Rasayana for Childcare

Recipe 1
Turmeric Powder
Ingredients
Dry turmeric rhizome: 500 g
Preparation
Wash the rhizomes thoroughly and quickly. It is important to
do this quickly and well, so as not to allow them to soak in
water.
Dry the washed turmeric roots on a clean platter in an oven
or under the sun, turning a few times as required.
Once fully dry, grind the roots using an electric grinder.
Please do not attempt to pulverise turmeric in a regular
home blender. One needs a heavy duty industrial grinder.
Sieve the powdered roots, to get a coarse powder (tea powder
like consistency).
Store in an air-tight glass container, for a maximum of 6
months.
Keep away from sunlight in a cool, dry, dark place to retain
maximum fragrance and colour.
Haridra: Harim haritam varnam halimakakhyam
drati apasarayatiti
It has got the name Haridra because of its yellow colour,
also because of its ability to cure jaundice.
Yoshitapriya: strinam priya
It is liked by ladies
You can seed 1-2 fresh rhizomes of Haridra in your backyard
or in a pot. Place the pot under sunlight and water
moderately. 6-8 new rhizomes could be expected to grow
in 6-8 months and you could harvest (usually in January)
the rhizomes as required.
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Nisha means night and Rajani means
moon in Sanskrit. Interestingly, in
traditional practice, turmeric is
collected at night. Scientific studies
have shown that the turmeric so
collected is more potent than that
collected during the day (refer
bibliography)
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