🌿Gud or jaggery is used in ayurvedic preparation not only for its sweetness but also for its nutritional value. 😊
🌿 In India it was tradition to give gud with cold water to guests as it gives instant energy and rejuvenate one.🤩
🌿Gud is unrefined ,raw, concentrated sugarcane juice.🌱
🌿It is rich in vitamins and minerals like potassium, magnesium,iron,zinc, calcium phosphorus.👍
🌿Ayurvedic properties of gud
According to ayurveda there are 2 types of gud🌻
1.dhaut( washed)- it does not increase kapha, balance vata and pitta more pitta balancing .It increase urine and stool.
2.Adhaut( unwashed or unrefined)- it balance vata and pitta . increase fat and strength in body ,it cleanses bladder,blood but in excess can cause intestinal worms.
👉Fresh gud increase kapha in body and cause Indigestion, those with strong digestion can use it.
👉Old gud is more sweet then fresh gud but it is easy to digest, balances all 3 doshas, so gud should be 1 year or more old for consumption.
👉 White or yellow gud is not of good quality.
🌿Health benefits of jaggery
☑️It improve appetite, digestion and relieve constipation. 😊
☑️ Jaggery with jeera before food give relief in bloating, flatulence and burping. 🤗
☑️It provides instant energy and reduces weakness. 😎
☑️ Good for heart, control blood pressure. Relieves palpitations. ♥️
☑️ It act as blood purifier. 👌
☑️Useful in Anemia. 👍
☑️ In obesity, swelling, high cholesterol and hypothyroidism use it with ginger.
☑️ Bladder cleanser ,it increases urine output,help in burning urination
☑️ fresh or new jaggery helps in gaining weight. 😀
☑️Useful in cough and cold ,use it along with black pepper and dried ginger powder. 🤧
☑️ It should be used as preventive in asthma and allergic respiratory disorders. 🌿
☑️ In hiccups, body ache, joint pain and difficulty in breathing use gud with dried ginger powder is useful. 🍀
☑️ In migraine and headache gud with cow ghee is beneficial. 🌵
☑️ It is helpful in Premenstrual symptoms like cramps, abdominal pain , backache,mood swings, jaggery with black sesame seed twice daily give relief in Premenstrual symptoms and this also works in Anemia. 🌺
☑️ In burning sensation use it with harad powder. 🌹
☑️ In piles it should be used with haritaki before food. 🌸
☑️ Improves sperm quality and quantity.
☑️Gud ,ghee along with chapati increases strength and stamina.
🌿Side effects
👉In excess it increases body weight.
👉Long term use can cause intestinal worms.
👉Ayurveda suggest not to use radish and gud with fish❌
👉 Avoid it with milk. ❌
🤔Is it good to use jaggery daily?
👉No as with daily use it can cause weight gain, increases phlegm collection, decreases taste in food, decreases digestive strength and may also cause intestinal worms.