Introduction
Lentils are counted as two pulses. The properties of lentils and moong dal are similar, so lentils are also used as moong dal. Lentil is also known as `Kesari´. Lentils contain sulphur. Apart from a black substance, there are many fiber-rich useless substances in the peel of lentils, but after removing the peel, its flour becomes very fine powder (satva).
Properties
Lentils remove air diseases, dysentery and elements that obstruct the expulsion of stool. Lentil increases the blood and thickens it. It takes more time to digest. Eating lentils is beneficial in diarrhoea, polyuria (excessive urination), leucorrhoea and constipation. Eating masoor dal fried with ghee strengthens the eyes. Eating churma and maalida made of masoor flour stops leucorrhoea and bleeding. Masoor dal and moong dal have similar properties, they can be used in place of each other.
Treatment for various diseases
1. Stomach diseases:
Eating masoor dal improves the digestive system of the stomach and all stomach diseases are cured.
2. Boils:
Grinding masoor dal and tying its poultice on boils is beneficial.
3. Bloody piles:
Eating masoor dal with food in the morning and drinking a glass of sour buttermilk on top is beneficial.
4. Toothpaste:
Using the ash of masoor dal as toothpaste is beneficial.
5. Acne and acne marks:
Soak lentils in water till they absorb the water. After this, grind them and mix them with milk and apply them on the face in the morning and evening to get benefits.
6. Making teeth clean and shiny:
Burn lentils on fire. Then grind its ash finely and make toothpaste and brush your teeth with it every morning and evening. This cleans the teeth.
Burning and swelling of the tongue: Burn lentils and grind white catechu equal to it to make powder. Applying its powder on the tongue ends the burning and swelling of the tongue.
7. Constipation:
Eating lentils ends constipation (stomach gas).
8. Mouth ulcers:
Mix lentil ash and catechu in equal amounts and grind them. Applying it on mouth ulcers cures mouth ulcers and wounds.
9. Diarrhea:
Eating rice with lentil stops diarrhea and dysentery.
10. Dysentery:
By boiling lentil and belpathar in water and eating, the patient of dysentery gets cured.
11. Wounds:
Applying ground lentil on old wounds is beneficial.
12. Leucorrhoea:
Feeding lentil to a leucorrhoea patient is beneficial in leucorrhoea. Making churma and maalida of lentil flour and feeding it to the patient gives relief in leucorrhoea.
13. Intestinal worms:
Eating lentil also gets rid of intestinal worms.
14. Excess milk in breasts:
Grinding lentil, kahu seeds and cumin with vinegar and applying it on the woman's breasts reduces milk. Keep in mind that it should be consumed only by mothers whose children are not able to drink the entire breast milk. Otherwise, it can be harmful for the woman who has given birth to the child (partner woman).
15. Facial freckles:
Soak 3-3 spoons of soybean and lentils in water at night. In the morning, grind both of them together and mix them in raw milk and apply on the face. This will make the face glow.
Soak lentils at night and grind them finely in the morning, add a teaspoon of curd to it and apply it on the face properly and after drying, wash it with lukewarm water.
Washed lentils are very beneficial in cleaning the dirt settled in every pore of the skin. Soak a little lentil, dry rose petals and a pinch of sandalwood powder in milk at night. In the morning, when it swells, grind it and apply it on the face with light hands and later remove it by rubbing it. After this, sit in mild sunlight for 1 hour and then wash with lukewarm water. This cools the skin in summer.
Fry lentils in ghee and grind them. Then apply 1 spoon of lentils mixed with 2 spoons of milk in the morning and evening on the face, the face will become beautiful and soft in a few days.
16. For mild blackness on the face:
Grind lentils finely and mix it with milk and apply on the face, it removes the shadow of the face (blackness in some places on the face).
17. For physical beauty:
Soak lentils in lemon juice. Then grind this lentil and apply it on the face at night before sleeping and go to sleep. Washing the face after waking up in the morning increases the beauty of the face.
