Haldi

HALDI (Cold cough powder)

For Ages in Bharat Bhoomi,

On Getting up on a foggy wintry morning,

With a jammy nose and fits of sneezing,

We say,O Sun,please come,

Disperse our Blues.

And! With a cup of Sun,

Our mothers come,

Of sunny Haldi 1 spoon,

In a cup of milky moon.

And a Tulsi Haldi stew,

In a cup of warm water,

A finger of crushed ginger,

½ a teaspoon of pepper,

1 tablespoon Honey.

And this magic of the Ages.

Has made a foggy day Sunny,

Bye Bye Blues & Bye Bye cold.

So say the sages,

Haldi is a healer,

The Mother Spice of the world.

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HALDI-Turmeric

Botanical name-Curcuma Longa

Applications and formulations

1.Dry chutney/Mixture

Useful for- Immunity, cold,cough, diabetes, cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Digestion-(Creates friendly enzymes & bacteria for digestion&immunity), bloodpurifier,Stimulant,anti-inflammatory,carminative,worms,liver tonic.

RECIPE

INGREDIENTS-1. 100 gm raw haldi paste/pure haldi powder  

                        2.100 gm Raw Jeera/Cumin seeds

                        3.100 gm Onion paste(1 whole onion of 100 gm)

                           4.100 gm Ginger(paste/piece)

                       METHOD

1.Cut onion & Ginger,grind.

2.Put inwhole raw jeera & grind.

3.If Haldi is raw,grind with onion & Ginger otherwise take out the paste from the mixer and add in 100 gm of Haldi powder,mix well.

Options-Can also add 1 tsp pepper

1 tsp long pepper/Pippali & 1 tsp Ajwain.

1/2 tsp Black salt/Rock salt powder

CONSUMPTION-

1 tsp morning & 1 tsp evening with food(not milk)

Complements/Accompaniments-Curd/buttermilk,Green Chutney,Chapati,Whole wheat bread with ghee or oil.Can swallow with a little warm water.

Storage-Store in fridge in glass,steel,earthenware or porcelain(not plastic)

Suggestions-Amba haldi/Mango-Ginger/Curcuma Amada

Amba haldi can replace normal haldi  or 50-50 gm of each can do.

Buy organic Haldi powder(from which oil has not been extracted) or fresh haldi.

Useful for-Respiratory troubles(cold cough,tonsils,asthama),bloodpurifier,balancer,digestive,immunity

INGREDIENTS-

1.2 tbsp Haldi powder/Raw haldi paste

2.1 tsp sauth(Dried Ginger/Paste)

3.2 tbsp Mulethi(licorice,Jyeshta madh)

Options-

1.1 tsp Ajwain powder

2.pippali powder,small/long pepper(lendi pippali)
3.1/4^th  tsp cloves(laung)

4.1/4^th tsp pepper

Option II-

1/4^th tsp Dalchini(Cinnamon)

1/4^th Dried Tulsi powder

1/4^th vasa powder

Option III

1/4^th  tsp Talispatradi powder(for cough)

Or

Bamboo Manna/Vanshlochan(cough,cold,asthama,immunity,calcium deficiency)

Or

2 tbsp powder or paste Amla/Indian Gooseberry(digestion,immunity,heart,general tonic)

Complements/Accompaniments-Haldi milk/warm water/honey(pure only) or jaggery(no White sugar)

Method-Grind everything.Mix & store at room temperature.

Consumption-

How & when to take-1.Mix 1 tbsp in honey/Indian Cow Ghee/warm water in a vessel or bottle

Lick ½-1 tsp every 2-3 hours depending on severity of symptoms

2.Mix  ½-1 tsp in warm water/haldi milk/herbal tea/jiggery.

3.Take empty stomach morning or just before/after/mixed with food  morning,evening or night

Storage-Store at room temperature or refrigerate in glass,earthenware or steel.Can mix powders in Indian cow ghee/honey/jiggery and store as awaleha/paste.

Suggestions-If amla is added preferably do not take with milk or milky tea.

Green tea without milk/herbal/ayurvedic is better.