Introduction
Mulhathi is fibrous, fragrant and very useful. People generally know it as sweet wood. In India it is known as Mulhathi or Mulethi. Mulhathi is the only thing which can be consumed in any season. The paan vendor gives it by putting it in paan. Mulhathi is used in making medicines for diabetes. It is found in very small quantity in India, therefore it is mostly imported from foreign countries. Mulhathi root and juice are always available in the markets at the grocers' shops.
Properties
Mulhathi stops cough, cold, vomiting and bile. Mulhathi is beneficial in reduction of acidity and damaged ulcers. Mulhathi has a good effect on stomach irritation and pain caused by eating acidic substances, peptic ulcers and vomiting of blood caused by it. Mulhathi is used to change the taste of bitter medicines. Mulhathi is beneficial for eyes, increases sperm count, softens hair, makes voice melodious and is beneficial in swelling. Mulhathi eliminates poison, blood diseases, thirst and tuberculosis.
Harmful effects
Hot substances should not be consumed while consuming Mulhathi.
Treatment of various diseases
1. Wounds:
Mulhathi destroys the acid produced in the stomach and prevents ulcers. It is a successful medicine for stomach wounds. There is no side effect of consuming Mulhathi. It should not be consumed for a long time. Stop taking it in between.
Grinding Mulhathi and binding it with ghee in the form of powder on all types of wounds gives quick relief.
The sharp pain caused by wounds caused by knives etc. causes a lot of pain to the patient. This pain is relieved soon by mixing licorice powder in ghee and heating it a little and applying it.
2. Phlegm and cough:
If the phlegm is sweet and dry when coughing, then it comes out with great difficulty even after coughing repeatedly. The patient keeps coughing until the phlegm comes out of the throat. For this, put 5 grams of licorice powder in 2 cups of water and boil it till half a cup of water remains. Drink half of this water in the morning and half in the evening before sleeping. By using it for 3 to 4 days, the phlegm becomes thin and comes out easily and the patient of cough and asthma gets great relief. Sucking licorice is beneficial in cough due to tuberculosis.
Eating 2 grams of licorice powder, 2 grams of amla powder, 2 teaspoons of honey in the morning and evening is beneficial in cough.
3. Impotence:
Impotence is cured by sucking licorice daily.
Impotence is cured in a short time by licking 10 grams of powdered liquorice mixed with ghee and honey and then drinking hot milk mixed with sugar candy.
Make a powder by grinding 10-10 grams of liquorice, vidarikand, taj, clove, gokhru, giloy and musli. Consuming half a teaspoon of this powder continuously for 40 days cures impotence.
4. Burning:
Burning is relieved by rubbing liquorice and red sandalwood with water and applying it on the body.
5. Acidity:
If there is a sour burp or burning sensation after eating food, then sucking liquorice is beneficial. Suck 3 small pieces of liquorice for 15 minutes before eating, then eat.
Consuming 1 to 4 grams of Mulhathi powder in the morning and evening ends stomach acidity and eliminates stomach pain.
6. Constipation, Amoebic:
Boil 125 grams of Mulhathi powder, 3 teaspoons of powdered dry ginger powder, 2 teaspoons of powdered dried rose flowers in 1 glass of water. When it cools down, filter it and drink it daily before sleeping. Amoebic mucus (a kind of smooth white stool) deposited in the stomach comes out.
Drinking 5 grams of Mulhathi with lukewarm milk before sleeping helps in clear bowel movement in the morning and eliminates constipation.
7. Urinary diseases:
Use of Mulhathi is beneficial in burning sensation in urine, intermittent urination, excessive urination, wounds and itching and all urine related diseases. It is beneficial to suck it 4 times a day after eating food at an interval of every 2 hours. Even children can easily take it without hesitation.
Taking 1 spoon of liquorice powder with 1 cup of milk relieves burning sensation in urine.
8. Lung diseases:
Licose is beneficial in lung inflammation, sore throat, swelling, dry cough with phlegm. Licorice strengthens the lungs. Hence, it is beneficial in lung related diseases. Eating it by putting it in betel leaf is beneficial. Its decoction is also used in T.B. (Tuberculosis) disease.
9. Vish (poison):
After drinking poison, vomiting should be induced immediately. Touching the palate with a finger immediately causes vomiting. If vomiting does not occur, then boil 2 teaspoons of liquorice and 2 teaspoons of sugar candy in a glass of water. When half the water remains, filter it and drink it. This causes vomiting and the poison comes out.
10. Muscle pain:
Licorice removes weakness of the nervous system and also removes muscle pain and cramps. In muscle pain, take liquorice mixed with asparagus and ashwagandha in equal amounts. In case of muscle weakness, take a decoction of spikenard and liquorice once daily.
11. Baldness, dandruff (alopecia):
Make a paste of licorice powder, milk and a little saffron and apply it on the head regularly until hair grows. This helps in hair fall and dandruff etc.
12. Aphrodisiac (Aphrodisiac):
Consuming licorice powder with honey increases sperm count and increases sexual power.
13. Hridaya Shaktivardhak (Enhancement of strength):
Most of the veins and arteries become weak due to wrong eating habits, wrong habits and excessive workload, which damages the heart. Due to this, diseases like insomnia (sleeplessness), high and low blood pressure occur. In such a case, the consumption of liquorice is very beneficial.
