It seems that the twin gods Ashwinikumaras, the physicians of the Gods in heaven once entreated the Lord of Creation. Brahma in the following words:”Sir, you expressed the opinion that one should drink buttermilk which happens to be the only substance that can ward off all types of diseases. Therefore kindly let us know now extensively as to what are all the properties that exist in buttermilk, what exactly are its rasas (or tastes), what is its virility, what is the benefit of consuming it, how long one should take it, how much and in what way and what are the things that should be avoided while taking it and are there any deleterious effects of it and what exactly are they?” Thus requested, the Lord Brahma began expounding on the virtues of buttermilk in great detail.
Milk Therapy: Benefits of Curd
Milk no doubt contains all the constituents needed for the body. But the difficulty is that it does not suit some constitutions. That is why it is sometimes said that instead of taking milk directly, it may be better to convert the net quantity of the milk needed for the body into curds and then consume it in that form. All the contents of the milk will naturally enter into the curds. But it does not mean thereby that the qualities and properties of the latter remain the same. The very act of such a conversion results in many changes in the properties. Milk and curds do differ a lot here.
Milk Therapy: Kinds of Buttermilk and Their Properties
There are four kinds: ghol (mixed), mathita (churned), shweta (white), udashvit and chacchika.
Ghol: This is prepared from curds without adding water and without taking out the fat. It is just emulslfed from the whole milk. Mathita: Here no water is added but the fat is taken out by churning and the butter milk is then prepared after such a churning. Shveta: Water is mixed in equal quantity and then curd is prepared. Udashvit Half the quantity of water alone is mixed here and churned.
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Milk Therapy: Medicinal Uses of Buttermilk
General features and some preliminaries regarding buttermilk have been mentioned so far. It is time to note a few of the specific medicinal uses of buttermilk in connection with particular afflictions. These have been selected from a few ancient classics. Stress is laid on selecting the simple medications alone that employ buttermilk as a chief if not the only means. Medicaments employing a very large number of ingredients are generally avoided. The texts from where the selection has been made are mentioned at the head of the lists given:
Milk Therapy: Home Remedies Using Milk and Buttermilk
Here are some household tips for an effective use of milk. They will come In handy for many purposes.
Milk is an all sufficient nourishing food. It is probably the only food that can offer all that our body needs for sustenance and health. It is essential for children, the pregnant and the feeding mothers. It quickly restores to health those who are emasciated, and those who are convalescing. For the healthy, it is a strengthening tonic. But those who consume great quantities of milk should also carry out adequate amount of physical exercises. Healthy persons taking milk would find it beneficial to take one or two date fruits along with milk.
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Milk Therapy: Therapeutic Benefits of Buttermilk
When buttermilk is to be used as a definitive medical treatment for any selected disease the following regimen has been prescribed. Before commencing the taking of buttermilk, the patient should be given a meal of kalami or shali rice (good quality of rice of those days), green gram (a very easily digestible article much recommended elsewhere also for its great ease of digestion), or horse gram or a meat soup that can be digested quickly. When the stomach is cleaned, buttermilk is to be given so as to counteract the gases.
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Juice Therapy: What is Juice Therapy?
Overuse of drugs and indiscreet adherence to and popularity of counter-sales, is so much rampant, not to speak of ever-increasing rates of drugs that common man has been forced to switch on to alternative, more effective, cost-effective and easily available modes of treatment which can, at least to some extent, mitigate his sufferings. Poor man is helpless but he must have effective treatment, if his resources permit.
Juice Therapy: Testimonials Supporting Juice Therapy
1. ‘Vegetables and fruits all have nutritive properties, although 70% or more of their weight is water, still they contain Vitamin ‘C’ and Carotene, the two nutrients which cereals lack. Fresh fruits particularly of the citrus variety and their juices, are rich in Vitamin C but vegetables are an uncertain source, as this Vitamin ‘C’ is easily destroyed by cooking or heat. Vegetables contain indigestible cellular matters which add bulk to the intestinal content and is useful in preventing constipation. Vegetables and fruits, taken in their raw (form) state, will certainly provide maximum nutrient to the body’ (Dr. S. Davidson).
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Juice Therapy: Classes of Vegetables Used in Juice Therapy
Wherever the word ‘Vegetable’ is used if is intended to be used to mean ‘vegetable foods’ which form part of our meals, thus excluding all dry fruits, herbs used in medicinal preparations, trees or their products having no food value or which cannot or are not used for human consumption. Further, since we are using the word ‘Juice Therapy’ we will not mention any food product used for spices or such plantations whose products have no water or pulp in them.
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Juice Therapy: Classification of Fruits in Juice Therapy
Fruits are used in raw form (after removal of skin and imbedded seeds), in a dessert, in combination with other fruits (as in fruit chat) liquified juice form. They are main source for providing healthy nutrients, vitamins and minerals to the body. When some disease-based regimen is to be suggested, some fruits are forbidden for patients suffering from kidney, respiratory and malfunctioning of certain endocrine glands.
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