a source of energy and nourishment for the healthy. They are energy giving for patients of cancer, tuberculosis, inflammation of stomach and intestines and their injuries, rickety children, appendicitis and heart disease. It is surefire remedy for debility caused by chronic illness. It is unique food for children, aged and debilitated persons.

Modern research has revealed that they contain antioxidants and polyphenols in rich quantities. This helps in the prevention of various type of cancer, high blood pressure, heart disease like blockage of coronary arteries.

One who wants to cure weakness should drink the juice of 25-30 gm of grapes half an hour after meals. Give the same to pregnant women and also to children.Take seedless dry grapes, raisins etc., if grapes are not available. Irascible people should consume grapes in large quantity.

Children suffer from diarrhea, indigestion, constipation and the pain at the time of dentition. If you give 1-2 spoonful of grape juice to them in the morning and the evening. It will stimulate their appetite.

Taking grapes as a food or breakfast is good for those who have loss of appetite. If an anemic person takes only grapes as breakfast for few days, he will be cured of anemia. His hemoglobin level will become normal and blood formation will take place.

Taking the juice of 100-150 gm grapes every day helps in bleeding from nose, mouth and hematuria.
Eating grapes helps greatly in cases of poor urinary flow, frequency of urination. It removes the weaknesses of the urinary bladder.

Saturday, March 11, 2017

Wholesome thick Butter Milk (Mattha)

"Just as nectar is the giver of delight to the gods in the heaven, thick butter milk is the giver of delight to the human beings on earth."

Mattha is prepared by churning curd with water mixed in 4:1 ratio. Fresh Mattha strengthens digestive system. So, food is properly digested if one takes Mattha during and after the meal. It is like ambrosia for those who suffer from loss of appetite, indigestion, acidic eructations and uneasiness caused by flatulence in the stomach.



Consumption of Mattha strengthens the heart, purifies the blood and especially regulates the functions of duodenum. It is highly beneficial for those who donot like milk or cannot digest it.
Mattha from which butter is separated is pathya for sick persons, because it is easily digested. If the butter is not separated it becomes heavy to digest. It is beneficial to take mattha with a dash of dry ginger and rock salt in case of excess vata; with dry ginger, black pepper and long pepper when there is increased kapha.

Mattha is good as nectar in the winter season, loss of appetite, vata diseases, aversion to food and obstructions of nadis. It destroys dysentery, piles, nausea, diarrhoea, vomiting, anaemia, obesity, enlargement of spleen, worm infection and thirst.

Taking Mattha mixed with Ajavayin and black salt cures constipation.