Ayurvedic Tidbits

                                                                           BLACK PEPPER Pepper or Marich in sanskrit is one of the widely used spices in world cuisine. It is also an important Ayurvedic medicine. Here we are going to talk about black pepper. It is prepared from drying the unripe fruit, used as a spice . in India it is one of the main ingredient of garam masala, a mixture of spices which is widely used. Pepper is pungent to taste and has a hot potency. It is TIkshna , suskshma  and vyavayi that is it is piercing and very easily digestible and quickly absorbed in body. This makes it really useful as medicine; it helps to balance Kapha and Vata dosha. It increases pitta dosha and should be used with caution in people with gastritis. According to modern nutrition, Vitamins A, Vitami...

GARLIC  GARLIC [LEHSUN] IS A SPICE WHICH IS WIDELY POPULAR ALL OVER THE WORLD. IT IS USUALLY USED IN SMALL AMOUNTS DUE TO ITS STRONG ODOUR, BUT YET IT’S A LOVED SPICE. IT IS ALSO AN IMPORTANT MEDICINE. THE BULB IS USED AS SPICE.THOUGH SOMETIMES THE RAW LEAVES  ARE ALSO USED. Garlic also known as RASON  in Sanskrit as it is one of the rare herbs with five tastes except sour. It is of hot potency, it helps to balance Kapha and Vata dosha. It increases pitta dosha hence should be used with caution by Pitta constitution people. According to modern nutrition, garlic is a rich source of vitamin B6, also good source of selenium, manganese  .and Vitamin C. Garlic helps in improving digestion, it is used as a spice in many preparations especially meat so that it helps to be digested properly.  Onion and garlic sautéed in oil are made into a paste along with ginger and kept ready as a spice mixture that can be added to vegetables.  Due to its pungent taste and stron...