Introduction Turmeric makes the colour of pulses and vegetables yellow and also makes food tasty. There are two types of turmeric. One is hard like iron and the other is soft and fragrant which is used as a spice. There is also a type of turmeric which is found only in forests which we call Aamba turmeric. We do not use it in spices but it cures blood disorders and itching. Turmeric plants appear green above the ground. Its plants are 2 or 3 feet tall and the leaves are like banana leaves. Turmeric tubers are dug out from the ground and then turmeric is cleaned and kept in a pot, its mouth is closed from above and it is cooked on low flame so that its raw smell is removed and then it is dried and sold. Turmeric is a beneficial medicine. Turmeric can be given to a person of any age whether it is a child, young, old or even a pregnant woman. It removes the impurities from the blood from the body and makes the complexion clear. Turmeric cures vata, pitta and kapha and other diseases. If there is cough, add turmeric to hot milk and drink it. It also increases the body's immunity. Clothes are also dyed with turmeric. Kumkum is made by mixing turmeric and lime. It also cures diabetes. Even the olden times' Gurus, Acharyas and Vaidyas used to call it 'Mehhani'. Turmeric is bitter, pungent, dry, hot, rough and makes the complexion clear. It cures diseases like bile, skin diseases, diabetes, blood diseases, swelling, jaundice, leprosy, poison and stomach worms etc. Turmeric has anti-gas properties, so turmeric is given to eat in case of burning sensation in the vata nerve caused by cold. Harmful effects Use of turmeric in excess quantity can be harmful for the heart. Treatment for various diseases 1. On bone fracture: On bone fracture, consuming turmeric daily is beneficial. Grind an onion, add one spoon of turmeric and tie it in a cloth. Put it in sesame oil, heat it and then warm it. After warming it for some time, open the bundle and tie it on the painful area.
On bone fracture, consuming turmeric daily is beneficial. On bone fracture, a one time fracture heals quickly by applying plaster, but if the bone is broken repeatedly, there is a possibility of water accumulation and rotting due to the formation of space in it. Take 1 teaspoon of ground turmeric, one spoon of old jaggery which is 1 year old and 2 spoons of desi ghee and boil all three in 1 cup of water. When half of the water remains while boiling, then cool it a little and drink it. By doing this experiment for only 15 days to 6 months, you will see benefits.
2. Toothache: Mix turmeric, salt and mustard oil and brush your teeth with it daily. This will strengthen your teeth. Roast turmeric on fire and grind it finely. Rub it on the aching tooth, it kills tooth worms. Simply pressing a piece of turmeric between the teeth is also beneficial. Grind both turmeric and asafoetida, add a little water and make a tablet and press it under the aching tooth. This will cure toothache. Mix salt, turmeric and mustard oil and rub it on teeth and gums 2 to 3 times a day. This will strengthen teeth and cure pain. 3. Contraception: Grind turmeric knots and filter it in a cloth. Then keep consuming it in the amount of 6 grams. This is the cheapest way of contraception. 4. Gas: When the stomach is filled with gas, it causes a lot of pain. In such a situation, take ground turmeric and salt in the amount of 5-5 grams with water. Consuming turmeric and rock salt with water is beneficial. 5. Worms in the wound: By applying ground turmeric on the wound, the worms in the wound die and the wound heals quickly. 6. Anxiety: If you are nervous, mix turmeric and salt in warm water and drink it. If the cough is chronic, then mix half a teaspoon of honey in 4 teaspoons of turmeric and eat it. 7. Phlegm: Half a teaspoon of turmeric powder with warm milk helps in removing phlegm. If the chest trembles while breathing due to accumulation of phlegm, then mixing a little turmeric powder in cow's urine and drinking it is beneficial in phlegm-cough. If mucus, fiber is shed, then half a teaspoon of turmeric powder should be taken with warm milk. If phlegm is shed due to cold, asthma, then 2 grams of turmeric powder should be taken with warm water three times a day.
