Rasayana for Childcare

Recipe 2
Turmeric Milk Milk
to treat common cold, cough
and allergic rashes
Ingredients of Turmeric milk
Ingredients
Turmeric powder: 1 teaspoon
Milk: ½ cup
Jaggery/Sugar to taste
Preparation
Boil 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder with half cup of
milk in a small, heavy bottom pan for 5 minutes.
Strain using a tea strainer.
Add a little jaggery/sugar to taste.
This milk can be stored only for 4-5 hours.
Uses
Turmeric milk is useful in treating common cold and cough. It is also
helpful in the management of allergic rashes of various kinds.
Dosage
For children:
1 year: 2 teaspoons
1-3 years: 3 teaspoons
3-6 years: 5 teaspoons
6 years+: ¼ cup
You have to give this milk to your child 3-5
times a day for 4-5 days to manage cough/
cold.
If your child is prone to common cold, regularly
add a pinch of turmeric to warm milk
as a part of the child’s daily milk routine.
This will boost your child’s immunity towards
cough and cold.
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