8. Burns: Dissolve turmeric in water and apply it on the burnt area. When it dries, apply it again and again. This remedy is beneficial for burns. 9. Swelling or lumps in the breasts: Mix turmeric powder in aloe vera juice, heat it and apply it on the breasts. This will help in swelling and lumps in the breasts. 10. Pain in the breasts: Rub turmeric powder in water and apply it on the breasts. This will cure breast pain. 11. Mumps (throat lumps): Take 8 grams of turmeric powder twice a day in the morning and evening. Rub turmeric powder on a stone and apply it. Use it continuously for a few days. This will cure lumps in the throat. Mumps (throat lumps) will be cured by taking 8 grams of turmeric powder twice a day in the morning and evening. Ringworm: Applying turmeric paste on the ringworm 3 times a day and at night before sleeping cures it.
12. Itching:
If there are yellow colored pimples on the body which are filled with pus and are itching, then add one spoon turmeric, one cup hot milk, quarter spoon deshi ghee, sugar for taste and drink it in the morning and evening.
Grind 500 ml grass juice and 250 grams turmeric in 250 ml mustard oil and put them all in an iron pan and mix and heat it. When it starts boiling, filter it and fill it in a bottle and apply it on itching and rub it. This will cure itching in a few days.
13. Black spots on the body:
Turmeric lumps should be rubbed in water and applied.
14. Cold or asthma:
If there is phlegm, take 3 grams turmeric powder with hot water three times a day. If there is cold, put turmeric on fire and smell its smoke and it gets cured. Roast turmeric in sand, grind it and take one spoon of it twice a day with water. Turmeric is beneficial in all types of respiratory diseases.
If cold has occurred due to cold, then consuming one spoon of turmeric with one cup of hot milk cures cold.
Grind turmeric lump by adding little water, heat it and apply it on forehead, it will cure cold.
Add turmeric, salt and jaggery in hot milk and give it to children. It will cure cough and cold.
15. Bleeding due to leech bite:
If blood oozes from the leech bitten area, fill it with dry ground turmeric. This stops bleeding soon and the bitten area heals in a few days.
16. Gonorrhea:
8-8 grams of ground turmeric should be taken 3 times a day with water.
17. Mouth ulcers:
Boil 15 grams of ground turmeric in 1 kg of water. Gargle with that water every morning and evening to get relief from mouth ulcers.
18. In case of mother's pain during childbirth:
Mix 6 grams of ground turmeric in warm milk and give it to the mother every morning and evening for a few days in the 9th month of pregnancy.
19. Growth of unwanted hair:
If unwanted hair has grown anywhere on the body, apply turmeric paste.
20. Smallpox:
Grind turmeric and tamarind seeds in equal quantity and take a pinch of it every day for 7 days to prevent smallpox. When smallpox appears, mix tamarind seed powder in turmeric and take it, it cures smallpox soon. If there is a wound in the smallpox rash, sprinkle dry betel nut with turmeric and it will cure it.
Make a fine powder of 10 grams turmeric, 5 grams black pepper and 10 grams sugar candy and keep it. Then mix honey in basil leaves juice and take this powder with it every morning to get relief from smallpox. Mix turmeric in water and apply it on smallpox rash.
21. Beauty enhancer:
Take 2 spoons each of ground turmeric, sandalwood powder and ground green neem leaves and mix them and rub them on the face. This will brighten the face and remove pimples, blemishes and spots from the face. Applying this regularly for a few weeks also clears the complexion of the face.
Soak 5 almonds at night, then peel and grind them in the morning and mix 1 spoon turmeric and 4 spoons curd in it and mix well and apply it on the face. This will clear the face.
Make a paste by mixing a pinch of turmeric, gram flour and mustard oil and add a little water to it and rub it on the face. This enhances the beauty of the face.
22. Hives:
Make halwa by adding 1 spoon turmeric, 1 spoon ghee, 2 spoons sugar, 2 spoons wheat flour, half a cup water and eat it every morning and drink 1 glass of milk. This removes hives. Using half a spoon of this also gives relief in hives.
